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Sucker Punch Pro Series 133 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 1785 p4p, 2307 weight class) and Repus Revorg (ranked 216 p4p, 266 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lester might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Back - Ludacris. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repus Revorg!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester lands a slapping body shot.
Revorg wants to clinch.
Lester looks to throw the jab but Revorg is out of range.
Revorg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Revorg scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Revorg misses.
Lester blocks a head kick by Revorg.
Lester was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Lester misses.
Lester tests Revorg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lester looks to throw the jab but Revorg is out of range.
Revorg throws a looping overhand right but Lester ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revorg lands a front kick.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Revorg.
Revorg misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Revorg scores with a four punch combination!
Lester looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester throws a hook but Revorg blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Revorg fails to land with a series of punches.
Revorg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Revorg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lester with a body shot.
Revorg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Revorg throws a big shot that misses.
Revorg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.
Revorg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Repus Revorg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revorg darts in trying to clinch
and Lester counters with a left to the body.
Revorg tries to clinch but Lester moves out of range.
Revorg throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Revorg misses with a wild body shot.
Revorg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester throws a jab when Revorg was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revorg clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Revorg struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Revorg is looking for a takedown.
Revorg lands with a right to the head.
Lester breaks from the clinch.
Lester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Revorg misses the shot to the body.
Lester is looking to counter punch.
Revorg tries to clinch but Lester moves away
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Revorg throws a leg kick which misses Lester's front leg but catches the back leg as Lester tries to avoid it.
Revorg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lester if he has to take too many more of those.
Revorg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Revorg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.
Lester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Revorg avoids the body shot from Lester.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Revorg.
Revorg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lester checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revorg moves out of range as Lester strikes.
Revorg misses with an uppercut.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but Revorg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lester catches Revorg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Revorg. Those never looked like landing.
Revorg ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRevorg.
A low kick lands for Revorg.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Revorg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Revorg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lester momentarily.
Revorg throws an off balance right hand
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Revorg misses.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester takes a swing at Revorg's ribcage but misses.
Revorg looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
Revorg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Revorg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revorg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Revorg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Revorg lands with a cross.
Lester slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Revorg connects with a body shot.
Revorg lands an overhand right.
Lester throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Revorg tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lester.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Revorg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Revorg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Repus Revorg 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.
Revorg throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily.
Lester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Revorg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Revorg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Revorg cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Revorg wants to clinch.
Revorg connects with a body shot that sends Lester's belly button to the back.
Repus Revorg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Revorg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revorg clinches with his opponent.
Revorg lands a shot to the body.
Lester has Revorg pushed against the cage.
Revorg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Revorg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revorg presses Lester against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Revorg blocks a body shot from Lester.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Revorg.
Revorg fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Revorg scores with a head kick. Lester tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 Lester is rocked!
Revorg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Lester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lester's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Revorg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lester scrambles back to his feet.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Revorg.
Lester looks to throw the jab but Revorg is out of range.
Lester seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice leg kick from Revorg, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Lester 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lester avoids the body shot from Revorg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Revorg moves away from the strike by Lester.
Revorg lands a nice looking body shot.
Revorg rushes Lester and presses him up against the cage.
Revorg swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Lester.
Revorg tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Revorg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Revorg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Revorg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Revorg moves away from the strike by Lester.
Nice defenses there by Lester.
Revorg throws a head kick that misses.
Revorg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Revorg lands a slapping body shot.
Revorg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revorg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lester.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Revorg only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Revorg throws a combination that misses
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Revorg throws a jab but it's blocked by Lester.
Revorg cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Revorg misses with a straight right.
Lester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lester avoids the body shot from Revorg.
Revorg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Revorg ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Revorg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lester misses with a hook. Revorg ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Revorg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Revorg just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revorg scores with a jab.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester scores with a punch to the head.
Revorg throws a chopping leg kick but Lester manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Revorg moves out of range as Lester strikes.
Lester swings for the body but Revorg moves out of range.
Revorg lands with a hook. Lester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Revorg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lester avoids the head kick by Revorg.
Revorg slips a jab from Lester.
Lester misses with a straight right.
Revorg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Revorg misses the shot to the body.
Revorg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Repus Revorg 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!
A cross from Revorg lands.
Lester's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Revorg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lester scrambles back to his feet.
Lester scores with a punch to the head.
Lester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Revorg.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Revorg ducks down to avoid it.
Revorg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lester takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revorg pushes Lester up against the cage in a clinch.
Revorg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Revorg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Revorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Revorg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lester's head backwards.
Revorg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Revorg slips a straight right by Lester.
Revorg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Revorg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Revorg lands a nice looking body kick.
Revorg scores with a nice strike.
Revorg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lester misses with a straight left.
Revorg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Revorg throws a push kick but Lester slaps the foot to one side.
Lester is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Revorg moves away from the strike by Lester.
Revorg has managed to clinch.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Revorg tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Revorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Revorg tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Lester blocking some punches.
Revorg jumps guard.
Lester with a flurry of punches that miss.
Revorg looking for a sweep. Not yet Revorg, not yet.
Lester got a little sloppy there for a moment and Revorg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lester has managed to get both his arms back between Revorg's legs - danger averted.
Revorg wants to sweep but no luck.
Lester cracks Revorg with a solid left hand.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lester postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Revorg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Revorg on the ground.
Revorg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lester content to stall in guard here.
Revorg has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lester is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Revorg.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Revorg is looking for a sweep.
Revorg is trying to control Lester's posture but Lester avoids it.
Lester working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Revorg is trying to get back to half guard.
Revorg explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Revorg scores with a spinning back kick!
Lester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Revorg tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but Revorg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Revorg cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Repus Revorg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Revorg looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Revorg takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Revorg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lester's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Revorg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Revorg tries to counter with a clinch but Lester shakes him off and moves away.
