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C76: Liu vs. Barbosa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louis Princip (ranked 2328 p4p, 2239 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 300 p4p, 282 weight class). Princip comes to the cage accompanied by Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Princip avoids the body shot from Norris.
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
Princip connects with a nice looking jab.
Princip misses with a two punch combination.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Princip.
A swing and a miss from Princip.
And Norris responds with a good body kick, but Princip manages to step out the way in time.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Norris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Princip misses.
Princip throws a combination that misses
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris prevents a body shot from Princip.
A short right from Princip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Princip - that landed with a thud.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Princip is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Norris's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Princip throws a right hand that Norris ducks under and follows up with a left that Norris also avoids with ease.
Princip scores with a nice right hand.
Norris moves away from the strike by Princip.
Princip backing away here, and Norris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Princip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norris throws a counter combo.
Princip moves into range and connects with a jab.
Princip keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Princip throws a poor cross that misses
and Norris counters with a one-two to the body.
A swing and a miss from Princip.
Norris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris moves out of range as Princip strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip throws a right hand that Norris ducks under and follows up with a left that Norris also avoids with ease.
As Princip backs off Norris throws a huge counter combo but Princip manages to avoid it all.
Norris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Princip throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Princip throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Princip lands with a nice body punch.
Princip takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Norris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris throws a counter combo.
Louis Princip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris misses with the combination.
Princip throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Princip checks a leg kick nicely.
Norris takes one on the button.
Princip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norris.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
Princip sets himself, and Norris steps forward looking for the clinch! Princip avoids it this time.
Norris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Princip loads up on a big right hand but Norris slips the punch.
Princip gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Princip lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Princip.
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Norris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Princip.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Norris blocking some punches.
Princip lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Princip.
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Princip momentarily.
Norris avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris tries to move into range but Princip moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Princip misses with a straight left.
Norris tries to counter with a clinch but Princip shakes him off and moves away.
Princip throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norris on the side of the head.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that round.
That's time! Princip's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chuck Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Princip scores with a body shot.
A jab from Princip finds it's way through Norris's defenses.
Princip scores with a nice right hand.
Norris slips under a jab.
Norris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Princip throws an overhand right that lands on Norris's shoulder, as Norris tries to avoid the shot.
Norris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norris throws a leg kick which misses Princip's front leg but catches the back leg as Princip tries to avoid it.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but Norris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Princip lands a jab to Norris's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Norris counters with a two punch combo.
Princip lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Princip does no damage.
Norris slips a jab and a cross from Princip.
Norris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
Norris wants to counter the offense by Princip and move into the clinch position.
Princip lands with an uppercut that bounces Norris off the cage and back into range.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Princip.
Princip looks to land a right hand but Norris moved out of range.
Norris flicks out a counter leg kick but Princip steps away.
Louis Princip is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Princip checks a leg kick.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Princip misses with a looping right.
Norris is trying to counter with his kicks.
Princip cracks Norris with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Princip.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip misses with a straight left.
Norris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Princip loads up on a big right hand but Norris slips the punch.
Princip lands a nice looking body shot.
Princip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with a hook
and Norris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Norris throws a body punch but Princip moves out of range.
Princip misses with a body shot
and Norris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Princip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norris.
Norris avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
Norris feints a counter leg kick.
Princip swings widly with a right hand
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
Princip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norris.
Princip rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Princip tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Princip.
Princip misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip lands a hook that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Princip lands an uppercut.
Norris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Princip seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Norris can turn it around.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Norris blocking some punches.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Princip, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Princip lands a head shot.
Princip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Princip cracks Norris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Princip throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Princip swings widly with a right hand
and Norris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Princip misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Norris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Princip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Princip tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Princip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norris.
Norris unleashes a big counter combination but Princip bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Princip.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip misses with the combination.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Princip misses with a shot to the body
and Norris moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris blocks a body shot from Princip.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Princip works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
Princip takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Norris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Norris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Princip is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Princip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
Princip misses with a double jab
and Princip takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norris at a distance.
Princip throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norris on the side of the head.
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norris has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Princip misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Princip.
A big left from Norris misses.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Princip rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norris counters with a left to the body.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Princip misses
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip jabs at Norris's body.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Norris wants to counter with a clinch but Princip pushes him away.
A jab lands there for Princip.
Decent striking displayed by Princip there.
No joy there for Princip, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Norris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Princip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norris circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Princip - just one landing.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris ducks right into an uppercut from Princip.
Norris slips a jab from Princip.
Princip misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Princip throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Norris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Princip connects with a crisp jab.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
A jab lands there for Princip.
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
Princip works Norris's body with a nice hook.
Princip misses with a looping left.
Norris appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chuck Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Princip throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Princip showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Princip 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
Louis Princip decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Handicks (ranked 2351 p4p, 3159 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 325 p4p, 414 weight class). Ricardo Cruz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class MT
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handicks throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Handicks catches Cruz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Handicks, which made it look bad.
Handicks throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Handicks.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Handicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johny Handicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Handicks slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz shoots in and bounces Handicks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Handicks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Handicks looking for a sweep. Not yet Handicks, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Handicks dives on top into guard.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Handicks controlling him for the moment.
Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Handicks defends easily.
Handicks wants to stand but Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cruz told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Cruz is looking for a triangle here but Handicks uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cruz tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Handicks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Handicks has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Handicks is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Handicks is pulling down on Cruz's head to control his posture.
