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GC 426: Slugs VS Anderson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Hageman (ranked 23001 p4p, 4015 weight class) and Magnus Thoressen (ranked 600 p4p, 423 weight class). Magnus Thoressen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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16 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Hageman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Thoressen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman throws a series of punches but Thoressen avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Hageman. That snapped Thoressen's head back.
Hageman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hageman.
Thoressen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hageman tries to clinch up but Thoressen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hageman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thoressen.
Hageman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thoressen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hageman shoots in and bounces Thoressen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hageman throwing strikes from guard but Thoressen blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman trying to control but Thoressen is working from the bottom.
Thoressen controls Hageman momentarily but Hageman frees himself.
Thoressen seems keen to control Hageman's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thoressen looking for a sweep. Not yet Thoressen, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hageman tries a head kick but it misses.
Thoressen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hageman - that will leave a mark!
Thoressen looks winded!
Hageman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hageman moves into the clinch successfully.
Hageman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thoressen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thoressen misses with some punches.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hageman.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hageman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hageman misses with a punch on the inside.
Thoressen has a couple of punches blocked by Hageman.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Hageman lands with a short shot to the head.
Hageman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Hageman.
Hageman blocks an uppercut.
Hageman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thoressen uses from the top position.
Hageman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thoressen's guard.
Hageman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hageman drops an elbow to the side of Thoressen's head.
Thoressen is trying to maintain the position but Hageman is very close to passing his half guard.
Thoressen tries to get to full guard but Hageman has control of the leg.
Hageman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Hageman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thoressen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Hageman.
Hageman looks to land a combination but Thoressen avoids it well.
Hageman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thoressen can do to turn this around?
Thoressen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thoressen blocks a head kick by Hageman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thoressen, as that shot connected.
Hageman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hageman has closed the distance and engaged Thoressen in a clinch.
Hageman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hageman is trying to drag Thoressen to the mat but Thoressen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoressen misses with the head strike.
Thoressen throws a head punch that misses.
Thoressen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman lands an uppercut.
Thoressen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thoressen working aggressively here.
Hageman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hageman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thoressen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hageman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hageman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thoressen is one step ahead there.
Thoressen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thoressen's guard.
Thoressen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hageman is one step ahead there.
Thoressen is trying to keep Hageman in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman is looking to work some ground and pound but Thoressen has wrist control.
Thoressen working a defensive guard here.
Hageman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hageman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hageman throws a combination. Thoressen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hageman tries to clinch up.
Hageman darts in looking for a takedown but Thoressen gets double underhooks and turns Hageman into the cage.
Thoressen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Hageman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman takes a shot to the head.
Hageman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hageman can't get the takedown.
Hageman throws a punch but it's blocked by Thoressen.
Hageman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thoressen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hageman scores with a one two! Thoressen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hageman throws a combination. Thoressen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 Thoressen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Hageman with that takedown attempt.
Thoressen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hageman finish him?
Hageman slips a straight right by Thoressen.
Hageman throws a sloppy head kick
and Hageman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Hageman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thoressen defending well as Hageman loads up on a big left hand.
Thoressen seems to have recovered his senses.
Thoressen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hageman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thoressen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hageman somewhat.
Thoressen throws a counter combo.
Thoressen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hageman.
Thoressen moves out of range of the body kick.
Hageman throws a right hand that Thoressen ducks under and follows up with a left that Thoressen also avoids with ease.
Thoressen throws a head kick but Hageman moves out of range.
Thoressen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman throws a sloppy head kick and Thoressen moves out of range easily.
Hageman connects with a high kick.
Thoressen gets tackled into the cage by Hageman. Hageman maintains the clinch.
Thoressen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thoressen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hageman lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thoressen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thoressen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hageman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thoressen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hageman fails to pull guard.
Hageman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego Hageman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hageman wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Hageman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoressen.
Thoressen scores with a shoulder strike.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magnus Thoressen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen lands a shot to the body.
Thoressen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hageman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen missing with knees to the body.
Hageman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thoressen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hageman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoressen's elbow.
Thoressen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hageman blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Hageman on the inside.
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!
Hageman tries to work over Thoressen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thoressen working aggressively here.
Hageman wants the takedown. Thoressen is fighting it off but Hageman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Thoressen's guard against the cage.
Thoressen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hageman presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hageman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoressen's elbow.
Hageman misses with a body punch.
Hageman tries to pull guard but Thoressen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hageman blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thoressen.
Thoressen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thoressen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diego Hageman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hageman successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hageman keeping full guard, as Thoressen tries to pass.
Hageman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hageman wants to get back to his feet but Thoressen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thoressen wants to control from the top but Hageman keeps moving.
Hageman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thoressen is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Magnus Thoressen.
I think Hageman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Hageman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave McDonald (ranked 3723 p4p, 3932 weight class) and Rice Flair (ranked 397 p4p, 415 weight class). Dave McDonald 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rice Flair!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Flair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonald pushes Flair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flair can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
McDonald lands a right hand.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Flair on the inside.
Flair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Flair lands a left hand.
Flair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Flair misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
McDonald blocking some punches.
