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GC 422 Championship Chaos 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fochi (ranked 1436 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Micah Frank (ranked 189 p4p, 427 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Fochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Frank!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fochi 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 been hearing reports that Fochi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Frank lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fochi misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Frank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fochi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Frank throws a body punch but Fochi moves out of range.
Fochi lands a body shot.
Fochi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fochi feinted with a counter takedown.
Fochi connects with the punch.
Fochi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank misses with a few strikes there.
Fochi tries to bum rush Frank with a series of wild strikes but Frank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fochi throws a sloppy body shot
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Fochi.
Fochi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Frank sprawls and moves away.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Fochi moves out of range easily.
Frank lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fochi cracks Frank with a good jab.
Fochi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fochi fails to land with a series of punches.
Frank throws a counter combo.
Frank throws a hook but Fochi avoids it easily.
Fochi tries to counter with a takedown but Frank is quick to defend against it.
Fochi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Michael Fochi has been cut.
Frank tries to land a body kick
and Fochi counters with a takedown into side control.
Fochi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank prevents Fochi from improving position.
Fochi working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frank is trying to improve his position.
Fochi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fochi tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fochi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fochi tries to move to mount but Frank blocks the move with his legs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frank can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fochi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Frank rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fochi's guard! Nice work there by Frank!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank sitting in guard here, content to control.
Frank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fochi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fochi is trying to control the position but Frank postures up.
Frank got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fochi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Frank has managed to get both his arms back between Fochi's legs - danger averted.
Fochi looking to control.
Frank won't allow Fochi to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fochi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frank slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fochi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Fochi's cut.
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.
Fochi throws a right hand that misses
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fochi is out of range and Frank settles back down.
Fochi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michael Fochi is winning the standup battle so far.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frank throws a good cross that connects.
Frank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fochi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Fochi.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
Fochi scores with a hook to the body. Frank takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frank moves out of range as Fochi strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fochi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank works over Fochi's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank avoids the body shot from Fochi.
Frank swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fochi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fochi takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.
Frank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fochi takes one to the side of the head.
Fochi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Frank throws a counter combo.
Fochi misses with a two punch combination.
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Frank. Beautiful body shot.
Frank throws a lazy head kick
and Fochi counters with a left and a right that stings Frank.
Fochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Fochi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fochi passes to full mount!
Frank has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Fochi's lack of action.
Fochi is working for a kimura but Frank is defending it quite comfortably.
Fochi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fochi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fochi 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.
Fochi is trying to control. Frank wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fochi is pressing down on Frank's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frank is holding on for now.
Well, if Fochi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Frank tries to get to full guard but Fochi has control of the leg.
Frank is defending against the submission attempts here by Fochi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fochi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Fochi's cut.
That's time! Fochi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fochi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frank misses the jab.
Fochi is looking to wear down Frank with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fochi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fochi wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.
Fochi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Frank is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Frank has escaped and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank wants to control from the top but Fochi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fochi has an active guard here but Frank has managed to pass into half guard.
Fochi trying to control here.
Fochi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fochi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frank pulls his head out easily.
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.
Fochi gets full guard.
Frank got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fochi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Frank has managed to get both his arms back between Fochi's legs - danger averted.
Frank preventing the sweep.
Fochi trying to control the position.
Fochi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fochi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frank is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fochi is trying to control the position but Frank postures up.
Fochi working for submissions but it's allowed Frank to get to half guard.
Fochi tries to roll over but Frank keeps him under control.
Micah Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fochi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fochi wants to improve his position but instead Frank has moved into half guard.
Frank is trying to control the action in half guard but Fochi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fochi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Frank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fochi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Fochi.
Well Fochi 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Fochi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 2110 p4p, 1724 weight class) and Toran Roth (ranked 304 p4p, 260 weight class). Roth has chosen Dogodine u Prizrenu as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Excellent MT
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Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Toran Roth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth misses with a double jab.
La Vellei fails with the takedown.
A big right from La Vellei misses.
La Vellei thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Vellei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
La Vellei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Vellei.
Roth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Vellei.
Roth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches La Vellei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Roth working away.
Roth is staying tight to La Vellei's torso, preventing him from escaping.
La Vellei is trying to buck Roth off.
La Vellei is trying to control Roth's posture but Roth avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei manages to get back to half guard.
La Vellei tries to get to full guard but Roth has control of the leg.
Roth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roth passes into side control, despite La Vellei's attempt to control the position.
La Vellei is not content to let Roth control the position.
Roth moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei working to try and regain half guard.
Roth wants to stand but La Vellei is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
La Vellei is trying desperately to improve position.
Roth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as La Vellei is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
La Vellei regains half guard.
La Vellei is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roth works his way into side control.
La Vellei tries to buck Roth off but Roth is having none of it.
Roth moves into full mount!
La Vellei can't escape the position.
La Vellei is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Roth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Roth trying to control but La Vellei is having none of it.
