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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Morpheus (ranked 5231 p4p, 5828 weight class) and Ronaldo Leites (ranked 598 p4p, 633 weight class). Leites has chosen Don Omar - Taboo as his entrance music. Daniel Morpheus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronaldo Leites's chin.

Morpheus
vs
Leites

183 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Warrior Fight Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Morpheus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Leites!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morpheus scores with a decent looking hook.
Leites walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morpheus.
Morpheus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morpheus throws a head kick that Leites semi-blocks.

Leites is rocked!
Leites looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morpheus is looking to counter the offense by Leites and move into the clinch.
Leites has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morpheus.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Morpheus knocks Leites out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Morpheus!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendry Gomes (ranked 6144 p4p, 6050 weight class) and Montell Larry (ranked 697 p4p, 690 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gomes
vs
Larry

200 cm
25
275
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
280
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendry Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Montell Larry!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larry throws a body punch but Gomes moves out of range.
Larry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Larry clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Larry to work.
Gomes trying to land knees to the body.
Larry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomes avoids it.
Gomes lands with a right to the head.
Larry blocks an uppercut.
Gomes scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Montell Larry has been cut.
Gomes misses with some punches.
Gomes scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Gomes missing with knees to the body.
Larry tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomes avoids the damage to the body.
Gomes avoiding damage as Larry throws knees to the body.
Gomes misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Larry.
Gomes trying to land knees to the body.
Larry has Gomes pushed against the cage.
Gomes throws a head punch that misses.
Gomes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Gomes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larry is defending well for now.
Gomes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Larry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gomes misses with some punches.
Gomes is pressed up against the cage. Larry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gomes down to the mat. Gomes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Gomes has cracked Larry with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Gomes lands another huge swinging hook and Larry tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Larry, before Gomes can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kendry Gomes!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Amorim (ranked 4719 p4p, 6280 weight class) and Zarrazza Vinegard (ranked 565 p4p, 667 weight class). Zarrazza Vinegard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Amorim
vs
Vinegard

180 cm
18
214
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
199
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruben Amorim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zarrazza Vinegard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amorim misses the body punch

and Vinegard counters by moving into the clinch.

Vinegard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amorim throws a hook but Vinegard blocks it.
Vinegard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amorim moves away.
Vinegard lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from Amorim.
Vinegard ducks under a wild hook from Amorim.
As Amorim backs off Vinegard throws a huge counter combo but Amorim manages to avoid it all.
Amorim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinegard.
Vinegard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amorim throws a jab when Vinegard was well out of range.
A big right from Amorim misses.
Vinegard swings for the body but Amorim moves out of range.
Amorim misses with a left hand

and Vinegard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vinegard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amorim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Vinegard breaks the clinch.
Vinegard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amorim backs up against the cage.
Vinegard keeps the fight on the outside.
Amorim misses with a right hand

and Vinegard counters by clinching up.

Vinegard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Vinegard clinches up against the cage.
Amorim has had enough of the clinch but Vinegard keeps him there for the moment.
Amorim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vinegard has him pressed against the cage.
Amorim tries to break the clinch but Vinegard is controlling the position.
Amorim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vinegard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Vinegard breaks from the clinch.
Ruben Amorim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinegard throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amorim misses with a hook.

Vinegard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Amorim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Amorim is looking to get back to his feet here but Vinegard is keeping cool and he's managed to take Amorim's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amorim looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Amorim covering up well under a series of strikes from Vinegard.
Vinegard lands with a hammerfist to the side of Amorim's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinegard gets his hands free as Amorim looks to control.

Vinegard has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Amorim! Can he survive? No! He's out! Vinegard gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zarrazza Vinegard!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uladzimir Prokopenko (ranked 5021 p4p, 5009 weight class) and Khabib Campbell (ranked 587 p4p, 588 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Prokopenko
vs
Campbell

185 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
214
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uladzimir Prokopenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Campbell!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prokopenko fails to land the takedown.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campbell jabs Prokopenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prokopenko wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side

and Campbell counters with a nice right hand that sends Prokopenko toppling to the canvas! Prokopenko scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Campbell finish him?!

