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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dog Gracie (ranked 1352 p4p, 2889 weight class) and Jett Denovan (ranked 192 p4p, 387 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Gang out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Dog Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jett Denovan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Denovan.
Denovan clinches up against the cage.
Denovan wants the takedown. Gracie is fighting it off but Denovan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gracie's guard against the cage.
Gracie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Denovan is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denovan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is controlling Denovan's posture.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Denovan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Denovan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Denovan stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie postures up.
Denovan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances position into side control!
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie'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.
Denovan is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Denovan is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denovan tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gracie struggling to land strikes to the head as Denovan covers up.
Gracie connects with a big shot to the side of Denovan's head.
Gracie connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Denovan to escape the position.
Gracie is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Denovan is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Big Dog Gracie!
Big Dog Gracie managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Griffith Femto (ranked 4511 p4p, 4387 weight class) and Raul Kyshenko (ranked 556 p4p, 537 weight class). Raul Kyshenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Griffith Femto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raul Kyshenko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Femto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Femto lands with a punch from half guard.
Femto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kyshenko!
Femto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Femto has control of Kyshenko's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kyshenko regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kyshenko is bucking up trying to escape but Femto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyshenko taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Femto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kyshenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Femto with good strikes from the mount here!
Kyshenko taking shots to the head.
Femto raining down shots from the mount!
Femto controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyshenko is bucking up trying to escape but Femto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Femto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kyshenko hang on?
Femto lands a couple of good shots and Kyshenko has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Femto scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Femto is working the ground and pound. Can Kyshenko escape?
Femto scores with punches to the body.
Femto punches Kyshenko on the ear.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Femto cracks Kyshenko with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kyshenko from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
 Kyshenko is rocked!
Femto lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kyshenko's head.
Kyshenko is still in real trouble! Can Femto finish him?
Femto lands a big shot to the side of the head and Kyshenko goes limp! He's out cold - the ref jumps in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Griffith Femto!
Griffith Femto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Claw (ranked 3820 p4p, 22637 weight class) and Fedor Petrov (ranked 491 p4p, 736 weight class). Petrov has chosen They want too see me fall as his entrance music. Fedor Petrov 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 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Claw clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Petrov is trying to push Claw away but Claw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Claw tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Claw back against the cage.
Claw leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Claw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrov dodges an elbow strike from Claw.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Petrov.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrov is keeping busy.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claws head.
Claw is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrov gets an underhook and turns Claw into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a light punch inside.
Claw misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov can't break the clinch.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claw.
Claw throws an elbow but it misses.
Claw has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claw stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Petrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Claw.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov breaks the clinch.
Claw smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov tests Claw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Claw is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Claw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrov, pushing him back against the cage.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrov avoids it.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw stalling in the clinch.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Claw lands with a nice body kick.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Claw throws a right hand that Petrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrov also avoids with ease.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Claw blocks a jab.
Claw has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Petrov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
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 Bear Claw will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Petrov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Fedor Petrov has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Claw counters by moving into the clinch.
Claw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Claw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Claw.
Claw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
Claw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Claw. That one must have hurt.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Claw manages to avoid it.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Claw moved out of range.
Claw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Claw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bear Claw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrov unleashes a big counter combination but Claw bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fedor Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Claw moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Claw throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Claw lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Claw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claw moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Claw with a body shot.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov misses the jab.
Claw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrov looks to land a combination but Claw avoids it well.
Claw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Claw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
Claw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrov or not.
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov tries to break free but Claw pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov is trying to break free.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
Bear Claw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Claw does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Petrov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrov lands a left and a right that send Claw crashing to the mat, dazed. Petrov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
Claw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Claw tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claw wants to clinch.
Claw defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Claw wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw misses with a body kick.
Claw is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov thuds his right hand into Claw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Claw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Claw.
Claw drives through and clinches with Petrov against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrov.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Petrov's ribcage.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Claw looking to throw knees to the head but Petrov is blocking nicely.
Claw prevents a body shot from Petrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to circle away but Claw has him pinned against the cage.
Claw has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Petrov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Petrov tries to break free but Claw pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Claw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
Claw looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Claw misses with an elbow strike.
Petrov avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Claw is trying to stall.
Petrov is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Claw keeps control of Petrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrov dodges an elbow strike from Claw.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov takes a swing at Claw's ribcage but misses.
