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SFL 131 | Bangin vs Smart PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maki Tantor (ranked 2442 p4p, 2978 weight class) and Malachi Lawrence (ranked 317 p4p, 383 weight class). Malachi Lawrence has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174
15 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malachi Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tantor lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tantor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lawrence walks away with a smile on his face. Tantor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tantor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lawrence to the mat! Lawrence manages to get full guard.
Tantor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lawrence is trying to control Tantor's posture but Tantor avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tantor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tantor is staying tight to Lawrence's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tantor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lawrence wants to control but Tantor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tantor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tantor trying to mount his opponent but Lawrence defends it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We've been hearing good reports from Tantor'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.
Lawrence is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lawrence throws a combination that misses
and Tantor counters with a left and a right that stings Lawrence.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence punishes Tantor's body with a nice straight punch.
Tantor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor misses with a takedown attempt - Lawrence sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tantor.
Lawrence swings widly with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Tantor lands with a kick to the temple. Lawrence shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tantor doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Tantor throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Malachi Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maki Tantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Lawrence as Tantor shoots in.
Tantor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence lunges at Tantor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tantor's hand.
Tantor shoots in for a takedown but Lawrence shows good takedown defense.
Lawrence doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Tantor throws a big counter combination but Lawrence scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big right from Lawrence misses.
Tantor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lawrence sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tantor somewhat.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Tantor avoids nicely.
Tantor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Lawrence backs away, Tantor returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lawrence scores with a jab.
Tantor slips a jab from Lawrence.
Tantor fails with the takedown.
Lawrence drops Tantor with a left and a right! Oh, Tantor is hurt - Lawrence dives into side control looking to finish!
 Tantor is rocked!
Lawrence trying to control the position but Tantor is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malachi Lawrence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lawrence misses with a hook
and Tantor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lawrence cracks Tantor with a big right hand and Tantor goes down!
Oh Tantor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence trying to control but Tantor is working from the bottom.
Tantor seems to have got his legs back now.
Lawrence is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tantor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tantor has escaped and now he's on top!
Tantor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tantor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawrence is keeping the position for now.
Tantor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tantor content to stall in guard here.
Tantor trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawrence is trying to keep Tantor in close.
Lawrence controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence lands the left hand.
Lawrence throws out a powerful jab.
Maki Tantor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tantor shoots for a double leg takedown but Lawrence sprawls well. He's pushed Tantor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence throws a combination that misses
and Tantor counters with a two punch combo.
Lawrence lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lawrence slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malachi Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tantor tries to clinch up but Lawrence circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tantor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tantor tries for a takedown but Lawrence manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tantor.
Lawrence goes for a takedown attempt but Tantor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lawrence throws a lazy uppercut
and Tantor counters with a two punch combo.
Tantor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tantor moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawrence has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tantor scores with a shot to the side of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence tries to break free but Tantor pushes him back against the cage.
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lawrence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.
Tantor wants to clinch.
Tantor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tantor looks to land a combination. Lawrence sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malachi Lawrence will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
That's time! Tantor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tantor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut. Tantor saw that one coming.
Lawrence misses with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tantor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Tantor counters with a solid body kick.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tantor.
Lawrence with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tantor to score with a decent uppercut.
Lawrence throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Lawrence as Tantor shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tantor rushes Lawrence and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lawrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lawrence has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tantor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence gets underhooks to prevent Tantor's takedown attempt.
Tantor tries to land a knee to the head but Lawrence blocks with his arms.
Tantor manages to pull guard.
Tantor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawrence throws a strike but Tantor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lawrence wants to stand up but Tantor is controlling him.
Tantor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lawrence, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tantor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tantor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maki Tantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawrence connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tantor has a takedown stuffed.
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawrence tries to sprawl out of it but Tantor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawrence manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Tantor avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor clinches.
Lawrence tries to stall but Tantor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Lawrence.
Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
Tantor tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tantor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lawrence's waist but Lawrence gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tantor off to one side.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lawrence sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawrence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lawrence rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tantor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Tantor darts in trying to clinch
and Lawrence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malachi Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lawrence avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tantor tries to clinch up but Lawrence circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Tantor counters with a two punch combo.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tantor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maki Tantor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malachi Lawrence is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor.
Lawrence smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malachi Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawrence winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malachi Lawrence!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Winn (ranked 1863 p4p, 1173 weight class) and Eddie Kekoa (ranked 243 p4p, 156 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Winn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Kekoa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winn takes a swing at Kekoa's ribcage but misses.
Kekoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winn was well out of range. Poor timing from Kekoa.
An attempted straight right counter from Winn misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kekoa. Winn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kekoa takes a swing at Winn's ribcage but misses.
Winn throws a big counter combination but Kekoa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kekoa lands a body shot.
Kekoa throws a hook but Winn avoids it easily.
Winn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winn misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Kekoa finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kekoa has his foot on Winn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winn works his way back into a safe position though.
Winn lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa keeping moving, preventing Winn from controlling successfully.
Kekoa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kekoa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winn defends it easily.
Winn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Winn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kekoa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kekoa being controlled here, momentarily.
Kekoa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kekoa's head.
Winn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kekoa is looking for a triangle but Winn pushes his legs off easily.
Kekoa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Winn is working Kekoa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kekoa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winn is aware though and is defending well.
Winn lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Winn scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Winn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Winn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kekoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kekoa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winn defends it easily.
Kekoa looking for a guillotine here but Winn defends easily.
Winn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kekoa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa is looking for a triangle here but Winn uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kekoa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Winn is looking to take a break and control but Kekoa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kekoa regains half guard.
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 Jerome Winn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kekoa looks to land a right hand but Winn moved out of range.
Winn jabs Kekoa right on the nose. Kekoa blinks but takes it well.
A cross from Winn lands.
Kekoa takes a swing at Winn's ribcage but misses.
Winn moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Winn misses.
Winn throws a good cross that connects.
Winn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kekoa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Winn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kekoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Kekoa misses the target.