Roth wants to stand but La Vellei is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
La Vellei keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roth trying to control but La Vellei is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roth wants to stand but La Vellei is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toran Roth 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.
Roth slips a jab from La Vellei.
Roth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roth fails in his attempt to clinch.
La Vellei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
La Vellei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roth's head.
La Vellei looks for a takedown but Roth sprawls well.
La Vellei with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Roth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth misses with a head kick.
La Vellei lands a two punch combo.
La Vellei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roth avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei is winning the standup battle so far.
La Vellei connects with a looping right hand.
La Vellei throws a body punch but Roth moves out of range.
Roth wants to counter with a clinch but La Vellei pushes him away.
Roth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
La Vellei bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roth wants to get back to his feet.
La Vellei decides to stand back up.
La Vellei misses with a right hand
and Roth moves into the clinch.
La Vellei breaks the clinch.
La Vellei throws a lazy right hand but Roth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Vellei misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Roth. No joy for La Vellei on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Cristopher La Vellei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth ducks under a wild hook from La Vellei.
La Vellei sets himself, and Roth steps forward looking for the clinch! La Vellei avoids it this time.
Roth swinging wildly here.
Roth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling La Vellei to score with a decent uppercut.
Roth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Roth misses.
Roth lands a head kick!
La Vellei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
La Vellei lands with an overhand left.
La Vellei throws a front kick that sends Roth stumbling back into the cage.
La Vellei throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roth was covering up waiting for the punch and La Vellei finishes the takedown easily into guard.
La Vellei won't allow Roth to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei stands up and waves to Roth to follow him.
Roth tests La Vellei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La Vellei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth moves out of range as La Vellei throws a body kick.
Roth wants to clinch but La Vellei slips to the side
and La Vellei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Vellei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roth.
La Vellei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roth blocks a head kick by La Vellei.
La Vellei shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roth's guard.
La Vellei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roth trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
La Vellei has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
La Vellei stops Roth from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roth working a defensive guard here.
La Vellei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and La Vellei defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Vellei throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
La Vellei landing with the ground and pound.
La Vellei makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
La Vellei chips away with some ground and pound.
La Vellei gets to his feet - Roth follows without any prompting.
La Vellei darts in looking for a takedown but Roth gets double underhooks and turns La Vellei into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
La Vellei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
La Vellei lands with an overhand left.
Roth gets caught napping as La Vellei dives in and scores a takedown. Roth manages to retain guard.
La Vellei prevents Roth from getting back to his feet.
Toran Roth has got the better of the ground game so far.
La Vellei postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roth lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Roth got a little sloppy there for a moment and La Vellei has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roth has managed to get both his arms back between La Vellei's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Vellei is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roth defends well.
La Vellei is working an open guard so Roth takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Vellei.
Roth feints a jab promting La Vellei to slip. Roth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. La Vellei slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Roth.
Roth shoots in for a takedown but La Vellei shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roth throws a right and a left that both miss.
La Vellei looks to land a right hand but Roth moved out of range.
Roth is looking for the big counter here.
La Vellei jabs Roth right on the nose. Roth blinks but takes it well.
Roth avoids the head kick by La Vellei.
La Vellei throws a right and a left that Roth avoids nicely.
La Vellei scores with a nice head shot.
La Vellei misses with a takedown attempt
and Roth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roth breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei fails with a takedown attempt.
La Vellei dodges the punch combination from Roth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. La Vellei doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - La Vellei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roth tries a head kick but it misses.
La Vellei throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roth throws a counter combo.
Roth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
La Vellei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roth is out of range.
Roth wants to counter with a clinch but La Vellei pushes him away.
La Vellei throws a hook but Roth avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roth throws a combination. La Vellei tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roth throws a nice looking combination but La Vellei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Vellei closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Roth quickly recovers to half guard.
Roth looking for submissions off his back.
Roth trying to control but La Vellei postures up.
La Vellei is trying for a kimura here. Roth looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! La Vellei wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
Our winner, Jean Cristopher La Vellei, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trond Asmundsen (ranked 2435 p4p, 2526 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 341 p4p, 350 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trond Asmundsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asmundsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Asmundsen's side.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asmundsen throws out the jab.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Asmundsen's ribs.
Asmundsen misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Asmundsen checks it
and Asmundsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asmundsen!
Jab by Johnson.
Asmundsen lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson moves out of range as Asmundsen strikes.
Asmundsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Asmundsen ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Asmundsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Asmundsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asmundsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Asmundsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Asmundsen does no damage.
Asmundsen feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Asmundsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Asmundsen prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Asmundsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson is looking to stand up but Asmundsen isn't so interested in that idea.
Asmundsen wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Asmundsen prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Asmundsen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Asmundsen is having none of it.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Asmundsen manages to pass to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asmundsen.
Asmundsen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Johnson pushes Asmundsen off looking to stand but Asmundsen dives back in and keeps control.
Asmundsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Asmundsen in particular looking to stall.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Asmundsen connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to kick Asmundsen off but Asmundsen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asmundsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asmundsen controlling the pace.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Asmundsen is controlling him well.
Asmundsen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Asmundsen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Asmundsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Asmundsen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Asmundsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Asmundsen 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.
Johnson pushes Asmundsen off looking to stand but Asmundsen dives back in and keeps control.
Asmundsen is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Asmundsen wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Asmundsen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen lands with a punch from half guard.
Asmundsen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asmundsen.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Asmundsen is controlling him
Asmundsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Asmundsen working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Asmundsen is controlling him
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Asmundsen 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.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asmundsen.
Asmundsen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Asmundsen is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trond Asmundsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Asmundsen slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen throws a good cross that connects.
Asmundsen throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Asmundsen.
Asmundsen lands a jab.
Asmundsen misses the jab.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Asmundsen misses the shot to the body.
Johnson moves out of range as Asmundsen strikes.
Asmundsen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Asmundsen moves out of range easily.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Asmundsen.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asmundsen moves away.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Asmundsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Asmundsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Asmundsen moves away and avoids it.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Asmundsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Asmundsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Asmundsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Trond Asmundsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asmundsen misses with a kick to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asmundsen.
Asmundsen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Asmundsen jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Asmundsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asmundsen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Asmundsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Asmundsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asmundsen. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asmundsen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Asmundsen scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asmundsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asmundsen connects with a high kick.
Trond Asmundsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Asmundsen shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Asmundsen misses with a wild body shot.
Asmundsen feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Asmundsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Asmundsen is having none of it.
Asmundsen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Asmundsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Asmundsen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Asmundsen is controlling him.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Asmundsen from controlling successfully.
Asmundsen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson misses the jab.
Asmundsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asmundsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Asmundsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asmundsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Asmundsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Asmundsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Asmundsen misses the shot to the body.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen lands a jab.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Asmundsen sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asmundsen.
Jab by Asmundsen.
Asmundsen throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Asmundsen lands with an overhand left.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Asmundsen.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Asmundsen misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Asmundsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trond Asmundsen dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Asmundsen moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Asmundsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asmundsen.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Asmundsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Asmundsen moves out of range easily.
Asmundsen lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Asmundsen misses.
Asmundsen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Asmundsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Asmundsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asmundsen cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Asmundsen trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Asmundsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asmundsen with a nice head shot there.
Asmundsen prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmundsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trond Asmundsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to stand up but Asmundsen is controlling him.
Asmundsen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Asmundsen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Asmundsen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Asmundsen is having none of it.
Asmundsen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Asmundsen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Asmundsen dives into side control.
Asmundsen grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Asmundsen cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Asmundsen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A lull in the action here as Asmundsen stalls from top position.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson pushes Asmundsen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Asmundsen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Asmundsen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Asmundsen prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Asmundsen controls the position from side control.
Asmundsen cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Asmundsen scores with punches from side control.
Asmundsen grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Asmundsen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Asmundsen lands an elbow.
Asmundsen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Asmundsen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Asmundsen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson is pushing Asmundsen's head away, looking to escape. Asmundsen manages to hold on to the position though.
Asmundsen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Asmundsen scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmundsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Asmundsen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Asmundsen drags him back down.
Asmundsen is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Asmundsen is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Asmundsen scoring with punches and elbows.
Asmundsen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jeff Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trond Asmundsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asmundsen 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trond Asmundsen!
A relieved looking Trond Asmundsen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Hoddle (ranked 1444 p4p, 2030 weight class) and Ryan Henderson (ranked 191 p4p, 244 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Hoddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tests Hoddle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoddle lands with a good body shot.
Henderson has managed to clinch.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Hoddle.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoddle won't allow it.
Hoddle presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoddle.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Hoddle has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoddle lands a nice uppercut.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoddle. That snapped Henderson 's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoddle shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Hoddle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Hoddle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoddle.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Hoddle.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Hoddle throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Hoddle ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson .
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoddle sprawls well. Hoddle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson clinches.
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Hoddle has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoddle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Henderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Henderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hoddle stalling.
Hoddle gets through Henderson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Henderson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle lands with a left to the head.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoddle finish him?
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoddle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henderson dives in for a single leg takedown but Hoddle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Glen Hoddle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Henderson .
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson . Hoddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson works Hoddle's body with a nice hook.
Hoddle throws a hook to the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Henderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoddle manages to avoid it.
Hoddle closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoddle.
Hoddle is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Hoddle into the cage.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Hoddle.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoddle has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoddle throws out the jab.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoddle is looking to counter punch.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Henderson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Henderson works Hoddle's body with a nice hook.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoddle.
Henderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoddle. Hoddle obviously looking to wear him down.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoddle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henderson !
Henderson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson 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.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Hoddle with a jab.
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hoddle sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson slips under a jab from Hoddle.