Claw tries to clinch up
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claw throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Claw tries to clinch up
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fedor Petrov.
I think Petrov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Petrov!
Fedor Petrov opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 1473 p4p, 572 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 194 p4p, 77 weight class). Bonifacio has chosen Karate - Kennedy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaize was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Chaize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chaize misses with a low kick.
Chaize looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonifacio takes one to the side of the head.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the body.
Chaize clinches up with Bonifacio and pushes him back against the cage.
Chaize lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Chaize.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Chaize.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaize.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
Chaize prevents a body shot from Bonifacio .
Chaize effectively controlling the action here.
Chaize will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bonifacio up against the cage.
Chaize swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.
Bonifacio throws a combination that misses
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaize throws a low kick, looking for Bonifacio 's leg but Bonifacio calmly moves out of range.
Bonifacio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chaize tries to clinch up
and Chaize takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chaize.
Chaize misses with a left hand
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaize was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Chaize tries to counter by clinching up but Bonifacio breaks away and moves out of range.
Chaize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaize.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Chaize has Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.
Chaize with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chaize is pushing Bonifacio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chaize using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonifacio misses the body punch
and Chaize counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonifacio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chaize in his tracks.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Chaize's shoulder, as Chaize tries to avoid the shot.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaize manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio missing with a left hand there. Chaize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaize misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaize manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaize moves away from the strike by Bonifacio .
Chaize misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonifacio checks a low kick from Chaize.
Bonifacio throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonifacio misses the target.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaize manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaize.
Bonifacio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the body
and Chaize counters with a left and a right that stings Bonifacio .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaize tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaize uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio .
Chaize misses with a low kick.
Bonifacio blocks a leg kick.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaize misses with a low kick as Bonifacio jumps back.
Chaize cracks Bonifacio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonifacio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaize wants to clinch.
Chaize tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bonifacio is able to avoid easily.
Chaize takes one to the side of the head.
Chaize wants to clinch.
Chaize has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Chaize.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaize throws a head punch that misses.
Chaize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Bonifacio - just one landing.
Bonifacio punishes Chaize's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonifacio misses the target.
Chaize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Luigi Bonifacio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonifacio ! But no joy.
A big left from Bonifacio misses.
Chaize scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chaize walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chaize throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Chaize throws a chopping leg kick but Bonifacio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chaize misses with a wild body shot.
Chaize moves in looking to clinch but Bonifacio pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaize has managed to clinch.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chaize struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Chaize trying to land knees to the body.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio looks to land a right hand but Chaize moved out of range.
Chaize moves to clinch but Bonifacio breaks away
and Bonifacio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chaize swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range.
Chaize throws a leg kick but Bonifacio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonifacio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chaize looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonifacio checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bonifacio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chaize swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonifacio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Chaize is predictable there
and Bonifacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio misses with a left hand
and Chaize counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonifacio thinking.
Chaize scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
Bonifacio lands with a straight right. Chaize didn't see that one coming.
Bonifacio throws a big shot that misses.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Chaize is looking to wear down Bonifacio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chaize tried to score with a low kick but Bonifacio checks it.
Bonifacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonifacio lands a nice hook to Chaize's body. Chaize takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonifacio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Bonifacio lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaize is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Chaize misses.
Chaize fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonifacio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaize takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chaize throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chaize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaize tries to clinch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio misses with a hook.
Chaize defending well as Bonifacio loads up on a big left hand.
Bonifacio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaize moves away.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonifacio .
Chaize takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luigi Bonifacio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chaize wants to clinch.
Chaize fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio throws the left hand but Chaize avoids the punch easily.
Chaize takes a swing at Bonifacio 's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Chaize.
Chaize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Chaize rushes Bonifacio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Chaize saw that one coming.
Chaize is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Chaize's head but Chaize sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chaize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonifacio throws out the jab.
Chaize goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Chaize avoids it easily.
Chaize throws a leg kick but Bonifacio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonifacio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bonifacio lands with a shot to the body.
Chaize throws a nice looking combination but Bonifacio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chaize misses with a low kick as Bonifacio jumps back.
Bonifacio throws a big shot that misses.
Bonifacio dodges the punch combination from Chaize.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Chaize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaize tried to counter with a leg kick but Bonifacio avoided it.
Chaize attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bonifacio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonifacio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bonifacio .
Chaize throws a shot from downtown. Bonifacio moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio lands a jab to the head.