Cruz 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.
Handicks pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Handicks wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handicks is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Handicks has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Cruz is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handicks controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working to get back to half guard.
Cruz wants to hold on but Handicks pushes him away.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz regains half guard.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Handicks is looking to stand up but Cruz won't let him.
Handicks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Handicks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Handicks throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handicks slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Handicks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Handicks wants it to stay on the feet.
Johny Handicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Handicks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Ricardo Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Handicks as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Handicks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Handicks counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, jab by Handicks - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
letting Handicks counter with a right hand.
Handicks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruz dives in and grabs Handicks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handicks pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Handicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Handicks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Handicks scores with a jab to the body.
Handicks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Handicks looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
A jab from Handicks finds it's way through Cruz's defenses.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handicks.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Handicks.
Handicks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Handicks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Handicks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Handicks had a free shot at his head there.
Handicks lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz slips a jab from Handicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz dives in and grabs Handicks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handicks pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Handicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Handicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Handicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Handicks cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Handicks throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Handicks as Cruz shoots in.
Handicks throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handicks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Handicks defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Handicks misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Handicks. Those never looked like landing.
Johny Handicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
A big left from Handicks misses.
Handicks jabs at Cruz's body.
Handicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Handicks throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Handicks misses with a looping right.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cruz defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Handicks takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Handicks misses.
Handicks misses with a body shot.
Handicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Handicks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Handicks to score with a decent uppercut.
Handicks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Handicks wants it to stay on the feet.
Handicks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Handicks but Handicks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johny Handicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Handicks shows good takedown defense.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Handicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Handicks scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Handicks dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Handicks throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Handicks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Handicks wants it to stay on the feet.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Handicks.
Handicks just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Handicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz feints the counter takedown.
Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Handicks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johny Handicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Handicks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Handicks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Handicks misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Handicks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Handicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handicks scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Handicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handicks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handicks.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Handicks circles away easily
and Handicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Handicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz with the counter takedown but Handicks avoids it easily.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Handicks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Handicks shows good takedown defense.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Handicks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Handicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Handicks shows good takedown defense.
Johny Handicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Handicks pinned against the cage. Handicks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Handicks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Handicks throws a big shot that misses.
Handicks scores with a nice right hand.
Handicks works over Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Handicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Handicks tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Handicks to the ground. Handicks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Handicks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Handicks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Handicks appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks scores with a body shot.
Handicks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Handicks counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz slips under a jab.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Handicks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Handicks tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Handicks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Handicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz dives in and grabs Handicks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handicks pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks with a nice cross.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Handicks counter with a right hand.
Handicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Handicks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handicks lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz slips a jab from Handicks.
Handicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Handicks's guard.
Cruz won't allow Handicks to sweep him here.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Handicks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Handicks pulls Cruz in close to his closed guard and prevents Cruz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Handicks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Handicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Handicks 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 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Handicks!
A very excited looking Johny Handicks rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masa Sanada (ranked 2269 p4p, 1893 weight class) and Zenzo Rai (ranked 289 p4p, 246 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 21 - 4, fighting out of London, Masa Sanada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zenzo Rai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanada throwing a counter right hand but Rai manages to avoid it.
Sanada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masa Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Rai slips under a jab.
Rai tries to clinch up but Sanada circles away and keeps his distance.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanada throws out the jab.
Sanada connects with a right hand. Rai shakes it off.
Rai dives in and grabs Sanada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanada pushes down on Rai's head and hops out.
Rai slips a straight right by Sanada.
Sanada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rai tries to clinch but Sanada moves out of range.
Sanada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Rai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sanada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rai closes the distance and clinches up with Sanada, looking for a takedown. Rai pushes Sanada against the cage but Sanada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rai drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sanada defends it well.
Sanada jabs Rai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Rai dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanada sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Masa Sanada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Rai unleashes a big counter combination but Sanada bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanada throws a hook but Rai blocks it.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Rai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rai taking a breather.
Rai pulls guard effortlessly.
Sanada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rai is keeping the position for now.
Sanada stopping the sweep attempt from Rai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rai is trying to control the position but Sanada postures up.
Sanada wants to pass the guard but Rai is keeping the position.
Rai is adopting a defensive guard.
Rai keeping moving, preventing Sanada from controlling successfully.
Sanada decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rai slips a straight right by Sanada.
Sanada missing with a left hand there. Rai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rai has closed the distance and engaged Sanada in a clinch.
Sanada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from Rai lands but Sanada takes it in his stride.
Sanada misses with a hook.
Sanada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rai! But no joy.
Rai defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Sanada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Rai changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rai's head backwards.
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!
Sanada misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masa Sanada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanada looks to land a combination but Rai avoids it well.
Rai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rai tries to clinch but Sanada moves out of range.
Rai walks into a stiff left hand from Sanada.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rai.
It looked like Sanada was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rai.
Sanada scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Rai is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sanada lands with a shot to the body.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Rai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rai lands a high kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Sanada dominated that round.
That's time! Sanada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanada slaps away a takedown attempt from Rai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanada misses with a looping right.
Rai closes the distance and clinches.
Rai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanada backwards.
Sanada is trying to break free.
Sanada tries to circle away but Rai has him pinned against the cage.
Sanada tries to break free but Rai pushes him back against the cage.
Rai is trying to pull guard but Sanada has him pressed against the cage.