Henderson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henderson misses with a hook
and Hoddle counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoddle forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoddle misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Hoddle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henderson doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson .
Hoddle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Hoddle throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoddle looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoddle throws a chopping leg kick but Henderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henderson lands a jab to Hoddle's midsection.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoddle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glen Hoddle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Hoddle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoddle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoddle misses the target.
Hoddle scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Hoddle sprawls well.
Hoddle half committed to a counter leg kick.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Hoddle.
Hoddle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Hoddle misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoddle cracks Henderson with a big right hand and Henderson goes down!
Hoddle throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Hoddle won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hoddle landing with the ground and pound.
Hoddle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henderson 's head.
Hoddle with a nice head shot there.
Hoddle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoddle is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henderson is on top in guard.
Hoddle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoddle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henderson has managed to get both his arms back between Hoddle's legs - danger averted.
Henderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hoddle is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Hoddle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hoddle looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Henderson has picked Hoddle up and slammed him! Hoddle can't keep hold of the triangle and Henderson manages to pass to side control!
Hoddle throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Henderson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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.
Hoddle is looking to reverse the position.
Ryan Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henderson working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hoddle throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the liver by Henderson . Beautiful body shot.
Hoddle misses with a hook.
Henderson has Hoddle up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson .
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Hoddle is controlling him.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoddle doesn't seem phased though.
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 Glen Hoddle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Henderson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hoddle counter with a right hand.
Hoddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoddle misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hoddle throws a hook to the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoddle.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
Hoddle misses with a straight right.
Hoddle digs a good hook to Henderson 's body.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Hoddle.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoddle cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Glen Hoddle is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoddle misses with a wild combination.
Hoddle misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoddle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoddle forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Henderson tries to break free but Hoddle pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoddle.
Hoddle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hoddle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henderson prevents it.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoddle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoddle throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
It seemed like Henderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoddle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoddle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoddle connects with a looping right hand.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Hoddle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hoddle to the ground. Henderson is now in Hoddle's guard.
Glen Hoddle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoddle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hoddle trying to control the position here.
Hoddle being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle is pulling down on Henderson 's head to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hoddle looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoddle, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson . Hoddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoddle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Hoddle thuds a left hand into Henderson 's body.
Henderson slips under a jab from Hoddle.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hoddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Hoddle shoots in and bounces Henderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson rushes Hoddle and presses him up against the cage.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoddle has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Hoddle is controlling the position.
Henderson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson rushes Hoddle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
Ryan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoddle's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Glen Hoddle.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoddle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Hoddle!
A very excited looking Glen Hoddle rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Waller (ranked 1376 p4p, 3842 weight class) and Snapple Grapple (ranked 157 p4p, 355 weight class). Waller comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg - Murder Was the Case. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Snapple Grapple enters the cage!
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Waller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Snapple Grapple!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grapple feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wallers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waller swings for the body but Grapple moves out of range.
Grapple shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waller as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Grapple.
Waller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grapple shoots for a takedown but Waller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Waller misses its target.
Waller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waller lands a really nice looking cross but Grapple seems unphased.
Grapple tries to clinch up.
Waller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Waller scores with a hook to the body. Grapple takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Waller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grapple tries to clinch but Waller is having none of it.
Waller sizes up Grapple with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Waller looks to score with a jab to the body but Grapple is just out of range.
Waller is looking to wear down Grapple with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grapple misses the jab.
Grapple pushes Waller up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Waller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grapple takes a shot to the head.
Waller lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple trying to control the position but instead, Waller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grapple into the cage.
Waller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Waller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Waller. That snapped Grapple's head back.
Grapple is rocked!
Waller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grapple is still on wobbly legs! Can Waller finish him?
Waller cracks Grapple with a hook to the temple - Grapple is on wobbly legs here! Waller swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Grapple falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Waller wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Waller!
A victorious Jack Waller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Stark (ranked 3693 p4p, 2924 weight class) and Black Lives Jackson (ranked 456 p4p, 364 weight class). Black Lives Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brandon Stark's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Lives Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark blocks a head kick by Jackson.
An inside leg kick from Stark misses.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson thuds his shin into the meat of Stark's side.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stark lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a head kick.
Stark has managed to clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Stark tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Stark 's eye.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Stark misses with a body punch.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Stark tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Stark back against the cage.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Stark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stark tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Brandon Stark has been cut.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Stark is blocking nicely.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stark blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark lands a left hand.
Stark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Stark is blocking nicely.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Stark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
 Stark is rocked!
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!
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Stark.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stark blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Stark blocks with his arms.
Stark tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Stark back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson working the clinch nicely. Stark is working for position but Jackson cracks him with a big knee to the head! Stark crumples up against the cage and Jackson lands two more shots before the ref can save Stark! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Black Lives Jackson!
Black Lives Jackson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jah Wobble (ranked 1622 p4p, 1971 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 206 p4p, 239 weight class). Wobble comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jah Wobble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wobble slips under a jab from Morad.