Bonifacio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaize moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Chaize is predictable there
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaize closes the distance and pushes Bonifacio back into the cage.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonifacio avoids the damage to the body.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Chaize showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaize is just out of range.
Chaize swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chaize swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonifacio walks into a jab.
Bonifacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
Chaize lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bonifacio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chaize misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Bonifacio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonifacio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaize moves away.
Chaize tries to clinch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio looks to land a right hand but Chaize moved out of range.
Bonifacio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chaize tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bonifacio is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Bonifacio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chaize fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonifacio , pushing him back against the cage.
Chaize with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize trying to land knees to the body.
Jacques Chaize has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Chaize.
Chaize misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaize presses Bonifacio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaize tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chaize is looking to chop away at Bonifacio 's legs.
Chaize ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaize fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Chaize showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chaize has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Chaize!
Luigi Bonifacio was interviewed post fight and said 'I am the BEST!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roel Yomero (ranked 2212 p4p, 2675 weight class) and Jupiter Smalls (ranked 298 p4p, 349 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roel Yomero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jupiter Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yomero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smalls moves away.
A swing and a miss from Yomero.
Yomero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smalls is looking for the big counter here.
Yomero lands with a shot to the body.
Yomero misses with a body punch
and Smalls makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smalls has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yomero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yomero throws a series of punches but Smalls avoids them all with ease.
Smalls now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yomero misses with a right hand
and Smalls makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smalls blocks a low kick nicely.
Yomero throws the kick towards the body but Smalls avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smalls lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smalls feints a jab promting Yomero to slip. Smalls then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yomero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Smalls.
As Yomero backs off Smalls throws a huge counter combo but Yomero manages to avoid it all.
Smalls avoids the head kick by Yomero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smalls lands a left and a right that send Yomero crashing to the mat, dazed. Smalls thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Yomero is rocked!
It looks like Roel Yomero has been cut.
Yomero throws a hook but Smalls blocks it.
Oh Yomero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yomero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yomero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smalls counters with a left to the body.
Yomero misses with a looping left.
Yomero throws a hook to the side of Smalls's head but Smalls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yomero seems to have got his legs back now.
Yomero throws a looping overhand right but Smalls ducks down to avoid it.
Yomero is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smalls's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls tries to clinch up.
Yomero misses with an uppercut.
As Yomero backs off Smalls throws a huge counter combo but Yomero manages to avoid it all.
Roel Yomero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yomero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smalls moves away.
Yomero throws a hook to the side of Smalls's head but Smalls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yomero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smalls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yomero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smalls sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yomero is looking to land body kicks.
Yomero swings for the body but Smalls moves out of range.
Yomero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yomero misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Smalls on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Yomero misses the target.
Smalls lands a nice shot to the body.
Yomero misses with a looping right.
Yomero tries to score with a low kick but Smalls moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the body from Yomero misses
and Smalls counters with a crisp one two that drops Yomero! Smalls thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yomero to his feet! Yomero is in big trouble!
Smalls drops Yomero with a beautiful combination! Yomero stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smalls is looking for the KO!
Smalls defending well as Yomero loads up on a big left hand.
Yomero thumps Smalls with a low kick.
Yomero misses with a body punch
and Smalls counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Yomero off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Smalls follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Yomero was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jupiter Smalls!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jupiter Smalls thanked MKFC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Islam Petrov (ranked 2308 p4p, 2954 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 289 p4p, 351 weight class). Liam Murphy 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Petrov around his waist. Petrov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Petrov drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Islam Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Petrov drops back down to his feet.
Petrov is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Petrov jumps guard.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Petrov blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Petrov throws up his legs and catches Murphy in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Murphy tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Petrov! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Islam Petrov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barron White (ranked 714 p4p, 256 weight class) and Dennis Rader (ranked 98 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barron White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a double jab
and Rader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) in the buildup to the fight.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rader is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White misses with a body shot.
Rader looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rader avoids the body shot from White.
Rader throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dennis Rader has been cut.
White loads up on a big right hand but Rader slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White digs a good body shot into Rader's ribs.
White connects with a crisp jab.
White looks to land a combination but Rader avoids it well.
White slips a jab from Rader.
Rader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rader.
Rader tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rader misses with a head kick.
White misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Rader scores with a one two! White had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Barron White has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rader misses with a left hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Rader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Rader looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Rader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Rader. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Rader.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader slips a jab from White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rader.
Rader throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
A jab from White misses.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Rader was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White misses with an uppercut.
Barron White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rader throws a head kick that misses
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Rader is just out of range.
Rader throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rader connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White throws a lazy right hand but Rader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Rader counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White ducks under a wild hook from Rader.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rader misses with a looping left.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Rader throws a sloppy body shot
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White misses with a double jab
and Rader counters with a nice uppercut.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Barron White will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rader throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White lands the left hand.
Rader misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White misses with a looping left.
Rader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Rader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White throws a combination that misses
and Rader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White throws a combination that misses
and Rader counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Rader misses.
Rader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rader has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rader there as he acknowledges the shot.
White throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Dennis Rader's cut even more.
White looks to throw the jab but Rader is out of range.
Rader throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Rader misses the jab.
Rader scores with a jab to the body.
White misses with a hook
and Rader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Rader counters with a nice uppercut.
Rader moves out of range as White strikes.
Rader misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rader feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends White sprawling to the canvas! White rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rader finish him?!
White misses with a hook to the body
and Rader counters with a nice right hand that sends White toppling to the canvas! White scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rader finish him?!
White is rocked!
Rader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White jabs at Rader's body.
Rader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As White backs off Rader throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Rader is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Rader counters with a straight right hand.
White missing with a left hand there. Rader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rader appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rader throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Rader walks into a straight right hand from White.
White misses with a wild combination.
A jab from White misses.
Rader misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rader counters with a left to the body.
Jab by Rader.
Rader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Rader stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White slips under a jab.
Rader throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rader throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Rader ducks under a wild hook from White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Rader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rader.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rader takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Rader thumps White with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rader lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
White misses with a left hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Oooooh!!! Rader has knocked White down with a huge combo! Rader steps away and waves a wobbly White back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rader is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Rader shuts the power down on White. Lights out, game over! Rader is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dennis Rader!
After winning the bout, Dennis Rader thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 1194 p4p, 1230 weight class) and Jonathan Boaler (ranked 156 p4p, 166 weight class). Ohoulihan comes to the cage accompanied by Bill Conti - Going The Distance. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus Ohoulihan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Boaler!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaler throws a series of punches but Ohoulihan avoids them all with ease.
Boaler lands a really nice looking cross but Ohoulihan seems unphased.
A lazy left from Ohoulihan finds it's target.
Boaler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boaler lands a really nice looking cross but Ohoulihan seems unphased.
Ohoulihan misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Boaler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ohoulihan misses with a hook
and Boaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boaler throws the left hand but Ohoulihan avoids the punch easily.
Boaler misses with a two punch combination.
Ohoulihan throws a big shot that misses.
Ohoulihan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boaler counters with a shoot takedown. Ohoulihan fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Ohoulihan wants to stand but Boaler is controlling the position.
Boaler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaler trying to control but Ohoulihan is working from the bottom.
Ohoulihan wants to stand up but Boaler is controlling him.
Ohoulihan pushes Boaler off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ohoulihan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boaler manages to avoid it.
Seamus Ohoulihan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohoulihan staying out of range there.
Ohoulihan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Ohoulihan finds it's way through Boaler's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan throws out a loose jab but Boaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohoulihan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boaler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ohoulihan throws a hook to the side of Boaler's head but Boaler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boaler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohoulihan digs a good hook to Boaler's body.
Ohoulihan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ohoulihan missing with a left hand there. Boaler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boaler is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut there from Ohoulihan.
It looks like Ohoulihan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ohoulihan misses with a double jab
and Boaler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ohoulihan's guard.
Boaler is looking to advance position but Ohoulihan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ohoulihan controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan is looking to stand but Boaler has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Boaler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ohoulihan tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Ohoulihan controlling from mount.
Ohoulihan trying to control but Boaler is having none of it.
Boaler wants to hold on but Ohoulihan pushes him away.
Ohoulihan controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boaler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boaler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ohoulihan get's back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Boaler blocks the low kick.
Ohoulihan scores with the left hand. Boaler knows he should have avoided that one.
Boaler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seamus Ohoulihan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohoulihan misses with a looping left.
Boaler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ohoulihan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from Boaler lands.
Boaler works Ohoulihan's body with a nice hook.
Boaler looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohoulihan is just out of range.