Sanada breaks the clinch.
Sanada has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sanada digs a good hook to Rai's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanada defends it nicely.
Masa Sanada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Sanada 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.
Sanada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rai can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Rai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sanada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanada throws a looping overhand right but Rai ducks down to avoid it.
Sanada lands a jab to the nose.
Rai wants to clinch up but Sanada keeps it at a distance.
Sanada throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Rai staying out of range there.
Sanada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rai.
Sanada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanada wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a looping right.
Rai moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanada breaks the clinch.
Rai moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai tries to pull guard but Sanada holds him up against the cage and eventually Rai drops back down to his feet.
Rai tries to pull guard but Sanada holds him up against the cage and eventually Rai drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanada breaks from the clinch.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Sanada misses.
Rai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rai was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanada.
Sanada throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
Rai unleashes a big counter combination but Sanada bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sanada cracks Rai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Rai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masa Sanada is winning the standup battle so far.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Rai dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanada sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rai.
Rai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a series of punches but Rai moves out of range.
Rai changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rai tries to clinch up but Sanada circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanada misses with a hook.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Rai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rai doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanada misses the jab.
Rai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanada swivels and escapes.
Rai defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Rai closes the distance and clinches.
Rai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanada's efforts to push away.
Sanada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Sanada dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Sanada misses its intended target.
Rai closes the distance and clinches.
Rai looking to stall.
Rai tries to pull guard but Sanada forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanada wants to break free but Rai has control.
Sanada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rai decides to pull guard.
Rai being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada wants to pass the guard but Rai is keeping the position.
Sanada decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rai, up you get!
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanada misses with a hook
and Rai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanada lands with a shot to the body.
Rai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanada misses the target.
A big right from Sanada misses.
Sanada misses with an uppercut. Rai saw that one coming.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanada, pushing him back against the cage.
Rai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Rai misses with a head kick.
Sanada with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada connects with a right hand. Rai shakes it off.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rai throws out a counter right but Sanada avoids it with no problem.
Rai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rai defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rai.
Rai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but Rai is just out of range.
A big left from Sanada misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rai moves away from the strike by Sanada.
Zenzo Rai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Sanada lands.
Rai pushes Sanada up against the cage in a clinch.
Rai can't get the takedown.
Masa Sanada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Sanada with a nice cross.
Zenzo Rai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rai shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanada tries to sprawl out of it but Rai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rai tries to clinch but Sanada is having none of it.
Rai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanada throws a big shot that misses.
Rai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai darts in looking for a takedown but Sanada gets double underhooks and turns Rai into the cage.
Sanada scores with a nice right hand.
Rai moves out of range as Sanada strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rai.
Rai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rai throws a counter combo.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Rai tries to counter with a clinch but Sanada shakes him off and moves away.
Sanada keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanada lands with an uppercut that bounces Rai off the cage and back into range.
Sanada lands a right hook to the body.
Masa Sanada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Sanada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell 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... Masa Sanada!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Masa Sanada made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Athos Knox (ranked 692 p4p, 636 weight class) and Barry McCockiner (ranked 109 p4p, 93 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Click Click Boom | Saliva. McCockiner has chosen Farewell to Cheyenn as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Athos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry McCockiner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Barry McCockiner has been cut.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCockiner to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but McCockiner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCockiner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox clobbers McCockiner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knox catches McCockiner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCockiner looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
McCockiner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCockiner moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox misses with a right hand
and McCockiner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from McCockiner.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox moves into range and clinches up with McCockiner.
McCockiner breaks the clinch.
McCockiner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox slips under a jab from McCockiner.
McCockiner slips a jab from Knox.
McCockiner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
McCockiner misses the shot to the body.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCockiner throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox walks into a jab.
Knox misses with a left hand
and McCockiner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCockiner is looking to land body kicks.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. McCockiner should have avoided that one.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but McCockiner is just out of range.
McCockiner misses with a body shot.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCockiner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCockiner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCockiner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McCockiner slips under a jab.
Knox moves forwards but McCockiner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCockiner throws out the jab.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but McCockiner ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner's corner calls for a 1-2. McCockiner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCockiner.
It seemed like McCockiner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCockiner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox avoids the head kick by McCockiner.
McCockiner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Barry McCockiner's cut even more.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox swings for the body but McCockiner moves out of range.
McCockiner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCockiner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Athos Knox has been cut.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCockiner.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
and Knox counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts McCockiner! He's just covering up as Knox starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Athos Knox!
Athos Knox took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 211 p4p, 465 weight class) and Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 26 p4p, 65 weight class). Brandstatter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Maestro. This should be fireworks!
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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 38 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Brandstatter.
Marinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandstatter looks to land a left hand but Marinov moved out of range nicely.
Brandstatter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brandstatter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Marinov misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Marinov.
Marinov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marinov moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Brandstatter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Brandstatter!
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandstatter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandstatter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marinov checks it well.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Brandstatter blocks the body kick.
Brandstatter 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Marinov blocks the leg kick.
Brandstatter connects with an inside leg kick.
Brandstatter connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandstatter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marinov throws out the jab.
Brandstatter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brandstatter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Marinov misses.
Marinov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marinov 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.
Marinov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.
Marinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandstatter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandstatter misses the target.
Marinov tried to counter with a leg kick but Brandstatter avoided it.
