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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Martinez (ranked 16113 p4p, 6770 weight class) and Oleg Liguy (ranked 729 p4p, 701 weight class). Marcos Martinez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Liguy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liguy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Liguy is trying to control. Martinez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martinez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Martinez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Liguy pulls his head out easily.
Liguy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martinez is trying to control but can't.
Liguy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
Martinez wants to control but Liguy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liguy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez has his foot on Liguy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liguy works his way back into a safe position though.
Martinez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Liguy is aware though and is defending well.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liguy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liguy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liguy landing some decent shots from guard.
Liguy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Liguy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martinez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Liguy is working Martinez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Liguy lands a couple of elbows.
Martinez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liguy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
 Martinez is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liguy arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Martinez's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oleg Liguy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Lucan (ranked 4140 p4p, 3452 weight class) and Shane Murphy (ranked 522 p4p, 458 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Lucan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Lucan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Lucan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lucan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lucan misses with the combination.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy is looking for the big counter here.
Lucan stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Shane Murphy has been cut.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucan tries to counter by clinching up but Murphy breaks away and moves out of range.
Lucan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucan blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Lucan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy throws a body punch but Lucan moves out of range.
A lazy left from Lucan finds it's target.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Lucan is out of range.
Edwin Lucan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucan drops Murphy with a right and a left! Lucan comes rushing in but Murphy regains his composure and manages to keep Lucan in guard.
Murphy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murphy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lucan defends it easily.
Lucan won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lucan cracks Murphy with a solid left hand.
That has opened up Shane Murphy's cut even more.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Lucan is proving a slippery customer.
Lucan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lucan throws a big right hand that misses.
Lucan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lucan.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The cut above Shane Murphy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lucan takes the fight into the clinch.
Lucan breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lucan closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucan breaks from the clinch.
Lucan throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy tries a low kick but Lucan avoids it.
Lucan misses with a kick to the body.
Lucan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murphy was covering up waiting for the punch and Lucan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lucan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lucan chips away with some ground and pound.
Lucan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Lucan from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lucan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lucan.
Lucan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lucan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lucan.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Lucan from controlling successfully.
Lucan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lucan postures up.
Lucan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lucan throws an elbow that misses. Murphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lucan's guard. Nice move by Murphy!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucan lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Murphy stands and steps away. Lucan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lucan clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Lucan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucan.
Murphy feints and then cracks Lucan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucan down.
Lucan blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lucan under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shane Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Murphy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edwin Lucan!
Edwin Lucan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Shinnie (ranked 3199 p4p, 2925 weight class) and Justin Bennett (ranked 399 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett moves away from the strike by Shinnie.
Shinnie moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinnie digs a good body shot into Bennett's ribs.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kevin Shinnie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinnie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shinnie throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Shinnie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett wants to counter the offense by Shinnie and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Shinnie.
Bennett is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shinnie throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Shinnie.
Bennett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shinnie throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Kevin Shinnie has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Shinnie moved out of range.
Shinnie throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bennett slips under a jab from Shinnie.
Shinnie throws a low kick but Bennett moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Shinnie.
Shinnie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinnie misses with a right hand
and Bennett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shinnie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinnie swinging wildly here.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinnie.
Shinnie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Shinnie misses with a looping right.
Shinnie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kevin Shinnie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shinnie. That's going to slow Bennett down.
Shinnie leaves Bennett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Shinnie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Shinnie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shinnie swings widly with a right hand
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shinnie scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie tries to bum rush Bennett with a series of wild strikes but Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bennett wants to counter with a clinch but Shinnie pushes him away.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Shinnie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Shinnie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennett's sensitive parts.
Shinnie throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Shinnie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bennett moves out of range as Shinnie strikes.
Bennett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shinnie misses with a left hand
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shinnie.
Bennett wants to counter the offense by Shinnie and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a big right hand that sends Shinnie crashing to the mat! Bennett stays standing though and waves Shinnie back to his feet!
Shinnie is rocked!
Kevin Shinnie's cut is getting worse.
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!
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Oh Shinnie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shinnie is breathing heavily.
Bennett instigates a clinch.
Bennett dips a shoulder and cracks Shinnie with a mighty uppercut! Shinnie falls back against the cage and Bennett unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shinnie is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bennett screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Bennett!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Keskinen (ranked 814 p4p, 2172 weight class) and Jeff Baker (ranked 111 p4p, 269 weight class). Baker has chosen When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Veikko Keskinen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Veikko Keskinen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Veikko Keskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Baker!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskinen misses with a few strikes there.