Winn wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Winn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winn.
Kekoa stuffs the takedown attempt from Winn. Winn gets slowly back to his feet.
Winn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jerome Winn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kekoa defends well and Winn ends up having to push Kekoa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kekoa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kekoa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kekoa.
Kekoa misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kekoa as the two fighters clinch.
Winn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kekoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kekoa.
Kekoa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kekoa tries to throw a body punch but Winn avoids it by throwing Kekoa back against the cage.
Kekoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kekoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kekoa lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Kekoa.
Winn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winn can't find room to land a body shot as Kekoa controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kekoa.
A right hook to the body lands for Kekoa.
Kekoa throws a head punch that misses.
Kekoa tries to work over Winn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kekoa misses with a body punch.
Winn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kekoa prevents a body shot from Winn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winn.
Kekoa breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kekoa does no damage.
Kekoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kekoa throws out a counter right but Winn avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Winn.
Winn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kekoa.
Winn lands with an uppercut that bounces Kekoa off the cage and back into range.
Kekoa throws a looping overhand right but Winn ducks down to avoid it.
Kekoa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winn finds it's way round the side to connect with Kekoa's head.
Kekoa's corner calls for a 1-2. Kekoa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kekoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Kekoa misses its intended target.
Kekoa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kekoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Winn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kekoa throws a hook but Winn blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Kekoa.
Winn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kekoa.
Winn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kekoa circles away quickly and effectively.
Kekoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Winn moves out of range of the strikes.
Winn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winn drops his hands momentarily and Kekoa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Winn misses with a hook
and Kekoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winn misses with a wild body shot.
Jerome Winn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winn takes a swing at Kekoa's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Kekoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Winn throws a jab but it's blocked by Kekoa.
Kekoa throws a head kick but Winn moves out of range.
Winn connects with a body shot that sends Kekoa's belly button to the back.
Kekoa scores with a body shot.
Winn misses with a right hand
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
Winn throws a jab when Kekoa was well out of range.
Kekoa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kekoa throws a right hand that misses
and Winn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kekoa, as that shot connected.
Kekoa throws a hook but Winn avoids it easily.
Winn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winn blocks a head kick by Kekoa.
Eddie Kekoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kekoa throws the left hand but Winn avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn throws a right hand that Kekoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kekoa also avoids with ease.
Kekoa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winn finds it's way round the side to connect with Kekoa's head.
Winn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kekoa tries to avoid it but Winn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kekoa to the ground. Kekoa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Kekoa misses.
Kekoa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Kekoa misses.
It looked like Winn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kekoa misses with a body shot.
Winn lands a body shot.
Winn staying out of range there.
Kekoa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winn misses the shot to the body.
Winn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Winn slips under a jab from Kekoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winn misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winn looks to land a right hand but Kekoa moved out of range.
Kekoa looks to land a combination but Winn avoids it well.
Winn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kekoa has time to react.
Winn throws a right hand that Kekoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kekoa also avoids with ease.
Eddie Kekoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kekoa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Winn moves forwards but Kekoa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kekoa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kekoa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Kekoa.
Kekoa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winn on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winn moves into the clinch.
Winn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kekoa breaks the clinch.
Kekoa looks to land a right hand but Winn moved out of range.
Winn throws a right hand that Kekoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kekoa also avoids with ease.
Kekoa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Winn lunges at Kekoa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kekoa's hand.
Kekoa throws a head kick that misses.
Kekoa lands with a right hand.
Winn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kekoa's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kekoa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winn is aware though and is defending well.
Kekoa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kekoa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winn wants to control from the top but Kekoa keeps moving.
Kekoa looking for subs off his back but Winn has passed one foot through into half guard.
Winn lands strikes from half guard.
Winn is nestled in close to Kekoa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kekoa tries to get to full guard but Winn has control of the leg.
Winn is nestled in close to Kekoa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie Kekoa.
I think Kekoa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David McDonald (ranked 1217 p4p, 402 weight class) and Raate Road (ranked 161 p4p, 65 weight class). Road has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raate Road!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Road's guard.
Road is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McDonald distracts Road with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McDonald controlling from the top position.
McDonald advances position into side control!
Road takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road can't do much from the bottom here.
McDonald misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Road is looking for a sweep.
McDonald trying to control the action but Road is working from the bottom.
Road is trying to improve his position.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Road keeps working.
Road is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McDonald off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control the hands but Road won't let him.
Road has the hooks in. McDonald is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Road scores with strikes from the back.
Road scores with punches to the body.
Road lands shots from the back.
Road lands a shot to the head.
McDonald can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road misses with a punch to the head.
McDonald can't escape the position.
Road is trying to stick to McDonald's back but McDonald is turning into Road. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Road's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McDonald.
McDonald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McDonald won't allow Road to sweep him here.
McDonald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Road looking for a guillotine here but McDonald defends easily.
Road looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Road is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Road avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Road's guard.
Road looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald is just content to waste time from the top position. Road takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raate Road will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Road rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Road stuffs the takedown attempt from McDonald. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Road moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Road throws a low kick but McDonald moves out of range easily.
McDonald throws a head kick but Road moves out of range.
McDonald throws a body punch but Road moves out of range.
Road throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Road. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Road.
McDonald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Road circles away.
Road lands with an uppercut that bounces McDonald off the cage and back into range.
Road tries a head kick but it misses.
Road scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws out a loose jab but Road uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raate Road seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Road's corner calls for a 1-2. Road obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Road lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDonald at a distance.
Raate Road is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Road scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Road keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Road.
Road has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Road tries a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Road lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonald's head.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Road's leg but Road calmly moves out of range.
Road connects with an inside leg kick.
Road uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonald has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Road.
Road tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Road is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Road crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McDonald - the referee stops the clock and Road gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McDonald. Road manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McDonald takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Road avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Raate Road seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald slips under a jab from Road.
Road looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And McDonald counters with a quick kick to the body but Road blocks it.
Road throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonald counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from McDonald'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.
Road is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McDonald with a nice head shot there.
McDonald won't allow Road to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDonald stands up over Road, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Road escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McDonald gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McDonald content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
Road has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Road looking for a sweep. Not yet Road, not yet.
Road is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McDonald defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McDonald's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Road scores with a punch to the head.
Road goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And McDonald counters with a quick kick to the body but Road blocks it.
McDonald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Road misses with a body shot.
And McDonald counters with a quick kick to the body but Road blocks it.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Road.
Road throws a head kick that half lands.
Road pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Road avoids it.
McDonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Road.
Road scores with a decent looking hook.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Road circles away easily
and Road counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Road misses with the body kick
and McDonald counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McDonald working over Road with some ground and pound. Road looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is trying to control. Road wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McDonald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McDonald is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McDonald is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Road is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald seems to be looking for submissions.
David McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Road is looking for a sweep. McDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Road is pressing down on McDonald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McDonald won't allow Road to sweep him here.
McDonald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Road is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Road.
Road looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McDonald blocks a leg kick.
Road fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald tries to counter with a takedown but Road is quick to defend against it.
McDonald scores with a nice right hand.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
McDonald goes for a double leg but Road avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Road continues to drive forward.
McDonald has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Road is trying to keep an underhook but McDonald manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Road wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Road trying to control from the bottom.
Road taking some punishment here, with McDonald in his half guard.
Road trying to control but McDonald postures up.
Road regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McDonald.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raate Road.
I've got Road winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Raate Road!
Raate Road decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 527 p4p, 545 weight class) and Darwin Budluvski (ranked 77 p4p, 78 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darwin Budluvski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budluvski loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Budluvski throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Budluvski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Budluvski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Budluvski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Budluvski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budluvski looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Budluvski walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Budluvski missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Budluvski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Budluvski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Budluvski is holding on for now.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Budluvski tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva working Budluvski over with strikes.
Silva working Budluvski over with strikes.
Silva throwing shots but Budluvski is blocking nicely.
Budluvski tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Silva manages to move to mount!
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva lands a big shot to the head and Budluvski winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
A very excited looking Manuel Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valen Dreth (ranked 607 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 72 p4p, 110 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tomcic!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreth throws a head kick that misses.
Tomcic slips under a jab from Dreth.
Tomcic motions for Dreth to come forward. Tomcic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dreth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomcic blocks a jab.
Dreth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tomcic wants to control but Dreth postures up.
Tomcic looking for a sweep but Dreth has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tomcic tries to hold on but Dreth postures up.
Tomcic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tomcic working to try and regain half guard.
Tomcic tries to lock up and control but Dreth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth working Tomcic over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Dreth.
Dreth is looking to work his way around to Tomcic's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Tomcic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tomcic looking for submissions off his back.
Tomcic is looking to improve his position.
Dreth seems to be looking for submissions.
Dreth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tomcic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic trying to hold on to Dreth's head to control him but Dreth postures up.
Dreth is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tomcic reverses the position - he's now on top in Dreth's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomcic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dreth is keeping the position for now.
Dreth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dreth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomcic chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic pushing down on Dreth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tomcic trying to mount his opponent but Dreth defends it.
Dreth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tomcic is working away from the top position though.
Tomcic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tomcic is just content to waste time from the top position. Dreth takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tomcic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dreth's head.
Tomcic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dreth is trying to control the position but Tomcic postures up.
Tomcic pushing down on Dreth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth manages to get to full guard.
Tomcic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dreth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tomcic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dreth is keeping the position for now.
Tomcic keeps trying to improve his position.
Tomcic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dreth can't keep his opponent in guard - Tomcic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that round.
That's time! Dreth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dreth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomcic flicks out a counter leg kick but Dreth steps away.
Dreth shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tomcic is looking for a sweep. Dreth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tomcic is looking to get back to full guard here but Dreth has managed to pass to side control instead.
Tomcic is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dreth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomcic keeps working.
Tomcic tries to bench press Dreth off him but Dreth keeps the position.
Dreth landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic tries to improve position but can't.
Dreth working away.
Tomcic manages to get back to half guard.
Dreth is looking to advance position but Tomcic won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dreth lands a nice short elbow.
Dreth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tomcic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tomcic wants to get back to full guard but Dreth has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic is trying to escape the mount.
We've been hearing that Dreth has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dreth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tomcic working to try and regain half guard.
Tomcic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tomcic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dreth tries to pass to full mount but Tomcic defends it.
Tomcic is looking for a sweep. Dreth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic moves into full guard.
Tomcic wants to sweep here but Dreth controlling him for the moment.
Dreth wants to control from the top but Tomcic keeps moving.
Dreth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tomcic is looking for a triangle but Dreth pushes his legs off easily.
Tomcic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth trying to control but Tomcic postures up.
Tomcic seems to be working for a kimura but Dreth defends the submission attempt.
Tomcic is trying to work for a kimura but Dreth is defending well.
Tomcic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomcic is looking to take a break and control but Dreth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dreth tries to get to full guard but Tomcic has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dreth motions for Tomcic to come forward. Dreth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dreth gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tomcic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dreth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tomcic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tomcic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomcic postures up in Dreth's guard and throws a big left but Dreth blocks it.
Dreth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomcic pushes down on Dreth's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dreth is refusing to be controlled, as Tomcic sits in half guard.
Tomcic slips a nice elbow through Dreth's hands, connecting with Dreth's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dreth trying to control from the bottom.
Dreth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tomcic works his way into full mount!
Tomcic with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tomcic throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic lands a nice shot to the head.
Vladimir Tomcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomcic landing shots from mount.
Dreth is working to get back to half guard.
Tomcic wants to control the pace but Dreth is squirming around nicely.
Tomcic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dreth is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Dreth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vladimir Tomcic has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dreth tries to hold on but Tomcic pushes him away.
Tomcic lands a heavy elbow.