Wobble takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wobble under the eye.
Morad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wobble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wobble misses with a leg kick.
Morad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morad throws a jab when Wobble was well out of range.
Morad throws out a loose jab but Wobble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wobble half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wobble misses with an uppercut. Morad saw that one coming.
Wobble throws a sloppy head kick and Morad moves out of range easily.
Morad avoids a kick to the body.
Wobble throws a low kick but Morad avoids it.
Morad jabs Wobble to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morad misses with a hook.
Wobble shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wobble connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wobble takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morad throws a leg kick which misses Wobble's front leg but catches the back leg as Wobble tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wobble stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morad throws out a leg kick but Wobble moves out of range and Morad only half commits.
Morad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morad catches Wobble with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wobble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No luck for Wobble with that takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Morad. Beautiful body shot.
Morad slips a straight right by Wobble.
Wobble takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wobble moves out of range of the strikes.
Wobble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morad.
Morad avoids the head kick by Wobble.
Good standup being displayed there by Morad as he connects with a hook.
Wobble throws a body shot but no joy.
Morad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wobble takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morad throws a front kick aimed at Wobble's knee but Wobble avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Morad misses its intended target.
Wobble changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wobble moves out of range as Morad strikes.
Wobble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wobble takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wobble throws a front kick aimed at Morad's knee but Morad avoids it well.
Wobble takes one to the chin there.
Wobble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wobble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morad.
Morad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morad ducks right into an uppercut from Wobble.
Morad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wobble misses the shot to the body.
Morad misses with a right hand
and Wobble decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morad's guard.
Wobble sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morad's guard.
Wobble seems to be working for a kimura but Morad defends the submission attempt.
Morad wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble is looking to advance position but Morad won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wobble lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morad taking some punishment here, with Wobble in his half guard.
Wobble wants to control but Morad is keeping him busy.
Wobble is trying to work for a kimura but Morad is defending well.
Wobble thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morad looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobble wants to pass the guard but Morad is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wobble working Morad over with strikes.
Morad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wobble trying to control the position from guard on top but Morad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wobble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wobble sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morad's guard.
Morad is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erran Morad dominated that round.
That's time! Wobble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morad motions for Wobble to come forward. Morad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morad.
Morad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morad loads up on a big right hand but Wobble slips the punch.
Morad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morad blocks a jab.
Morad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morad slips under a jab from Wobble.
Morad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wobble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wobble. Morad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wobble tries to land a leg kick but Morad saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wobble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morad.
Morad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wobble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wobble takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wobble gets a double leg takedown into Morad's 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!
Wobble slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wobble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wobble might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobble throws a big elbow that misses.
Wobble is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wobble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morad pulls Wobble in close to prevent any damage.
Morad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wobble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wobble throwing strikes from guard but Morad blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morad pulls Wobble in close to prevent any damage.
Morad keeping full guard, as Wobble tries to pass.
Wobble engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wobble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morad throws a chopping leg kick but Wobble manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morad staying out of range there.
Wobble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morad.
Wobble tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morad scoring well with a low kick there.
Wobble misses with a looping right.
Erran Morad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wobble is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Morad.
Wobble gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morad.
Morad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morad walks into a jab.
Morad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wobble misses with a straight right.
Morad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wobble's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morad checks a leg kick.
Morad cracks a nice hook into Wobble's ribs.
Morad throws a head kick that misses.
Morad walks into a jab.
Morad throws a chopping leg kick but Wobble manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wobble feinted with a counter takedown.
Morad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morad lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Wobble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morad.
A low kick lands for Morad.
Wobble avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobble misses with a kick to the body.
Wobble motions for Morad to come forward. Wobble throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wobble throws an overhand right that lands on Morad's shoulder, as Morad tries to avoid the shot.
Wobble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Erran Morad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morad lands with an overhand left.
Morad scores with a head kick. Wobble tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wobble.
Wobble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Wobble.
Morad punishes Wobble's body with a nice straight punch.
Wobble looks for a takedown but Morad sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wobble checks a leg kick.
Morad lands the left hand.
Wobble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wobble throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Erran Morad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Morad misses its intended target.
Morad scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erran Morad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Wobble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wobble. Morad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wobble lands a leg kick that knocks Morad off balance momentarily.
Morad moves out of range as Wobble strikes.
Wobble 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.
Wobble slips under a jab from Morad.
Wobble misses with a low kick.
Wobble shoots in for a takedown but Morad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morad lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Wobble misses.
Wobble slips under a jab.
Morad scores with a jab. Wobble acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wobble throws a head kick that misses.
Morad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut lands for Morad. That snapped Wobble's head back.
Morad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wobble chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wobble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morad was well out of range. Poor timing from Wobble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad throws a leg kick which misses Wobble's front leg but catches the back leg as Wobble tries to avoid it.
Wobble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wobble tries to counter with a takedown but Morad is quick to defend against it.