Baker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Baker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keskinen looks to throw the jab but Baker is out of range.
Baker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keskinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keskinen cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Keskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Keskinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a jab to Baker's midsection.
A shot to the body from Keskinen misses
and Baker counters with an inside leg kick.
Keskinen misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen avoids the head kick by Baker.
Keskinen is looking to wear down Baker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Keskinen throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Baker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baker misses the jab.
Keskinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baker manages to circle out of the way.
Baker digs a good hook to Keskinen's body.
We've been informed that Baker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A punch combination from Keskinen misses.
A nice side step and Baker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Keskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Keskinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baker.
Baker scores with a jab to the body.
Keskinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keskinen scores with a jab.
Keskinen looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
Keskinen throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Baker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keskinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker stuns Keskinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Keskinen misses with a body shot
and Baker counters with a nice right hand that sends Keskinen toppling to the canvas! Keskinen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Baker finish him?!
Keskinen is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Baker.
Oh Keskinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keskinen.
Baker connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Keskinen out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Baker!
Jeff Baker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Petersen (ranked 3467 p4p, 1380 weight class) and Karol Orlowski (ranked 406 p4p, 180 weight class). Karol Orlowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steven Petersen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karol Orlowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Orlowski misses.
Orlowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
A big right from Orlowski misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orlowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Petersen moves away from the strike by Orlowski.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petersen 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 Orlowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orlowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orlowski digs a good hook to Petersen's body.
Orlowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petersen tries to clinch but Orlowski moves out of range.
Petersen misses with a looping left.
Petersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orlowski throws a front kick aimed at Petersen's knee but Petersen avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petersen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlowski throws out a leg kick but Petersen moves out of range and Orlowski only half commits.
Orlowski throws a shot to the body.
Orlowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petersen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barn in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Petersen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orlowski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petersen doesn't seem bothered though.
Petersen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen checks a low kick from Orlowski.
Petersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlowski circles away.
Petersen motions for Orlowski to come forward. Petersen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Orlowski! But no joy.
Petersen throws a lazy right hand but Orlowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Petersen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersen. Orlowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlowski wants to land a leg kick but Petersen is out of range.
Orlowski misses with an uppercut. Petersen saw that one coming.
Orlowski takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.
Petersen throws a low kick but Orlowski moves out of range easily.
Orlowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petersen lands with a straight right. Orlowski didn't see that one coming.
Petersen looks to land a left hand but Orlowski moved out of range nicely.
Orlowski throws an overhand right that lands on Petersen's shoulder, as Petersen tries to avoid the shot.
Petersen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orlowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petersen lands with a good body shot.
Orlowski throws a head kick but Petersen moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlowski with a nice cross.
Petersen is looking to score with low kicks.
Petersen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersen.
Petersen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petersen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orlowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Orlowski throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
Petersen lands with an uppercut that bounces Orlowski off the cage and back into range.
Orlowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orlowski throws out a leg kick but Petersen moves out of range and Orlowski only half commits.
Petersen lands a lovely overhand right.
Orlowski slips under a jab.
Orlowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
Orlowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Petersen finds it's way round the side to connect with Orlowski's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen misses with a jab to the body
and Orlowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Petersen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petersen.
Petersen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petersen tries to land a leg kick but Orlowski saw it coming and moves away.
Petersen throws a low kick, looking for Orlowski's leg but Orlowski calmly moves out of range.
Orlowski throws a low kick but Petersen moves out of range easily.
Orlowski scores with a body shot.
Orlowski lands a right hook to the body.
Petersen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orlowski. That did some damage!
Petersen checks a low kick from Orlowski.
Petersen half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orlowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petersen slips under a jab from Orlowski.
Orlowski throws a chopping leg kick but Petersen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orlowski gets tackled into the cage by Petersen. Petersen maintains the clinch.
Petersen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Orlowski takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen prevents Orlowski from breaking the clinch.
Orlowski is trying to break the clinch but Petersen is controlling him.
Petersen trying to land knees to the body.
Petersen lands with a left to the head.
Petersen controlling the action here for a moment.
Orlowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orlowski with a hook.
Orlowski throws out a leg kick but Petersen moves out of range and Orlowski only half commits.