Tomcic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tomcic throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tomcic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dreth can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tomcic looking to control but Dreth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dreth is looking to improve his position but Tomcic isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic with good strikes from the mount here!
Tomcic lands a heavy elbow.
Dreth avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tomcic.
Tomcic landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dreth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tomcic throws a sloppy strike and Dreth uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Dreth has ended up in Tomcic's guard.
Tomcic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dreth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dreth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomcic looking for a guillotine here but Dreth defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Tomcic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dreth 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valen Dreth!
An out of breath Valen Dreth thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 488 p4p, 324 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 58 p4p, 40 weight class). Finch has chosen Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin connects with an inside leg kick.
Finch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gavin 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.
Gavin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gavin feints and then cracks Finch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finch down.
Gavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finch checks it well.
Gavin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin feints a jab promting Finch to slip. Gavin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Finch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gavin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gavin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finch on the side of the head.
Gavin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gavin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
A little feinted left hand from Gavin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch scores with a sloppy right hand. Gavin should have avoided that one.
Gavin takes one to the chin there.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
Finch misses with a straight right.
Finch with the inside leg kick.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
Gavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gavin.
A jab from Finch misses.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick lands for Gavin.
Gavin throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin drives through and clinches with Finch against the cage.
A short right from Gavin.
Finch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gavin throws a punch but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Finch.
Finch trying to land knees to the body.
Finch working aggressively here.
Finch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin throws a right hand that Finch ducks under and follows up with a left that Finch also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Finch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gavin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finch's sensitive parts.
A jab from Gavin misses.
Gavin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gavin forces Finch back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gavin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finch tries a knee to the head but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands a nice uppercut.
Gavin scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Gavin.
Gavin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Gavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Gavin scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin.
Gavin throws a punch but it's blocked by Finch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gavin.
Finch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finch trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Finch gets through Gavin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Gavin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finch scores with a shot to the side of Gavin's head.
Gavin struggles to land a body shot inside as Finch controls his hands.
Finch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
Gavin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gavin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Gavin jabs at Finch's body.
Finch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Finch checks the leg kick.
Gavin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finch on the side of the head.
Finch swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin lands a nice shot that snaps Finch's head back.
Gavin tries to clinch but Finch moves out of range.
Gavin scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gavin. That's going to slow Finch down.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Gavin with a jab.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin walks into a jab.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice shot by Gavin.
Finch misses with a straight left.
As Finch backs away, Gavin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gavin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Gavin as he checks the leg kick.
Gavin throws a right hand that misses
letting Finch counter with a right hand.
Gavin cracks Finch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gavin is looking to slow Finch down with leg kicks.
Gavin gets a clinch.
Gavin tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gavin blocks an uppercut.
Finch misses with a punch on the inside.
Finch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short body shot lands from Gavin as the two fighters clinch.
Finch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gavin misses with the head strike.
Tommy Gavin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Gavin works on Finch's body with a couple of short punches.
Finch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gavin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finch leaning against his opponent.
Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finch unleashes a big counter combination but Gavin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gavin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gavin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Gavin.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
Nice uppercut lands for Gavin. That snapped Finch's head back.
Finch tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gavin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finch.
Gavin throws a good cross that connects.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gavin tries to clinch but Finch is having none of it.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Finch misses with a left hand
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tommy Gavin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin walks into a stiff left hand from Finch.
Gavin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finch under the eye.
A left lands for Gavin.
Finch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Finch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Gavin.
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin connects with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gavin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Finch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gavin - the referee stops the clock and Finch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gavin. Finch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gavin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finch digs a right hand into Gavin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gavin's gas tank.
Gavin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finch can do to turn this around?
Finch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Finch.
Finch throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finch misses with a hook
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Gavin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finch unleashes a big counter combination but Gavin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Finch staying out of range there.
Gavin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
That kick from Gavin tenderised Finch's leg. Finch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gavin throws a hook but Finch avoids it easily.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Gavin with the inside leg kick.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Gavin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Gavin.
Gavin throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Gavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin jabs at Finch's body.
Gavin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gavin catches Finch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Gavin cracks Finch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gavin tries to land a front kick but Finch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Finch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Finch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Gavin misses.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Finch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Finch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
Finch throws out a counter right but Gavin avoids it with no problem.
Gavin connects with a looping right hand.
Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch tries to land a front kick but Gavin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Gavin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Gavin cracks Finch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finch throws a series of punches but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gavin slips under a jab from Finch.
Gavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gavin tries to clinch up but Finch circles away and keeps his distance.
Gavin connects with a leg kick.
Gavin with the inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Gavin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
Gavin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gavin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Finch checks a leg kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Finch as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Gavin. Those never looked like landing.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin connects with the punch.
Finch slips under a jab.
Gavin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Finch. Finch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gavin.
Gavin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Finch.
Finch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin lands a jab to Finch's midsection.
Finch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gavin!
Gavin motions for Finch to come forward. Gavin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finch tries a head kick but it misses.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
Finch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gavin. Gavin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch misses with a head kick.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin throws a leg kick which misses Finch's front leg but catches the back leg as Finch tries to avoid it.
Finch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A cross from Gavin lands.
Gavin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin connects with the punch.
Finch throws a head kick that misses
and Gavin counters with a low kick, right behind Finch 's knee.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Gavin misses.
Gavin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch slips a jab from Gavin.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Gavin lands a jab to Finch's midsection.
Gavin moves in looking to clinch but Finch pushes him off.
Finch misses with a combination
and Gavin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gavin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gavin feints and then cracks Finch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finch down.
Atticus Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch staying out of range there.
It seemed like Finch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gavin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Gavin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 166 p4p, 562 weight class) and Mama Tosen (ranked 19 p4p, 67 weight class). Tax Payer comes into the arena with Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mama Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tax Payer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tosen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tosen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tax Payer.
Tosen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tosen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Tax Payer misses.
Tosen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tosen with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen lands a nice hook to Tax Payer's body. Tax Payer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tosen wants to land a leg kick but Tax Payer is out of range.