Flair tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Flair.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald lands a right hand.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald can't get the takedown.
Flair lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Flair misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Flair lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Flair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flair misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair lands with a light punch inside.
Flair misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
Flair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonald goes for a takedown attempt but Flair pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flair tries to clinch up
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.
Flair tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flair scrambles back to his feet.
Rice Flair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flair tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonald swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Flair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flair instigates a clinch.
McDonald is trying to push Flair away but Flair has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Flair tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Flair.
Flair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flair tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
Flair scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flair lands a nice uppercut.
Flair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flair pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flair lands a right hand.
Flair misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Flair dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McDonald throws an overhand right that lands on Flair's shoulder, as Flair tries to avoid the shot.
Flair gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
Flair prevents a body shot from McDonald.
A short uppercut from Flair.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Flair.
A shot in the inside from Flair.
A right handed body shot lands from Flair.
Flair lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flair has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Flair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flair swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald blocking some punches.
Flair misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Flair fails to land.
Flair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Flair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Flair fails to land.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Flair on the inside.
Flair misses with some punches.
Flair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flair lands an uppercut.
Flair lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McDonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flair lands a hook to the side of the head.
 McDonald is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Flair - that landed with a thud.
Flair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flair is working McDonald over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Flair.
Flair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flair tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
Flair lands a left hand.
Flair scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Flair scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Flair digs a right hand into McDonald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonald's gas tank.
Flair lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald is trying to drag Flair to the mat but Flair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flair wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
Donk. McDonald catches Flair right on the button with a cross.
Flair moves into range and clinches up with McDonald.
Flair working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Flair.
Flair throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald is looking to take this one to the mat.
McDonald tries to break free but Flair pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Flair.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flair.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Flair after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Flair.
Flair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Flair lands a left hand.
Flair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonald gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Flair regains guard.
Flair wants to get back to his feet but McDonald is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Flair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Flair tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
Dave McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Flair tries to clinch but McDonald moves away
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flair was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flair wants to counter the offense by McDonald and move into the clinch position.
Flair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flair has McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Flair manages to get underhooks.
Flair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is looking for a takedown.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flair.
McDonald drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flair's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair misses with the head strike.
Flair lands with a right to the head.
Flair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonald tries to score a body lock takedown but Flair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald successfully pulls guard.
Flair wants to get up but he can't break McDonald's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flair trying to stand up but can't free himself from McDonald's guard.
McDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rice Flair 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.
Flair trying to stand up but can't free himself from McDonald's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like McDonald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McDonald misses with a hook to the body
and Flair moves into the clinch.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Flair.
A short body shot lands from Flair as the two fighters clinch.
McDonald is trying to force a seperation but Flair has the dominant position.
McDonald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Flair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Flair is working McDonald over against the cage.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Flair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McDonald wants to take the fight to the mat but Flair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Flair tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flair presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flair gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald working hard to break the clinch.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Flair holds him up against the cage and eventually McDonald drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flair misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rice Flair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Flair 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rice Flair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Lisko (ranked 3730 p4p, 2109 weight class) and Tapio Virtainen (ranked 440 p4p, 269 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Lisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tapio Virtainen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtainen tests Lisko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lisko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Virtainen.
Virtainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Virtainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Virtainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lisko throws a leg kick but Virtainen moved away.
Lisko wants to land a leg kick but Virtainen is out of range.
Lisko moves away from the strike by Virtainen.
Lisko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lisko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Virtainen.
Lisko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lisko throws a hook but Virtainen blocks it.
Lisko avoids the head kick by Virtainen.
Lisko scores with a head kick. Virtainen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Virtainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Lisko misses with a left hand
and Virtainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virtainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Lisko should have avoided that one.
Virtainen throws a head kick that misses.
Lisko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Virtainen misses with an uppercut. Lisko saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lisko. Lisko obviously looking to wear him down.
Virtainen moves away from the strike by Lisko.
A clash of legs there as Lisko blocks the low kick.
Lisko throws a lazy uppercut
so Virtainen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Virtainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lisko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Virtainen defends it easily.
Virtainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Virtainen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Virtainen postures up.
Lisko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Virtainen cracks Lisko with a solid left hand.
Virtainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lisko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Virtainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtainen scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtainen is in close to Lisko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Virtainen works over Lisko with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lisko keeping full guard, as Virtainen tries to pass.
Virtainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Virtainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lisko is trying to keep Virtainen in close.
Virtainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Virtainen advances to half guard.
Virtainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lisko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lisko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Virtainen pulls his head out easily.
Virtainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lisko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Virtainen lands strikes from half guard.
Virtainen working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Virtainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Virtainen is trying to control. Lisko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Virtainen is thwarting Lisko's attempts to control the position.
Virtainen slips a nice elbow through Lisko's hands, connecting with Lisko's forehead.
Virtainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Virtainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Virtainen there.
Virtainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lisko defending well though.
Lisko looking for submissions off his back.
Virtainen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Virtainen seems to be working for a kimura but Lisko defends the submission attempt.
Lisko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisko trying to hold on to Virtainen's head to control him but Virtainen postures up.