Ohoulihan lands a glancing blow to the side of Boaler's head.
Ohoulihan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boaler on the side of the head.
Ohoulihan misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Ohoulihan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boaler throws a hook to the side of Ohoulihan's head but Ohoulihan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boaler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ohoulihan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ohoulihan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Ohoulihan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ohoulihan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boaler manages to avoid it.
Ohoulihan misses with a wild combination.
Boaler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boaler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ohoulihan's hands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ohoulihan enables Boaler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ohoulihan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ohoulihan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boaler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boaler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ohoulihan up against the cage.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ohoulihan to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohoulihan is trying to maintain a safe position but Boaler gets an underhook and turns Ohoulihan into the cage.
Boaler letting Ohoulihan take a breather here.
A short right from Boaler.
Boaler tries a body shot but Ohoulihan blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Ohoulihan.
Boaler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boaler misses with a punch on the inside.
Boaler is pushing Ohoulihan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boaler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ohoulihan walks away with a smile on his face. Boaler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Seamus Ohoulihan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Boaler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan lands with a good body shot.
Ohoulihan misses the jab.
Ohoulihan clobbers Boaler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boaler misses with a kick to the body.
Boaler lands with a shot to the body.
Ohoulihan misses the jab.
Boaler feints the counter takedown.
Boaler throws a sloppy head kick and Ohoulihan moves out of range easily.
Boaler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ohoulihan throws an off balance right hand
and Boaler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ohoulihan scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Boaler manages to mount him!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boaler tries to take Ohoulihan's back but instead Ohoulihan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Boaler working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ohoulihan's thigh. Ohoulihan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boaler tries to free his leg and advance position but Ohoulihan is retaining full guard.
Ohoulihan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boaler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ohoulihan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four 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.
Ohoulihan keeping moving, preventing Boaler from controlling successfully.
Boaler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ohoulihan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boaler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ohoulihan wants to get back to his feet but Boaler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ohoulihan keeping full guard, as Boaler tries to pass.
Ohoulihan can't keep his opponent in guard - Boaler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonathan Boaler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ohoulihan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Boaler misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ohoulihan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ohoulihan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Ohoulihan misses.
Despite the aggression on Boaler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boaler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ohoulihan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ohoulihan throws the left hand but Boaler avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Ohoulihan.
Boaler misses with a looping left.
A big right from Boaler misses.
Ohoulihan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boaler can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohoulihan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ohoulihan drops Boaler with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boaler looks back up at him and smiles so Ohoulihan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Boaler is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohoulihan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boaler is still on wobbly legs! Can Ohoulihan finish him?
A cross from Ohoulihan lands.
Ohoulihan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaler throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Ohoulihan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boaler throws out a counter right but Ohoulihan avoids it with no problem.
Ohoulihan lunges at Boaler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boaler's hand.
Ohoulihan digs a good body shot into Boaler's ribs.
Ohoulihan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boaler seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Ohoulihan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boaler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boaler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan scores with a shot to the body.
Boaler staying out of range there.
Ohoulihan lands a jab to the head.
Ohoulihan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boaler.
Ohoulihan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan sizes up Boaler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Ohoulihan misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohoulihan cracks Boaler with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ohoulihan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Boaler to stand back up!
Ohoulihan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boaler.
Ohoulihan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ohoulihan cracks Boaler with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Boaler falls to his knees and Ohoulihan doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Ohoulihan!
Seamus Ohoulihan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seemah Feet (ranked 710 p4p, 751 weight class) and Wesley Shutes (ranked 103 p4p, 107 weight class). Feet comes to the cage accompanied by Footsteps (Go Higher). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seemah Feet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes tries to clinch but Feet is having none of it.
Feet misses with a low kick.
Shutes throws a low kick but Feet moves out of range easily.
Shutes tries a low kick but Feet avoids it.
Feet moves out of range of the body kick from Shutes.
Shutes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shutes tries to work over Feet's front leg with a kick but Feet checks it.
Feet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Feet lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Feet.
Shutes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Feet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shutes cracks Feet with an open hand slap.
Shutes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feet connects with a nice looking jab.
Feet connects with a crisp jab.
Feet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shutes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Shutes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Feet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Feet throws a body punch but Shutes moves out of range.
Shutes tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Feet misses with a leg kick.
Feet has closed the distance and engaged Shutes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feet.
Shutes blocking some punches.