Nice shot lands for Petersen.
Petersen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Petersen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orlowski misses with a hook. Petersen ducked under it nicely.
Petersen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Petersen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orlowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Orlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Petersen pushes Orlowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petersen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Petersen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orlowski connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlowski.
Orlowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orlowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petersen misses with a leg kick
and Orlowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Orlowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petersen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petersen tries to clinch up but Orlowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlowski.
Orlowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petersen counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlowski blocks a head kick by Petersen.
Petersen checks a leg kick.
Orlowski throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Orlowski blocks the low kick.
Petersen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
Orlowski misses with a left hand
and Petersen counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen connects with a single shot there.
Petersen moves away from the strike by Orlowski.
A punch combination from Petersen misses.
Petersen lands a nice shot to the body.
Petersen missing with a left hand there. Orlowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petersen throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Orlowski counter with a right hand.
Petersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orlowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orlowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Petersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petersen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlowski.
Orlowski checks the leg kick.
Orlowski swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
Orlowski walks into a straight right hand from Petersen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlowski lands a nice hook to Petersen's body. Petersen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steven Petersen is winning the standup battle so far.
Petersen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orlowski. Orlowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orlowski.
Petersen is looking to clinch but Orlowski is avoiding it.
Petersen throws a hook but Orlowski avoids it easily.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Orlowski.
Orlowski throws an overhand right that lands on Petersen's shoulder, as Petersen tries to avoid the shot.
Orlowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Petersen. That snapped Orlowski's head back.
Petersen checks a leg kick.
Orlowski misses the shot to the body.
Orlowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Petersen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orlowski at a distance.
Orlowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Orlowski misses
and Petersen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petersen misses with the combination.
Orlowski ducks right into an uppercut from Petersen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Orlowski cracks a nice hook into Petersen's ribs.
A jab from Orlowski misses.
Petersen instigates a clinch.
Orlowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Orlowski.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petersen obliges.
Petersen is struggling to control the position.
Petersen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petersen looking to stall.
Orlowski breaks the clinch.
Petersen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orlowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Orlowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petersen is looking to control Orlowski's arms but Orlowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petersen has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlowski.
A hook to the body from Orlowski.
Petersen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski stalling against the cage.
Orlowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlowski has Petersen pushed against the cage.
Orlowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petersen has him pressed against the cage.
Orlowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Orlowski.
Petersen lands with a short shot to the head.
Steven Petersen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orlowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orlowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petersen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petersen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Orlowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Petersen.
A swing and a miss from Orlowski.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orlowski checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steven Petersen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Orlowski throws a push kick but Petersen slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Petersen as he checks the leg kick.
Orlowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlowski loads up on a big right hand but Petersen slips the punch.
Petersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petersen scores with a jab to the body.
Petersen gets a clinch.
Petersen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orlowski has a couple of punches blocked by Petersen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petersen.
Petersen lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orlowski or not.
Petersen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orlowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Petersen controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlowski tries to work over Petersen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlowski avoiding damage as Petersen throws knees to the body.
Petersen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orlowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Orlowski avoids the elbow strike from Petersen, against the cage.
Orlowski can't find room to land a body shot as Petersen controls the action.
Petersen wants to stall.
Petersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orlowski avoids it.
Petersen tries to land knees in the clinch but Orlowski avoids the damage to the body.
Petersen blocks an uppercut.
Orlowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petersen stalling against the cage.
Petersen lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Orlowski.
Orlowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Orlowski.
Orlowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orlowski lands with a right to the head.
Orlowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Orlowski breaks the clinch.
Petersen throws an off balance right hand
and Orlowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Orlowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlowski avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Petersen misses with a low kick.
Orlowski cracks a nice hook into Petersen's ribs.
Karol Orlowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petersen lands a glancing blow to the side of Orlowski's head.
Petersen thumps Orlowski with a low kick.
Petersen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orlowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Petersen should have avoided that one.
Petersen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orlowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orlowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orlowski misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlowski.
Orlowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Orlowski throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
Orlowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petersen rather than just go for the knockout.
Orlowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orlowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orlowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petersen tries to clinch but Orlowski moves away
and Orlowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Petersen moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Orlowski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orlowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Orlowski as Petersen tries to tie him up.
Orlowski lands a body punch.
Orlowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petersen. That did some damage!