Brandstatter jabs at Marinov's body.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandstatter lands with a nice combination. Marinov backs away looking to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marinov.
Brandstatter stuns Marinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandstatter throws a wild body kick that Marinov sees coming a mile off.
Marinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov staying out of range there.
Marinov scores with the left hand. Brandstatter knows he should have avoided that one.
Brandstatter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick as Marinov jumps back.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Marinov blocks the leg kick.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot
and Marinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marinov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Marinov misses the target.
As Marinov backs off Brandstatter throws a huge counter combo but Marinov manages to avoid it all.
Brandstatter ducks under a wild hook from Marinov.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandstatter.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandstatter moves away.
Marinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick
and Marinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandstatter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brandstatter misses with a left hand
and Marinov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brandstatter misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandstatter. Marinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandstatter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marinov slips a straight right by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a hook. Marinov ducked under it nicely.
Marinov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marinov's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Marinov.
Marinov misses with a hook.
Marinov throws a lazy right hand but Brandstatter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandstatter is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Brandstatter misses.
A slow jab from Marinov misses its intended target.
Brandstatter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marinov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandstatter scrambles back to his feet.
Marinov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brandstatter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov tries to work over Brandstatter's front leg with a kick but Brandstatter checks it.
Brandstatter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Marinov connects with a right hand. Brandstatter shakes it off.
Brandstatter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandstatter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marinov throws out the jab.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Marinov moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Brandstatter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marinov.
Marinov takes one to the chin there.
Brandstatter throws a low kick, looking for Marinov's leg but Marinov calmly moves out of range.
Brandstatter throws a low kick, looking for Marinov's leg but Marinov calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Marinov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brandstatter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marinov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brandstatter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marinov misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandstatter avoids the body shot from Marinov.
Brandstatter thumps Marinov with a low kick.
Marinov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandstatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marinov throws a sloppy head kick and Brandstatter moves out of range easily.
Brandstatter lands a jab to Marinov's midsection.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Marinov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marinov throwing a counter right hand but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandstatter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marinov counters with a low kick, right behind Brandstatter 's knee.
Brandstatter moves away from the strike by Marinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marinov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandstatter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandstatter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marinov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marinov misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov throws an overhand right that lands on Brandstatter's shoulder, as Brandstatter tries to avoid the shot.
Brandstatter works Marinov's body with a nice hook.
Marinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Marinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandstatter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marinov.
As Brandstatter backs away, Marinov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marinov checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, jab by Brandstatter - just one landing.
Brandstatter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brandstatter lands a nice hook to Marinov's body. Marinov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandstatter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marinov is out of range.
Brandstatter throws the kick towards the body but Marinov avoids it.
Marinov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Marinov misses the target.
Marinov moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Brandstatter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov checks a leg kick.
Marinov slips a jab and a cross from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter scores with a spinning back kick!
Brandstatter throws a right hand that misses
and Marinov counters with a nice body kick.
Brandstatter scores with a leg kick.
Brandstatter scoring well with a low kick there.
Brandstatter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick.
Brandstatter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marinov.
Marinov checks a low kick from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marinov tried to counter with a leg kick but Brandstatter avoided it.
The crowd cheers as Brandstatter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marinov doesn't seem phased though.
Marinov throws out a powerful jab.
Marinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandstatter.
Marinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandstatter.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov throws a body punch but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Marinov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brandstatter avoids a kick to the body.
Brandstatter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brandstatter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brandstatter throws a lazy uppercut
and Marinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandstatter. That's going to slow Marinov down.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandstatter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Marinov.
Brandstatter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandstatter.
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!
Marinov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandstatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marinov.
Brandstatter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marinov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandstatter.
Marinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot
and Marinov counters with a straight right hand.
Brandstatter throws a lazy right hand but Marinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Brandstatter
and Marinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Marinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandstatter swinging wildly here.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandstatter.
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
Marinov avoids a kick to the body.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Brandstatter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marinov moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Emil Marinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Marinov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter feints and then cracks Marinov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marinov down.
Brandstatter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marinov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marinov.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Marinov off balance momentarily.
Marinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Marinov. Beautiful body shot.
Marinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but Marinov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter with the inside leg kick.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Marinov lands with a cross.
Brandstatter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marinov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov misses with a body shot.
Brandstatter throws a series of punches but Marinov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandstatter.
Marinov blocks a jab.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the head.
Marinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandstatter stuns Marinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brandstatter looks to land a body kick but Marinov moved away.
Marinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Brandstatter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter defending well as Marinov loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Brandstatter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brandstatter checks a leg kick.
Marinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marinov blocks the body kick.
Brandstatter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brandstatter staying out of range there.
Marinov thows a leg kick but Brandstatter checks it
and Brandstatter counters with a leg kick.
Marinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marinov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandstatter misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandstatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Brandstatter lands a jab to the nose.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.
Marinov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brandstatter tries to land a leg kick but Marinov saw it coming and moves away.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandstatter moves away.
Marinov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marinov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandstatter. Brandstatter obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandstatter avoids a kick to the body.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick which misses Marinov's front leg but catches the back leg as Marinov tries to avoid it.
Marinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandstatter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marinov throws a push kick but Brandstatter slaps the foot to one side.
Marinov scores with a body shot.
Brandstatter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brandstatter cracks Marinov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that misses.
Marinov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandstatter misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Marinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marinov. That did some damage!