Wobble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wobble blocks a head kick by Morad.
Morad misses with a straight right.
Wobble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morad throws a leg kick but Wobble checks it.
Wobble misses with a wild body shot.
Wobble shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wobble connects with a nice short shot to Morad's temple.
Morad taking some punishment here, with Wobble in his half guard.
Morad tries to get to full guard but Wobble has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wobble 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.
Wobble is looking to take a break and control but Morad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morad is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble wants to control but Morad is keeping him busy.
Jah Wobble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wobble 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.
Morad wants to control but Wobble is keeping busy.
Jah Wobble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wobble scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morad trying to control here.
Morad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wobble.
Morad preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Erran Morad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wobble not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wobble is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morad is just riding it out for now. Wobble eventually gives up the hold.
Wobble is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morad sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jah Wobble showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erran Morad!
Erran Morad decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mareth Line (ranked 843 p4p, 2052 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 116 p4p, 259 weight class). Line's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Laranja has chosen Sepultura - The Hunt as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mareth Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Laranja's shoulder, as Laranja tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Laranja - just one landing.
Laranja takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laranja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laranja.
Line misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laranja misses with a hook.
Line misses with an uppercut
and Line takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Line scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Line lands.
Line throws a right and a left that Laranja avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Laranja.
A head kick by Line misses
and Laranja counters with a nice body shot.
Laranja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Line has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laranja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laranja.
Line misses with a lunging right hand
and Laranja counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line loads up on a big right hand but Laranja slips the punch.
Laranja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laranja throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laranja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laranja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Line.
Laranja loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Line connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Line. Those never looked like landing.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Line dips to his left and cracks Laranja with an uppercut!
Line lands with a straight right. Laranja didn't see that one coming.
Line throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laranja throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Laranja misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laranja.
A telegraphed right hand from Line misses the target.
Laranja scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line scores with a nice head shot.
Line scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Laranja misses.
Laranja lands a jab to Line's midsection.
Line blocks a head kick by Laranja.
Line tries to land a leg kick but Laranja saw it coming and moves away.
Mareth Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laranja throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laranja connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Laranja moves away and avoids it.
Line throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Line scoring well with a low kick there.
Line looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Laranja.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Laranja moves away and avoids it.
Line throws a nice inside leg kick.
Line slips a jab from Laranja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Line misses the shot to the body.
Laranja misses with a looping right.
Laranja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laranja.
Laranja tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Line is able to avoid easily.
Laranja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Line connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laranja scrambles back to his feet.
Laranja takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Line checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Line misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Line.
Line cracks Laranja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Laranja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laranja misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Line misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Line.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line tries to bum rush Laranja with a series of wild strikes but Laranja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laranja throws a lazy head kick
and Line 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.
Line with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Laranja is just out of range.
Laranja takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laranja misses with an attempted mid kick.
Line is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laranja moves away from the strike by Line.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laranja! But no joy.
Line throws a low kick but Laranja avoids it.
Laranja throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Laranja.
Laranja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Line moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laranja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Laranja.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Line.
Laranja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laranja chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Line can pounce on him.
Laranja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mareth Line will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Line swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Line throws a right hand that misses
and Laranja counters with a good low kick that Line was not able to check.
Laranja misses with a body shot.
Laranja scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Laranja.
Laranja cracks a nice hook into Line's ribs.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Laranja is just out of range.
Laranja now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Line ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Line slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Line checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Line seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laranja.
Line defending well as Laranja loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Laranja misses.
Laranja misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laranja misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Line.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Laranja throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Laranja ducks under a wild hook from Line.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laranja! But no joy.
Laranja misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laranja throws a sloppy head kick and Line moves out of range easily.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laranja! But no joy.
Laranja throws an overhand right that lands on Line's shoulder, as Line tries to avoid the shot.
Line avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laranja misses with a hook. Line ducked under it nicely.
Line moves out of range as Laranja throws a body kick.
Laranja bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Line's head.
Laranja dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Line. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Laranja.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laranja.
Laranja checks a leg kick nicely.
Line lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laranja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Line throws a jab when Laranja was well out of range.
Line lands a leg kick that knocks Laranja off balance momentarily.
Laranja throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Line misses.
Good work by Line as he checks the leg kick.
Laranja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Line lands a leg kick that knocks Laranja off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Line.
Line staying out of range there.
Laranja takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Line misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laranja! But no joy.
Line takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laranja checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laranja fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laranja swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Laranja ducks down to avoid it.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Laranja ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Laranja as he connects with a hook.
Laranja staying out of range there.
Laranja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
Line lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laranja at a distance.
Line swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laranja moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laranja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
Line looks to land a right hand but Laranja moved out of range.
Line is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Line tests Laranja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Line. That's going to slow Laranja down.
Laranja looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
Line is looking for a counter combo.