Shutes blocking some punches.
Shutes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Feet blocks it with crossed arms.
Shutes pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feet.
Shutes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Feet has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Feet tries to score a body lock takedown but Shutes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Feet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shutes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Feet fails to land.
A short right from Feet on the inside.
Feet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes blocks an uppercut.
Feet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shutes blocking some punches.
Feet throws a punch but it's blocked by Shutes.
Feet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shutess head.
Shutes throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shutes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Feet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Feet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shutes stalls.
Feet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shutes is leaning against Feet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shutes tries to land knees in the clinch but Feet avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feet cracks Shutes with a nice body shot.
Feet tries to score a body lock takedown but Shutes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seemah Feet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shutes missing with knees to the body.
Feet cracks Shutes with a nice body shot.
Feet throws a head punch that misses.
Feet slowing the pace effectively.
Feet jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shutes walks away with a smile on his face. Feet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Feet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shutes.
Feet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Feet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shutes in his tracks.
Feet forces Shutes back against the cage and clinches.
Shutes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feet presses Shutes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Feet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Feet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Feet fails to land.
Shutes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feet misses with a punch on the inside.
Feet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shutes blocks a body shot from Feet.
Feet struggles to land a body shot inside as Shutes controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shutes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Feet.
Shutes takes a shot to the head.
Feet throws a punch but it's blocked by Shutes.
Feet tries to pull guard but Shutes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Feet on the inside.
Shutes gets underhooks to prevent Feet's takedown attempt.
Shutes blocks an uppercut.
Shutes taking a breather.
Feet has a couple of punches blocked by Shutes.
Feet has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shutes uses from the top position.
Feet has his feet on Shutes's thighs here. He's pushed Shutes off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Shutes screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seemah Feet!
Seemah Feet decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corona (ranked 144 p4p, 257 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 15 p4p, 31 weight class). Corona comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corona throws a body shot but no joy.
Corona fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Corona cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Corona throws a good cross that connects.
Corona misses with a straight left.
Corona lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Juan Corona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona takes one on the button.
Corona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Corona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
A shot to the liver by Corona. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Corona.
Corona bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Corona slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Corona misses with a straight right.
Corona chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Corona tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Corona connects with a high kick.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corona thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa jabs Corona to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Corona misses with a hook.
Corona connects with a crisp jab.
Corona misses with a straight left.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Corona's belly button to the back.
Corona throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Corona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Corona misses its intended target.
Corona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Corona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Corona misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corona was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corona lands a jab to the nose.
Corona throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
A jab from Corona does it's job there.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Corona.
Corona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Corona misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corona throws a right hand that misses
and Corona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Corona moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Corona is rocked!
Corona misses with a wild combination.
Oh Corona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corona lands with a kick to the temple. Barbosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Corona seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corona feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Corona lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Corona dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Corona.
Corona moves into range and connects with a jab.
Corona walks into a jab.
Corona slips under a jab.
Juan Corona is winning the standup battle so far.
Corona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corona misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corona throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corona can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Corona.
Corona misses with a low kick.
Donk. Corona catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Corona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corona pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corona scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Corona misses
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Corona with a hook.
Corona lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barbosa drops Corona with a left right combo! Barbosa follows him down to the ground into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corona looking for a sweep but Barbosa has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Barbosa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Corona tries to improve his position but instead Barbosa has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa struggling to keep hold of the position.
Corona trying to control the hands but Barbosa won't let him.
Barbosa working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Corona is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Corona fending off the submission attempt from Barbosa.
Corona tries to roll but Barbosa sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Barbosa gets his way!
Corona breaks Barbosa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Corona trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Corona advances position into side control!
Corona controlling the position.
Barbosa is trying to control Corona's posture but Corona avoids it.
Corona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Corona jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Barbosa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Barbosa and Corona has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Corona is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barbosa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barbosa struggling a bit here.
Corona is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corona working away.
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 Juan Corona will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corona with a jab.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corona sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Corona misses.
Corona tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Corona to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corona scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corona tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Corona.
Corona feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Corona with a series of wild strikes but Corona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Corona takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Corona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Corona moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Corona jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Corona.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Corona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Corona throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Corona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Corona.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbosa cracks Corona with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Corona tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Barbosa pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Corona is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Barbosa!
Daniel Barbosa is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Daniel Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Juan Corona was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn'.
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