Revorg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Revorg working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Repus Revorg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Revorg 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Repus Revorg!
A very excited looking Repus Revorg 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 Moganesh Jain (ranked 1507 p4p, 1287 weight class) and Jaxon Bremner (ranked 167 p4p, 149 weight class). Jain comes into the arena with The Monkey King blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaxon Bremner!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain throws a hook to the side of Bremner's head but Bremner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jain misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bremner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bremner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jain.
Bremner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jain throws a looping overhand right but Bremner ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Jain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bremner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jain sprawls well initially but Bremner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bremner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jain knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bremner is controlling the pace.
Jain tries to get to full guard but Bremner has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jain trying to control from the bottom.
Bremner trying to control the action but Jain is working from the bottom.
Jain gets back to full guard.
Bremner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bremner working some strikes from top position.
Bremner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jain keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully.
Bremner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jain misses the jab.
Bremner throws a leg kick but Jain moved away.
Jain is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bremner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bremner throws a body shot but no joy.
Jain throws an overhand right that lands on Bremner's shoulder, as Bremner tries to avoid the shot.
Bremner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bremner showed some decent athleticism there.
Bremner is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Jain as he works his way to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bremner trying to control the position from guard on top but Jain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jain keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully.
Bremner forces his way into half guard.
Jain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jain.
Jain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bremner trying to control but Jain is working from the bottom.
Bremner content to stall in guard here.
Bremner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bremner wants to control from the top but Jain keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jaxon Bremner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Jain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bremner circles away quickly and effectively.
Jain just misses with a punch to the body.
Jain throws a jab when Bremner was well out of range.
Bremner scores with a sloppy right hand. Jain should have avoided that one.
Bremner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bremner throws a body shot but no joy.
Jain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bremner throws out the jab.
Bremner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jain counters with a right hand to the body.
Jain works Bremner's body with a nice hook.
Bremner lands with an overhand left.
Bremner throws a poor cross that misses
and Jain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bremner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jain is defended easily by Bremner.
Jaxon Bremner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jain missing with a left hand there. Bremner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moganesh Jain is winning the standup battle so far.
Bremner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bremner misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain connects with a right hand. Bremner shakes it off.
Jain ducks under a wild hook from Bremner.
Jain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jain misses with a body shot.
Bremner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bremners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jain misses with a wild body shot.
Bremner slips a straight right by Jain.
Bremner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bremner takes one to the chin there.
Jain looking to score a takedown here. Bremner is defending well but Jain drives through and ends up in Bremner's guard.
Bremner is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jain dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bremner is trying to get back to half guard.
Bremner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jain's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain controlling the action here.
Jain stops Bremner from getting back to his feet.
Jain is thwarting Bremner's attempts to control the position.
Jain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bremner keeping hold of Jain's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner wants to get back to full guard but Jain has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bremner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bremner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bremner works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jain tries to hold on but Bremner postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bremner controlling Jain's posture.
Jain looking to pass the guard.
Bremner has his hands on Jain's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moganesh Jain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bremner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jain defends it nicely.
Jain takes a swing at Bremner's ribcage but misses.
Jain throws out a loose jab but Bremner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bremner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jain misses with a hook. Bremner ducked under it nicely.
Bremner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jain dodges the punch combination from Bremner.
Jain 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bremner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jain sprawls well. Jain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bremner gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Jain was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bremner.
Bremner throws a big shot that misses.
Jain staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Bremner as Jain shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bremner looks to throw the jab but Jain is out of range.
Jain connects with a body shot that sends Bremner's belly button to the back.
Bremner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bremner.
Moganesh Jain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxon Bremner.
Bremner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jain is out of range.
Bremner misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Bremner misses.
Jain misses with a straight right.
Bremner slips a straight right by Jain.
Jain scores with a shot to the body.
Jain scores with a hook.
Bremner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jain.
Jain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bremner slips a straight right by Jain.
A telegraphed right hand from Jain misses the target.
Jain misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bremner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jain's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Bremner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bremner.
Jain clobbers Bremner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bremner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jain.
Bremner misses with a hook. Jain ducked under it nicely.
Jain is looking to counter punch.
Bremner looks to land a left hand but Jain moved out of range nicely.
Jain takes a swing at Bremner's ribcage but misses.
Jain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Bremner throws a jab but it's blocked by Jain.
Jain swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Jain.
Jain is looking to counter punch.
Jain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Bremner misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain avoids the body shot from Bremner.
Jain slips a straight right by Bremner.
Jain throws a lazy right hand but Bremner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jain swings for the body but Bremner moves out of range.
Jain moves out of range of the strikes.
Bremner looks to land a left hand but Jain moved out of range nicely.
Bremner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jain.
Bremner missing with a left hand there. Jain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jain loads up on a big right hand but Bremner slips the punch.
Bremner looks to throw the jab but Jain is out of range.
Bremner throws an overhand right that lands on Jain's shoulder, as Jain tries to avoid the shot.
Bremner throws a big shot that misses.
Jain misses with an uppercut.
Bremner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bremner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jain lands a nice shot that snaps Bremner's head back.
Jain looks to land a left hand but Bremner moved out of range nicely.
Bremner misses with an uppercut. Jain saw that one coming.
Jain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain slips a jab from Bremner.
A counter left hand to the body from Jain misses its target.
Bremner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jain throws a jab when Bremner was well out of range.
Bremner is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Bremner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bremner shoots for a double leg takedown but Jain sprawls well. He's pushed Bremner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jain throwing a counter right hand but Bremner manages to avoid it.
Bremner throws a hook to the side of Jain's head but Jain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jain defending well as Bremner loads up on a big left hand.
Jain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bremner controlling the position.
Jain tries to free his leg and advance position but Bremner is retaining full guard.
Jain trying to control but Bremner is working from the bottom.
Bremner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jain preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moganesh Jain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jain 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moganesh Jain!