It looks like Uladzimir Prokopenko has been cut.
Prokopenko darts in trying to clinch
and Campbell counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khabib Campbell!
In his post fight interview, Khabib Campbell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Diaz (ranked 5251 p4p, 4866 weight class) and OJ Simpson (ranked 602 p4p, 572 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diaz
vs
Simpson

185 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruno Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, OJ Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Simpson avoids nicely.
Diaz cracks Simpson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Simpson. Simpson maintains the clinch.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson stalling against the cage.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson stalling in the clinch.
Simpson can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Simpson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson lands a nice uppercut.
Simpson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simpson just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simpson.

Diaz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Diaz to his knees! Simpson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). OJ Simpson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Samson (ranked 4956 p4p, 5124 weight class) and Quentain Trenton (ranked 607 p4p, 618 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Samson
vs
Trenton

200 cm
18
260
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
270
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sandor Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quentain Trenton!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samson throws the left hand but Trenton avoids the punch easily.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trenton moves away.
Trenton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Samson does it's job there.
Trenton misses with a straight right.
Trenton blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samson lands a head shot.
Samson throws a sloppy body shot
and Trenton counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson lands with an overhand left.
Trenton is looking to clinch but Samson is avoiding it.
Samson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trenton just misses with a punch to the body.

Samson lands a left and a right that send Trenton crashing to the mat, dazed. Samson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Trenton is rocked!
Trenton tries to clinch but Samson moves out of range.
Trenton is still on wobbly legs! Can Samson finish him?
Samson tries to bum rush Trenton with a series of wild strikes but Trenton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trenton! But no joy.
Trenton seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samson misses with a straight right.
Samson ducks under a wild hook from Trenton.
Trenton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Samson misses the target.
Trenton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trenton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Samson's head.
A jab from Samson does it's job there.
Samson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trenton's hands.
Samson misses with a two punch combination.
Samson missing with a left hand there. Trenton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samson lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Samson misses.
Samson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trenton.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
Trenton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Samson lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Samson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Samson loads up on a big right hand but Trenton slips the punch.
Trenton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sandor Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trenton ducks under a wild hook from Samson.
Good shot there by Samson.
Samson misses with a body shot.
Samson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trentons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Samson.
Samson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trenton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samson throws a hook but Trenton avoids it easily.
Trenton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trenton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Samson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trenton avoids the body shot from Samson.
Samson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trenton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trenton avoids the body shot from Samson.
Trenton moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Trenton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Samson punishes Trenton's body with a nice straight punch.
Samson connects with a single shot there.
Samson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trenton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trenton looks winded!

Samson cracks Trenton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Samson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Trenton to stand back up!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samson lands with a good body shot.

Samson drops Trenton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Trenton looks back up at him and smiles so Samson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sandor Samson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trenton tries to get into range but Samson steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Trenton! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Samson scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sandor Samson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Griffin (ranked 4978 p4p, 5147 weight class) and Mike Turbo (ranked 527 p4p, 543 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Griffin
vs
Turbo

170 cm
25
166
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Turbo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbo misses with a straight left.
Turbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Turbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Griffin drives through and clinches with Turbo against the cage.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Turbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
Griffin effectively controlling the action here.
Griffin blocking some punches.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Turbo controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbo misses with the head strike.
Turbo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Turbo misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin stalling against the cage.
Griffin seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Turbo can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Griffin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Turbo up against the cage.
Turbo tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Griffin is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benjamin Griffin.
Turbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

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.

Griffin clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Turbo.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turbo being controlled against the cage.
Turbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turbo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Griffin taking a breather.
Turbo working aggressively here.
Turbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffin stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turbo.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Turbo controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turbo.
Griffin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Turbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from Turbo.
Turbo trying to land knees to the body.
Griffin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griffin.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griffin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turbo misses with a punch on the inside.
Turbo blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Turbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Griffin is stalling here.
Turbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Turbo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Griffin rushes Turbo and presses him up against the cage.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Griffin lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Griffin.
Turbo has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Griffin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turbos head.
Turbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffin.
Turbo misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbo misses with a punch to the body.
Turbo tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Turbo.
Come on Griffin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Turbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turbo misses with a hook
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Griffin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turbo, pushing him back against the cage.
Turbo trying to land knees to the body.
Turbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Turbo.
Griffin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turbo up against the cage.
Griffin is working Turbo over against the cage.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbo misses the body punch
and Turbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Mike Turbo has been cut.