Laranja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Line feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laranja. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Laranja.
And Laranja responds with a good body kick, but Line manages to step out the way in time.
Laranja slips a straight right by Line.
Line works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laranja takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laranja's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laranja throws a head kick that misses.
Laranja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Laranja.
Jab from Line.
Laranja tests Line's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laranja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Laranja misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laranja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laranja moves away from the strike by Line.
Laranja blocks a jab.
Laranja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renato Laranja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Laranja ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Line on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Line lands a right hook to the body.
Line tests Laranja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laranja pushes Line away with a front kick.
Line misses with a straight left.
Line throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laranja on the side of the head.
Line misses with a left hand
and Laranja counters with a stiff right hand.
Line swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Laranja counter with a right hand.
Laranja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
Laranja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Line throws out the jab.
Line lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laranja circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Laranja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laranja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laranja cracks a nice hook into Line's ribs.
Line is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Line throws a low kick, looking for Laranja's leg but Laranja calmly moves out of range.
Laranja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Laranja.
Laranja throws a leg kick but Line moved away.
Laranja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laranja.
Line swings for the body but Laranja moves out of range.
Line throws the left hand but Laranja avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Laranja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laranja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Line with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laranja loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Laranja throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laranja ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Laranja has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Line misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Laranja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line slips a straight right by Laranja.
Line bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laranja's head backwards.
Line takes a swing at Laranja's ribcage but misses.
Laranja throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line misses with a left hand
and Laranja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Line.
Laranja throws a good cross that connects.
Laranja checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laranja lands a right hook to the body.
Line misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laranja throws a body shot but no joy.
Laranja misses with a straight right.
Laranja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Laranja lands an impressive looking overhand right. Line doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Line.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line lands a jab to Laranja's midsection.
Laranja throws a jab but it's blocked by Line.
Good shot there by Line.
Laranja lands a nice looking body shot.
Laranja 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.
Nice defenses there by Laranja.
Laranja let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Laranja throws a head kick that misses.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laranja.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laranja.
An attempted straight right counter from Line misses the target.
Laranja moves away from the strike by Line.
Laranja takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Line blocks the low kick.
No joy there for Laranja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Line blocks a head kick by Laranja.
Mareth Line is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Laranja misses.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja slips a jab and a cross from Line.
It seemed like Laranja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Line lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Line scores with a leg kick.
Laranja takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Line lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Line, as that shot connected.
Line shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laranja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Line.
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.
Laranja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Line.
Laranja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Line lands a head shot.
Line missing with a left hand there. Laranja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Line lands a nice looking body shot.
Line connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mareth Line showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Line 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mareth Line!
A relieved looking Mareth Line thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 410 p4p, 637 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 53 p4p, 80 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Graham Mantle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Graham Mantle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Mantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mantle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mantle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it really well and circles away.
Mantle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sitsongrit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mantle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Mantle counters with a straight right hand.
Mantle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy body kick
and Mantle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sitsongrit!
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mantle lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantle trying to control the action but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to bench press Mantle off him but Mantle keeps the position.
Mantle in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sitsongrit struggling a bit here.
Mantle landing strikes.
Sitsongrit is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mantle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mantle in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Mantle postures up.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to half guard.
Mantle wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sitsongrit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mantle in side control, throwing shots but Sitsongrit defends.
Mantle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet but Mantle drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Sitsongrit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mantle is working Sitsongrit over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sitsongrit is looking to regain half guard here but Mantle keeps moving and retains side control.
Mantle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mantle keeping control of the position.
Mantle gets full guard.
Sitsongrit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mantle's guard.
Mantle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sitsongrit slows the pace down in half guard.
Mantle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sitsongrit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle wants to sweep but no luck.
Sitsongrit tries to free his leg and advance position but Mantle is retaining full guard.
Mantle working a defensive guard here.
Sitsongrit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sitsongrit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mantle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sitsongrit stays in close to Mantle's body and controls the position.
Mantle can't keep his opponent in guard - Sitsongrit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sitsongrit controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Mantle moves out of range.
Mantle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Mantle finds it's target.
Sitsongrit punishes Mantle's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Mantle's shoulder, as Mantle tries to avoid the shot.
Mantle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mantle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Mantle.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mantle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Mantle misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mantle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mantle lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantle misses the jab.
Mantle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Mantle lands with a shot to the body.
Mantle swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Mantle moves out of range.
Sitsongrit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mantle rather than just go for the knockout.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Mantle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Mantle as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mantle.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Mantle moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Mantle moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Mantle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mantle walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Mantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Mantle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mantle is looking for a counter combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mantle, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Mantle slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Mantle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit defends it nicely.
Mantle scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mantle lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Mantle is looking to counter punch.
Mantle ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mantle.
Mantle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Mantle swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Mantle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Mantle seems unphased.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Mantle avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mantle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Mantle moves out of range.
Mantle takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mantle counters with a stiff right hand.
