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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1552 p4p, 2414 weight class) and Piotr Rokicki (ranked 231 p4p, 326 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Rokicki!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie looks for a takedown but Rokicki sprawls well.
Rokicki raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brownie misses the shot to the body.
Brownie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brownie misses with an uppercut. Rokicki saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Rokicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that Rokicki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brownie misses with a body shot.
Rokicki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rokicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brownie.
And Rokicki tries to counter it with a takedown but Brownie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brownie missing with a left hand there. Rokicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokicki just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rokicki throws out the jab.
Brownie swinging wildly here.
Rokicki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brownie is defended easily by Rokicki.
Brownie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rokicki has time to react.
Rokicki fails to land with a series of punches.
Brownie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brownie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rokicki ducks under a wild hook from Brownie.
Rokicki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rokicki throws a punch but it's blocked by Brownie.
Rokicki can't find room to land a body shot as Brownie controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki struggles to land a body shot inside as Brownie controls his hands.
Rokicki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rokicki tries a body shot but Brownie blocks it.
Rokicki lands an elbow inside that Brownie shrugs off.
Brownie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rokicki.
Brownie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rokicki trying to control the position but instead, Brownie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rokicki into the cage.
Brownie missing with knees to the body.
Brownie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Piotr Rokicki has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rokicki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brownie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rokicki is defending well for now.
Brownie goes for a takedown attempt but Rokicki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brownie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rokicki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Brownie trying to control the action but Rokicki is working from the bottom.
Brownie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brownie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rokicki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brownie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brownie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rokicki struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brownie in side control, throwing shots but Rokicki defends.
Brownie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rokicki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brownie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Brownie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rokicki tries to buck Brownie off but Brownie is having none of it.
Rokicki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brownie in side control, throwing shots but Rokicki defends.
Brownie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rokicki some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brownie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rokicki!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Brownie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brownie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brownie connects with a looping right hand.
Brownie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokicki feints the counter takedown.
Brownie tests Rokicki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brownie looks to throw the jab but Rokicki is out of range.
A cross from Rokicki lands.
Rokicki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brownie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brownie loads up on a big right hand but Rokicki slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokicki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brownie misses with a takedown attempt
and Rokicki counters with a straight right hand.
Rokicki throws a solid leg kick but Brownie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rokicki.
A jab from Brownie does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokicki pushes Brownie up against the cage in a clinch.
Rokicki tries to stall but Brownie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rokicki looking to throw knees to the head but Brownie is blocking nicely.
Rokicki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brownie backwards.
Rokicki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rokicki.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rokicki just leaning against Brownie, taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brownie obliges.
Rokicki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rokicki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Rokicki.
Brownie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rokicki's face.
Rokicki gets underhooks to prevent Brownie's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brownie wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rokicki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rokicki gets through Brownie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokicki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brownie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rokicki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rokicki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brownie is defending well for now.
Brownie slowing the pace effectively.
Brownie landing knees to the body.
Brownie scores a nice knee to the body.
Brownie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rokicki can do to turn this around?
Rokicki misses with an elbow strike.
Rokicki takes an elbow to the temple.
Rokicki struggles to land a body shot inside as Brownie controls his hands.
Brownie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rokicki letting Brownie take a breather here.
Rokicki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brownie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brownie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brownie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rokicki clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rokicki is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Brownie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Brownie lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Rokicki hold on?!
Brownie is punishing Rokicki with some ground and pound.
Brownie scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Brownie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Brownie has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Rokicki.
That has opened up Piotr Rokicki's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokicki is keeping busy.
Brownie really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rokicki.
Rokicki wants to control his opponent's hands but Brownie gets his hands free.
Brownie lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Brownie just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brownie jabs at Rokicki's body.
Shaun Brownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brownie blocks a head kick by Rokicki.
Rokicki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
Rokicki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rokicki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brownie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rokicki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brownie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Brownie.
Brownie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brownie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brownie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brownie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rokicki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brownie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rokicki but Rokicki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Brownie finds it's way through Rokicki's defenses.
Brownie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brownie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brownie throws a lazy right hand but Rokicki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brownie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rokicki.
Brownie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brownie misses with a hook
and Rokicki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brownie scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Rokicki.
Brownie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rokicki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shaun Brownie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brownie throws a body punch but Rokicki moves out of range.
Rokicki slips a jab from Brownie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokicki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brownie misses with a knee strike.
Brownie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brownie blocks an elbow strike from Rokicki.
Rokicki misses with an elbow strike.
Rokicki misses with a punch on the inside.
Rokicki throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brownie.
Good body shot from Rokicki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rokicki.
Rokicki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brownie.