Steven Petersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersen wants to clinch
and Orlowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Orlowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petersen connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlowski throws an overhand right that lands on Petersen's shoulder, as Petersen tries to avoid the shot.
Orlowski misses with a wild body shot.
Petersen throws a nice head kick!
Petersen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orlowski throws an off balance right hand
and Petersen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petersen moves into range and clinches up with Orlowski.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Orlowski.
Petersen pushes Orlowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petersen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Petersen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steven Petersen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petersen, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Petersen!
Steven Petersen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ono Kuronoa (ranked 3361 p4p, 2759 weight class) and Dingleberry Jones (ranked 214 p4p, 178 weight class). Jones has chosen Hell Yeah 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ono Kuronoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses the jab.
Kuronoa looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick from Kuronoa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuronoa scores with a shot to the body.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuronoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Kuronoa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Kuronoa throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuronoa moves away.
Kuronoa misses with a hook.
Kuronoa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuronoa tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Kuronoa connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuronoa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuronoa.
A nice leg kick from Kuronoa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuronoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dingleberry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuronoa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuronoa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuronoa moves away.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuronoa manages to avoid it.
Kuronoa slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Kuronoa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuronoa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuronoa throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones swings for the body but Kuronoa moves out of range.
Kuronoa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Kuronoa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Kuronoa is out of range.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Kuronoa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuronoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuronoa counters with a straight right hand.
Kuronoa throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Kuronoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones takes a swing at Kuronoa's ribcage but misses.
Jones takes a swing at Kuronoa's ribcage but misses.
Kuronoa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Kuronoa lands the left hand.
Kuronoa throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuronoa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuronoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuronoa rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Kuronoa saw it coming and moves away.
Kuronoa throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuronoa tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Kuronoa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kuronoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuronoa moves away from the strike by Jones.
Kuronoa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kuronoa jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Kuronoa slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuronoa staying out of range there.
Kuronoa lands an overhand right.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuronoa throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Kuronoa throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Kuronoa's belly button to the back.
Kuronoa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuronoa cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Kuronoa throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuronoa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuronoa swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones feints and then cracks Kuronoa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuronoa down.
Kuronoa avoids a kick to the body.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Kuronoa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuronoa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuronoas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones throws out a loose jab but Kuronoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuronoa.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuronoa scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuronoa moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Kuronoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ono Kuronoa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Kuronoa. Beautiful body shot.
Kuronoa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 Jones is rocked!
Kuronoa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuronoa finish him?
Ono Kuronoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuronoa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jones limp body while Kuronoa jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ono Kuronoa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 1462 p4p, 1320 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 192 p4p, 179 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor looks to land a right hand but Tsuruta moved out of range.
Gregor misses with the combination.
A big left from Gregor misses.
James Gregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Gregor.
Tsuruta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tsuruta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gregor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gregor.
Tsuruta changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
And Tsuruta tries to counter it with a takedown but Gregor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsuruta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gregor defends it well.
Gregor throws a hook but Tsuruta avoids it easily.
Tsuruta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gregor was covering up waiting for the punch and Tsuruta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tsuruta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Gregor keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta looking to sit in guard and control but Gregor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gregor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gregor won't allow Tsuruta to sweep him here.
Gregor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gregor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gregor cracks Tsuruta with a solid left hand.
Tsuruta wants to sweep but no luck.
Tsuruta lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tsuruta stands up over Gregor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent 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!
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsuruta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuruta 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.
Gregor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gregor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gregor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gregor keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gregor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gregor has momentary wrist control but Tsuruta slips an elbow through the middle.
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsuruta is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregor has wrist control.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Gregor keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gregor throws a series of punches but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Gregor catches Tsuruta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregor throws the left hand but Tsuruta avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Gregor misses.
Tsuruta with the counter takedown but Gregor avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Gregor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gregor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tsuruta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Tsuruta tries to counter it with a takedown but Gregor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Gregor.
Tsuruta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tsuruta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gregor is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tsuruta is trying to control the action in half guard but Gregor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gregor is controlling Tsuruta's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tsuruta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gregor taking some punishment here, with Tsuruta in his half guard.
Tsuruta trying to control from half guard but Gregor is working away.
Tsuruta working the head and body with strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Gregor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gregor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gregor regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregor has wrist control.
Gregor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsuruta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta looking to sit in guard and control but Gregor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tsuruta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tsuruta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsuruta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tsuruta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tsuruta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tsuruta tries to pass to full mount but Gregor defends it.