Tosen swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tosen to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tosen misses the target.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tax Payer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tax Payer lands with a slapping head kick.
Tax Payer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tosen's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tosen moves away.
Tax Payer throws out a loose jab but Tosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tax Payer slips a jab from Tosen.
Tax Payer connects with a jab.
Tosen cracks Tax Payer with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tax Payer takes a swing at Tosen's ribcage but misses.
Tosen misses with a straight left.
Tosen misses with a hook. Tax Payer ducked under it nicely.
Tax Payer tries to score with a low kick but Tosen moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tosen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tax Payer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tosen.
Tax Payer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tosen ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a kick to the body.
Tosen throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tax Payer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tosen swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tax Payer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer throws a shot from downtown. Tosen moves away and avoids it.
Tosen throws a hook but Tax Payer blocks it.
Tax Payer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tosen throws a lazy uppercut
and Tax Payer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Tax Payer dominated that round.
That's time! Tax Payer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mama Tosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tosen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tosen throws a chopping leg kick but Tax Payer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crunch! Tax Payer slams his shin into Tosen's torso.
Tax Payer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tosen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tosen tries to land a leg kick but Tax Payer saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tax Payer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tosen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tax Payer cracks Tosen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tax Payer.
Tosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tax Payer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Tax Payer misses the target.
Tosen misses with a lunging right hand
and Tax Payer counters with a left to the body.
Tax Payer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tax Payer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tax Payer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tosen can do to turn this around?
Tosen misses with an uppercut.
Tax Payer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tosen misses with a lunging right hand
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp one two that drops Tosen! Tax Payer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tosen to his feet! Tosen is in big trouble!
 Tosen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosen pushes Tax Payer up against the cage in a clinch.
Tosen misses with a body punch.
Tosen tries to land knees in the clinch but Tax Payer avoids the damage to the body.
Tax Payer tries to work over Tosen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tosen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tax Payer breaks from the clinch.
Tax Payer throws a lazy uppercut
and Tosen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tax Payer thinking.
Tax Payer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tosen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tax Payer.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses the shot to the body.
Tosen connects with a body shot.
Tosen scores with a jab.
Tax Payer throws a looping overhand right but Tosen ducks down to avoid it.
Tosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen misses with a looping right.
It looked like Tax Payer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tax Payer misses with a wild body shot.
Tax Payer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tosen momentarily.
Tax Payer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Tax Payer finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Tax Payer.
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 Finnish Tax Payer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tosen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tosen misses the target.
It looked like Tax Payer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tax Payer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tax Payer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tosen to counter with a crisp jab.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tosen.
Tax Payer catches Tosen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tax Payer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tosen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Tosen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tax Payer throws a right and a left that Tosen avoids nicely.
Tosen loads up on a big right hand but Tax Payer slips the punch.
A jab from Tosen does it's job there.
Tosen misses with a straight right.
Tosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tax Payer cracks Tosen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tax Payer moves forwards but Tosen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tax Payer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tosen.
Tax Payer throws a shot to the body.
Tosen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tax Payer. That one must have hurt.
Finnish Tax Payer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh!!! Tax Payer has knocked Tosen down with a huge combo! Tax Payer steps away and waves a wobbly Tosen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tosen is still on wobbly legs! Can Tax Payer finish him?
Tax Payer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tosen seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Tosen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tosen.
Tax Payer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tosen.
Tax Payer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tax Payer was well out of range. Poor timing from Tosen.
Tosen punishes Tax Payer's body with a nice straight punch.
Tax Payer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tosen throws the left hand but Tax Payer avoids the punch easily.
Tosen slips under a jab.
Tax Payer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tosen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a series of strikes. Tosen will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Tax Payer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tax Payer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Tax Payer!
Our winner, Finnish Tax Payer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brawler (ranked 237 p4p, 115 weight class) and Roli Poli (ranked 37 p4p, 19 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Bobby Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Poli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poli dodges the punch combination from Brawler.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
Brawler tests Poli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Brawler tenderised Poli's leg. Poli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been told by Brawler's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brawler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poli is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Brawler misses the target.
Brawler throws a low kick but Poli avoids it.
Brawler sets himself, and Poli steps forward looking for the clinch! Brawler avoids it this time.
Poli swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poli checks a leg kick.
Brawler backing away here, and Poli unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brawler.
Brawler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Poli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Brawler.
A shot to the body from Brawler misses
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Poli throws a sloppy head kick and Brawler moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler misses the shot to the body.
Brawler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poli.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Brawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poli missing with a left hand there. Brawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
Poli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Brawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poli throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Poli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Brawler cracks Poli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brawler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brawler.
Brawler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Brawler.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Brawler misses with a shot to the body
and Poli counters with a two punch combo.
Brawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poli moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli stuns Brawler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Brawler cracks Poli with an open hand slap.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Brawler's shoulder, as Brawler tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Brawler misses.
Brawler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poli moves forwards but Brawler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brawler misses with a low kick.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poli staying out of range there.
Poli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poli moves out of range as Brawler strikes.
Poli throws a wild body kick that Brawler sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Brawler misses
and Poli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brawler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brawler connects with the punch.
A jab from Brawler misses.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Poli blocks the body kick.
A jab from Brawler misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brawler.
A jab from Poli misses.
Brawler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Poli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brawlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poli moves out of range of the strikes.
Poli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poli throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler looks to land a body kick but Poli moved away.
Brawler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Brawler throws a front kick aimed at Poli's knee but Poli avoids it well.
Brawler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poli slips under a jab.
Poli needs to keep his hands up - Brawler had a free shot at his head there.
Poli slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poli! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Brawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poli tries to counter with a clinch but Brawler shakes him off and moves away.
Poli throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Poli misses.
Poli lands with a kick to the temple. Brawler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poli misses with a head kick.
Poli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
A shot to the liver by Poli. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brawler lands a glancing blow to the side of Poli's head.
Brawler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poli.
An inside leg kick from Brawler misses.
Brawler misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poli! But no joy.