After winning the bout, Moganesh Jain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 1565 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Youssef Alaoui (ranked 231 p4p, 271 weight class). Matsuda comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King. Tanaka Matsuda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Youssef Alaoui!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaoui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matsuda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsuda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alaoui counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Tanaka Matsuda has been cut.
Alaoui throws a body punch but Matsuda moves out of range.
Alaoui has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matsuda scores with a body shot.
Matsuda lands a slapping body shot.
Matsuda throws an off balance right hand
and Alaoui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda misses with a lunging right hand
and Alaoui counters with a stiff right hand.
Matsuda misses the shot to the body.
Matsuda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alaoui walks into a stiff left hand from Matsuda.
We've been hearing reports that Matsuda has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda misses with a wild body shot.
Alaoui now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matsuda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alaoui circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alaoui! But no joy.
Alaoui takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matsuda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Matsuda misses.
Alaoui appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matsuda is looking to wear down Alaoui with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alaoui misses with a low kick as Matsuda jumps back.
Matsuda swings for the body but Alaoui moves out of range.
Alaoui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alaoui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsuda throws out the jab.
Matsuda dips to his left and cracks Alaoui with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda lands a really nice looking cross but Alaoui seems unphased.
Matsuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaoui.
Alaoui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matsuda misses the shot to the body.
Alaoui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matsuda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanaka Matsuda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alaoui looks to land a left hand but Matsuda moved out of range nicely.
Matsuda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alaoui counters with a head kick. That will keep Matsuda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuda moves out of range of the leg kick from Alaoui.
Tanaka Matsuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuda gets the takedown into side control.
Matsuda landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui struggling a bit here.
Alaoui dodges the ground and pound from Matsuda.
Matsuda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsuda working the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Alaoui is looking for a sweep.
Alaoui holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Alaoui tries to improve position but can't.
Alaoui sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matsuda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alaoui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alaoui trying to hold on to Matsuda's head to control him but Matsuda postures up.
Alaoui is trying to get back to full guard.
Matsuda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matsuda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanaka Matsuda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alaoui misses with a wild body shot.
Matsuda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matsuda lands the left hand.
Matsuda blocks a jab.
Matsuda attempts a counter takedown but Alaoui avoids it well and moves away.
Matsuda cracks a nice hook into Alaoui's ribs.
Matsuda throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Alaoui was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanaka Matsuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alaoui manages to avoid it.
Alaoui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Matsuda misses.
Alaoui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsuda.
Alaoui throws a push kick but Matsuda slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsuda scores with a body shot.
A big right from Alaoui misses.
Good work by Matsuda as he checks the leg kick.
Matsuda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matsuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Alaoui raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Matsuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alaoui can do to turn this around?
Alaoui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matsuda at a distance.
Matsuda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alaoui pinned against the cage. Alaoui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alaoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuda.
Matsuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaoui is just out of range.
Alaoui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alaoui is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matsuda with a body shot.
Alaoui is looking to slow Matsuda down with leg kicks.
Matsuda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alaoui looks to land a left hand but Matsuda moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Matsuda.
Matsuda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alaoui. Alaoui circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alaoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matsuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alaoui manages to avoid it.
Alaoui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alaoui lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Matsuda misses with a looping right.
Alaoui connects with the punch.
Matsuda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda throws a hook to the side of Alaoui's head but Alaoui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alaoui throws a sloppy head kick
and Matsuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaoui with the inside leg kick.
Matsuda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matsuda looks to land a left hand but Alaoui moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsuda. Alaoui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsuda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alaoui counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanaka Matsuda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsuda has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Youssef Alaoui will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tanaka Matsuda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Matsuda dives in and scores a takedown into Alaoui's guard.
Alaoui is trying to control the position but Matsuda postures up.
Matsuda throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alaoui is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Matsuda throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Matsuda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaoui wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Matsuda stands and throws Alaoui's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alaoui wants to control but Matsuda postures up.
Matsuda 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.
Alaoui tries to buck Matsuda off but Matsuda is having none of it.
Matsuda working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alaoui tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Matsuda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Alaoui throws Matsuda to one side and escapes!
Matsuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alaoui moves away.
A slow jab from Alaoui misses its intended target.
Alaoui throws a right hand that misses
and Matsuda counters with a shoot takedown. Alaoui fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaoui is trying to keep Matsuda in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matsuda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matsuda throwing strikes but missing.
Matsuda working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matsuda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matsuda slips nicely into half guard.
Alaoui controlling the position well.
Matsuda controlling the pace.
Alaoui is looking to control Matsuda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alaoui avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alaoui tries to get to full guard but Matsuda has control of the leg.
Alaoui is defending against the submission attempts here by Matsuda.
Matsuda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alaoui with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alaoui trying to control but Matsuda postures up.
Matsuda is keen to just control but Alaoui is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanaka Matsuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matsuda 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanaka Matsuda!
Our winner, Tanaka Matsuda, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 1051 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Landon McGuire (ranked 159 p4p, 183 weight class). McGuire has chosen Godsmack - When Legends Rise as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire 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 Barkley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barkley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As McGuire backs away, Barkley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick from McGuire.
Barkley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barkley. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
McGuire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barkley lands the left hand.
McGuire lands a high kick to the side of Barkley's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! McGuire dives into guard, looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McGuire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGuire trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.
Barkley wants to get back to his feet but McGuire is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nick Barkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barkley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barkley with a nice calf kick.
Barkley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
McGuire is looking to slow Barkley down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big left from Barkley misses.
Barkley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Barkley swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barkley can pounce on him.
A jab from Barkley finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
Barkley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barkley misses with a wild body shot.
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. McGuire catches Barkley right on the button with a cross.
Barkley throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barkley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGuire.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
McGuire throws a hook but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barkley misses with a body shot.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Barkley misses.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barkley.
Barkley misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as McGuire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barkley doesn't seem phased though.