Rokicki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brownie up against the cage.
Rokicki looking to stall.
Rokicki managing to block the knees to the body from Brownie.
Brownie tries for a takedown but Rokicki manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brownie with a knee to the head.
Rokicki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piotr Rokicki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rokicki trying to stall but Brownie improves his position.
Brownie letting Rokicki take a breather here.
Brownie prevents a body shot from Rokicki.
Rokicki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Rokicki.
Rokicki lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brownie.
Rokicki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rokicki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rokicki misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Piotr Rokicki.
I think Brownie 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Donovan (ranked 1497 p4p, 2184 weight class) and Msujfnaud Mspomfad (ranked 45 p4p, 76 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Msujfnaud Mspomfad enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Msujfnaud Mspomfad!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan swings for the body but Mspomfad moves out of range.
Mspomfad slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Nice body punch from Donovan.
Donovan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mspomfad avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Donovan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donovan throws a body punch but Mspomfad moves out of range.
Donovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donovan closes the distance and pushes Mspomfad back into the cage.
Donovan effectively controlling the action here.
Mspomfad looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Msujfnaud Mspomfad has been cut.
Donovan gets through Mspomfad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donovan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mspomfad looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mspomfad wants a takedown.
Mspomfad is working for takedown but Donovan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dan Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Msujfnaud Mspomfad.
Donovan pushes Mspomfad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mspomfad looks winded!
A short right from Donovan on the inside.
Nice body punch from Donovan.
Donovan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head.
Donovan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crack! Donovan connects with the perfect overhand right and Mspomfad falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Donovan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Donovan!
Dan Donovan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malik El Shabazz (ranked 571 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 89 p4p, 187 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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malik El Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shabazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot.
El Shabazz drives through and clinches with Dudley against the cage.
Dudley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dudley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Shabazz's defenses.
El Shabazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dudley throws out a loose jab but El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like El Shabazz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
El Shabazz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dudley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudley. El Shabazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Shabazz has taken the fight to the clinch.
El Shabazz blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
El Shabazz misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dudley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Malik El Shabazz has been cut.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Dudley blocks it.
El Shabazz misses with a knee to the head.
El Shabazz manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley misses with a looping right.
El Shabazz throws a good cross that connects.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dudley has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
El Shabazz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dudley's hands.
El Shabazz misses the shot to the body.
Dudley lands an overhand right.
El Shabazz feints and then cracks Dudley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dudley down.
Good standup being displayed there by Dudley as he connects with a hook.
El Shabazz thumps Dudley with a low kick.
El Shabazz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dudley looks to throw the jab but El Shabazz is out of range.
A big left from El Shabazz misses.
El Shabazz lands with a cross.
Dudley pushes El Shabazz up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
Dudley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dudley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Shabazz dodges an elbow strike from Dudley.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dudley blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Dudley.
El Shabazz breaks the clinch.
Dudley moves out of range of the strikes.
El Shabazz swats away the attempt to clinch by Dudley.
Dudley looks to land a left hand but El Shabazz moved out of range nicely.
El Shabazz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dudley throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Dudley - that landed with a thud.
Dudley lands an elbow that stopped El Shabazz in his tracks for a moment.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Dudley blocks it.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Dudley blocks it.
El Shabazz misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dudley throws an elbow but misses.
Dudley is looking to take this one to the mat.
El Shabazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudley pushes El Shabazz up against the cage in a clinch.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Dudley blocks it.
El Shabazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Dudley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz landing knees to the head.
It looks like Damian Dudley has been cut.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Dudley.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
Dudley can't find room to land a body shot as El Shabazz controls the action.
El Shabazz blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to El Shabazz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudley avoids the damage to the body.
El Shabazz blocks an elbow strike.
El Shabazz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by El Shabazz.
Dudley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. El Shabazz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dudley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Shabazz lands a hook that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Shabazz backwards.
Dudley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dudley lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dudley.
Nice elbow from Dudley.
Dudley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by El Shabazz after a bit of a struggle.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Dudley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dudley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
El Shabazz lands a shot to the body.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley avoiding damage as El Shabazz throws knees to the body.
Dudley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dudley is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dudley lands an elbow just above El Shabazz 's eye.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dudley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dudley lands an elbow just above El Shabazz 's eye.
Dudley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
El Shabazz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
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 Malik El Shabazz will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
El Shabazz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from El Shabazz misses its intended target.
Dudley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps El Shabazz's head backwards.
El Shabazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
El Shabazz throws a jab when Dudley was well out of range.
El Shabazz misses with a straight right.
El Shabazz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dudley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dudley avoids a punch combination nicely.