Virtainen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lisko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Virtainen.
Lisko trying to control from the bottom.
Virtainen wants to work for an arm triangle but Lisko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lisko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Virtainen pulls his head out easily.
Lisko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Virtainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lisko is trying to maintain the position but Virtainen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Virtainen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Virtainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lisko on the side of the head.
Lisko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lisko looks to land a combination but Virtainen avoids it well.
Tapio Virtainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virtainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lisko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Virtainen lands a jab to the nose.
Tapio Virtainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lisko ducks right into an uppercut from Virtainen.
Lisko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lisko is looking to clinch.
Virtainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lisko in his tracks.
Lisko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Virtainen.
Virtainen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Virtainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Virtainen.
A low kick lands for Lisko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virtainen lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Virtainen checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisko defending well as Virtainen loads up on a big left hand.
Virtainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Virtainen blocks a head kick by Lisko.
Virtainen moves out of range as Lisko strikes.
Virtainen scores with a leg kick.
Lisko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Virtainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Virtainen.
Lisko misses with a body punch
and Virtainen counters with a shoot takedown. Lisko fights it but they end up in guard.
Virtainen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lisko looking to control.
Virtainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Virtainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lisko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Virtainen defends well.
Virtainen passes Lisko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virtainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lisko trying to control but Virtainen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lisko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Virtainen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Virtainen working Lisko over with strikes.
Virtainen trying to pass the guard but Lisko defending well.
Lisko trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Virtainen lands a nice short elbow.
Virtainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Virtainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lisko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Virtainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lisko has hold of Virtainen's hands but Virtainen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Virtainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lisko is pressing down on Virtainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Virtainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lisko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtainen scoring with some ground and pound.
Virtainen working some strikes from top position.
Virtainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Virtainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Virtainen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Virtainen throwing strikes from guard but Lisko blocks nicely.
Lisko keeping moving, preventing Virtainen from controlling successfully.
Lisko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Virtainen landing some decent shots from guard.
Virtainen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Virtainen advances position into side control!
Lisko is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisko wants to control but Virtainen postures up.
Lisko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lisko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Virtainen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lisko!
Virtainen dominating with strikes here.
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!
Lisko is trying desperately to improve position.
Lisko wants to hold on but Virtainen pushes him away.
Virtainen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lisko's face.
The referee warns Lisko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lisko wants to control but Virtainen is having none of it.
BOOM! Virtainen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lisko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Virtainen.
The referee warns Lisko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Virtainen lands a big shot there that rocks Lisko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lisko is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Virtainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Virtainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Lisko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lisko avoids the head kick by Virtainen.
Lisko seems to have got his legs back now.
Lisko is looking to clinch but Virtainen is avoiding it.
Virtainen throws a head kick that misses.
Virtainen lands the left hand.
Lisko connects with a leg kick.
Virtainen checks a low kick from Lisko.
Lisko throws a lazy head kick
and Virtainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Virtainen throws a head kick that misses.
Virtainen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lisko.
Virtainen misses with a two punch combination.
Lisko avoids the body shot from Virtainen.
Lisko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lisko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Virtainen throws a wild body kick that Lisko sees coming a mile off.
Lisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Virtainen moves away.
Virtainen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lisko.
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!
Lisko slips a straight right by Virtainen.
Lisko wants to clinch
and Virtainen counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtainen with a nice cross.
Virtainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lisko throws a sloppy head kick and Virtainen moves out of range easily.
Lisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Virtainen manages to avoid it.
Virtainen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Virtainen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lisko misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lisko.
 It looks like Tapio Virtainen has been cut.
Lisko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lisko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Virtainen's face.
Virtainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Lisko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tapio Virtainen 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.
Lisko misses with a knee strike.
Lisko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Virtainen is trying to trip Lisko. He has hold of a leg but Lisko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Virtainen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virtainen stays in close to Lisko's body and controls the position.
Virtainen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Let's hope that Virtainen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Virtainen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lisko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Virtainen has managed to get both his arms back between Lisko's legs - danger averted.
Virtainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lisko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lisko controls Virtainen momentarily but Virtainen frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lisko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Virtainen defends well.
Lisko being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Virtainen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lisko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Virtainen has managed to get both his arms back between Lisko's legs - danger averted.
Virtainen looking to pass the guard.
Virtainen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lisko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jordan Lisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lisko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tapio Virtainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Virtainen 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tapio Virtainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Le Delma (ranked 2648 p4p, 2581 weight class) and Ameri Can (ranked 274 p4p, 267 weight class). Le Delma comes to the cage accompanied by Hey Oh. Can has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emanuel Le Delma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ameri Can!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can blocks a head kick by Le Delma.
Le Delma lands with an overhand left.
Le Delma avoids the body shot from Can.
Le Delma misses with an uppercut. Can saw that one coming.
Le Delma scores with a jab to the head.
Can throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Le Delma throws a leg kick which misses Can's front leg but catches the back leg as Can tries to avoid it.
Can misses with a body kick.
Le Delma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Le Delma.
Le Delma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Le Delma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Can throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Delma throws a series of punches but Can moves out of range.