Mantle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mantle swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Mantle needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Mantle swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Mantle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Mantle misses the target.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mantle is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Mantle moves out of range.
Mantle scores with a punch to the head.
Mantle lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Mantle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mantle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mantle.
Mantle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mantle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mantle.
No joy there for Mantle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mantle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Mantle misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mantle walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mantle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mantle wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mantle.
Mantle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle fails with a takedown attempt.
Mantle shoots for a takedown but Sitsongrit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mantle momentarily.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Mantle's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mantle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Mantle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mantle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Mantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mantle or perhaps it was just good defense by Sitsongrit, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Mantle looking to score a takedown here. Sitsongrit is defending well but Mantle drives through and ends up in Sitsongrit's guard.
Graham Mantle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mantle defends it easily.
Mantle cracks Sitsongrit with a solid left hand.
Mantle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit wants to stand and escape but Mantle is having none of it.
Sitsongrit trying to keep a closed guard but Mantle is proving a slippery customer.
Mantle is in close to Sitsongrit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mantle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mantle with a nice head shot there.
Mantle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsongrit has wrist control.
Mantle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sitsongrit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sitsongrit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mantle is aware though and is defending well.
Mantle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mantle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mantle is aware though and is defending well.
Mantle working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sitsongrit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sitsongrit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mantle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now.
Mantle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mantle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mantle stands up over Sitsongrit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the position but Mantle postures up.
Sitsongrit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mantle wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Mantle misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mantle really felt that one!
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Mantle slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mantle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mantle throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Mantle saw it coming and moves away.
Mantle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mantle. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mantle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Mantle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Mantle misses.
A slow jab from Mantle misses its intended target.
Mantle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Mantle scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mantle avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mantle digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Mantle knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses
and Mantle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Mantle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Mantle moves out of range.
Mantle is looking to counter punch.
Mantle walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
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!
Mantle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mantle misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit thumps Mantle with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Mantle throws a right hand that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Mantle's ribs.
Mantle gets a takedown into half guard.
Mantle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sitsongrit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep. Mantle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mantle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sitsongrit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mantle is working away from the top position though.
Sitsongrit looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle slips a nice elbow through Sitsongrit's hands, connecting with Sitsongrit's forehead.
Sitsongrit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sitsongrit has an active guard here but Mantle has managed to pass into half guard.
Mantle is thwarting Sitsongrit's attempts to control the position.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mantle is nestled in close to Sitsongrit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit tries to kick Mantle off but Mantle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Mantle there.
Mantle stops Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
Sitsongrit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit is looking for a triangle but Mantle pushes his legs off easily.
Sitsongrit controls Mantle momentarily but Mantle frees himself.
Mantle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Mantle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mantle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Mantle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Mantle is having none of it.
Mantle drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mantle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mantle throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mantle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Mantle moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Mantle moved out of range.
Mantle throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mantle.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mantles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mantle. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Mantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Mantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mantle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mantle is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Mantle avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mantle's sensitive parts.
Mantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Mantle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position.
Sitsongrit has control of Mantle's left arm, preventing Mantle from doing any damage.
Graham Mantle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle landing some decent shots from guard.
Mantle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now.
Sitsongrit is pulling down on Mantle's head. It's preventing any offense from Mantle, at least for the moment.
Mantle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsongrit has wrist control.
Mantle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mantle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mantle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mantle.
Mantle is pushing down on Sitsongrit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sitsongrit is fighting to maintain full guard but Mantle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sitsongrit keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but Mantle is controlling well.
Sitsongrit gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mantle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mantle wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mantle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Mantle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Mantle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mantle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 517 p4p, 1036 weight class) and Jermaine Camacho (ranked 75 p4p, 137 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Oosthuizen !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
Camacho scores with a shot to the body.
Camacho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oosthuizen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Camacho dips to his left and cracks Oosthuizen with an uppercut!
Camacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camacho throws an overhand right that lands on Oosthuizen 's shoulder, as Oosthuizen tries to avoid the shot.
Camacho swings for the body but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Oosthuizen does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Francis Oosthuizen has been cut.
Oosthuizen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oosthuizen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen drives through and clinches with Camacho against the cage.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Camacho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Oosthuizen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Camacho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oosthuizen is keeping busy.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oosthuizen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camacho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oosthuizen has him pressed against the cage.
Camacho misses with a body punch.
A short right from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Camacho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Camacho loads up on a big right hand but Oosthuizen slips the punch.
Camacho misses with a body punch
and Oosthuizen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Oosthuizen misses the target.
Oosthuizen connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Camacho digs a good body shot into Oosthuizen 's ribs.
Camacho moves out of range of the strikes.
Oosthuizen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camacho.
Camacho digs a good body shot into Oosthuizen 's ribs.
Camacho is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Oosthuizen doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Camacho crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Camacho's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francis Oosthuizen !
Francis Oosthuizen retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Francis Oosthuizen 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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