McGuire thows a body kick. Barkley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barkley is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire.
McGuire throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barkley was covering up waiting for the punch and McGuire finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGuire throws a big right hand that misses.
McGuire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGuire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGuire postures up in Barkley's guard and throws a big left but Barkley blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landon McGuire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Barkley.
McGuire closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barkley quickly recovers to half guard.
McGuire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barkley is trying to stand up here but McGuire is controlling him well.
Barkley is staying active underneath McGuire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barkley is trying to stand.
McGuire has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Barkley defend it? McGuire steps over the head and cranks it - Barkley is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for McGuire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Landon McGuire!
After winning the bout, Landon McGuire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carvaleho (ranked 1138 p4p, 802 weight class) and Guy River (ranked 148 p4p, 105 weight class). River is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gabon National Anthem. Jose Carvaleho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Carvaleho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvaleho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before River has time to react.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carvaleho.
River walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carvaleho misses with a few strikes there.
Carvaleho with a jab.
Carvaleho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by Carvaleho as he checks the leg kick.
Carvaleho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jose Carvaleho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
River lands a jab.
It looks like Jose Carvaleho has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvaleho lands a jab.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carvaleho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvaleho lands a leg kick that knocks River off balance momentarily.
Carvaleho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carvaleho looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Carvaleho lands a lovely overhand right.
River throws a series of punches but Carvaleho avoids them all with ease.
River moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carvaleho on the side of the head.
Carvaleho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carvaleho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River drops Carvaleho with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Carvaleho looks back up at him and smiles so River waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Carvaleho is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvaleho throws a head kick that misses.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carvaleho pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
Carvaleho prevents a body shot from River.
Carvaleho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Carvaleho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses the shot to the body.
Carvaleho moves into the clinch successfully.
Carvaleho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carvaleho swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River gets through Carvaleho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carvaleho prevents a body shot from River.
River stalling.
River is leaning against Carvaleho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River digs a right hand into Carvaleho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carvaleho's gas tank.
Carvaleho tries to pull guard but River forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Carvaleho.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carvaleho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River blocks an uppercut.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvaleho drives through and clinches with River against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River blocks an uppercut.
Carvaleho is working River over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Carvaleho fails to land.
Carvaleho misses with a punch on the inside.
Carvaleho throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
Carvaleho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carvaleho wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
Carvaleho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. River doesn't seem bothered though.
Carvaleho loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
River throws a lazy right hand but Carvaleho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carvaleho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carvaleho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carvaleho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A swing and a miss from Carvaleho.
Good shot there by River.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvaleho manages to avoid it.
Carvaleho looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guy River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River scores with a spinning back kick!
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jose Carvaleho's cut is getting worse.
River doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carvaleho moves away from the strike by River.
Carvaleho attempts a counter takedown but River avoids it well and moves away.
Carvaleho slips under a jab from River.
Carvaleho is looking to counter punch.
River takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carvaleho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
River lands the left hand.
Carvaleho jabs at River's body.
Carvaleho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
River feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Carvaleho sprawling to the canvas! Carvaleho rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can River finish him?!
Oh Carvaleho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jose Carvaleho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carvaleho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carvaleho fails with the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Carvaleho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A thudding body kick lands there by River!
Carvaleho seems to have got his legs back now.
Carvaleho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carvaleho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carvaleho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but River is out of range.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carvaleho jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carvaleho misses with a straight left.
Carvaleho is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River cracks Carvaleho with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Carvaleho looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can River finish him?
Carvaleho is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvaleho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for River!
Oh Carvaleho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
River really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carvaleho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carvaleho controlling the position from side mount.
Carvaleho seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvaleho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, River has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carvaleho works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carvaleho throws a strike aimed at the side of River's head but River avoids it well.
Carvaleho fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carvaleho tries to score with some ground and pound. River controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
River tries to escape but Carvaleho is in control.
River takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho working the ground and pound from side control.
Carvaleho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, River rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carvaleho's guard! Nice work there by River!
River tries to stand but Carvaleho is controlling from the bottom.
Carvaleho wants to sweep here but River controlling him for the moment.
River stands up from Carvaleho's guard - River perhaps looking for a knockout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carvaleho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho wants to control but River is keeping him busy.
Carvaleho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by River, who protects the arm well.
Carvaleho fails to land a wild elbow strike.
River avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Carvaleho.
Carvaleho sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but River is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvaleho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, River rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carvaleho's guard! Nice work there by River!
Carvaleho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River gets to his feet. Carvaleho looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
River has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Carvaleho. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by River.
Nice body kick there by River.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
River wants to land a leg kick but Carvaleho is out of range.
Carvaleho digs a good hook to River's body.
River tests Carvaleho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvaleho misses with a two punch combination.
River lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carvaleho takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Carvaleho's cut.
That's time! Carvaleho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Carvaleho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carvaleho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carvaleho swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Carvaleho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River with a hook.
Carvaleho misses with a body kick.
River defending well as Carvaleho loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from River misses.
Carvaleho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
River knocks out Carvaleho with a massive right hand! The ref tackles River before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. River picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guy River!
During a confident post fight interview, Guy River 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 526 p4p, 812 weight class) and Darwin Zambrano (ranked 80 p4p, 122 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ainsworth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Darwin Zambrano enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zambrano just manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth punishes Zambrano's body with a nice straight punch.
Ainsworth misses with an uppercut. Zambrano saw that one coming.
Ainsworth throws a low kick, looking for Zambrano's leg but Zambrano calmly moves out of range.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zambrano moves out of range of the leg kick from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth lands a slapping body shot.
Ainsworth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth lunges at Zambrano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zambrano's hand.
Ainsworth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Zambrano clinches up against the cage.
Zambrano misses with some punches.
Ainsworth lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Zambrano.
Zambrano tries to work over Ainsworth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ainsworth blocks a body shot from Zambrano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ainsworth.