Can misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can just misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel Le Delma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Can misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma feints a jab promting Can to slip. Le Delma then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Can slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Can!
Can misses with a body shot.
Le Delma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Can slips a straight right by Le Delma.
Le Delma slips under a jab from Can.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Le Delma.
Can is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Le Delma rather than just go for the knockout.
Can throws a shot to the body.
Can takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Can takes a swing at Le Delma's ribcage but misses.
Le Delma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le Delma throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Can connects with a body shot that sends Le Delma's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Can throws the left hand but Le Delma avoids the punch easily.
Can with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheers as Le Delma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Can doesn't seem phased though.
Can throws a big shot that misses.
Le Delma lands with a cross.
Le Delma throws out a loose jab but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looks like Le Delma has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Le Delma throws a lazy right hand but Can sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Can.
Le Delma clobbers Can with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Can swings for the body but Le Delma moves out of range.
Le Delma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Can uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Delma.
Le Delma lands a lovely overhand right.
Le Delma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Can to score with a decent uppercut.
Can avoids the body shot from Le Delma.
Can swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Le Delma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Can on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le Delma misses with a looping right.
Can throws a chopping leg kick but Le Delma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Can walks into a stiff left hand from Le Delma.
Le Delma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Can connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Can shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Le Delma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Can swings for the body but Le Delma moves out of range.
Le Delma scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Can.
Le Delma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Le Delma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Le Delma throws a hook but Can blocks it.
Can tries a head kick but it misses.
Can catches Le Delma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Can sizes up Le Delma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Le Delma throws a hook to the side of Can's head but Can sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Can misses with a shot to the body
and Le Delma counters with a leg kick.
Can throws the left hand but Le Delma avoids the punch easily.
Le Delma tries to counter with a takedown but Can is quick to defend against it.
Can misses with an uppercut.
Le Delma appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Can goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Can misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Le Delma catches Can right on the button with a cross.
Can throws a leg kick that is checked
and Le Delma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Can turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Can looks to land a combination but Le Delma avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Le Delma dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Le Delma catches Can with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le Delma misses with an uppercut
and Can counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Le Delma avoids the head kick by Can.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Can might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Le Delma has got the better of the exchanges.
Le Delma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Can takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le Delma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Can's head backwards.
Le Delma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Can can do to turn this around?
Can tries to land a leg kick but Le Delma saw it coming and moves away.
Le Delma scores with a jab to the body.
Can dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Can ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Delma is looking to chop away at Can's legs.
Can tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le Delma misses with a hook to the body
and Le Delma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Delma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Le Delma catches Can right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma throws a right hand that misses
enabling Can to counter with a crisp jab.
Can misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Le Delma misses its intended target.
Le Delma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Can has time to react.
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Le Delma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Le Delma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
Can scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Can misses with the body kick
and Le Delma counters with a nice uppercut.
Can avoids the head kick by Le Delma.
Le Delma ducks under a wild hook from Can.
Can has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Can throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Le Delma appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Le Delma connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Can.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Can lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Le Delma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Le Delma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Can there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Can misses with a low kick as Le Delma jumps back.
Le Delma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Can defending well as Le Delma loads up on a big left hand.
Le Delma thuds his right hand into Can's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Le Delma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Can sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Can changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Delma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Delma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Le Delma misses with a series of wild punches.
Can displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Delma throws out the jab.
Le Delma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Le Delma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
Can swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Can is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Delma.
Can wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Can ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le Delma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Can waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le Delma.
Le Delma avoids the body shot from Can.
Can takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Delma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le Delma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Can.
Can drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Le Delma does no damage.
Le Delma moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Le Delma as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Delma moves away.
Can throws a front kick aimed at Le Delma's knee but Le Delma avoids it well.
Le Delma moves away from the strike by Can.
Le Delma throws a sloppy head kick
and Can counters with a straight right hand.
Can misses with the body kick
enabling Le Delma to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Delma lands a jab to the head.
Can drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Can throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Delma.
Can lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can swings widly with a right hand
and Le Delma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Le Delma.
Le Delma tries to break free but Can pushes him back against the cage.
Le Delma has had enough of the clinch but Can keeps him there for the moment.
Can is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Le Delma dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Le Delma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Can on the side of the head.
Le Delma misses with a wild body shot.
Le Delma throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
Can counters with a body kick.
Le Delma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Can scores with a nice strike.
Le Delma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Can checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left lands for Can.
Can misses with an uppercut. Le Delma saw that one coming.
Can just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Delma tries to counter with a takedown but Can is quick to defend against it.
Le Delma blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Le Delma misses the target.
Can lands with a thumping leg kick.
Can thows a leg kick but Le Delma checks it
and Le Delma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Can jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Can misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Can throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Can gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Can misses
and Le Delma counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Delma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le Delma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Can throws out a leg kick but Le Delma moves out of range and Can only half commits.
Le Delma ducks under a wild hook from Can.
As Can tries to get set, Le Delma tries to push him back and clinch up but Can manages to avoid the attempt.
Le Delma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Le Delma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Delma throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Le Delma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Le Delma blocks the leg kick.
Le Delma takes one to the chin there.
Le Delma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Le Delma.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Delma moves away.
Le Delma is looking for a counter combo.
Can misses with an uppercut.
Can's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Le Delma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Can punishes Le Delma's body with a nice straight punch.
Can loads up on a big right hand but Le Delma slips the punch.
Can swings for the body but Le Delma moves out of range.
Le Delma walks into a straight right hand from Can.
Le Delma sizes up Can with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Le Delma staying out of range there.
Le Delma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ameri Can has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can takes one to the side of the head.
Can misses with a jab, cross combination.
Can throws the kick towards the body but Le Delma avoids it.
Le Delma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Can.
Le Delma seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Le Delma checks a low kick from Can.
Le Delma fakes the leg kick and cracks Can in the body.
Le Delma scores with a jab to the head.
Can lands with a nice body punch.
Le Delma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Can throws the left hand but Le Delma avoids the punch easily.
Le Delma throws a good cross that connects.
Can takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Delma throws out a loose jab but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can misses with a jab to the body
and Le Delma counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Le Delma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Can has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le Delma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Can looks to land a right hand but Le Delma moved out of range.
Can feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Le Delmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Le Delma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Can looks for the body kick but Le Delma saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Le Delma misses the target.
Le Delma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Le Delma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Can connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Delma scrambles back to his feet.
Le Delma connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can misses with a low kick.
Le Delma's corner calls for a 1-2. Le Delma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emanuel Le Delma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Can takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emanuel Le Delma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le Delma 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Le Delma!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 5629 p4p, 2169 weight class) and Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 579 p4p, 295 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but Murillo avoids the punch easily.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick but Murillo moves out of range.
Kuznetsov leaves Murillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kuznetsov catches Murillo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuznetsov.
A jab from Kuznetsov finds it's way through Murillo's defenses.
Murillo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kuznetsov cracks Murillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murillo slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murillo avoids the head kick by Kuznetsov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov connects with a right hand. Murillo shakes it off.
Kuznetsov lands a head kick that stumbles Murillo and the fighters go to the mat.
Murillo is rocked!
Kuznetsov stands and steps away. Murillo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Murillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murillo is looking to clinch.
Kuznetsov lands a big right hook! Murillo looks hurt but is still standing! Kuznetsov lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Murillo falls down and Kuznetsov dives in with a huge hammer fist! Murillo's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Kuznetsov runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai Kuznetsov!
Nikolai Kuznetsov took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 1569 p4p, 1387 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 235 p4p, 205 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Ragnaar has chosen Mustasch - The Wave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nils Ragnaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnaar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ragnaar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chen Lo lands a jab to the nose.
Chen Lo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ragnaar cracks Chen Lo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chen Lo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chen Lo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen Lo.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut. Chen Lo saw that one coming.
Chen Lo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a looping left.
Chen Lo misses with a hook.
Chen Lo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chen Lo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnaar lands a jab.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnaar throws a shot from downtown. Chen Lo moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo scores with a body shot.
Ragnaar takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar misses with a hook.
Chen Lo lands with a nice body punch.
Chen Lo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chen Lo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chen Lo 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.
Ragnaar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Chen Lo coming out on top.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chen Lo defending well as Ragnaar loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnaar throws a body punch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo misses with a hook. Ragnaar ducked under it nicely.
Ragnaar jabs Chen Lo right on the nose. Chen Lo blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen Lo throws a hook to the side of Ragnaar's head but Ragnaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnaar pushes Chen Lo away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar scores with a body shot.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the side of Chen Lo's head but Chen Lo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
Ragnaar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chen Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ragnaar avoids the head kick by Chen Lo.
Ragnaar looks to land a left hand but Chen Lo moved out of range nicely.
Ragnaar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chen Lo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick but Ragnaar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnaar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Ragnaar misses with a looping right.
Ragnaar scores with a hook.
Chen Lo scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Ragnaar avoids it easily.
Chen Lo moves out of range as Ragnaar throws a body kick.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnaar connects with a right hand. Chen Lo shakes it off.
Ragnaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnaar with a nice calf kick.
Ragnaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Chen Lo tries to work over Ragnaar's front leg with a kick but Ragnaar checks it.
Chen Lo with a nice calf kick.
Chen Lo throws a front kick aimed at Ragnaar's knee but Ragnaar avoids it well.
Chen Lo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ragnaar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chen Lo scores with a sloppy right hand. Ragnaar should have avoided that one.
Ragnaar works the jab nicely.
Chen Lo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnaar.
Chen Lo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chen Lo lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnaar looks to land a body kick but Chen Lo moved away.
Ragnaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chen Lo.
A low kick from Ragnaar misses
and Chen Lo counters with a two punch combo.
Ragnaar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chen Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnaar unleashes a big counter combination but Chen Lo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ragnaar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chen Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chen Lo loads up on a big right hand but Ragnaar slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ragnaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ragnaar looks for the body kick but Chen Lo saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ragnaar scores with a nice right hand.
Chen Lo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ragnaar cracks Chen Lo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chen Lo lands with a good body shot.
Chen Lo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a looping overhand right but Ragnaar ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnaar's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnaar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ragnaar misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chen Lo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ragnaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ragnaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chen Lo misses with a head kick.
Ragnaar throws out a counter right but Chen Lo avoids it with no problem.
Chen Lo missing with a left hand there. Ragnaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnaar dodges the punch combination from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnaar connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but Ragnaar moved out of range.
Chen Lo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ragnaar. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chen Lo.
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chen Lo throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chen Lo.
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
That kick from Ragnaar tenderised Chen Lo's leg. Chen Lo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnaar scores with a hook.
Ragnaar looks to land a left hand but Chen Lo moved out of range nicely.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnaar misses the jab.
Chen Lo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chen Lo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick that knocks Chen Lo off balance momentarily.
Chen Lo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnaar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnaar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnaar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chen Lo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chen Lo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chen Lo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnaar tries a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
Chen Lo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chen Lo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chen Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnaar counters with a straight right hand.
Chen Lo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnaar but Ragnaar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ragnaar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chen Lo. Chen Lo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chen Lo staying out of range there.
Ragnaar throws the left hand but Chen Lo avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Chen Lo misses.
Ragnaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chen Lo connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ragnaar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ragnaar.
Chen Lo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chen Lo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Ragnaar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chen Lo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen Lo misses with a low kick as Ragnaar jumps back.
Ragnaar scores with a decent looking hook.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar throws a good cross that connects.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chen Lo.
Good work by Chen Lo as he checks the leg kick.
Chen Lo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chen Lo scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnaar tried to score with a low kick but Chen Lo checks it.
Chen Lo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ragnaar wants to land a leg kick but Chen Lo is out of range.
Chen Lo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ragnaar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo looks for the body kick but Ragnaar saw that one coming.
Ragnaar scores with a hook.
Ragnaar defending well as Chen Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Chen Lo throws a right hand that Ragnaar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnaar also avoids with ease.
Chen Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnaar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Chen Lo moves out of range easily.
Ragnaar lands a really nice looking cross but Chen Lo seems unphased.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Ragnaar with a nice calf kick.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Chen Lo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chen Lo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnaar.
Chen Lo misses with a looping right.
Ragnaar tries to work over Chen Lo's front leg with a kick but Chen Lo checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar 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!
Chen Lo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnaar is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Chen Lo misses.
Chen Lo moves away from the strike by Ragnaar.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnaar dips to his left and cracks Chen Lo with an uppercut!
Chen Lo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chen Lo connects with a single shot there.
Ragnaar lands a front kick.
Ragnaar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Chen Lo misses its target.
Ragnaar lands a head shot.
Chen Lo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chen Lo shoots in looking for a takedown but Ragnaar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chen Lo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chen Lo misses with a double jab
and Ragnaar counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ragnaar checks a leg kick.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen Lo with the inside leg kick.
Ragnaar walks into a left hand.
Chen Lo throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a nice body shot.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick.
Ragnaar connects with a right hand. Chen Lo shakes it off.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chen Lo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen Lo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chen Lo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chen Lo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ragnaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen Lo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar tries a quick counter leg kick but Chen Lo is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnaar. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Chen Lo blocks the low kick.
Timiko Chen Lo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo moves away from the strike by Ragnaar.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Ragnaar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick but Ragnaar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnaar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a right hand that Ragnaar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnaar also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnaar.
Chen Lo slips a straight right by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chen Lo on the side of the head.
Chen Lo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses.
Chen Lo takes one to the side of the head.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Chen Lo misses its intended target.
A jab from Chen Lo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Chen Lo misses.
Ragnaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chen Lo's sensitive parts.
Chen Lo throws out a loose jab but Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar tries a head kick but it misses.
Chen Lo avoids the body shot from Ragnaar.
Chen Lo throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chen Lo lands with a hook. Ragnaar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chen Lo shoots in looking for a takedown but Ragnaar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chen Lo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chen Lo looks to throw the jab but Ragnaar is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnaar! But no joy.
Chen Lo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut.
Ragnaar digs a good hook to Chen Lo's body.
Nice body punch from Chen Lo.
Ragnaar slips a straight right by Chen Lo.
Ragnaar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a jab when Ragnaar was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar throws a series of punches but Chen Lo avoids them all with ease.
Chen Lo misses the jab.
Chen Lo lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Chen Lo misses its intended target.
Chen Lo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chen Lo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
Ragnaar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ragnaar.
Chen Lo misses with the combination.
It seemed like Ragnaar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick but Ragnaar checks it.
Ragnaar scores with a nice head shot.
Ragnaar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ragnaar 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
A relieved looking Nils Ragnaar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Timiko Chen Lo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 1455 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Long Wang (ranked 194 p4p, 278 weight class). Wang has chosen 閃靈 as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Long Wang enters the cage!
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11 - 8 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius slips under a jab.
Wang misses with a hook
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wang throws out a loose jab but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marius is looking to slow Wang down with leg kicks.
Marius lands a slapping body shot.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius misses with an uppercut
and Wang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marius kicks Wang off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius lands a leg kick that knocks Wang off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Marius misses
and Wang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Marius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang takes one to the chin there.
Wang checks a leg kick nicely.
Wang has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Marius tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
Marius lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Wang blocks the leg kick.
Marius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wang stuns Marius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Marius's head but Marius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius throwing a counter right hand but Wang manages to avoid it.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marius. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wang is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Wang. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang throws the kick towards the body but Marius avoids it.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang blocks a jab.
And Wang tries to counter it with a takedown but Marius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to slow Marius down by chopping away at his legs.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius throws a leg kick but Wang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wang throws out a counter right but Marius avoids it with no problem.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Wang misses the jab.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Marius.
Marius lands a jab-cross combination.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Marius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius stuffs the takedown attempt from Wang. Wang gets slowly back to his feet.
Marius half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius is looking to slow Wang down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Marius with a nice cross.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wang throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wang - the referee stops the clock and Marius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wang. Marius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Wang blocks a leg kick.
Wang throws a body kick that misses
and Marius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wang can do to turn this around?
Marius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marius defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Wang counters with a two punch combo.
Marius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wang is out of range.
Wang throws a series of punches but Marius moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Wang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wang throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius slips a jab from Wang.
Marius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Marius slips a straight right by Wang.
Wang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Wang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wang counters with a leg kick.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Wang changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marius tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marius.
Marius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marius under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Marius.
Wang goes for a double leg but Marius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marius continues to drive forward.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Wang.
Marius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Wang walks into a stiff left hand from Marius.
Wang tries to land a leg kick but Marius saw it coming and moves away.
Wang throws a low kick but Marius moves out of range easily.
Gaius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Marius thows a leg kick but Wang checks it
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Marius - just one landing.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius wants to clinch.
Wang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marius with a body shot.
Marius moves away from the strike by Wang.
Marius misses with a jab to the body
and Wang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Marius catches Wang right on the button with a cross.
Marius misses with a leg kick
and Wang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang throws a leg kick but Marius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marius misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Long Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Marius misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Wang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marius misses with a leg kick.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but Marius shows good takedown defense.
Wang throws a low kick but Marius moves out of range easily.
Wang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang lands a jab to the head.
Wang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius wants to slow Wang down by chopping away at his legs.
Wang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marius throws a wild body kick that Wang sees coming a mile off.
Marius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Wang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Wang loads up on a big right hand but Marius slips the punch.
Marius throws an off balance right hand
and Wang counters with a leg kick.
Wang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wang counters with an inside leg kick.
Wang throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Wang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius tries to land a leg kick but Wang saw it coming and moves away.
Wang misses with a left hand
and Marius counters with an inside leg kick.
Marius moves into the clinch successfully.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Wang controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wang blocking some punches.
Wang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wang blocks a head kick by Marius.
Marius just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang lands with an overhand left.
Wang lands a nice hook to Marius's body. Marius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Marius.
Wang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marius works the jab nicely.
Wang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wang lands in his opponent's guard.
Marius has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wang off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius misses with a body shot.
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Wang's knee but Wang avoids it well.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marius 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.
Wang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marius takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marius 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
An out of breath Gaius Marius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Long Wang was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 1460 p4p, 1833 weight class) and Jack McScramble (ranked 164 p4p, 193 weight class). Abduwali Hassan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack McScramble's chin.
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack McScramble!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McScramble lands a nice hook to Hassan's body. Hassan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hassan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hassan throws a hook but McScramble blocks it.
McScramble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hassan's corner calls for a 1-2. Hassan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McScramble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassan manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by McScramble.
Hassan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McScramble counters with a shoot takedown. Hassan fights it but they end up in guard.
Hassan pushes McScramble off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Hassan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McScramble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McScramble throws the left hand but Hassan avoids the punch easily.
Hassan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McScramble scores with a jab to the body.
Hassan works the jab nicely.
McScramble moves forwards but Hassan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan throws a right hand that misses
and McScramble counters with a single leg into guard. Hassan didn't expect that.
McScramble tries to free his leg and advance position but Hassan is retaining full guard.
McScramble trying to control but Hassan is working from the bottom.
McScramble throws a big right hand that misses.
McScramble wants to control from the top but Hassan keeps moving.
McScramble throws a big right hand that misses.
McScramble trying to control but Hassan is working from the bottom.
McScramble has gone for a leg lock! Hassan slips out almost immediately though and dives into McScramble's guard.
McScramble looking for a guillotine here but Hassan defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is fighting to break McScramble's control of his arms but McScramble is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McScramble wants to sweep here but Hassan controlling him for the moment.
Hassan got a little sloppy there for a moment and McScramble has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hassan has managed to get both his arms back between McScramble's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan stands up and waves to McScramble to follow him.
McScramble stuns Hassan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McScramble tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McScramble digs a good hook to Hassan's body.
Hassan throws a jab but it's blocked by McScramble.
Hassan misses with a straight left.
Hassan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McScramble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McScramble gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hassan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McScramble tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hassan throws a jab when McScramble was well out of range.
McScramble throws a body punch but Hassan moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by McScramble.
McScramble is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hassan throws a lazy right hand but McScramble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hassan connects with a nice looking jab.
Hassan works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McScramble goes for a double leg but Hassan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hassan continues to drive forward.
Hassan tried to counter with a leg kick but McScramble avoided it.
Hassan cracks McScramble with an open hand slap.
Hassan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McScramble lands a body shot.
McScramble lands a nice looking body shot.
McScramble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abduwali Hassan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by McScramble.
McScramble cracks a nice hook into Hassan's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassan misses the target.
Hassan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Hassan.
McScramble swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hassan to counter with a crisp jab.
McScramble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McScramble fails with a takedown attempt.
Hassan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hassan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McScramble was well out of range. Poor timing from Hassan.
Abduwali Hassan is winning the standup battle so far.
McScramble misses with a takedown attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Hassan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McScramble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McScramble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan misses with a hook. McScramble ducked under it nicely.
McScramble moves away from the strike by Hassan.
McScramble drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hassan defends it well.
Hassan is looking to chop away at McScramble's legs.
A combination from McScramble does no damage.
McScramble's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hassan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McScramble scrambles back to his feet.
Hassan misses with a looping right.
McScramble feints the counter takedown.
Hassan looks to throw the jab but McScramble is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Hassan.
McScramble digs a good body shot into Hassan's ribs.
McScramble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hassan.
Hassan misses with a hook
and McScramble counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassan keeping moving, preventing McScramble from controlling successfully.
Hassan working a defensive guard here.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet but McScramble is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hassan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McScramble can do to turn this around?
McScramble passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McScramble working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McScramble has knee on belly and moves into mount.
McScramble lands a nice shot to the head.
Hassan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
McScramble looking to finish with strikes here!
McScramble looking to control but Hassan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hassan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McScramble throwing strikes here but Hassan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McScramble misses with a head shot.
McScramble has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McScramble thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McScramble looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McScramble trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McScramble goes for an armbar but Hassan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hassan.
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!
McScramble lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McScramble trying to move into half guard but instead Hassan has managed to sweep!
McScramble looking for a guillotine here but Hassan defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack McScramble will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hassan looks to land a left hand but McScramble moved out of range nicely.
McScramble scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Hassan.
McScramble lands a nice hook to Hassan's body. Hassan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McScramble takes a swing at Hassan's ribcage but misses.
McScramble throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Hassan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hassan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McScramble scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McScramble lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McScramble ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McScramble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Hassan misses its intended target.
Hassan connects with a good right hand that stumbles McScramble. McScramble circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hassan misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McScramble shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hassan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hassan is trying to control McScramble's posture but McScramble avoids it.
McScramble looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McScramble goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hassan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McScramble but great work by Hassan.
Jack McScramble has got the better of the ground game so far.
McScramble is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hassan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McScramble throws a jab when Hassan was well out of range.
McScramble misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan connects with a leg kick.
McScramble misses with a wild body shot.
Hassan tried to score with a low kick but McScramble checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McScramble drops his hands momentarily and Hassan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McScramble misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hassan throws an overhand right that lands on McScramble's shoulder, as McScramble tries to avoid the shot.
Hassan connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of McScramble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McScramble moves out of range of the strikes.
McScramble with the counter takedown but Hassan avoids it easily.
McScramble connects with a body shot.
Hassan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McScramble shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McScramble dives in and grabs Hassan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hassan pushes down on McScramble's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan throws a good cross that connects.
Hassan misses with an uppercut.
Hassan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from McScramble misses.
McScramble throws a nice looking combination but Hassan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hassan throws a hook to the side of McScramble's head but McScramble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McScramble blocks a jab.
Hassan throws a front kick aimed at McScramble's knee but McScramble avoids it well.
McScramble throws a right and a left that both miss.
McScramble tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McScramble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McScramble changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hassan connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hassan misses with a hook
and McScramble counters with a single leg into guard. Hassan didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McScramble is stalling in the full guard.
McScramble trying to control but Hassan is working from the bottom.
Hassan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McScramble controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abduwali Hassan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hassan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abduwali Hassan!
Abduwali Hassan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Clarkson (ranked 969 p4p, 675 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 144 p4p, 102 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hudson Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hall wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clarkson is defended easily by Hall.
Hall cracks Clarkson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Hudson Clarkson has been cut.
Clarkson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hudson Clarkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarkson with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with an inside leg kick.
Clarkson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Clarkson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clarkson shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
Clarkson tries for a takedown but Hall circles away easily
and Hall counters with a crisp right that sends Clarkson to the canvas! Hall follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Hall!
Our winner, Henry Hall, 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 Doug Slugs (ranked 2854 p4p, 1849 weight class) and Richard Anderson (ranked 105 p4p, 59 weight class). Slugs comes into the arena with Too Bad - By Me blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Slugs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Anderson.
Slugs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Slugs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Slugs tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Slugs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
It looks like Richard Anderson has been cut.
Slugs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson gets through Slugs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Slugs lands a nice elbow.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Slugs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slugs is keeping busy.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Richard Anderson's cut even more.
Slugs lands an elbow inside.
Richard Anderson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Slugs!
An out of breath Doug Slugs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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