Tsuruta wants to take a breather but Gregor is having none of it.
Tsuruta slips a nice elbow through Gregor's hands, connecting with Gregor's forehead.
Tsuruta is looking to take a break and control but Gregor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tsuruta with the ground and pound but Gregor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsuruta is in close to Gregor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gregor keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tsuruta cracks Gregor with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomisan Tsuruta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuruta slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
Gregor throws a jab when Tsuruta was well out of range.
Gregor throws a combination that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregor has wrist control.
Tsuruta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta throws a strike but Gregor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tsuruta lands an upkick as Gregor stands over him.
Gregor stopping the sweep attempt from Tsuruta.
Gregor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gregor is one step ahead there.
Tsuruta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gregor manages to get himself to full guard.
Tsuruta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tsuruta's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gregor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gregor keeping full guard, as Tsuruta tries to pass.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsuruta's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tsuruta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsuruta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Gregor keeps moving.
Tsuruta throwing strikes but missing.
Tsuruta postures up and lands a big shot to Gregor's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands a couple of elbows.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsuruta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gregor's head.
Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Gregor keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gregor.
Tsuruta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Gregor misses.
Gregor throws a hook to the side of Tsuruta's head but Tsuruta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Tsuruta tries to counter it with a takedown but Gregor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gregor slaps away a takedown attempt from Tsuruta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tomomisan Tsuruta.
I think Tsuruta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomisan Tsuruta!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tomomisan Tsuruta made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 1273 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Joao Andrade (ranked 193 p4p, 163 weight class). Andrade has chosen Sabotage - Rap É Compromisso as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrade lands with a cross.
Andrade blocks a low kick nicely.
Reed catches Andrade with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been informed that Andrade has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrade.
Andrade lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andrade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Andrade.
Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Reed misses the target.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Reed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reed looks to land a body kick but Andrade moved away.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andrade checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andrade lands with an overhand left.
Reed tries a low kick but Andrade avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reed avoids a kick to the body.
Andrade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andrade with a nice calf kick.
Andrade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Andrade there.
Andrade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
Andrade blocks a head kick by Reed.
Reed avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Reed was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Andrade.
Joao Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reed misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Reed.
Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrade throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrade is just out of range.
A big left from Andrade misses.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Andrade slips a jab from Reed.
A jab from Andrade misses.
Nice defenses there by Andrade.
Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed throws a push kick but Andrade slaps the foot to one side.
Reed throws a jab when Andrade was well out of range.
Andrade is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reed had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick.
Andrade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andrade. That's going to slow Reed down.
Reed connects with the punch.
Reed lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Andrade.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Andrade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andrade takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a body kick.
Reed misses with the combination.
Reed lands a head kick!
Reed throws out a loose jab but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Andrade moves out of range easily.
Reed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andrade slips under a jab from Reed.
Reed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrade.
A solid body kick from Andrade.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Andrade throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
Andrade moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrade.
Andrade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
Andrade throws a leg kick but Reed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade lands a front kick.
Andrade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andrade takes the fight into the clinch.
Andrade has a couple of punches blocked by Reed.
A short uppercut from Reed.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
Reed lands an uppercut.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Reed lands with a left to the head.
Reed blocking some punches.
Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reed tries to land a leg kick but Andrade saw it coming and moves away.
Andrade appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrade scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reed throws a head kick but Andrade moves out of range.
Reed walks forward, straight into a front kick from Andrade.
Andrade tries to land a front kick but Reed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao Andrade will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrade lands a body shot.
Andrade connects with a body shot that sends Reed's belly button to the back.
Andrade throws a leg kick but Reed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reed staying out of range there.
Andrade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reed staying out of range there.
Reed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Reed misses the target.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Andrade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Andrade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Andrade tries to land a front kick but Reed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andrade misses with a leg kick.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade misses with a kick to the body.
Reed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andrade just manages to avoid it.
Reed moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andrade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Andrade misses the jab.
Andrade misses with a left hand
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Reed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrade cracks Reed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reed throws a head kick but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade cracks a nice hook into Reed's ribs.
Andrade misses with a head kick.
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on Andrade's shoulder, as Andrade tries to avoid the shot.
Andrade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Andrade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andrade throws a chopping leg kick but Reed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reed swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andrade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andrade with a jab.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Reed checks a low kick from Andrade.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed lands a front kick.