Griffin drives through and clinches with Turbo against the cage.
Turbo throws a head punch that misses.
Turbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Griffin digs a right hand into Turbo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turbo's gas tank.
Griffin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turbos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Griffin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turbo can do to turn this around?
Turbo tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Griffin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griffin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turbo misses with some punches.
Griffin is working Turbo over against the cage.
Turbo tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Turbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Griffin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Turbo tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Griffin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Griffin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Turbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Griffin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Turbo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Griffin instigates a clinch.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from Turbo.
Turbo misses with some punches.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Turbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Turbo controls his hands.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Turbo.
Griffin is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benjamin Griffin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Griffin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griffin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turbo backwards.
Turbo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Turbo can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Turbo.
Griffin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turbo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turbo scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Griffin clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griffin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turbo prevents a body shot from Griffin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin taking a breather.
Turbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin avoiding damage as Turbo throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Turbo.
Turbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin digs a right hand into Turbo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turbo's gas tank.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Griffin lands an uppercut.
Griffin presses Turbo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Griffin lands a hook that snaps the head of Turbo backwards.

That has opened up Mike Turbo's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Turbo controls his hands.
Griffin scores with a shot to the side of Turbo's head.
Turbo landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin lands a shoulder strike.
Turbo being controlled against the cage.
Griffin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turbo up against the cage.
Griffin stalling against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffin 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Griffin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Billie (ranked 5099 p4p, 5895 weight class) and King Fraul (ranked 615 p4p, 682 weight class). King Fraul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Billie
vs
Fraul

196 cm
22
220
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
225
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Billie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Fraul!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraul takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fraul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Billie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fraul as he avoids it easily.
Fraul throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Fraul does no damage.
Billie shoots in but no luck this time.
Fraul just misses with a punch to the body.

Billie takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fraul.
A knee to the head by Fraul.

It looks like Willie Billie has been cut.
Fraul tries to land a knee to the head but Billie blocks with his arms.
Billie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fraul working Billie over with knees to the body.
Billie is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Fraul.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fraul lands an elbow inside.
Fraul lands a nice knee to the body.
Fraul creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Billie's defenses.
Fraul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fraul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fraul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Fraul.

Fraul rushes Billie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fraul scores with a knee to the head.

Billie is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fraul.
Oh Billie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fraul lands an uppercut.
Fraul has Billie pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Billie is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Fraul - that's hurt Billie badly! Oh, another knee lands and Billie is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Billie doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). King Fraul!
After the fight, King Fraul was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zony Turbo (ranked 5148 p4p, 4204 weight class) and Night Lights (ranked 540 p4p, 464 weight class). Night Lights has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Turbo
vs
Lights

170 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zony Turbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Lights!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lights scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Zony Turbo has been cut.
Turbo throws a shot to the body.
Turbo misses with a body punch

and Lights counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turbo missing with knees to the body.
Lights prevents a body shot from Turbo.
Lights has Turbo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Turbo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Lights pulls guard effortlessly.
Lights lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Turbo is looking to stand up but Lights isn't so interested in that idea.
Turbo is wriggling around but Lights manages to pass to half guard.

Lights is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbo has hold of Lights's hands but Lights slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lights tries to pass to full mount but Turbo defends it.
Lights looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turbo has hold of Lights's hands but Lights slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lights is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turbo is just riding it out for now. Lights eventually gives up the hold.
Lights content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lights thows a huge punch but Turbo dodges it nicely.
Lights has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lights is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Turbo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lights on the ground.

Lights postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Turbo to stand up.
Lights drops his hands momentarily and Turbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lights. Lights circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Lights has Turbo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lights tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Turbo smiles and moves away.
Turbo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turbo cracks Lights with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Lights darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Turbo pushes Lights off but Lights dives into side control.