Poli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brawler scores with a jab to the head.
Brawler misses with a low kick as Poli jumps back.
Poli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Brawler blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Poli.
Brawler swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Brawler takes a swing at Poli's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brawler. That's going to slow Poli down.
Poli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poli misses with a straight right.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Brawler throws out a leg kick but Poli moves out of range and Brawler only half commits.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roli Poli will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Poli throws a hook but Brawler avoids it easily.
Poli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brawler.
Brawler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Poli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Brawler.
Brawler lands a jab to the nose.
Brawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
Brawler misses with a right hand
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
Poli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick from Poli, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Poli misses.
Brawler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poli scores with a head kick. Brawler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Poli drives through and clinches with Brawler against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Brawler.
Brawler breaks from the clinch.
Poli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
Brawler scores with the left hand. Poli knows he should have avoided that one.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brawler tried to counter with a leg kick but Poli avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brawler throws a poor cross that misses
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Brawler throws a leg kick but Poli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poli walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Brawler.
Brawler misses with an uppercut. Poli saw that one coming.
Poli throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Poli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brawler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brawler misses with a looping right.
Poli misses with a straight left.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
Brawler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brawler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Poli backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Brawler tenderised Poli's leg. Poli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brawler misses with a right hand
and Poli finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brawler throws a front kick aimed at Poli's knee but Poli avoids it well.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brawler. That's going to slow Poli down.
Brawler throws a poor cross that misses
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poli lands with a kick to the temple. Brawler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brawler defending well as Poli loads up on a big left hand.
Brawler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Brawler.
Poli fakes the leg kick and cracks Brawler in the body.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
Brawler takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brawler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poli in his tracks.
Brawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Brawler.
Roli Poli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brawler.
Brawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poli moves out of range of the body kick.
Brawler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poli is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Poli backs away, Brawler returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Poli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Brawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poli manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Poli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Poli lands a jab to Brawler's midsection.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brawler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poli - the referee stops the clock and Brawler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poli. Brawler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brawler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brawler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poli momentarily.
Brawler staying out of range there.
Poli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brawler appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Brawler.
Poli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brawler. Brawler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Poli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brawler under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli tries to work over Brawler's front leg with a kick but Brawler checks it.
Brawler slips a straight right by Poli.
Poli misses with a hook.
Brawler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Brawler throws a wild body kick that Poli sees coming a mile off.
Poli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler throws a body kick that misses
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poli fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brawler throws a leg kick that misses.
Poli throws a head kick but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler staying out of range there.
Poli throws a hook but Brawler blocks it.
Poli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Brawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poli.
Brawler works Poli's body with a nice hook.
Poli blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Poli.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brawler.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler throws a solid leg kick but Poli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brawler.
Poli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli connects with a right hand. Brawler shakes it off.
Brawler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roli Poli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poli checks a leg kick.
Brawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Brawler is looking to chop away at Poli's legs.
Good leg kick by Poli.
A big left from Poli misses.
Brawler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poli.
A big right from Poli misses.
Brawler moves out of range as Poli throws a body kick.
Brawler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Poli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brawler.
Brawler swings widly with a right hand
letting Poli counter with a right hand.
Brawler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler lands a glancing blow to the side of Poli's head.
Brawler cracks Poli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brawler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brawler.
Poli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brawler with a nice cross.
Brawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
Brawler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Poli's head.
Brawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brawler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poli on the side of the head.
Brawler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poli. That did some damage!
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
Brawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Poli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poli tries to clinch up but Brawler circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Brawler misses.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brawler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brawler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poli raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Brawler moved out of range.
Bobby Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawler is looking to slow Poli down with leg kicks.
Brawler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Poli blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Poli misses.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Poli misses with a head kick.
Brawler cracks Poli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brawler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Poli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler throws a series of punches but Poli moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Brawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brawler misses with an uppercut.
Brawler just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poli! But no joy.
Poli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brawler looks to land a left hand but Poli moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poli.
Poli throws a head kick but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler tries to bum rush Poli with a series of wild strikes but Poli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Brawler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Brawler is predictable there
and Brawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brawler misses with an uppercut. Poli saw that one coming.
That kick from Brawler tenderised Poli's leg. Poli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poli takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Poli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brawler with a hook.
Poli throws a leg kick but Brawler checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brawler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poli clinches up with Brawler and pushes him back against the cage.
Poli swings wildly with an uppercut but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brawler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poli backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poli prevents a body shot from Brawler.
Poli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poli struggles to land a body shot inside as Brawler controls his hands.
Poli misses with some punches.
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brawler prevents a body shot from Poli.
A shot in the inside from Brawler.
Brawler tries a body shot but Poli blocks it.
Poli misses with a body punch.
Brawler tries to work over Poli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brawler backwards.
Brawler scores with a hook to the body.
Poli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler tries to throw a body punch but Poli avoids it by throwing Brawler back against the cage.
Poli prevents a body shot from Brawler.
Poli lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Brawler.
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Brawler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Poli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roli Poli!
Roli Poli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 24 p4p, 128 weight class) and Peter Smart (ranked 6 p4p, 21 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Smart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Smart misses.
Bangin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Smart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bangin.
Smart checks the leg kick.
Smart checks the leg kick.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Smart.
Bangin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smart just manages to avoid it.
Smart misses with a looping left.
Bangin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bangin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bangin connects with a leg kick.
Bangin misses with a kick to the body.
Smart steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bangin.
Smart connects with a solid leg kick.
Smart shoots in looking for a takedown. Bangin tries to sprawl out of it but Smart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bangin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart tries a head kick but it misses.
Bangin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Smart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart misses with an uppercut
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smart.
Izzy Bangin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bangin throws a chopping leg kick but Smart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Smart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smart was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Bangin moves out of range as Smart strikes.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Smart.
Smart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smart has closed the distance and engaged Bangin in a clinch.
Bangin breaks the clinch.
Smart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smart throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
A big left from Bangin misses.