Still in the clinch, Ainsworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ainsworth manages to break the clinch.
Zambrano moves away from the strike by Ainsworth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Zambrano does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Zambrano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ainsworth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ainsworth lands a body shot.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zambranos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ainsworth with the inside leg kick.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick that knocks Zambrano off balance momentarily.
Zambrano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ainsworth throws a solid leg kick but Zambrano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zambrano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ainsworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zambrano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ainsworth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ainsworth is looking to chop away at Zambrano's legs.
Zambrano steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ainsworth.
Wilfred Ainsworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zambrano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Ainsworth catches Zambrano right on the button with a cross.
Zambrano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ainsworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ainsworth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zambrano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zambrano checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Ainsworth does it's job there.
A low kick from Ainsworth misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Zambrano moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano misses the shot to the body.
Ainsworth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zambrano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Zambrano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zambrano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ainsworth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick
and Zambrano counters with a nice leg kick.
Ainsworth cracks Zambrano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zambrano tries to land a body kick
and Ainsworth counters with an outside leg kick.
Ainsworth cracks Zambrano with an open hand slap.
Zambrano digs a good body shot into Ainsworth's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ainsworth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zambrano finds it's way round the side to connect with Ainsworth's head.
Zambrano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zambrano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ainsworth can pounce on him.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zambrano moves away.
Zambrano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ainsworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Ainsworth misses the target.
Ainsworth takes a swing at Zambrano's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Ainsworth catches Zambrano right on the button with a cross.
Ainsworth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zambrano is out of range.
Ainsworth lands a jab.
Zambrano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zambrano avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Zambrano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilfred Ainsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ainsworth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ainsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Ainsworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zambrano can do to turn this around?
Ainsworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ainsworth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zambrano is able to avoid easily.
Zambrano throws a fast counter high kick but Ainsworth manages to duck under it in time.
A good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zambrano's head.
Ainsworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zambrano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zambrano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zambrano lands a head shot.
Zambrano is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano blocks a low kick nicely.
Ainsworth looks for the body kick but Zambrano saw that one coming.
Zambrano lands with a kick to the temple. Ainsworth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zambrano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ainsworth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zambrano scrambles back to his feet.
Ainsworth throws a body shot but no joy.
Zambrano has a takedown stuffed.
A quick step to the side and Ainsworth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zambrano misses with a looping right.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zambrano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilfred Ainsworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Zambrano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zambrano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zambrano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zambrano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ainsworth backwards.
Ainsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrano controls his hands.
Zambrano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ainsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrano controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zambrano avoids the elbow strike from Ainsworth, against the cage.
Zambrano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ainsworths head.
Zambrano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zambrano misses with a body punch.
Zambrano digs a right hand underneath Ainsworth's ribcage. Ainsworth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ainsworth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ainsworth lands with a light punch inside.
Ainsworth prevents a body shot from Zambrano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ainsworth tries a body shot but Zambrano blocks it.
Ainsworth tries to throw a body punch but Zambrano avoids it by throwing Ainsworth back against the cage.
Zambrano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zambrano.
Zambrano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ainsworth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ainsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ainsworth lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Zambrano.
Zambrano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ainsworth just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wilfred Ainsworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Zambrano.
Ainsworth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano misses with a punch to the body.
Zambrano working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth is working Zambrano over against the cage.
Ainsworth misses with the head strike.
Ainsworth gets underhooks to prevent Zambrano's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Zambrano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Ainsworth.
Zambrano is breathing heavily.
Ainsworth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ainsworth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ainsworth scores with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrano controls his hands.
Zambrano prevents a body shot from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ainsworth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zambrano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ainsworth digs a good body shot into Zambrano's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambrano thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zambrano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ainsworth looks to throw the jab but Zambrano is out of range.
Zambrano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ainsworth with the inside leg kick.
Zambrano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ainsworth.
Zambrano feints a counter leg kick.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body.
Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body.
Ainsworth tries to work over Zambrano's front leg with a kick but Zambrano checks it.
Ainsworth is looking to wear down Zambrano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Zambrano does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Zambrano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zambrano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zambrano doesn't manage to clinch there - Ainsworth circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth 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!
Ainsworth swings for the body but Zambrano moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth takes a swing at Zambrano's ribcage but misses.
Zambrano wants to counter with a clinch but Ainsworth pushes him away.
That kick from Ainsworth tenderised Zambrano's leg. Zambrano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ainsworth jabs Zambrano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ainsworth connects with a right hand. Zambrano shakes it off.
Zambrano moves away from the strike by Ainsworth.
Zambrano moves forwards but Ainsworth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ainsworth with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrano's corner calls for a 1-2. Zambrano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zambrano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ainsworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zambrano doesn't seem bothered though.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick that knocks Zambrano off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zambrano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ainsworth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ainsworth throws a body punch but Zambrano moves out of range.
Zambrano wants to counter with a clinch but Ainsworth pushes him away.
Zambrano tries to work over Ainsworth's front leg with a kick but Ainsworth checks it.
A big left from Ainsworth misses.
Zambrano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zambrano misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth lands a front kick.
Ainsworth moves out of range as Zambrano strikes.
Ainsworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zambrano.
Good leg kick by Zambrano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth looks to land a left hand but Zambrano moved out of range nicely.
Zambrano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ainsworth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zambrano throws a low kick but Ainsworth moves out of range easily.
Zambrano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Ainsworth.
That kick from Ainsworth tenderised Zambrano's leg. Zambrano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zambrano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ainsworth. That one must have hurt.
Nice shot by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth drops his hands momentarily and Zambrano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zambrano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zambrano moves out of range as Ainsworth strikes.
Zambrano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darwin Zambrano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zambrano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Zambrano misses.
Zambrano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ainsworth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ainsworth lands a jab to Zambrano's midsection.
Ainsworth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zambrano counters with a thumping low kick.