Lights has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lights scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lights is pressing down on Turbo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Turbo is holding on for now.

Lights has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Turbo defend it? Lights steps over the head and cranks it - Turbo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lights!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Night Lights!
Night Lights was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Euan Daxton (ranked 4225 p4p, 4996 weight class) and Manuel Martinez (ranked 530 p4p, 583 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Daxton
vs
Martinez

190 cm
25
210
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Euan Daxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manuel Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a body shot.
Daxton misses with a straight left.
Daxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
A big right from Daxton misses.
Daxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Daxton connects with a nice looking jab.
Daxton looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daxton, as that shot connected.
Martinez lands a slapping body shot.
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martinez slips under a jab from Daxton.
Martinez throws out a counter right but Daxton avoids it with no problem.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Daxton's ribs.
Jab, jab by Martinez - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daxton misses with a straight right.
Martinez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Daxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxton throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Martinez lands a jab.
Daxton swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daxton.
Martinez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
Daxton takes one to the side of the head.
Daxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Daxton is looking to clinch.

Daxton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Daxton.
Daxton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Daxton.
Martinez tries a body shot but Daxton blocks it.
Daxton jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Daxton misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Daxton.

Daxton decides to pull guard.
Martinez pushing down on Daxton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martinez blocks the strikes from Daxton.
Daxton moves into full guard.

Daxton has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Daxton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daxton wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is fighting to break Daxton's control of his arms but Daxton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Daxton continues to stall.
Daxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Daxton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daxton is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daxton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Daxton is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Daxton postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow.
Daxton trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Daxton throws a big right hand that misses.
Daxton is standing up over Martinez. Martinez looks to escape but Daxton dives into side control.
Daxton scoring with punches from side control.
Martinez pushes Daxton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Daxton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Euan Daxton dominated that round.
That's time! Daxton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martinez slips under a jab.
Daxton looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Daxton.
Daxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Euan Daxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daxton.
The fighters circling - Daxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daxton scores with a decent looking hook.
Martinez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Euan Daxton is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Daxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Daxton.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daxton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Daxton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daxton defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Daxton lands with a straight right. Martinez didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxton misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Martinez connects with the punch.
Daxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez's corner calls for a 1-2. Martinez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Daxton has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Daxton wants a takedown but no success here.
Daxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daxton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Euan Daxton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Daxton.
Daxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Daxton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daxton closes the distance and clinches.
Daxton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daxton.
Daxton tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez stalls.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daxton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daxton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Daxton can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Daxton working aggressively here.
Daxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martinez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martinez prevents it.
Daxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Daxton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Daxton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martinez uses from the top position.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Daxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daxton is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control but Daxton is working from the bottom.

Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daxton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Daxton's legs - danger averted.
Martinez preventing the sweep.

Daxton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martinez is aware though and is defending well.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Euan Daxton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Daxton is keeping the position.

Daxton is looking for a triangle but Martinez pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Euan Daxton dominated that second round.
That's time! Daxton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Martinez lands an overhand right.
Martinez slips a jab from Daxton.
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daxton.
Daxton throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daxton misses the jab.
Martinez cracks Daxton with an open hand slap.
Daxton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daxton doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Daxton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daxton tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Daxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez lands a nice hook to Daxton's body. Daxton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daxton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daxton lands an overhand right.
Daxton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Daxton moved out of range.
Daxton looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Daxton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daxton misses with a body punch
and Daxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Daxton clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.

Daxton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez takes a swing at Daxton's ribcage but misses.
Daxton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daxton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daxton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daxton takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Daxton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daxton wants to clinch.
Daxton wants to clinch.
Martinez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daxton, as that shot connected.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daxton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez walks into a straight right hand from Daxton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daxton has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daxton.
Daxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Euan Daxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinez tries a body shot but Daxton blocks it.
Daxton blocks an uppercut.
Daxton letting Martinez take a breather here.

Daxton gets control of Martinez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Daxton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Daxton holds on and takes a little breather.

Daxton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Daxton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Euan Daxton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daxton 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Euan Daxton!