Reed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joao Andrade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reed scores with a nice right hand.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Reed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andrade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andrade lands with a shot to the body.
Andrade clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Andrade.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike.
Andrade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andrade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Andrade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Reed.
Reed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Reed is trying to push Andrade away but Andrade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Andrade misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Andrade.
Andrade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Andrade as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
Joao Andrade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries a body shot but Reed blocks it.
Andrade manages to break the clinch.
Andrade lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Andrade.
Reed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andrade is out of range.
Andrade lands a nice looking body kick.
Reed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andrade can pounce on him.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick from Andrade.
Andrade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Andrade just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
It looked like Reed was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Andrade.
Reed is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Reed blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrade.
Andrade raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Andrade pushes Reed away with a front kick.
Reed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Andrade scores with a nice body kick.
Andrade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reed misses with a hook. Andrade ducked under it nicely.
Andrade throws a lazy body kick
and Reed counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andrade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Andrade misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Andrade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reed's hands.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Andrade's head but Andrade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrade looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
Reed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reed.
Andrade slips under a jab from Reed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reed walks into a straight right hand from Andrade.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reed will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed throws a looping overhand right but Andrade ducks down to avoid it.
Reed slips under a jab from Andrade.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid body kick from Reed.
Reed throws a body punch but Andrade moves out of range.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrade.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reed misses with a left hand
and Andrade counters with an outside leg kick.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Reed misses the target.
Andrade looks to land a left hand but Reed moved out of range nicely.
Andrade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Reed throws a hook but Andrade avoids it easily.
Andrade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andrade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reed takes a step back to recover.
Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a head kick.
Andrade lands a slapping body shot.
Andrade moves away from the strike by Reed.
Andrade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Andrade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade misses with a looping left.
Reed throws a body punch but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reed pushes Andrade away with a front kick.
Andrade keeps Reed at a distance using the push kick.
Andrade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reed avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Reed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice body kick there by Andrade.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Andrade tried to score with a low kick but Reed checks it.
Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Andrade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Andrade misses.
Andrade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andrade with a nice cross.
Reed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reed scores with a nice strike.
Andrade cracks Reed with an open hand slap.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Andrade misses with a straight right.
Reed avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reed misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a leg kick.
Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrade throws a low kick but Reed avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reed.
Reed scores with a nice head shot.
Reed throws a wild body kick that Andrade sees coming a mile off.
Andrade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reed.
Reed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Andrade misses with a body shot.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Andrade slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Jab from Andrade.
A low kick lands for Reed.
Andrade missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Reed misses.
Ben Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joao Andrade.
Well Andrade 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wrexham (ranked 704 p4p, 661 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 97 p4p, 90 weight class). Tyler Wrexham had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Wrexham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrexham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacplesis tries a low kick but Wrexham avoids it.
Lacplesis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lacplesis with a nice calf kick.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrexham is just out of range.
Wrexham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut.
Wrexham has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Lacplesis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Wrexham moves into the clinch.
Wrexham lands a nice uppercut.
Wrexham misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wrexham obliges.
Lacplesis looks winded!
Wrexham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrexham lands an elbow just above Lacplesis 's eye.
Nice body punch from Wrexham - that landed with a thud.
Wrexham landing knees to the head.
We've been informed that Lacplesis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wrexham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wrexham scores with a shot to the side of Lacplesis's head.
Still in the clinch, Wrexham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
Wrexham is leaning against Lacplesis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacplesis's elbow.
Lacplesis managing to block the knees to the body from Wrexham .
Lacplesis is trying to push Wrexham away but Wrexham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
Wrexham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wrexham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lacplesis is defending well for now.
Wrexham trying to land knees to the body.
Wrexham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wrexham misses with an elbow strike.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Wrexham .
Wrexham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lacplesis counters with an outside leg kick.
Lacplesis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacplesis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacplesis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands with a shot to the body.
Lacplesis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wrexham throws a head kick but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Lacplesis throws a big shot that misses.
Wrexham has Lacplesis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrexham working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Wrexham .
Wrexham blocks an elbow strike from Lacplesis.
Wrexham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Lacplesis digs a right hand underneath Wrexham 's ribcage. Wrexham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lacplesis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lacplesis as the two fighters clinch.
Lacplesis avoids a wild elbow strike from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lacplesis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wrexham tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrexham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lacplesis trying to stall but Wrexham improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Wrexham tries to land a knee to the head but Lacplesis blocks with his arms.