Marinov misses with a body shot.
Marinov throws a body kick that misses.
Brandstatter follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Brandstatter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brandstatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Marinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marinov avoids a kick to the body.
Marinov throwing a counter right hand but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter scores with a nice right hand.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marinov moves away.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandstatter throws a series of strikes that have Marinov backpedaling.
Marinov throws a chopping leg kick but Brandstatter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brandstatter stuns Marinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov cracks Brandstatter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandstatter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brandstatter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marinov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Marinov scores with a nice head shot.
Brandstatter with a jab.
Brandstatter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov throws a leg kick but Brandstatter moved away.
A low kick lands for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter sizes up Marinov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Marinov off balance momentarily.
Marinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter lands a nice shot to the body.
Marinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Brandstatter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandstatter 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Brandstatter!
Our winner, Wolfgang Brandstatter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 73 p4p, 217 weight class) and Aramis Knox (ranked 9 p4p, 26 weight class). Honey comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Love. Knox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You're Going Down | Sick Puppies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Honey throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Aramis Knox has been cut.
Hugh Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honey misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Honeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honey.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Honey off the cage and back into range.
Honey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Honey misses with a straight right.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Honey.
Honey throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honey misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a one-two to the body.
Knox swings for the body but Honey moves out of range.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Honey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Honey closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Honey on the inside.
Honey misses with the head strike.
Knox pushes Honey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox pushes Honey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Honey blocks an uppercut.
Honey lands a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Honey misses with some punches.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honey misses with some punches.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honey blocks an uppercut.
Honey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Honey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Honey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Honey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Honey misses the shot to the body.
Honey blocks a jab.
Honey clinches.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Honey avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox misses with some punches.
Honey is pressed up against the cage. Knox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Honey down to the mat. Honey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Some wild striking there from Honey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Honey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Knox wants to counter the offense by Honey and move into the clinch position.
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Honey moves away and avoids it.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Honey slips the punch.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Honey moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox darts in and clinches Honey up against the cage.
Honey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Honey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honey blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey manages to break the clinch.
Honey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Honey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Honey on the side of the head.
Honey throws a body shot but no joy.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Honey.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Honey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Honey loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Honey throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Honey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Honey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
That's time! Honey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Honey looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Honey walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honey circles away quickly and effectively.
Honey slips under a jab.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Honey misses the target.
Honey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Honey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honey tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Honey backwards.
A short left from Honey.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honey breaks from the clinch.
Honey takes the fight into the clinch.
Honey is pushing Knox up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Honey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Honey avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Honey gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Honey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Honey as Knox tries to tie him up.
Hugh Honey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Honey throws a head punch that misses.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Honey struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Honey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Nice body punch from Honey - that landed with a thud.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honey scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Honey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Honey stalling in the clinch.
Honey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honey walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Honey.
Honey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honey rushes Knox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Honey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox tries to work over Honey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Honey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Honey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox prevents a body shot from Honey.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Honeys head.
Knox blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox trying to stall but Honey improves his position.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Honey stalling in the clinch but Knox improves position.
Honey pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honey.
Honey presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox prevents a body shot from Honey.
Honey lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Honey tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Honey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Honey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donk. Honey catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Honey scores with a nice right hand.
Aramis Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honey clinches up against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Honey should have avoided that one.
Honey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honey throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Knox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honey.
Honey connects with a looping right hand.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honey manages to avoid it.
Honey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Donk. Honey catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Honey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands with a hook. Honey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Honey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Honey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honey moves away.
A big left from Knox misses.
Honey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Honey darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Knox working aggressively here.
Honey digs a right hand into Knox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knox's gas tank.
Honey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Honey swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honey has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Honey misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Honey avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox avoids the body shot from Honey.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Honey's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Honey misses the target.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Honey saw that one coming.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Honey. Honey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Honey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Honey throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Honey moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey scores with a hook.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Honey misses with a hook.
Knox blocks a jab.
Honey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Honey.
Honey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Honey throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honey throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honey thinking.
Honey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Honey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Honey misses with a body shot
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Honey's shoulder, as Honey tries to avoid the shot.
Honey moves into the clinch.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Honey.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Honey on the side of the head.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox has Honey up against the cage in a clinch.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honey is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honey.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Honey's head.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Honey misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Honey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey.
Honey takes one on the button.
Honey throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Honey closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Honey avoiding damage.
Knox working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox scores with a jab. Honey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Honey misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Honey misses with a double jab.
Honey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox misses with a hook
and Honey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Knox misses.
Honey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Honey has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Honey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox tries to work over Honey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox prevents a body shot from Honey.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Honey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Honey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox blocks a body shot from Honey.
Knox leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Honeys head.
Honey can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Honey trying to stall but Knox improves his position.
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
Honey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey lands a left hand.
Honey taking a breather.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honey misses with a punch to the body.
Honey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Honey's head.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Honey wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Honey is trying to maintain a safe position but Knox gets an underhook and turns Honey into the cage.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Honey.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Honey swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Honeys head.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox tries to stall but Honey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox misses with some punches.
Honey throws a head punch that misses.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Honey has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Honey backwards.
Honey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox'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!
Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honey misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Honey working aggressively here.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honey backwards.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Honey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Honey lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey has Knox pressed against the cage.
Honey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox leaning against his opponent.