Ainsworth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick
and Zambrano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ainsworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zambrano.
Ainsworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zambrano doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano misses with a head kick.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Zambrano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Zambrano checks a leg kick nicely.
Zambrano slips under a jab.
Ainsworth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth misses the shot to the body.
Ainsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Zambrano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ainsworth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zambrano.
A jab from Ainsworth misses.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zambrano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ainsworth!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfred Ainsworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ainsworth 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Ainsworth!
After winning the bout, Wilfred Ainsworth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herleifr Conchobhar (ranked 723 p4p, 756 weight class) and Colin Penn (ranked 109 p4p, 117 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Penn's choice of entrance music: The End. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Herleifr Conchobhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Colin Penn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conchobhar.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Penn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Conchobhar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conchobhar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Conchobhar lands a jab to the nose.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conchobhar is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Conchobhar circles away and we're back to standing.
Conchobhar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Conchobhar's ribs.
Conchobhar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Penn.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conchobhar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Conchobhar shows good takedown defense.
Penn jabs Conchobhar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Conchobhar misses the target.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Penn lands the left hand.
Conchobhar leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Herleifr Conchobhar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Conchobhar on the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conchobhar breaks the clinch.
Conchobhar misses the jab.
Penn with the counter takedown but Conchobhar avoids it easily.
Conchobhar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conchobhar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conchobhar lands a really nice looking cross but Penn seems unphased.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Conchobhar moved out of range.
Conchobhar misses the shot to the body.
Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Penn is leaning against Conchobhar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Conchobhar fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Conchobhar has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conchobhar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Conchobhar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conchobhar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Conchobhar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Conchobhar is trying to stand up here but Penn is controlling him well.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura but Conchobhar is defending well.
Conchobhar is not content to let Penn control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Conchobhar is defending well.
Penn trying to control from half guard but Conchobhar is working away.
Conchobhar is trying to stand.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Conchobhar defends it.
Penn is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Conchobhar still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Conchobhar has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Conchobhar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Conchobhar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Conchobhar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Conchobhar. No joy for Penn on that attempt.
Conchobhar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
A low kick lands for Conchobhar.
Penn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conchobhar manages to avoid it.
Conchobhar throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herleifr Conchobhar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Conchobhar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Conchobhar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conchobhar swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Conchobhar misses its intended target.
Penn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Conchobhar defends it well.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Conchobhar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Herleifr Conchobhar is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conchobhar defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conchobhar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Conchobhar pushes him off.
Penn slips under a jab from Conchobhar.
Conchobhar throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Conchobhar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn shoots in but Conchobhar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Herleifr Conchobhar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Penn.
Conchobhar keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn defending well as Conchobhar loads up on a big left hand.
Conchobhar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Conchobhar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Conchobhar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colin Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conchobhar digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conchobhar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herleifr Conchobhar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Conchobhar as Penn shoots in.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conchobhar misses with a two punch combination.
Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Conchobhar sees it coming and defends easily.
Conchobhar pushes Penn off and gets back to his feet.
Conchobhar misses with a looping right.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Conchobhar circles away.
Conchobhar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Penn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conchobhar fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn takes a swing at Conchobhar's ribcage but misses.
Conchobhar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Conchobhar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good leg kick by Conchobhar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Conchobhar sprawls well initially but Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Conchobhar manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Penn keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Conchobhar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conchobhar as he jumps to the side.
Conchobhar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conchobhar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Conchobhar loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Conchobhar swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Conchobhar misses.
Penn defending well as Conchobhar loads up on a big left hand.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Conchobhar.
Penn tries to clinch up but Conchobhar circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It appears Conchobhar was looking to counter with a kick there.
Penn blocks a jab.
Conchobhar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conchobhar takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn wants to work for an arm triangle but Conchobhar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Penn passes to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herleifr Conchobhar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Conchobhar, which made it look bad.
Conchobhar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conchobhar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn wants to clinch but Conchobhar slips to the side
and Conchobhar counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Conchobhar moved out of range.
Conchobhar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Conchobhar.
Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Conchobhar explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Conchobhar's half guard.
Penn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Conchobhar is just riding it out for now. Penn eventually gives up the hold.
Penn is keen to just control but Conchobhar is a slippery customer.
That's two 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.
Conchobhar is looking to escape.
Herleifr Conchobhar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn is nestled in close to Conchobhar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penn is looking to advance position but Conchobhar won't allow it.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Conchobhar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Conchobhar tries to kick Penn off but Penn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Penn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Conchobhar tries to buck Penn off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to control but Conchobhar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Penn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Conchobhar is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Penn swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Conchobhar is now in Penn's guard. A big mistake from Penn there, giving up the dominant position!
Conchobhar won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Colin Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the position.
Conchobhar is standing up over Penn. Penn looks to escape but Conchobhar dives into side control.
Herleifr Conchobhar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conchobhar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Conchobhar misses with a looping left.
Penn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penn takes one on the button.
Penn scores with a jab. Conchobhar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conchobhar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conchobhar manages to avoid it.
Conchobhar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herleifr Conchobhar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Conchobhar, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herleifr Conchobhar!
After winning the bout, Herleifr Conchobhar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Colin Penn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh well. Not a bad loss the guy beat me tonight, I don't feel bad.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Drake (ranked 598 p4p, 804 weight class) and Count Dankula (ranked 70 p4p, 98 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. 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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jake Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Count Dankula!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankula cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
Dankula works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown but Dankula manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dankula digs a good hook to Drake's body.
Dankula misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Dankula. Those never looked like landing.
Dankula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Dankula throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dankula scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.
Dankula uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Dankula throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dankula won't be happy with that.
Drake in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake working the strikes but Dankula uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake lands strikes from half guard.
Drake throwing shots but Dankula is blocking nicely.
Drake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dankula with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drake throwing shots but Dankula is blocking nicely.