Wrexham throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wrexham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wrexham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wrexham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lacplesis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacplesis cracks a nice hook into Wrexham 's ribs.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacplesis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lacplesis punishes Wrexham 's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacplesis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wrexham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lacplesis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
Lacplesis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wrexham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lacplesis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrexham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lacplesis throws a shot from downtown. Wrexham moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacplesis tries to work over Wrexham 's front leg with a kick but Wrexham checks it.
Lacplesis throws a looping overhand right but Wrexham ducks down to avoid it.
Wrexham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wrexham blocks a low kick nicely.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick.
Lacplesis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham has managed to clinch.
Wrexham misses with a knee strike.
Wrexham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lacplesis avoiding damage as Wrexham throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Lacplesis.
Wrexham lands with a left to the head.
Lacplesis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis digs a right hand underneath Wrexham 's ribcage. Wrexham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lacplesis blocking some punches.
Lacplesis misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Lacplesis controls the action.
Wrexham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham 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.
Wrexham darts in trying to clinch
and Lacplesis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lacplesis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lacplesis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wrexham blocks a jab.
Lacplesis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wrexham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lacplesis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wrexham throws a head kick but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Wrexham tries a head kick but it misses.
Wrexham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lacplesis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lacplesis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wrexham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Decent striking displayed by Wrexham there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacplesis avoids the head kick by Wrexham .
Lacplesis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wrexham tests Lacplesis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacplesis tries to work over Wrexham 's front leg with a kick but Wrexham checks it.
Lacplesis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wrexham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lacplesis avoids the head kick by Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a two punch combination.
Tyler Wrexham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wrexham misses with a head kick.
Lacplesis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wrexham blocks a leg kick.
Wrexham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lacplesis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wrexham tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lacplesis tries a low kick but Wrexham avoids it.
Wrexham staying out of range there.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wrexham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wrexham ducks right into an uppercut from Lacplesis.
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Lacplesis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wrexham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lacplesis.
Wrexham throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wrexham tries to clinch but Lacplesis is having none of it.
Wrexham slips a straight right by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a right hand
and Wrexham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lacplesis lands a leg kick that knocks Wrexham off balance momentarily.
Wrexham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wrexham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wrexham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lacplesis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lacplesis tried to score with a low kick but Wrexham checks it.
Wrexham throws a head kick but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Lacplesis connects with a leg kick.
Wrexham pushes Lacplesis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lacplesis lands with a right to the head.
Wrexham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wrexham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but Wrexham blocks it.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacplesis blocks an elbow strike from Wrexham .
Wrexham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lacplesis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacplesis dodges an elbow strike from Wrexham .
Lacplesis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrexham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacplesis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lacplesis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrexham .
Lacplesis misses with a leg kick.
Wrexham throws a head kick that misses.
Wrexham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lacplesis can pounce on him.
Wrexham tries to clinch but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Lacplesis clinches up against the cage.
Wrexham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lacplesis blocks it with crossed arms.
Lacplesis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrexham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Wrexham controls the action.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wrexham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lacplesis misses with an elbow strike.
Wrexham scores with a knee to the head.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but Wrexham blocks it.
Lacplesis pushes Wrexham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lacplesis lands with a light punch inside.
Lacplesis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Wrexham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis lands a nice elbow.
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacplesis's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wrexham .
Lacplesis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wrexham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wrexham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wrexham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wrexham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lacplesis misses with a right hand
and Wrexham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lacplesis lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Lacplesis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wrexham doesn't seem phased though.
Lacplesis throws a body kick that misses.
Lacplesis staying out of range there.
Lacplesis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wrexham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Lacplesis.
Wrexham clinches up against the cage.
Wrexham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Wrexham controls the action.
Lacplesis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lacplesis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis digs a right hand underneath Wrexham 's ribcage. Wrexham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham lands a right hand.
Lacplesis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrexham misses with a knee strike.
Lacplesis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lacplesis avoids the elbow strike from Wrexham , against the cage.
Lacplesis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
A knee to the head by Wrexham .
Wrexham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrexham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyler Wrexham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lacplesis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lacplesis.
Wrexham is looking to wear down Lacplesis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacplesis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacplesis avoids the head kick by Wrexham .
Lacplesis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lacplesis takes the fight into the clinch.
Lacplesis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wrexham 's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacplesis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wrexham 's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacplesis.