Knox works on Honey's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Honey's head.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey lands a body punch.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Honey manages to break the clinch.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Honey counters with a two punch combo.
Honey misses with a hook
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Honey misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honey has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Honey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honey.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Honey's efforts to push away.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Honey backwards.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Honey breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Honey's ribs.
Donk. Knox catches Honey right on the button with a cross.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Honey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Honey lands a jab.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
Knox steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Honey.
Knox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honey counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Honey's head backwards.
Honey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Honey moves out of range of the strikes.
Honey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Honey misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Honey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honey misses with a body shot
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Donk. Knox catches Honey right on the button with a cross.
Honey drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aramis Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Honey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Honey has managed to clinch.
Honey digs a right hand into Knox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knox's gas tank.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knox.
Honey lands with a light punch inside.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honey blocks an uppercut.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hugh Honey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aramis Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aramis Knox!
Aramis Knox is the new lightweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aramis Knox made sure he mentioned PWNAGE™, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 322 p4p, 446 weight class) and Javier Pinales (ranked 49 p4p, 73 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pinales!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Pinales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Pinales's shoulder, as Pinales tries to avoid the shot.
Pinales with the counter takedown but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinales counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pinales seems to be working for a kimura but Lancaster defends the submission attempt.
Pinales is looking for a kimura but Lancaster is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pinales to get the leverage.
Lancaster is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Tōshi that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pinales is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lancaster manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinales counters with a single leg into guard. Lancaster didn't expect that.
Lancaster has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pinales off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Javier Pinales has been cut.
Pinales misses with a takedown attempt - Lancaster sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lancaster is looking to counter punch.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Pinales changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinales is just out of range.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Henry Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinales tries for a takedown but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinales with a poor takedown
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Pinales.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
A combination from Lancaster does no damage.
Pinales shoots in looking for a takedown. Lancaster tries to sprawl out of it but Pinales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lancaster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinales is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Pinales with the counter takedown but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Pinales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinales feints the counter takedown.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Pinales moves away and avoids it.
Pinales shoots in looking for a takedown. Lancaster tries to sprawl out of it but Pinales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lancaster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Pinales manages to avoid it.
Lancaster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pinales's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lancaster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pinales doesn't seem phased though.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Pinales avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Pinales is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pinales has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pinales tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lancaster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pinales somewhat.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Pinales's shoulder, as Pinales tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Pinales's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Pinales is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinales drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lancaster defends it well.
Pinales fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinales shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lancaster as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut
and Pinales counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lancaster makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster sizes up Pinales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pinales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pinales there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henry Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Pinales's head but Pinales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinales with the counter takedown but Lancaster avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinales misses with a takedown
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Pinales.
Pinales shoots in for a double leg but Lancaster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lancaster lands with a cross.
That has opened up Javier Pinales's cut even more.
Pinales moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Pinales drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lancaster defends it well.
Pinales has a takedown stuffed.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Pinales manages to avoid it.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinales is just out of range.
Lancaster scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a head shot.
Pinales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinales has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinales with the counter takedown but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinales was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Pinales's shoulder, as Pinales tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster connects with a body shot that sends Pinales's belly button to the back.
Lancaster throws a looping overhand right but Pinales ducks down to avoid it.
Pinales tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pinales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Pinales changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lancaster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinales at a distance.
Pinales misses with a takedown attempt
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The cut above Javier Pinales's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinales moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinales takes one to the side of the head.
Pinales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinales is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Lancaster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Pinales's cut.
That's time! Lancaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lancaster stuffs the takedown.
Pinales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pinales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Pinales counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lancaster!
Lancaster sneaks out the side door and pushes Pinales away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Pinales slips the punch.
Lancaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinales.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinales is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinales tries for a takedown but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Pinales.
Pinales slips under a jab.
Pinales shoots for a takedown but Lancaster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Lancaster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pinales.
Javier Pinales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Pinales moved out of range.
And Pinales tries to counter it with a takedown but Lancaster pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Pinales is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster. Beautiful body shot.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinales can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinales with the counter takedown but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster throws a hook but Pinales blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinales moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Lancaster tries to bum rush Pinales with a series of wild strikes but Pinales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinales gets a double leg takedown into Lancaster's guard.
Lancaster manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinales closes the distance and clinches up with Lancaster, looking for a takedown. Pinales pushes Lancaster against the cage but Lancaster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lancaster moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lancaster pinned against the cage. Lancaster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster connects with a nice looking jab.
Lancaster lands with a good body shot.
Pinales moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Pinales shoots for a double leg takedown but Lancaster sprawls well. He's pushed Pinales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Lancaster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a shot to the body.
Pinales's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lancaster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pinales scrambles back to his feet.
Pinales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Pinales moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Javier Pinales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancaster lands a jab to the nose.
Pinales takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lancaster lands a big right hand that sends Pinales crashing to the mat! Lancaster stays standing though and waves Pinales back to his feet!
 Pinales is rocked!
Javier Pinales's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster drops Pinales with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pinales looks back up at him and smiles so Lancaster waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Lancaster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lancaster 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Lancaster!
A relieved looking Henry Lancaster thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chaplin (ranked 230 p4p, 209 weight class) and My Time (ranked 27 p4p, 25 weight class). Chaplin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Champion - Charlie Chaplin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaplin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Time sprawls well. Time wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chaplin gets slowly back to his feet.