Nice sprawl there from Bangin as Smart shoots in.
Bangin connects with a crisp jab.
Bangin scores with a decent looking hook.
Bangin connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smart. Bangin 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!
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Smart looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Smart is predictable there
and Bangin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smart moves into the clinch.
Bangin is trying to break free.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bangin gets through Smart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bangin prevents a body shot from Smart.
Smart blocks an uppercut.
Bangin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smart tries for a takedown. No joy.
Izzy Bangin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Smart.
Bangin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bangin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bangins head.
Smart misses with some punches.
Bangin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smart wants a takedown but no success here.
Smart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bangin backwards.
Smart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bangin lands an uppercut.
Bangin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smart blocks an uppercut.
Bangin gets through Smart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Bangin.
Smart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bangin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangin.
Smart checks a leg kick nicely.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smart.
Bangin throws the kick towards the body but Smart avoids it.
Smart shoots and misses
and Bangin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bangin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bangin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bangin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smart shoots in and gets a takedown into Bangin's guard.
Bangin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Smart presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smart misses with a body punch.
Smart misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smart tries to clinch but Bangin is having none of it.
Bangin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smart.
Bangin 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
Bangin scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Smart misses the target.
Bangin with a jab.
Bangin tries to work over Smart's front leg with a kick but Smart checks it.
Smart walks into a stiff left hand from Bangin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
Bangin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smart lands with a straight right. Bangin didn't see that one coming.
Smart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bangin as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that round.
That's time! Bangin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bangin feints and then cracks Smart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smart down.
A jab lands there for Bangin.
Smart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bangin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bangin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smart. That one must have hurt.
Crunch! Bangin slams his shin into Smart's torso.
Smart blocks a jab.
Smart doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smart looks to land a left hand but Bangin moved out of range nicely.
Bangin looks to throw a body kick
and Smart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smart fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart missing with a left hand there. Bangin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Izzy Bangin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bangin scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smart's sensitive parts.
Bangin throws a lazy right hand but Smart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bangin with the inside leg kick.
Smart is looking to slow Bangin down with leg kicks.
Bangin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bangin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smart is able to avoid easily.
Bangin looks to land a left hand but Smart moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Smart as he connects with a hook.
Bangin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bangin, as that shot connected.
Bangin blocks a leg kick.
Smart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bangin.
Smart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangin blocks a jab.
Smart checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bangin misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Smart tries to counter it with a takedown but Bangin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smart scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bangin misses with a looping left.
Smart throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bangin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smart is in Bangin's guard.
Bangin manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Smart has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
Bangin breaks from the clinch.
Smart misses with a wild body shot.
Smart ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Smart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bangin circles away.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bangin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smart tries to clinch up but Bangin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin throws a wild body kick that Smart sees coming a mile off.
Bangin slips a straight right by Smart.
A swing and a miss from Bangin.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Bangin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smart takes a step back to recover.
Bangin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smart throws out the jab.
Smart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin lands with a nice body kick.
Bangin feints and then cracks Smart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smart down.
Smart misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Smart misses its intended target.
Bangin feints and then cracks Smart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smart down.
Smart missing with a left hand there. Bangin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bangin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smart moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab from Bangin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bangin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smart can do to turn this around?
Smart looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smart moves out of range of the body kick.
Bangin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smart.
Smart looks to land a combination but Bangin avoids it well.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Smart is just out of range.
Smart misses with a straight right.
Smart throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Smart misses with an uppercut. Bangin saw that one coming.
Bangin scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bangin.
Bangin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smarts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bangin feints and then cracks Smart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smart down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smart tries to land a leg kick but Bangin saw it coming and moves away.
Peter Smart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Smart is just out of range.
Bangin blocks a jab.
Smart connects with a body shot that sends Bangin's belly button to the back.
Bangin throws a hook but Smart avoids it easily.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bangin tries to score with a low kick but Smart moves his leg out of the way.
Smart throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bangin misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Smart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smart swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin misses with a lunging right hand
and Smart counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bangin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smart.
Bangin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bangin throws a low kick but Smart avoids it.
That kick from Bangin tenderised Smart's leg. Smart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bangin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin has a couple of punches blocked by Smart.
Bangin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smart's elbow.
Bangin blocking some punches.
Bangin misses with some punches.
Smart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bangin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Smart.
Smart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bangin lands a hook that snaps the head of Smart backwards.
Smart misses with a punch to the body.
Smart blocks an uppercut.
Smart blocking some punches.
Smart tries to throw a body punch but Bangin avoids it by throwing Smart back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bangin.
Bangin misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smart.
Smart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bangin's elbow.
Bangin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bangin gets underhooks to prevent Smart's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smart takes a shot to the head.
Smart misses with the head strike.
Bangin misses with a body punch.
Bangin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Bangin slips a straight right by Smart.
Smart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smart misses with a body shot.
Smart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smart misses with a low kick as Bangin jumps back.
Smart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bangin on the side of the head.
Bangin scores with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smart or perhaps it was just good defense by Bangin, which made it look bad.
Izzy Bangin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Smart.
Smart has Bangin up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Smart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smart moves away from the strike by Bangin.
Bangin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bangin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smart manages to avoid it.
Smart throws a leg kick but Bangin moved away.
Bangin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bangin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smart checks a leg kick nicely.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smart closes the distance and clinches up with Bangin, looking for a takedown. Smart pushes Bangin against the cage but Bangin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smart connects with a nice short shot to Bangin's temple.
Bangin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smart.
Nice strikes from Smart there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smart tries to free his leg and advance position but Bangin is retaining full guard.
Bangin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bangin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Smart has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
Bangin has a couple of punches blocked by Smart.
A right hook to the body lands for Smart.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smart blocks an uppercut.
Smart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smart cracks Bangin with a nice body shot.
Smart throws a punch but it's blocked by Bangin.
Bangin scores with a shot to the side of Smart's head.
Bangin misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smart moves out of range of the strikes.
Smart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bangin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Smart.