Dankula is controlling Drake's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Dankula is defending well.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
Drake working Dankula over with strikes.
Drake throws a strike but Dankula avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake postures up in Dankula's guard and throws a big left but Dankula blocks it.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Dankula is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dankula's guard.
Drake with the ground and pound but Dankula uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dankula wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dankula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drake 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.
Dankula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Dankula is retaining full guard.
Drake postures up in Dankula's guard and throws a big left but Dankula blocks it.
Drake stands and throws Dankula's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Drake throws a strike aimed at the side of Dankula's head but Dankula avoids it well.
Dankula 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.
Dankula is trying to get back to half guard.
Drake cracks Dankula with a big right hand but Dankula just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Drake cracks Dankula with a big right hand but Dankula just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dankula is trying to get back to half guard.
Drake creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dankula sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Dankula.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dankula on the side of the head.
Dankula lands a right hook to the body.
Dankula misses with a looping left.
Dankula with the inside leg kick.
Dankula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake attempts a counter takedown but Dankula avoids it well and moves away.
Dankula misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drake throws a big elbow that misses.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Drake connects with a couple of short punches.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake postures up and lands a big shot to Dankula's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Dankula has wrist control.
Drake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake advances to half guard.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dankula defending well though.
Drake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drake wants to pass to mount but Dankula is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drake throwing shots but Dankula is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dankula is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dankula keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drake trying to pass the guard but Dankula defending well.
Drake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake seems to be working for a kimura but Dankula defends the submission attempt.
Drake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake thows a huge punch but Dankula dodges it nicely.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dankula defending well though.
Drake throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dankula to regain full guard.
Drake distracts Dankula with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Dankula has wrist control.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dankula can do to turn this around?
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake won't allow Dankula to sweep him here.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Dankula has wrist control.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake passes Dankula's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drake dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dankula throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake shoots for a takedown but Dankula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dankula scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Dankula.
Dankula misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a single leg into guard. Dankula didn't expect that.
Dankula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake postures up in Dankula's guard and throws a big left but Dankula blocks it.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Dankula blocks nicely.
Dankula working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws a strike but Dankula rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jake Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dankula trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dankula can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankula controlling from the top position.
Drake has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dankula should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Drake has tightened it up now! Dankula should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Drake!
A relieved looking Jake Drake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Count Dankula spoke after the fight, saying 'That shits whack. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heller Cabrera (ranked 377 p4p, 508 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 52 p4p, 60 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heller Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aalto looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Aalto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aalto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aalto dodges the punch combination from Cabrera.
Cabrera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cabrera gets through Aalto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aalto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cabrera prevents a body shot from Aalto.
Aalto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aalto has Cabrera pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Aalto pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cabrera tumbling to the mat - Aalto dives into Cabrera's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera is trying to control the position but Aalto postures up.
Aalto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aalto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aalto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aalto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aalto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aalto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aalto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera trying to control the position.
Cabrera wants to stand up but Aalto is controlling him.
Cabrera seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Aalto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aalto stopping the sweep attempt from Cabrera.
Cabrera scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A big right from Aalto misses.
Aalto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aalto connects with a high kick.
It looks like Heller Cabrera has been cut.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Aalto clobbers Cabrera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Aalto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heller Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Aalto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto cracks Cabrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabrera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Cabrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aalto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aalto misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto connects with a solid leg kick.
Aalto slips under a jab.
Aalto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aalto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cabrera is able to avoid easily.
Aalto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Aalto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aalto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cabrera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cabrera is trying to stand up here but Aalto is controlling him well.
Cabrera trying to hold on to Aalto's head to control him but Aalto postures up.
Aalto wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is defending well.
Cabrera is defending against the submission attempts here by Aalto.
Aalto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cabrera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cabrera managing to control the position.
Aalto postures up and lands a big shot to Cabrera's brow.
Aalto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabrera has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aalto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Aalto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aalto misses with a body kick.
Aalto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Aalto.
Cabrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aalto lands a jab to the nose.
Aalto with a nice calf kick.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aalto throws a lazy body kick
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aalto slips a straight right by Cabrera.
Aalto fails to land the takedown.
Aalto fails with the takedown
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aalto doesn't seem bothered though.
Aalto misses the jab.
No luck for Aalto with that takedown attempt.
Heller Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Aalto.
Aalto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aalto tries to land a front kick but Cabrera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Aalto is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera.
Aalto wants to clinch up but Cabrera keeps it at a distance.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Aalto circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera scores with a three punch combo!
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
Cabrera clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Aalto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heller Cabrera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Aalto's shoulder, as Aalto tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aalto.
Aalto tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, jab by Cabrera - just one landing.
Aalto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabrera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aalto throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabrera lands with a hook. Aalto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aalto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrera. That did some damage!
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aalto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Aalto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Aalto is out of range.
Aalto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cabrera checks it well.
Aalto throws a nice head kick!
Aalto scores with a kick to the body.
Aalto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Cabrera cracks Aalto with a good jab.
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Cabrera lunges at Aalto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aalto's hand.
Michael Aalto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aalto walks into a jab.
Cabrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera walks into a left hand.
Cabrera misses the shot to the body.
Aalto throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Aalto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cabrera will feel that in the morning.
Aalto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Cabrera.
Aalto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabrera.
Aalto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cabrera defends it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aalto checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Aalto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aalto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabrera to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick lands for Cabrera.
Aalto misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cabrera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aalto - the referee stops the clock and Cabrera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aalto. Cabrera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Aalto. That's going to slow Cabrera down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a low kick but Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Cabrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera wants to clinch up but Aalto keeps it at a distance.
Aalto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cabrera's head.
Cabrera 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.
Aalto clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Aalto.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aalto misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Cabrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Aalto fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Aalto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera blocks a body shot from Aalto.
A shot in the inside from Cabrera.