Chaplin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Time kicks Chaplin off and gets back to his feet.
Time drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaplin jabs at Time's body.
Chaplin throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaplin misses with an uppercut. Time saw that one coming.
Time was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chaplin cracks a nice hook into Time's ribs.
Chaplin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Time.
Chaplin throws a series of punches but Time avoids them all with ease.
Time tests Chaplin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaplin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Time throws a lazy right hand but Chaplin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chaplin scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Time has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chaplin throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Time on the inside.
Chaplin tries to score a body lock takedown but Time shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Time working aggressively here.
Chaplin misses with a body punch.
Time throws a head punch that misses.
Time working aggressively here.
Chaplin swings wildly with an uppercut but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaplin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaplin blocks an uppercut.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Time breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Chaplin finds it's way through Time's defenses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Time.
Chaplin missing with a left hand there. Time was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Time bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chaplin's head backwards.
It looks like Charlie Chaplin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time throws a push kick but Chaplin slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin tries to keep at a distance but Time has taken the fight into the clinch.
Time throws a head punch that misses.
Chaplin lands a nice shot to the body.
Time misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaplin.
Time breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chaplin gets tackled into the cage by Time. Time maintains the clinch.
Time struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaplin controls his hands.
Chaplin blocks a body shot from Time.
Chaplin lands an uppercut.
Time blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Time's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Time clobbers Chaplin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Time checks a low kick from Chaplin.
Time blocks a low kick nicely.
Time listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 Chaplin is rocked!
Time takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Chaplin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaplin swings widly with a right hand
and Time counters with a huge left! Chaplin is in big trouble! He's backing up but Time isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Chaplin from any more damage. A dominating finish by Time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). My Time!
My Time bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bobblehead (ranked 46 p4p, 187 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 8 p4p, 33 weight class). Bobblehead comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Bobby Bobblehead has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Bobblehead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobblehead with a poor takedown
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobblehead misses with a head kick.
Navarro throws the left hand but Bobblehead avoids the punch easily.
Bobblehead scores with the left hand. Navarro knows he should have avoided that one.
Bobblehead swings away with a body shot that misses
and Navarro counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro misses with a hook
and Bobblehead counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobby Bobblehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro moves out of range of the strikes.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro moves out of range of the body kick from Bobblehead.
Bobblehead swings away with a body shot that misses
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Navarro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bobblehead appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bobblehead looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bobblehead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Navarro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bobblehead scrambles back to his feet.
Navarro swings widly with a right hand
and Bobblehead counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobblehead darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bobblehead is trying to control the action in half guard but Navarro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro moves into full guard.
Bobblehead wants to pass the guard but Navarro is keeping the position.
Bobblehead has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Navarro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bobblehead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Navarro keeping full guard, as Bobblehead tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro working a defensive guard but Bobblehead manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bobblehead trying to control the position but Navarro is working away.
Navarro is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is trying to control Bobblehead's posture but Bobblehead avoids it.
Navarro manages to get back to half guard.
Bobblehead not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Navarro tries to roll over but Bobblehead keeps him under control.
Navarro kicks off Bobblehead and gets to his feet.
Bobblehead shoots in for a double leg but Navarro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Navarro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bobblehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bobblehead.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bobblehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobblehead ducks right into an uppercut from Navarro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Navarro. Bobblehead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobblehead swings away with a body shot that misses
and Navarro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bobblehead lands a front kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gideon Navarro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bobblehead closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Navarro quickly recovers to half guard.
Navarro pushes Bobblehead off but Bobblehead dives into side control.
Navarro is trying to get back to half guard.
Bobblehead wants to control but Navarro is keeping him busy.
Navarro is looking to regain half guard here but Bobblehead keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Navarro is pressing down on Bobblehead's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bobblehead content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bobblehead doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bobblehead manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Navarro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Navarro is trying to work for a kimura but Bobblehead is defending well.
Bobblehead wants to improve his position but Navarro is controlling well.
Bobblehead regains full guard. Nicely done.
Navarro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bobblehead's guard.
Bobblehead gets back to full guard.
Bobblehead pulls Navarro in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobblehead looking for a guillotine here but Navarro defends easily.
Navarro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bobblehead looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bobblehead looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bobblehead!
Navarro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Navarro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bobblehead looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Navarro wants to control but Bobblehead is keeping busy.
Bobblehead takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobblehead lands strikes from half guard.
Bobblehead prevents Navarro from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bobblehead connects with a nice short shot to Navarro's temple.
Navarro trying to control but Bobblehead postures up.
Bobblehead controlling the action here.
Navarro is trying to maintain the position but Bobblehead is very close to passing his half guard.
Navarro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobblehead prevents Navarro from improving his position.
Navarro keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navarro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Navarro has an active guard here but Bobblehead has managed to pass into half guard.
Navarro actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Navarro tries to roll over but Bobblehead keeps him under control.
Bobby Bobblehead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Navarro is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bobblehead dominated that second round.
That's time! Bobblehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bobblehead misses with a body punch
and Navarro counters with a nice body shot.
Bobblehead misses with a leg kick
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
Navarro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bobblehead connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bobblehead buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bobblehead misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobblehead lands with a straight right. Navarro didn't see that one coming.
Gideon Navarro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Navarro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobblehead lands a nice hook to Navarro's body. Navarro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bobblehead dives in and grabs Navarro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Navarro pushes down on Bobblehead's head and hops out.