Bangin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smart.
Smart stuns Bangin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bangin there.
Smart misses the jab.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Smart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart takes one to the side of the head.
Smart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smart misses with a body kick.
It looked like Bangin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bangin clobbers Smart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smart checks a low kick from Bangin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Smart.
Smart drops his hands momentarily and Bangin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bangin kicks Smart off and gets to his feet.
Bangin is looking to slow Smart down with leg kicks.
Smart keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smart looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Bangin throws a hook but Smart blocks it.
Bangin throws the left hand but Smart avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Bangin.
Smart fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart drives through with a takedown into Bangin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Izzy Bangin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bangin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smart throws an elbow that misses. Bangin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smart's guard. Nice move by Bangin!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smart looking for a sweep. Not yet Smart, not yet.
Smart is trying to control the position but Bangin postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart wants to sweep here but Bangin controlling him for the moment.
Smart working a defensive guard here.
Bangin stands and throws Smart's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bangin just content to control the position.
Smart is looking for a sweep.
Bangin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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.
Smart struggling a bit here.
Smart is looking to regain half guard here but Bangin keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Smart's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smart is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin had his way with Peter Smart in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bangin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smart looks to land a left hand but Bangin moved out of range nicely.
Bangin misses with a straight left.
Smart looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Smart moved out of range.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Smart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Smart lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangin off the cage and back into range.
Smart throws a poor cross that misses
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bangin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smart checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smart at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smart.
Bangin tried to score with a low kick but Smart checks it.
Smart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smart throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin connects with a jab.
Smart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangin scores with a kick to the body.
Smart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
A low kick lands for Bangin.
Smart tries to close the distance and clinch but Bangin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, jab by Bangin - just one landing.
Smart blocks a leg kick.
Bangin digs a good hook to Smart's body.
Smart throws out a leg kick but Bangin moves out of range and Smart only half commits.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
Smart thumps Bangin with a low kick.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smart throws a hook but Bangin blocks it.
Smart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bangin.
Smart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bangin.
Bangin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smart is out of range.
Smart misses with an uppercut. Bangin saw that one coming.
Bangin is looking to counter punch.
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!
Bangin scores with a shot to the body.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Bangin blocks the leg kick.
Peter Smart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smart keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Smart checks it.
Smart gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bangin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin lands with a straight right. Smart didn't see that one coming.
Smart throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart darts in looking for a takedown but Bangin gets double underhooks and turns Smart into the cage.
Bangin scores with a leg kick.
Smart throws a leg kick but Bangin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bangin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Izzy Bangin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bangin checks a low kick from Smart.
Smart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bangin throws a body shot but no joy.
Smart throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Smart swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smart.
A big left from Smart misses.
As Smart backs away, Bangin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smart.
Bangin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smart's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart goes for a double leg but Bangin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bangin continues to drive forward.
Smart is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Smart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bangin.
Bangin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bangin feints and then cracks Smart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smart down.
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!
Smart tries to clinch but Bangin moves out of range.
Smart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Smart down.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bangin throws a front kick aimed at Smart's knee but Smart avoids it well.
Bangin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bangin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smart on the side of the head.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bangin throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bangin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
Izzy Bangin retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Izzy Bangin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 133 p4p, 325 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 23 p4p, 48 weight class). Smith has chosen Creep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nti.
A cross from Smith lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with a hook.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Nti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nti misses with a low kick.
Nti connects with the punch.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Nti slips the punch.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nti missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nti feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Nti sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a push kick but Nti slaps the foot to one side.
Nti connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Nti lands a slapping body shot.
Smith is looking to chop away at Nti's legs.
Nti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nti looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a leg kick but Nti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nti keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nti moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Nti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nti. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
Nti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alfred Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Nti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a combination
and Nti counters with a nice leg kick.
Nti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nti misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Nti gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Nti is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Nti blocks the leg kick.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nti moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Nti shrugs it off though.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Nti tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Nti checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Nti off balance momentarily.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Nti scores with a decent looking hook.
Nti avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Smith avoids the body shot from Nti.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nti.
Nti stuffs the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a low kick.
Nti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands with a hook. Nti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nti swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Nti misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Nti misses with a looping left.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nti manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a low kick but Nti avoids it.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Nti's front leg but catches the back leg as Nti tries to avoid it.
Nti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nti connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Nti down.
Nti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenneth Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Nti throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nti checks a leg kick.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Nti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nti takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Nti misses its target.
Nti misses with a left hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti avoids the body shot from Smith.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries a low kick but Nti avoids it.
Nti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Nti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Nti misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Nti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Nti defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Nti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nti misses with a straight right.
Nti looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Nti had a free shot at his head there.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Nti off the cage and back into range.
Kenneth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Nti misses.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Nti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nti slips a jab from Smith.
Nti tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nti is out of range.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti blocks a jab.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Nti misses the target.
Nti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a leg kick but Nti checks it.
Smith misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Nti down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nti dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Nti is out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith slips a jab from Nti.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Nti saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nti.
Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Nti throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nti blocks a jab.
Nti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Nti throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith controlling the action here.
Nti is not content to let Smith control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nti haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nti controlling the position well.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith lands with a cross.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Nti had a free shot at his head there.
Nti misses with a straight left.
Smith misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Nti.
Nti slips a straight right by Smith.
Nti is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
Nti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Nti settles back down.
Nti scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith throws a hook but Nti blocks it.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nti can pounce on him.
Nti doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Nti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nti defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nti.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Nti slips the punch.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Nti misses.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nti momentarily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nti.
Nti misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Nti backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nti. That did some damage!
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Nti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Nti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith tries to clinch but Nti is having none of it.
Nti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
A big left from Smith misses.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Nti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nti jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Nti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Nti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Nti misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Nti connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Nti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
Nti checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith with a nice cross.
Nti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Smith.
Kenneth Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nti.
Nti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Nti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samuel Nti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenneth Smith.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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