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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Elkins (ranked 2487 p4p, 1791 weight class) and Chu Ho Soon (ranked 140 p4p, 104 weight class). Ho Soon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carl Orff - O Fortuna. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chu Ho Soon!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Soon.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Elkins looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a single shot there.
Ho Soon takes one on the button.
Elkins swings for the body but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Elkins misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Elkins misses with a jab to the body
and Ho Soon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Elkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkins misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Elkins's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Elkins's ribs.
Elkins tries for a takedown but Ho Soon circles away easily
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon punishes Elkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Elkins throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Elkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Elkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
Elkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon throws out a counter right but Elkins avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon looks to land a combination but Elkins avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Elkins.
Decent striking displayed by Ho Soon there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Elkins throws a big counter combination but Ho Soon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Elkins avoids the punch easily.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Elkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Elkins with a series of wild strikes but Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho Soon throws the left hand but Elkins avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elkins connects with the punch.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon stuns Elkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Elkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins tries to move into range but Ho Soon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon takes one to the chin there.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
Elkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Soon momentarily.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkins manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon defending well as Elkins loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
Elkins slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho Soon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon has momentary wrist control but Elkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Elkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ho Soon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ho Soon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Elkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Elkins trying to keep a closed guard but Ho Soon is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho Soon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ho Soon throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elkins trying to keep a closed guard but Ho Soon is proving a slippery customer.
Ho Soon stopping the sweep attempt from Elkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
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.
Elkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho Soon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Elkins scores with a jab.
Elkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Soon in his tracks.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Elkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkins is just out of range.
Ho Soon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Elkins. Elkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Elkins with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Elkins.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Elkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho Soon on the side of the head.
Elkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Elkins avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Elkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho Soon ducks right into an uppercut from Elkins.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
Elkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkins is just out of range.
Ho Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elkins.
Elkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elkins with a jab.
Elkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
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!
Ho Soon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Elkins misses the target.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Elkins lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Soon seems unphased.
Elkins throws a series of punches but Ho Soon moves out of range.
As Elkins backs off Ho Soon throws a huge counter combo but Elkins manages to avoid it all.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Elkins digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon lands a jab-cross combination.
Elkins misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elkins.
Elkins throws a right and a left that Ho Soon avoids nicely.
Elkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Elkins with a series of wild strikes but Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Elkins misses its target.
Elkins clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elkins doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice combination there by Ho Soon.
Elkins throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Elkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ho Soon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elkins thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Elkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Elkins moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins misses with a takedown attempt - Ho Soon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Elkins takes one to the chin there.
Ho Soon connects with a nice looking jab.
Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the body.
Elkins lands a head shot.
Elkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho Soon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Elkins moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ho Soon, as that shot connected.
Elkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Soon on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Elkins.
Ho Soon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon lands with a good body shot.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Elkins misses with a wild combination.
Elkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head.
Elkins lands a nice hook to Ho Soon's body. Ho Soon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins jabs at Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that Elkins avoids nicely.
Ho Soon moves out of range as Elkins strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elkins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Soon! But no joy.
Elkins digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Elkins takes one on the button.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Elkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot that sends Elkins's belly button to the back.
Elkins looks to land a combination but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Elkins throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Elkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a right hand to the body.
Elkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Elkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkins throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elkins.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Elkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins lands a jab to the nose.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon drops his hands momentarily and Elkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Elkins dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Elkins punishes Ho Soon's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Elkins finds it's target.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Elkins avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Ho Soon.
Elkins misses the shot to the body.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Elkins tests Ho Soon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Elkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon thuds his right hand into Elkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ho Soon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ho Soon blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ho Soon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Soon tries to move into range but Elkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Elkins digs a good hook to Ho Soon's body.
Ho Soon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elkins throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Elkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Elkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho Soon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Elkins moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Elkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Elkins's ribs.
Ho Soon scores with a hook.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elkins staying out of range there.
Elkins misses with a straight right.
Elkins punishes Ho Soon's body with a nice straight punch.
Elkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ho Soon duly obliges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkins. Ho Soon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkins throws a hook to the side of Ho Soon's head but Ho Soon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elkins misses with a body shot
letting Ho Soon counter with a right hand.
A combination from Ho Soon does no damage.
Elkins misses with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a straight right hand.
Dylan Elkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elkins avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chu Ho Soon.
I've got Ho Soon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Our winner, Chu Ho Soon, 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 Tim Armstrong (ranked 1483 p4p, 1521 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 220 p4p, 228 weight class). Tim Armstrong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gurizuri Nakamura's chin.
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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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Armstrong. Beautiful body shot.
Nakamura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Armstrong coming out on top.
Nice jab there from Nakamura.
A slow jab from Armstrong misses its intended target.
Nakamura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Armstrong lands with a straight right. Nakamura didn't see that one coming.
Armstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamura.
Nice defenses there by Nakamura.
Nakamura moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.
Nakamura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nakamura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Armstrong counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nakamura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Armstrong pulls Nakamura in close to his closed guard and prevents Nakamura from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nakamura prevents Armstrong from getting back to his feet.
Armstrong looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakamura cracks Armstrong with a solid left hand.
Nakamura won't allow Armstrong to get back to his feet.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.
Armstrong wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Armstrong trying to control the position here.
Armstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Armstrong, not yet.
Nakamura throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Armstrong holds on and takes a little breather.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nakamura working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
Armstrong pulls Nakamura in close to his closed guard and prevents Nakamura from doing any damage or advancing position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to stand but Nakamura is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armstrong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakamura throws out the jab.
Armstrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Armstrong moves away from the strike by Nakamura.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Nakamura misses
and Armstrong counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Armstrong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura jabs Armstrong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gurizuri Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armstrong throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Armstrong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nakamura misses with a body shot
and Armstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nakamura throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Armstrong misses its target.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
Armstrong lands a jab.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Armstrong blocks a jab.
Armstrong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Armstrong throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Armstrong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nakamura ducks right into an uppercut from Armstrong.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gurizuri Nakamura 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.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Nakamura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Armstrong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nakamura momentarily.
Nakamura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
A leg kick checked by Nakamura.
Nakamura feints the counter takedown.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Armstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Armstrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with the left hand. Armstrong knows he should have avoided that one.
Armstrong with a nice cross.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
Nakamura ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Nakamura connects with a body shot that sends Armstrong's belly button to the back.
Nakamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Armstrong at a distance.
Nakamura checks a leg kick nicely.
Armstrong works Nakamura's body with a nice hook.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armstrong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamura swings for the body but Armstrong moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Armstrong throws a big shot that misses.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura punishes Armstrong's body with a nice straight punch.
Nakamura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Armstrong doesn't seem bothered though.
Armstrong throws a looping overhand right but Nakamura ducks down to avoid it.
Nakamura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakamura.
Armstrong misses with a lunging right hand
and Nakamura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nakamura.
Armstrong uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Nakamura digs a good body shot into Armstrong's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Nakamura.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura misses with a straight left.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Nakamura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong catches Nakamura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Armstrong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nakamura.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Nakamura connects with the punch.
Nakamura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong feints and then cracks Nakamura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakamura down.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Nakamura lands a nice looking body shot.
Nakamura misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Armstrong counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura misses with the combination.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
It looked like Armstrong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Nakamura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamura throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Nakamura.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Nakamura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gurizuri Nakamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Armstrong throws a body punch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nakamura.
And Nakamura tries to counter it with a takedown but Armstrong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nakamura takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Nakamura moved out of range.
Nakamura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Armstrong rather than just go for the knockout.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
And Nakamura tries to counter it with a takedown but Armstrong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A punch lands to the side of Nakamura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nakamura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura defending well as Armstrong loads up on a big left hand.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Armstrong but Armstrong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nakamura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
Nakamura takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Armstrong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura feints the counter takedown.
Nakamura lands a nice looking body shot.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Nakamura.
Armstrong catches Nakamura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gurizuri Nakamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakamura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a slapping body shot.
Nakamura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tim Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab lands there for Armstrong.
Nakamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Armstrong to score with a decent uppercut.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut.
Nakamura scores with the left hand. Armstrong knows he should have avoided that one.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Nakamura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Nakamura.
Armstrong moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nakamura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Armstrong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Nakamura scores with a jab.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but Nakamura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nakamura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armstrong defends it well.
Armstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tim Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
It looked like Armstrong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Nakamura. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura moves forwards but Armstrong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Nakamura. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Armstrong throws a looping overhand right but Nakamura ducks down to avoid it.
Nakamura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Nakamura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakamura works the jab nicely.
Nakamura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gurizuri Nakamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armstrong.
Nakamura moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nakamura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nakamura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurizuri Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakamura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurizuri Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vino Selvatico (ranked 1643 p4p, 1824 weight class) and Edward Grubbs (ranked 241 p4p, 267 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vino Selvatico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selvatico takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grubbs misses with a looping right.
Selvatico looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Selvatico scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grubbs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Selvatico.
Selvatico takes one to the side of the head.
Selvatico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grubbs.
Grubbs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grubbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Selvatico moves away.
Grubbs throws a lazy uppercut
and Selvatico counters with a nice body kick.
Selvatico staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Selvatico. That's going to slow Grubbs down.
Grubbs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Selvatico's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selvatico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grubbs to score with a decent uppercut.
Grubbs looks to score with a jab to the body but Selvatico is just out of range.
Grubbs missing with a left hand there. Selvatico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grubbs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grubbs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Selvatico - the referee stops the clock and Grubbs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Selvatico. Grubbs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Edward Grubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Selvatico!
Grubbs misses with an uppercut. Selvatico saw that one coming.
Selvatico goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Selvatico scores with a decent looking hook.
Grubbs looks to score with a jab to the body but Selvatico is just out of range.
We've been told by Selvatico's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grubbs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Selvatico backs up against the cage.
Grubbs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Selvatico looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grubbs misses with a hook
and Selvatico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Grubbs is rocked!
Selvatico lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grubbs looks winded!
Grubbs misses with a wild body shot.
Grubbs throws a looping overhand right but Selvatico ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Selvatico.
Grubbs misses with a right hand
and Selvatico counters with a big right hand! Oh Grubbs is in trouble here! Selvatico follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vino Selvatico!
A very excited looking Vino Selvatico 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eero Jukola (ranked 1518 p4p, 2404 weight class) and Jaro Lalla (ranked 84 p4p, 133 weight class). Lalla has chosen ЛЮБИ as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eero Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 29 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Nice defenses there by Lalla.
Lalla shoots in looking for a takedown. Jukola tries to sprawl out of it but Lalla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jukola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lalla blocks a head kick by Jukola.
Jukola wants to clinch up but Lalla keeps it at a distance.
Lalla is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jukola scores with a punch to the head.
Jukola has Lalla up against the cage in a clinch.
Lalla is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Jukola on the inside.
Jukola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jukola breaks the clinch.
Lalla shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalla working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jukola's head.
Lalla forces his way into half guard.
Lalla is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lalla is working for a kimura but Jukola is defending it quite comfortably.
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that Lalla has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lalla throwing shots but Jukola is blocking nicely.
Jukola is defending against the submission attempts here by Lalla.
Jukola is pressing down on Lalla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jukola is trying to keep Lalla in close.
Jukola looking for a guillotine here but Lalla defends easily.
Jukola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lalla has gone for a leg lock! Jukola slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lalla's guard.
Lalla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lalla working for a triangle but Jukola defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lalla looking for a guillotine here but Jukola defends easily.
Lalla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jukola's guard.
Jukola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lalla throws an elbow that misses. Jukola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lalla's guard. Nice move by Jukola!
Lalla working for submissions but it's allowed Jukola to get to half guard.
Lalla looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalla is looking to get back to full guard here but Jukola has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lalla taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lalla gets back to half guard.
Jukola prevents Lalla from improving his position.
Jukola is trying to control the action in half guard but Lalla is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jukola takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lalla looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lalla actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Jukola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
Lalla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jukola defends it nicely.
Jukola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Jaro Lalla has been cut.
Jukola thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lalla appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
Lalla shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jukola as he avoids it easily.
Jukola doesn't manage to clinch there - Lalla circles away.
Lalla was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lalla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jukola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jukola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jukola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lalla fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jukola avoids it really well and circles away.
Jukola appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Eero Jukola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaro Lalla.
Lalla fails with a takedown attempt.
Lalla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jukola misses with a hook.
Jukola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lalla can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola gets caught flat footed, as Lalla shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lalla has gone for a leg lock! Jukola slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lalla's guard.
Lalla doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lalla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lalla lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lalla scoring with some ground and pound.
Lalla with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lalla pushing down on Jukola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jukola wants to get back to full guard.
Lalla is working for a kimura but Jukola is defending it quite comfortably.
Jukola tries to get to full guard but Lalla has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lalla is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jukola has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jukola moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lalla throws an elbow that misses. Jukola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lalla's guard. Nice move by Jukola!
Lalla has his foot on Jukola's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jukola works his way back into a safe position though.
Jaro Lalla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lalla is looking for a triangle but Jukola pushes his legs off easily.
Jukola 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lalla is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lalla is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jukola jumps into side control!
Lalla is looking for a sweep.
Jukola controlling from side mount.
Jukola in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jukola lands an elbow.
Lalla is looking to reverse the position.
Jukola scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukola cracks Lalla with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lalla is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Jukola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaro Lalla's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jukola cracks Lalla with a hook to the temple - Lalla is on wobbly legs here! Jukola swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lalla falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jukola wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eero Jukola!
A very excited looking Eero Jukola 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.
Jaro Lalla spoke after the fight, saying '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dohn Jodson (ranked 888 p4p, 815 weight class) and Gilmat Kirk (ranked 109 p4p, 99 weight class). Kirk has chosen Lords of Iron as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dohn Jodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilmat Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jodson. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jodson is fending him off so far but Kirk persists. Nope, Jodson circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kirk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jodson's waist but Jodson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirk off to one side.
Dohn Jodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmat Kirk.
Kirk darts in trying to clinch
and Jodson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jodson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirk ducks under a wild hook from Jodson.
A big right from Jodson misses.
Kirk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jodson with a body shot.
Kirk slips a straight right by Jodson.
Kirk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kirk.
Jodson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kirk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jodson to the mat! Jodson manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk looking to pass the guard.
Kirk is looking to work some ground and pound but Jodson has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kirk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jodson dives on top into guard.
Kirk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kirk pulls Jodson in close to prevent any damage.
Kirk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jodson defends it easily.
That's two 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.
Jodson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kirk tries to move into range but Jodson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jodson throws an off balance right hand
and Kirk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jodson!
Jodson sneaks out the side door and pushes Kirk away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've been told by Jodson's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jodson throws a hook to the side of Kirk's head but Kirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirk lands a really nice looking cross but Jodson seems unphased.
Kirk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jodson throws a hook but Kirk avoids it easily.
Jodson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Jodson circles away.
A big left from Jodson misses.
Kirk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kirk tests Jodson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kirk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jodson pushes Kirk off and gets back to his feet.
Dohn Jodson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirk misses with the combination.
Kirk scores with a jab. Jodson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kirk wants to clinch.
Jodson looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
Jodson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirk's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk misses with a takedown attempt - Jodson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirk.
Jodson jabs Kirk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kirk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jodson.
Kirk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jodson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jodson misses with an uppercut.
Kirk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirk defending well as Jodson loads up on a big left hand.
Kirk throws a low kick but Jodson avoids it.
Kirk defending well as Jodson loads up on a big left hand.
Kirk tries to clinch up
and Jodson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jodson feints a jab promting Kirk to slip. Jodson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kirk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Gilmat Kirk has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jodson throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk throws a combination that misses
and Jodson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dohn Jodson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilmat Kirk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kirk tries to clinch but Jodson moves out of range.
Gilmat Kirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirk slips under a jab from Jodson.
Kirk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jodson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jodson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirk can do to turn this around?
Jodson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kirk is looking to clinch but Jodson is avoiding it.
Jodson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kirk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kirk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk tries to clinch but Jodson moves away
and Jodson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kirk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirk misses with a body shot.
Jodson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Kirk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jodson regains guard.
Jodson kicks Kirk off and gets to his feet.
Jodson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dohn Jodson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jodson misses with a looping right.
Kirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jodson.
Kirk connects with a looping right hand.
Kirk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirk is looking to clinch.
Jodson misses with a few strikes there.
Gilmat Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jodson lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Jodson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kirk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kirk clinches with his opponent.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Jodson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jodson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodson manages to break the clinch.
Kirk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jodson.
Jodson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kirk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kirk closes the distance and pushes Jodson back into the cage.
Jodson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirk leaning against his opponent.
Jodson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Jodson.
Jodson is pressed up against the cage. Kirk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jodson down to the mat. Jodson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab lands there for Jodson.
Jodson misses with a straight left.
Kirk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Jodson as Kirk shoots in.
Dohn Jodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmat Kirk.
Kirk clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Kirk.
Kirk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jodson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jodson lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodson is trying to force a seperation but Kirk has the dominant position.
Jodson lands an uppercut.
Jodson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dohn Jodson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jodson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jodson pushes Kirk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jodson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kirk looking to slow down the pace here.
Jodson tries to throw a body punch but Kirk avoids it by throwing Jodson back against the cage.
Jodson leaning against his opponent.
Jodson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kirk is keeping busy.
Jodson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jodson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kirk wants a takedown.
Jodson effectively controlling the action here.
Kirk is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Jodson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jodson checks a low kick from Kirk.
Kirk moves away from the strike by Jodson.
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!
Jodson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jodson but Jodson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kirk is looking to clinch but Jodson is avoiding it.
Kirk closes the distance and clinches.
Kirk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kirk jumps guard but Jodson stands there with Kirk around his waist. Kirk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jodson looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dohn Jodson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gilmat Kirk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jodson throws a lazy right hand but Kirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Kirk.
Nice straight punches there by Jodson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jodson.
Jodson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jodson throws the left hand but Kirk avoids the punch easily.
Kirk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kirk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jodson.
Jodson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Jodson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jodson tried to score with a low kick but Kirk checks it.
Kirk closes the distance and clinches up with Jodson, looking for a takedown. Kirk pushes Jodson against the cage but Jodson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jodson missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk darts in trying to clinch
and Jodson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kirk drives through and clinches with Jodson against the cage.
Kirk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodson missing with knees to the body.
Kirk slowing the pace effectively.
Kirk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jodson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jodson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
Stalling in the clinch from Kirk.
Kirk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dohn Jodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmat Kirk.
Kirk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jodson prevents it.
Kirk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jodson pushes Kirk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jodson prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
Kirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirk just leaning against Jodson, taking a breather.
Jodson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jodson pushes Kirk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jodson lands a shoulder strike.
Jodson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jodson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jodson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jodson lands with a right to the head.
Jodson breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Jodson.
Kirk is rocked!
Kirk fails with the takedown
and Jodson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirk is still on wobbly legs! Can Jodson finish him?
Jodson drops his shoulder and cracks Kirk with a huge uppercut! Kirk goes down! Can Jodson finish him?
Jodson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kirk, up you get!
Kirk slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Jodson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk tries to clinch up
and Jodson counters with a straight right hand.
Kirk dives in for a single leg takedown but Jodson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kirk tries to clinch but Jodson moves out of range.
Kirk moves away from the strike by Jodson.
Kirk misses with the combination.
A big left from Jodson misses.
Kirk seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Kirk does no damage.
Kirk thumps Jodson with a low kick.
Nice shot by Jodson.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jodson but Jodson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jodson closes the distance and pushes Kirk back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is trying to trip Jodson. He has hold of a leg but Jodson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kirk persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk wants to pass the guard but Jodson is keeping the position.
Gilmat Kirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirk is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jodson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jodson has escaped and now he's on top!
Jodson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kirk takes one to the side of the head.
Jodson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Dohn Jodson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kirk misses with an uppercut. Jodson saw that one coming.
Jodson works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dohn Jodson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jodson 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dohn Jodson!
Our winner, Dohn Jodson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Skar (ranked 4629 p4p, 4663 weight class) and Otto Glockner (ranked 156 p4p, 84 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Skar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Glockner!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skar stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glockner is looking to control Skar's arms but Skar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glockner has his back to the cage.
Skar stalling.
Skar has Glockner pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Skar for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Skar slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yngve Skar.
Skar fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Glockner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glockner moves in looking to clinch but Skar pushes him off.
Skar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Skar tries to clinch there but Glockner circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Glockner forces Skar back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yngve Skar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skar 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 10:9
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yngve Skar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malik El Shabazz (ranked 160 p4p, 343 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 27 p4p, 56 weight class). Jimmy Lee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malik El Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shabazz thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Shabazz throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee missing with a left hand there. El Shabazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Shabazz lands a jab to the head.
El Shabazz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
El Shabazz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
El Shabazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
El Shabazz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee moves out of range as El Shabazz strikes.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but El Shabazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a series of punches but El Shabazz avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. El Shabazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Shabazz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to clinch but El Shabazz moves out of range.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Lee tests El Shabazz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Shabazz misses with a right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
El Shabazz slips a straight right by Lee.
El Shabazz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
El Shabazz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from El Shabazz misses.
El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
El Shabazz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good leg kick by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped El Shabazz in his tracks.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
El Shabazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Shabazz defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
El Shabazz swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee missing with a left hand there. El Shabazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Shabazz blocks a head kick by Lee.
El Shabazz slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Shabazz is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
El Shabazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
El Shabazz throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Shabazz misses with a straight left.
Lee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
El Shabazz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
El Shabazz blocks a leg kick.
El Shabazz tried to counter with a leg kick but Lee avoided it.
El Shabazz avoids the body shot from Lee.
El Shabazz throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Shabazz cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee throws a body punch but El Shabazz moves out of range.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
El Shabazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Shabazz missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Shabazz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
El Shabazz just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. El Shabazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
El Shabazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee defending well as El Shabazz loads up on a big left hand.
El Shabazz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz misses with a wild combination.
El Shabazz misses the jab.
El Shabazz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Shabazz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
El Shabazz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a straight right by El Shabazz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee with a jab.
El Shabazz cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Lee misses.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
El Shabazz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
El Shabazz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
El Shabazz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
El Shabazz 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.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
El Shabazz missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract El Shabazz.
El Shabazz is looking to counter punch.
El Shabazz misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from El Shabazz misses.
El Shabazz tries to clinch up.
Lee tries a quick counter leg kick but El Shabazz is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
El Shabazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and El Shabazz avoids it.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from El Shabazz.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee is leaning against El Shabazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
El Shabazz missing with knees to the body.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee is leaning against El Shabazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but El Shabazz avoids the damage to the body.
El Shabazz takes a knee to the side of the body.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as El Shabazz controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Shabazz blocks a body shot from Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Shabazz backwards.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries a knee to the head but El Shabazz blocks it.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. El Shabazz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Shabazz takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of El Shabazz backwards.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee is working El Shabazz over against the cage.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has El Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt El Shabazz or not.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. El Shabazz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to work over El Shabazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on El Shabazz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee is working El Shabazz over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee gets through El Shabazz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt El Shabazz or not.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. El Shabazz won't want to take too many of those.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee is leaning against El Shabazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has El Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and El Shabazz avoids it.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Shabazz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Shabazz backwards.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El Shabazz blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee digs a right hand underneath El Shabazz's ribcage. El Shabazz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of El Shabazz backwards.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. El Shabazz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jimmy Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee pushes El Shabazz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has El Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
El Shabazz misses with a straight left.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
El Shabazz 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.
El Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat of the thigh.
El Shabazz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
A big left from Lee misses.
El Shabazz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and El Shabazz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz throws a big shot that misses.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
El Shabazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee with the inside leg kick.
A big right from El Shabazz misses.
Lee throws out a loose jab but El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Shabazz swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
El Shabazz blocks a body shot from Lee.
El Shabazz avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee works on El Shabazz's body with a couple of short punches.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Shabazz scores with a knee to the head.
Lee tries a knee to the head but El Shabazz blocks it.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of El Shabazz backwards.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
El Shabazz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Shabazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries a knee to the head but El Shabazz blocks it.
Lee works on El Shabazz's body with a couple of short punches.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the head.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El Shabazz blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
El Shabazz takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Shabazz backwards.
Lee lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. El Shabazz won't want to take too many of those.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands an uppercut.
El Shabazz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee presses El Shabazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malik El Shabazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between LaTroy Johnson (ranked 44 p4p, 639 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 2 p4p, 17 weight class). Pedro Fuentes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fuentes on the side of the head.
It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
Fuentes misses with a left hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuentes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
and Fuentes counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Johnson! He's just covering up as Fuentes starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Fuentes!
Pedro Fuentes is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Pedro Fuentes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 153 p4p, 170 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 24 p4p, 27 weight class). Torsten has chosen Temple of Odin as his entrance music. Baldur Torsten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Peterson lands a nice hook to Torsten's body. Torsten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torsten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torsten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peterson tries to clinch there but Torsten circles away.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Torsten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Torsten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Torsten counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Torsten throws the kick towards the body but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson tries to clinch but Torsten is having none of it.
Peterson throws a sloppy body shot
and Torsten counters with a nice kick to the body.
Peterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torsten has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Torsten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Torsten controls his hands.
Peterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Peterson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Torsten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torsten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torsten.
Torsten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torsten lands a shot to the body.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Torsten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson misses with an elbow strike.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torsten tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Torsten is working Peterson over against the cage.
Peterson working Torsten over with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Torsten's ribcage. Torsten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Torsten lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Torsten lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torsten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Torsten throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Torsten's head.
That has opened up Baldur Torsten's cut even more.
Peterson lands a nice knee to the body.
Torsten presses Peterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torsten backwards.
Torsten working aggressively here.
Torsten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torsten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torsten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torsten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Torsten.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Torsten.
Torsten tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Torsten.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torsten lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Torsten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
The cut above Baldur Torsten's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Torsten misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Torsten.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torsten.
Nice elbow from Peterson.
Torsten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but Torsten blocks with his arms.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torsten has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson lands an elbow inside that Torsten shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Baldur Torsten's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Peterson!
George Peterson retains his light heavyweight title!
George Peterson made sure to mention his sponsor, FUClothing in his post fight interview.
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