Wrexham tries to land a knee to the head but Lacplesis blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrexham lands an elbow that stopped Lacplesis in his tracks for a moment.
Lacplesis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrexham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrexham controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis pushes Wrexham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lacplesis tries to work over Wrexham 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrexham 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wrexham misses with a knee strike.
Lacplesis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike.
Wrexham blocks an elbow strike.
Lacplesis is leaning against Wrexham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lacplesis lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrexham .
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacplesis avoiding damage as Wrexham throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrexham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrexham misses with a body punch.
Wrexham misses with the head strike.
Wrexham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lacplesis avoids it.
Lacplesis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacplesis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Lacplesis works on Wrexham 's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Lacplesis on the inside.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis blocks the elbow strike.
Lacplesis lands an uppercut.
Lacplesis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrexham s head.
Still in the clinch, Lacplesis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis rushes Wrexham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch.
Wrexham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wrexham there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick lands for Lacplesis.
Lacplesis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrexham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lacplesis counters with a right hand to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A good leg kick by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a lunging right hand
and Wrexham counters with a straight right hand.
Wrexham misses with a straight right.
Wrexham 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lacplesis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wrexham scrambles back to his feet.
Wrexham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wrexham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lacplesis circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrexham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lacplesis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lacplesis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wrexham 's sensitive parts.
Lacplesis is looking to slow Wrexham down with leg kicks.
Lacplesis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lacplesis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
Humors Lacplesis tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between More IsMore (ranked 494 p4p, 880 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 68 p4p, 119 weight class). Solomon Nao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, More IsMore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IsMore throws a jab but it's blocked by Nao.
A swing and a miss from Nao.
A little feinted left hand from IsMore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nao misses with a hook
letting IsMore counter with a right hand.
Nao scores with a jab to the body.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
IsMore appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
Nao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of IsMore's head.
IsMore avoids the body shot from Nao.
IsMore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
IsMore drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nao sprawls and moves away.
Nao 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.
Nao gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Nao.
IsMore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
IsMore blocks a body shot from Nao.
IsMore blocks an elbow strike from Nao.
IsMore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but IsMore avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage.
Nao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and IsMore avoids it.
Nao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through IsMore's defenses.
It looks like More IsMore has been cut.
IsMore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nao or not.
Nao connects with a nasty looking knee right to IsMore's face.
Nao tries to land knees in the clinch but IsMore avoids the damage to the body.
IsMore has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
IsMore struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
Nao lands a left hand.
Nao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nao blocking some punches.
IsMore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
IsMore managing to block the knees to the body from Nao.
Nao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
IsMore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
IsMore lands a right hand.
IsMore avoids a wild elbow strike from Nao.
IsMore looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
IsMore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
IsMore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for IsMore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao blocking some punches.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
IsMore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao lands a left hand.
Nao lands an elbow that stopped IsMore in his tracks for a moment.
Nao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
IsMore is leaning against Nao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao looks winded!
IsMore scores with a shot to the side of Nao's head.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of IsMore's head.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as IsMore controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for IsMore.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and IsMore avoids it.
Nao lands a body punch.
IsMore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
IsMore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
IsMore lands a body punch.
IsMore lands a shoulder strike.
IsMore lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
IsMore struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from IsMore.
A head punch blocked on the inside by IsMore.
IsMore lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
IsMore avoids the elbow strike from Nao, against the cage.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
IsMore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from IsMore.
A shot in the inside from IsMore.
Nao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
IsMore misses with a punch to the body.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao takes a shot to the head.
IsMore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from IsMore.
IsMore struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
IsMore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
IsMore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
IsMore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
IsMore misses with a short punch on the inside.
IsMore lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nao missing with knees to the body.
A short right from IsMore.
IsMore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
IsMore lands with a right to the head.
IsMore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
IsMore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
IsMore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Nao tries to land a knee to the head but IsMore blocks with his arms.
IsMore lands an uppercut.
IsMore presses Nao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
IsMore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
IsMore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
A short left from IsMore.
IsMore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
IsMore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
IsMore misses with a body punch.
IsMore pushes Nao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao is rocked!
IsMore is leaning against Nao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nao is still on wobbly legs! Can IsMore finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, IsMore 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.
More IsMore dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
IsMore finds Nao's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Nao flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. IsMore lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Nao will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). More IsMore!
More IsMore thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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