El Shabazz scores with the left hand. Dudley knows he should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from El Shabazz misses the target.
El Shabazz cracks a nice hook into Dudley's ribs.
A jab from Dudley misses.
A shot to the liver by Dudley. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
El Shabazz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dudley throws a right hand that El Shabazz ducks under and follows up with a left that El Shabazz also avoids with ease.
Dudley moves out of range as El Shabazz strikes.
A little jabbing left from Dudley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malik El Shabazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Dudley misses with the combination.
El Shabazz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
El Shabazz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dudley looks to land a left hand but El Shabazz moved out of range nicely.
Dudley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
El Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudley was well out of range. Poor timing from El Shabazz.
Dudley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
El Shabazz throws a looping overhand right but Dudley ducks down to avoid it.
El Shabazz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dudley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dudley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Dudley blocks with his arms.
Dudley drops down looking for an ankle pick but El Shabazz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dudley looks to score with a jab to the body but El Shabazz is just out of range.
Dudley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Shabazz slips under a jab.
Dudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Shabazz scores with the left hand. Dudley knows he should have avoided that one.
El Shabazz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dudley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dudley slips under a jab.
Dudley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Shabazz.
Dudley slips under a jab from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dudley's hands.
El Shabazz closes the distance and clinches.
Dudley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudley takes a knee to the side of the body.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
Dudley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Dudley fails to land.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudley is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudley.
Dudley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dudley blocks it with crossed arms.
Dudley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dudley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but El Shabazz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dudley blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dudley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dudley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dudley.
El Shabazz blocking some punches.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
Dudley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but El Shabazz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Dudley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dudley.
Dudley misses with a punch on the inside.
El Shabazz avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz breaks from the clinch.
El Shabazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudley.
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!
El Shabazz moves into the clinch successfully.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Dudley is blocking nicely.
Dudley throws a head punch that misses.
Dudley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dudley scores with a hook to the body.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
El Shabazz blocks an elbow strike.
Dudley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Shabazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Shabazz misses with a body punch.
Dudley lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Dudley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Dudley blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dudley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Malik El Shabazz will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dudley takes a swing at El Shabazz's ribcage but misses.
Jab from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz has Dudley up against the cage in a clinch.
El Shabazz lands a body shot.
Dudley throws a head punch that misses.
Dudley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dudley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down El Shabazz.
Dudley lands with a light punch inside.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dudley tries to work over El Shabazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El Shabazz is pressed up against the cage. Dudley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag El Shabazz down to the mat. El Shabazz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz throws out a loose jab but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley cracks El Shabazz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dudley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Shabazz.
A jab from El Shabazz misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Shabazz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Shabazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudley.
Dudley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
El Shabazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudley.
El Shabazz looks to land a right hand but Dudley moved out of range.
El Shabazz connects with a body shot that sends Dudley's belly button to the back.
Dudley defending well as El Shabazz loads up on a big left hand.
Dudley wants to counter with a clinch but El Shabazz pushes him away.
El Shabazz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dudleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
El Shabazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudley slips under a jab from El Shabazz.
Dudley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
El Shabazz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dudley throws a jab when El Shabazz was well out of range.
Dudley missing with a left hand there. El Shabazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Shabazz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dudley.
Dudley throws a big shot that misses.
El Shabazz gets a clinch.
Damian Dudley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dudley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down El Shabazz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dudley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damian Dudley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dudley.
Dudley lands an elbow just above El Shabazz 's eye.
Malik El Shabazz's cut is getting worse.
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!
El Shabazz blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dudley blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dudley.
Dudley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Shabazz's defenses.
Dudley lands a nice uppercut.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dudley lands an elbow that stopped El Shabazz in his tracks for a moment.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dudley blocks it with crossed arms.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dudley lands an elbow just above El Shabazz 's eye.
El Shabazz takes an elbow to the temple.
Malik El Shabazz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dudley just misses with a elbow thrown towards El Shabazz's brow.
Dudley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Shabazz backwards.
El Shabazz blocks an elbow strike.
El Shabazz blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but El Shabazz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dudley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dudley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dudley goes for a takedown in the clinch but El Shabazz prevents it.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Dudley.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudley.
Dudley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Shabazz's defenses.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Dudley blocks it.
Dudley lands a body shot.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dudley lands a nice uppercut.
Dudley lands with a light punch inside.
El Shabazz takes a shot to the head.
Dudley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. El Shabazz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dudley lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dudley fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudley is defending well for now.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudley avoids the damage to the body.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudley avoids the damage to the body.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Dudley is blocking nicely.
Dudley throws a head punch that misses.
Dudley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt El