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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bishop (ranked 2992 p4p, 2865 weight class) and Dustin Kruger (ranked 398 p4p, 383 weight class). Bishop's entrance music is Whatever. A fine choice. Keith Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Dustin Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Kruger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kruger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kruger missing with knees to the body.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop is leaning against Kruger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land.
Bishop avoiding damage as Kruger throws knees to the body.
Bishop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kruger tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Kruger looks winded!
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Bishop pushes Kruger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop lands an elbow that stopped Kruger in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop misses with an elbow over the top.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from Kruger.
Bishop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kruger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop crunches a lovely knee into Kruger's ribcage.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Kruger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop cracks Kruger with a nice body shot.
Bishop is leaning against Kruger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kruger blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kruger blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Bishop.
Kruger avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruger.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop crunches a lovely knee into Kruger's ribcage.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruger controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Dustin Kruger has been cut.
Bishop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kruger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bishop lands a good knee to the midsection. Kruger won't want to take too many of those.
Bishop misses with an elbow over the top.
Bishop lands a good knee to the midsection. Kruger won't want to take too many of those.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kruger is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kruger is defending well for now.
Bishop pushes Kruger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop connects with a knee to the head.
Kruger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Bishop tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bishop works on Kruger's body with a couple of short punches.
Kruger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Bishop lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bishop.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruger.
Bishop pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop pushes Kruger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kruger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but Kruger blocks with his arms.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop tries a body shot but Kruger blocks it.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crunch! Bishop slams his shin into Kruger's torso.
Nice cross by Bishop.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Kruger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kruger. That did some damage!
Kruger gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
Kruger tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruger can do to turn this around?
Kruger blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop blocks the elbow strike.
Kruger trying to land knees to the body.
Kruger missing with knees to the body.
Bishop is working Kruger over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
Bishop tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruger avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krugers head.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger takes a shot to the head.
Kruger is breathing heavily.
Bishop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bishop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Bishop coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop sizes up Kruger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop lands a jab to the head.
Kruger misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.
Bishop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bishop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruger throws a leg kick but Bishop checks it.
Bishop is looking to slow Kruger down with leg kicks.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dustin Kruger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruger blocks the body kick.
Kruger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bishop connects with a body shot that sends Kruger's belly button to the back.
Bishop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruger's head.
Kruger tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop lands with a kick to the temple. Kruger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bishop lands an overhand right.
 Kruger is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kruger is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
It looks like Bishop has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bishop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruger seems to have recovered his senses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bishop!
Dustin Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger needs to keep his hands up - Bishop had a free shot at his head there.
Bishop throws a nice head kick!
Bishop pounces like a tiger and cracks Kruger with a vicious hook! Kruger is down but not out! Bishop follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Keith Bishop!
A determined Keith Bishop didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chu Ho Soon (ranked 1060 p4p, 1461 weight class) and Klahan Metharom (ranked 61 p4p, 87 weight class). Ho Soon comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Orff - O Fortuna. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chu Ho Soon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Klahan Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon scores with the left hand. Metharom knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
and Metharom counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho Soon lands with a nice combination. Metharom backs away looking to recover.
Metharom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Soon throws out the jab.
Metharom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a head shot.
Metharom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Metharom throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metharom is trying to counter with his kicks.
Metharom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Metharom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metharom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom with a nice cross.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
Metharom works over Ho Soon's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Metharom. Those never looked like landing.
Ho Soon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon misses the jab.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
Metharom clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Soon lands with a nice body punch.
Metharom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Metharom looks to throw the jab but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon misses with a two punch combination.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Metharom moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Metharom misses.
Metharom throws a body kick that misses
and Ho Soon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Metharom scores with a nice right hand.
Metharom moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
Ho Soon misses with a combination
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
Metharom misses with a two punch combination.
Metharom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Metharom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Metharom connects with a solid leg kick.
Ho Soon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ho Soon misses with a combination
and Metharom counters with a nice body shot.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ho Soon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
That's time! Ho Soon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Metharom seems unphased.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metharom.
A countering left hand to the body from Metharom misses.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Soon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Metharom might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ho Soon has got the better of the exchanges.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Metharom thumps Ho Soon with a low kick.
Metharom lands a two punch combo.
Ho Soon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metharom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a nice looking combination but Metharom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho Soon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Metharom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Metharom slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Metharom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Metharom moved out of range nicely.
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metharom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Metharom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
A punch lands to the side of Metharom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho Soon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Metharom circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Metharom misses.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Metharom throws a looping overhand right but Ho Soon ducks down to avoid it.
Metharom misses the jab.
Ho Soon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Metharom does no damage.
Metharom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
Metharom scores with a sloppy right hand. Ho Soon should have avoided that one.
Ho Soon scores with a nice head shot.
Metharom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
Ho Soon lands with a straight right. Metharom didn't see that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Metharom.
Ho Soon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Metharom.
Metharom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
Metharom misses with a looping left.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Metharom under the eye.
Metharom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that Metharom avoids nicely.
Metharom follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Metharom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Metharom lands the left hand.
Metharom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metharom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Metharom staying out of range there.
A big right from Metharom misses.
It looked like Ho Soon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Metharom dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Nice uppercut lands for Metharom. That snapped Ho Soon's head back.
Ho Soon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Soon slips a jab and a cross from Metharom.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Metharom.
Ho Soon throws a jab but it's blocked by Metharom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
Ho Soon connects with a single shot there.
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Metharom slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
A left lands for Metharom.
Ho Soon dodges the punch combination from Metharom.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Metharom under the eye.
Ho Soon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Metharom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy body shot
and Metharom counters with a head kick.
Klahan Metharom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Metharom is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon scores with a nice right hand.
Metharom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon tries to move into range but Metharom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Metharom's hands.
A jab from Metharom misses.
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
Metharom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
Metharom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Some wild striking there from Metharom.
Ho Soon throws a lazy right hand but Metharom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Metharom misses the jab.
Metharom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
Metharom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Metharom misses with an uppercut
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Ho Soon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon throws a jab when Metharom was well out of range.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Metharom finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Metharom swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon throws a lazy uppercut
letting Metharom counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ho Soon 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Chu Ho Soon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dungey (ranked 2096 p4p, 1468 weight class) and Stoyan Simovski (ranked 273 p4p, 197 weight class). Eric Dungey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Dungey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stoyan Simovski!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simovski misses with a straight right.
Simovski is looking to clinch but Dungey is avoiding it.
Simovski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dungey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Stoyan Simovski has been cut.
Simovski misses with a body punch
and Dungey counters with a straight right hand.
We've been informed that Simovski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Simovski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dungey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dungey moves out of range as Simovski strikes.
As Simovski backs away, Dungey returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Simovski misses
and Dungey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dungey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Simovski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dungey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Simovski's knee momentarily.
Dungey walks into a stiff left hand from Simovski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simovski. Dungey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dungey feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Simovski sprawling to the canvas! Simovski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dungey finish him?!
Simovski is rocked!
Simovski misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Simovski is still on wobbly legs! Can Dungey finish him?
Simovski looks winded!
Dungey lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Simovski up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Dungey from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Simovski's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Dungey!
A relieved looking Eric Dungey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 1602 p4p, 1349 weight class) and Reggie Barnes (ranked 241 p4p, 197 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes with a hook.
Abel throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Abel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abel.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Abel connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Abel.
Barnes punishes Abel's body with a nice straight punch.
Aristides Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abel clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abel scores with a head kick.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Barnes backs away, Abel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Abel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Abel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abel closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Abel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Abel gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Abel throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Abel is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abel counters with a low kick, right behind Barnes 's knee.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Abel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abel rather than just go for the knockout.
Abel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Barnes checks a low kick from Abel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Abel.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
and Abel counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes throws a head kick but Abel moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes throws out a counter right but Abel avoids it with no problem.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel appears to be looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Abel.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Barnes follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Abel lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Abel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abel lands the left hand.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Abel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No joy there for Abel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Abel is predictable there
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Abel.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abel avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Abel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Abel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barnes checks a low kick from Abel.
Abel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Abel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reggie Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abel throws a leg kick that misses.
Abel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A swing and a miss from Abel.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
As Abel backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Abel manages to avoid it all.
Barnes scores with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Abel thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Abel's belly button to the back.
Barnes is looking to slow Abel down with leg kicks.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Abel's front leg but catches the back leg as Abel tries to avoid it.
Abel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abel.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes is rocked!
Abel fakes the body blow, causing Barnes to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Barnes goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Broderick (ranked 1563 p4p, 1342 weight class) and Bruno Henrique (ranked 237 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Henrique!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henrique misses with a hook
and Broderick counters with a good, hard body kick but Henrique shrugs it off.
Henrique moves out of range of the body kick from Broderick .
Henrique throws out a counter right but Broderick avoids it with no problem.
Henrique misses with a right hand
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Henrique lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Henrique is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Broderick .
It looks like Bruno Henrique has been cut.
Henrique throws a series of strikes that have Broderick backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique throws an off balance right hand
and Broderick makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Henrique really felt that one!
Henrique misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Broderick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Henrique. Those never looked like landing.
Broderick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Broderick takes one on the button.
Henrique misses the jab.
Broderick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henrique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Henrique.
Henrique misses with a body shot.
Henrique misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Broderick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henrique.
A big right from Henrique misses.
Henrique takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henrique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henrique thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Broderick misses the target.
Broderick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Broderick works Henrique's body with a nice hook.
Henrique connects with a right hand. Broderick shakes it off.
Henrique will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique throws a looping overhand right but Broderick ducks down to avoid it.
Henrique misses with a right hand
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique's corner calls for a 1-2. Henrique obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Broderick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Broderick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henrique.
The fighters circling - Henrique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Broderick throwing a counter right hand but Henrique manages to avoid it.
Henrique punishes Broderick 's body with a nice straight punch.
Broderick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Broderick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henrique scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique punishes Broderick 's body with a nice straight punch.
Henrique lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Broderick at a distance.
Broderick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henrique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broderick was well out of range. Poor timing from Henrique.
Broderick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henrique lands a body shot.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Broderick is just out of range.
Broderick looks to land a right hand but Henrique moved out of range.
Broderick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Broderick looking to throw knees to the head but Henrique is blocking nicely.
Broderick digs a right hand underneath Henrique's ribcage. Henrique let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Broderick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henrique avoiding damage as Broderick throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Broderick .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henrique has a couple of punches blocked by Broderick .
Broderick scores with a shot to the side of Henrique's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henrique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Broderick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henrique backwards.
Nice body punch from Henrique.
Henrique avoiding damage as Broderick throws knees to the body.
Broderick trying to land knees to the body.
Henrique throws a head punch that misses.
Henrique makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Broderick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Henrique avoiding damage as Broderick throws knees to the body.
Broderick lands a hook that snaps the head of Henrique backwards.
Henrique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broderick blocks a body shot from Henrique.
Henrique managing to block the knees to the body from Broderick .
Broderick stalling.
Broderick tries to work over Henrique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Henrique will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henrique throws an off balance right hand
and Broderick counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Henrique lands an impressive looking overhand right. Broderick doesn't seem phased though.
Henrique fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henrique just misses with a punch to the body.
Broderick is looking to counter punch.
Broderick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Broderick .
Henrique keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruno Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broderick slips under a jab from Henrique.
Broderick has closed the distance and engaged Henrique in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Broderick .
Broderick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henrique.
Broderick scores with a hook to the body.
Broderick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Broderick tries to work over Henrique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Broderick blocks a body shot from Henrique.
Henrique is looking to break free of the clinch but Broderick has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique prevents a body shot from Broderick .
A knee to the head by Broderick .
Broderick tries to land knees in the clinch but Henrique avoids the damage to the body.
Henrique tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henrique tries to throw a body punch but Broderick avoids it by throwing Henrique back against the cage.
Broderick misses with a knee to the head.
Broderick connects with a knee to the head.
Broderick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henrique is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Broderick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henrique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Broderick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henrique is defending well for now.
A short right from Henrique on the inside.
Broderick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Broderick is looking to control Henrique's arms but Henrique gets an underhook and turns him. Now Broderick has his back to the cage.
Henrique scores with a shot to the side of Broderick 's head.
Broderick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Henrique scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broderick struggles to land a body shot inside as Henrique controls his hands.
Henrique has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Broderick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Henrique can turn it around.
Henrique managing to block the knees to the body from Broderick .
Henrique is trying to break free.
Broderick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henrique tries to throw a body punch but Broderick avoids it by throwing Henrique back against the cage.
Henrique blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Broderick connects with a knee to the head.
Broderick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Broderick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Broderick prevents a body shot from Henrique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henrique managing to block the knees to the body from Broderick .
Broderick struggles to land a body shot inside as Henrique controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Henrique fails to land.
Broderick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henrique lands an uppercut.
Broderick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henrique avoids it.
Broderick can't find room to land a body shot as Henrique controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henrique misses with a body punch.
Henrique wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Broderick trying to land knees to the body.
Broderick landing knees to the body.
Broderick blocks an uppercut.
Henrique takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Henrique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Broderick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Broderick .
That has opened up Bruno Henrique's cut even more.
A frustrated look appears on Henrique's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Broderick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henrique's face.
Henrique has a couple of punches blocked by Broderick .
Henrique is leaning against Broderick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Broderick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henrique.
Henrique lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henrique tries a body shot but Broderick blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broderick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henrique up against the cage.
Broderick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broderick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Broderick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henrique lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Broderick backwards.
Broderick blocking some punches.
Broderick has Henrique pressed against the cage, preventing Henrique from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Broderick to work.
Henrique being controlled against the cage.
Broderick seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Broderick tries to land knees in the clinch but Henrique avoids the damage to the body.
Henrique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Broderick tries to land knees in the clinch but Henrique avoids the damage to the body.
Henrique tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Broderick dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Broderick slips under a jab.
Broderick blocks a head kick by Henrique.
Henrique just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBroderick .
Broderick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henrique has time to react.
Henrique swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Broderick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henrique misses with a straight left.
Henrique throws the left hand but Broderick avoids the punch easily.
Henrique misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Broderick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique looks to land a right hand but Broderick moved out of range.
Broderick swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Broderick throws a shot to the body.
Henrique misses with an uppercut
and Broderick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henrique checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henrique looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henrique blocks a head kick by Broderick .
Henrique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henrique looks to land a combination but Broderick avoids it well.
Broderick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henrique.
Henrique throws a looping overhand right but Broderick ducks down to avoid it.
Henrique smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henrique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique lands a nice hook to Broderick 's body. Broderick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henrique tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Henrique misses.
Broderick tries to clinch but Henrique is having none of it.
Broderick staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broderick drops his hands momentarily and Henrique takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Broderick takes a kick to the side of the head.
Broderick dodges the punch combination from Henrique.
Henrique paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Broderick .
Henrique now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bruno Henrique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henrique misses with a combination
and Broderick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Broderick moves away from the strike by Henrique.
Broderick looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Broderick tries a head kick but it misses.
Henrique throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henrique throws a right hand that misses
and Broderick counters with a leg kick.
Henrique takes a swing at Broderick 's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Broderick does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broderick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Broderick walks into a left hand.
Henrique misses with a looping left.
Broderick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Broderick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Broderick misses the target.
Henrique misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique throws the left hand but Broderick avoids the punch easily.
Broderick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Henrique lands with an overhand left.
Broderick takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Broderick .
Broderick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Henrique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henrique has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruno Henrique!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Henrique thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lomax (ranked 764 p4p, 1236 weight class) and Frog Ribbit (ranked 108 p4p, 171 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbit lands the left hand.
Lomax with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ribbit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lomax throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crunch! Lomax slams his shin into Ribbit's torso.
Ribbit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lomax looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lomax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribbit motions for Lomax to come forward. Ribbit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lomax misses with a body shot
and Ribbit counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Ribbit misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ribbit. That's going to slow Lomax down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomax staying out of range there.
Lomax throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ribbit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ribbit throws a leg kick but Lomax checks it.
Ribbit misses with a body shot
and Lomax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lomax looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lomax lands with a nice body kick.
Ribbit looks to throw the jab but Lomax is out of range.
Lomax works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ribbit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lomax finds it's way round the side to connect with Ribbit's head.
Ribbit gets tackled into the cage by Lomax. Lomax maintains the clinch.
Ribbit lands an uppercut.
Ribbit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ribbit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ribbit misses with a hook.
Lomax scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lomax uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ribbit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ribbit throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit misses with some punches.
Lomax scores with a shot to the side of Ribbit's head.
Ribbit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lomax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lomax trying to land knees to the body.
Lomax misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Lomax.
Lomax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lomax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lomax obliges.
Lomax utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ribbit looks winded!
Lomax drops Ribbit with a big knee straight up the middle! Ribbit is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Frog Ribbit has been cut.
Lomax scores with a kick to the body.
Lomax has Ribbit up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribbit has a couple of punches blocked by Lomax.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ribbit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lomax cracks Ribbit with a nice body shot.
Lomax lands with a light punch inside.
Lomax gets through Ribbit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lomax with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lomax lands with a light punch inside.
Ribbit is rocked!
Lomax working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ribbit is still on wobbly legs! Can Lomax finish him?
A short left from Lomax.
A hook to the body from Lomax.
Ribbit seems to have recovered his senses.
Lomax lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
Ribbit avoiding damage as Lomax throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomax works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Lomax.
Lomax misses with a knee to the head.
Lomax lands a shoulder strike.
Lomax throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribbits head.
Lomax digs a right hand into Ribbit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ribbit's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lomax.
Lomax drops Ribbit with a big knee straight up the middle! Ribbit is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lomax lands with a shot to the body.
Lomax closes the distance and clinches.
Lomax works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lomax takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the cage. Ribbit is off balance and as he stumbles, Lomax throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Ribbit's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vincent Lomax!
A determined Vincent Lomax didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Show (ranked 694 p4p, 946 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 98 p4p, 145 weight class). Voronin has chosen Katyusha as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin is looking to chop away at The Show's legs.
The Show throws a lazy uppercut
and Voronin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Show keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a body punch
and The Show makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Show throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voronin throws a sloppy head kick and The Show moves out of range easily.
The Show swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Voronin throws a lazy uppercut
and The Show counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from The Show.
Voronin lands a glancing blow to the side of The Show's head.
Voronin throws a leg kick
and The Show comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Voronin stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but The Show is on him like rabid pit bull! Voronin slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy The Show!
Randy The Show was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Menshikov (ranked 473 p4p, 645 weight class) and Full Time Panda (ranked 12 p4p, 16 weight class). Maxim Menshikov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxim Menshikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Full Time Panda!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov misses with a hook.
Menshikov scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Full Time Panda has been cut.
Menshikov lands a big right hand that sends Panda crashing to the mat! Menshikov stays standing though and waves Panda back to his feet!
Menshikov pounces like a tiger and cracks Panda with a vicious hook! Panda is down but not out! Menshikov follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maxim Menshikov!
Maxim Menshikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Cole (ranked 149 p4p, 262 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 20 p4p, 37 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Cole.
Oooooh!!! Cole has knocked Dead down with a huge combo! Cole steps away and waves a wobbly Dead back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Cole throws a leg kick which misses Dead's front leg but catches the back leg as Dead tries to avoid it.
Dead misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dead has time to react.
Dead is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dead is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Cole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dead seems to have recovered his senses.
Dead misses with an uppercut
and Cole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dead's knee momentarily.
Dead has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cole.
Dead misses the jab.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cole lands an uppercut.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cole.
Cole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Cole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cole lands a left hand.
Dead is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dead can't break the clinch.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Cole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dead tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cole.
Cole lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Better Dead's cut even more.
Cole lands with a short shot to the head.
Cole lands an elbow inside that Dead shrugs off.
The cut above Better Dead's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Better Dead's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dead takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Better Dead's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Cole!
James Cole spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between LaTroy Johnson (ranked 152 p4p, 228 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). McDonald has chosen Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother as his entrance music. Jim Bob McDonald acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces McDonald off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Jim Bob McDonald has been cut.
Johnson lands with a cross.
McDonald staying out of range there.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
McDonald looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
McDonald misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
McDonald lands the left hand.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but McDonald seems unphased.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald avoids the body shot from Johnson.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
McDonald takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but McDonald shrugs it off.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
McDonald rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
McDonald moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like McDonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonald's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
McDonald stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting McDonald counter with a right hand.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Johnson.
It seemed like McDonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
McDonald with a hook.
McDonald walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like LaTroy Johnson has been cut.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDonald doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
McDonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends McDonald's belly button to the back.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonald to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson avoids the body shot from McDonald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonald has managed to clinch.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDonald jumps guard but Johnson stands there with McDonald around his waist. McDonald gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
That kick from Johnson tenderised McDonald's leg. McDonald is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaTroy Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
McDonald throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A left lands for McDonald.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
LaTroy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
McDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson slips a jab from McDonald.
McDonald scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by McDonald. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and McDonald counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Johnson!
 Johnson is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johnson to regain full guard.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McDonald throwing strikes but Johnson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking for a sweep.
Johnson stands up and beckons McDonald to his feet.
McDonald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald blocks a jab.
It seemed like McDonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald fails to land with a series of punches.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
McDonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling him.
Johnson cracks McDonald with a nice body shot.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald working hard to break the clinch.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is working McDonald over against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Johnson misses.
McDonald takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
It appears Johnson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from McDonald.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
A swing and a miss from McDonald.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson thuds his right hand into McDonald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson lands a jab to McDonald's midsection.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
McDonald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDonald takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a head kick that stumbles McDonald and the fighters go to the mat.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
McDonald is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by McDonald there.
Johnson moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! McDonald goes down! Can Johnson finish him!?
McDonald is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McDonald is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson gets to his feet. McDonald looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald seems to have recovered his senses.
McDonald throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking McDonald out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LaTroy Johnson!
LaTroy Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jim Bob McDonald spoke after the fight, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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