Aalto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aalto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aalto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aalto swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aalto blocking some punches.
Cabrera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aalto.
Cabrera misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aalto.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aalto connects with a single shot there.
Aalto is looking to chop away at Cabrera's legs.
Aalto blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera misses the body punch
and Aalto counters with a thumping low kick.
Aalto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cabrera throws out a loose jab but Aalto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Aalto.
Aalto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aalto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aalto throws a push kick but Cabrera slaps the foot to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Cabrera misses its target.
Aalto avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Nice jab there from Aalto.
Aalto misses with a looping right.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Aalto moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Aalto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aalto misses with a low kick.
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aalto.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aalto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cabrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aalto - that will leave a mark!
A bone on bone clash there as Cabrera blocks the leg kick.
Cabrera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aalto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabrera manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Aalto keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aalto goes for a takedown attempt but Cabrera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heller Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Aalto.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Heller Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heller Cabrera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
A low kick from Cabrera misses
and Aalto counters with a good, hard body kick but Cabrera shrugs it off.
Aalto misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aalto.
Cabrera moves into the clinch.
Aalto has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cabrera regains guard immediately.
Cabrera has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Aalto is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aalto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Aalto.
Cabrera with the inside leg kick.
Aalto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cabrera swivels and escapes.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aalto avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cabrera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cabrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Aalto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Aalto.
Cabrera lands with a right hand.
Aalto connects with a solid leg kick.
Aalto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aalto checks a low kick from Cabrera.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aalto! But no joy.
Aalto looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Cabrera blocks a leg kick.
Aalto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aalto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Aalto connects with a crisp jab.
Aalto walks into a straight right hand from Cabrera.
Aalto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aalto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Aalto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Cabrera has Aalto up against the cage in a clinch.
Aalto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cabrera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cabrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aalto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Aalto avoids the punch easily.
Aalto defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
Aalto checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Aalto throws out a leg kick but Cabrera moves out of range and Aalto only half commits.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aalto throws a big counter head kick but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Aalto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Cabrera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cabrera.
Aalto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aalto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aalto swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aalto throws a low kick but Cabrera avoids it.
Aalto misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera moves into the clinch.
Cabrera prevents a body shot from Aalto.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera lands with a short shot to the head.
Aalto misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cabrera.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aalto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Aalto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Aalto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aalto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aalto stuns Cabrera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cabrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cabrera moves out of range as Aalto throws a body kick.
Cabrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto lands a high kick!
Aalto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aalto.
Cabrera blocks the body kick.
Cabrera half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cabrera lands a leg kick that knocks Aalto off balance momentarily.
Aalto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a series of wild punches.
Cabrera thuds a left hand into Aalto's body.
Aalto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Aalto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aalto throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Aalto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabrera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aalto connects with a body shot that sends Cabrera's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heller Cabrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabrera 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heller Cabrera!
After winning the bout, Heller Cabrera thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Wrecks (ranked 80 p4p, 124 weight class) and Hero Shima (ranked 13 p4p, 23 weight class). Shima has chosen C. R. E. A. M as his entrance music. Hero Shima acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Wrecks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Shima!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wrecks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Wrecks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shima misses with a right hand
and Wrecks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Hero Shima has been cut.
Wrecks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wrecks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shima.
Wrecks jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wrecks scores with a jab to the body.
Wrecks works Shima's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrecks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shima is out of range and Wrecks settles back down.
Shima cracks Wrecks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrecks was well out of range. Poor timing from Shima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima throws a hook to the side of Wrecks's head but Wrecks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrecks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wrecks has time to react.
Shima misses with a body shot.
Wrecks appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wrecks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shima throws out the jab.
A big right from Shima misses.
Wrecks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shima throws a right hand that misses
and Wrecks counters with a body kick.
Wrecks slips a straight right by Shima.
Shima throws an overhand right that lands on Wrecks's shoulder, as Wrecks tries to avoid the shot.
Wrecks throwing a counter right hand but Shima manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wrecks is predictable there
and Shima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shima 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.
Wrecks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Shima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shima throws a leg kick but Wrecks checks it.
Shima misses with a lunging right hand
and Wrecks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shima takes a swing at Wrecks's ribcage but misses.
Shima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shima misses with a left hand
and Shima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Shima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shima.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shima. Wrecks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrecks appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrecks with the inside leg kick.
Shima throws a lazy right hand but Wrecks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Shima blocks the low kick.
Shima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrecks.
Shima misses with a straight right.
Wrecks pushes Shima away with a front kick.
Shima looks to throw a body kick
and Wrecks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shima throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrecks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shima.
Shima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrecks.
Shima moves out of range as Wrecks throws a body kick.
Shima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shima loads up on a big right hand but Wrecks slips the punch.
Wrecks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wrecks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shima.
Shima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrecks looks to land a left hand but Shima moved out of range nicely.
Shima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrecks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hero Shima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hero Shima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wrecks connects with a looping right hand.
Wrecks ducks under a wild hook from Shima.
Good leg kick by Wrecks.
Wrecks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Shima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shima swings widly with a right hand
and Wrecks counters with a stiff right hand.
Shima throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrecks.
A little feinted left hand from Wrecks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Wrecks. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima checks a leg kick nicely.
Wrecks looks to score with a jab to the body but Shima is just out of range.
Wrecks with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima throws a jab when Wrecks was well out of range.
Shima throws a poor cross that misses
and Wrecks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shima sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wrecks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shima is breathing heavily.
Wrecks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shima misses with a body shot
and Wrecks counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Hero Shima's cut even more.
An inside leg kick lands from Wrecks.
Wrecks moves away from the strike by Shima.
Shima cracks Wrecks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shima sizes up Wrecks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrecks punishes Shima's body with a nice straight punch.
Wrecks lands a brutal head kick. Shima looks out on his feet and Wrecks throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Will Wrecks!
Will Wrecks retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Will Wrecks 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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