Navarro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bobblehead misses with a left hand
and Navarro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bobblehead fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
Bobblehead shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro moves away from the strike by Bobblehead.
Navarro avoids the body shot from Bobblehead.
Navarro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Navarro blocks a jab.
Navarro throws out a counter right but Bobblehead avoids it with no problem.
Bobblehead misses with a hook
and Navarro counters with a stiff right hand.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses.
Bobblehead shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Navarro but Navarro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bobblehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Navarro!
Bobblehead darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bobblehead takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobblehead is keen to just control but Navarro is a slippery customer.
Navarro wants to get back to full guard.
Navarro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Navarro tries to roll over but Bobblehead keeps him under control.
Bobblehead working over Navarro with some ground and pound. Navarro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Navarro wants to improve his position but Bobblehead is controlling well.
Bobblehead scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Navarro gets full guard.
Navarro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navarro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bobblehead's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bobby Bobblehead did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bobblehead chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Navarro lands with an uppercut that bounces Bobblehead off the cage and back into range.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Bobblehead moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bobblehead.
Navarro leaves Bobblehead with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Navarro throws out a counter right but Bobblehead avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bobblehead.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bobblehead throws a nice looking combination but Navarro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Navarro thinks about the counter body kick.
Bobblehead scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bobblehead.
Navarro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bobblehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro scores with a body shot.
Bobblehead slips under a jab.
Bobblehead swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Navarro.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Bobblehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobblehead looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Navarro!
Navarro is trying to improve his position.
Navarro can't do much from the bottom here.
Navarro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bobblehead is looking to take a break and control but Navarro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Navarro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobblehead working some strikes from top position.
Navarro is trying to control the position but Bobblehead postures up.
Bobblehead got a little sloppy there for a moment and Navarro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bobblehead has managed to get both his arms back between Navarro's legs - danger averted.
Navarro trying to control the position.
Bobblehead trying to control but Navarro is working from the bottom.
Bobblehead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bobblehead wants to control from the top but Navarro keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobblehead content to stall in guard here.
Bobblehead is in close to Navarro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bobby Bobblehead will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
and Bobblehead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Navarro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bobblehead throws a hook but Navarro blocks it.
Navarro follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Navarro misses with an uppercut
and Bobblehead counters with a nice right hand that sends Navarro toppling to the canvas! Navarro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bobblehead finish him?!
Navarro is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Bobblehead ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Navarro clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Bobblehead!
Bobby Bobblehead retains his welterweight title!
Bobby Bobblehead seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balagot Liu (ranked 20 p4p, 5 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 5 p4p, 1 weight class). Balagot Liu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edson Bidon Barbosa's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liu sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Liu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range and Liu settles back down.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Liu's leg but Liu calmly moves out of range.
Liu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Liu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Liu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liu misses the jab.
Liu staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barbosa. Liu shrugs it off though.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Liu tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liu with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Liu swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a two punch combo.
Liu connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick from Liu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liu lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Liu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Liu.
Liu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbosa drops Liu with a beautiful combination! Liu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbosa is looking for the KO!
Liu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu misses with a right hand
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Liu moves his leg out of the way.
Barbosa stuns Liu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Liu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liu seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liu.
Liu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Liu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Liu walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
A big left from Liu misses.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liu with a nice calf kick.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Liu jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Liu misses.
Liu swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Liu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Liu with a nice calf kick.
Liu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liu throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Liu connects with a leg kick.
Liu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Liu.
Liu works over Barbosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Liu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
Liu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liu throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Jab by Liu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa slips under a jab from Liu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
Liu misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liu lands a head shot.
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liu's head.
Liu connects with a body shot.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Liu.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Liu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Liu blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Liu misses.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liu misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liu slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Liu lands a jab.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liu is out of range.
Liu lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Liu has got the better of the exchanges.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that second round.
That's time! Liu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice cross by Liu.
Barbosa 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.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Liu.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Liu throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Liu in his tracks.
Liu throws a series of strikes that have Barbosa backpedaling.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liu throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Liu thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liu blocks a jab.
Liu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Liu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with a shot to the body
and Liu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Liu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot lands for Liu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Liu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu thows a leg kick but Barbosa checks it
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
As Barbosa looks to move away, Liu throws a big counter combo but Barbosa just gets out of the way.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body
and Liu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liu staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Liu misses the target.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Liu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu clearly takes that round.
That's time! Liu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
Liu misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liu with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Liu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liu swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Liu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa slips a jab from Liu.
Liu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Liu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Nice cross by Liu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liu. Liu obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Liu misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Liu.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Liu throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Liu misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liu thinking.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liu checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Liu throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Liu throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Liu throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Liu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu lands a body shot.
Liu throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liu scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Liu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Liu misses the jab.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu had his way with Edson Bidon Barbosa in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liu scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Liu jumps back.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liu dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Barbosa jabs Liu right on the nose. Liu blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Liu.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Liu avoids it.
Liu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Liu.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Liu slips a jab from Barbosa.
Liu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Liu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Liu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liu lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liu, as that shot connected.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Liu.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa feints a counter leg kick.
Liu jabs at Barbosa's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Liu avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Liu. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Liu is predictable there
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liu misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balagot Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
Balagot Liu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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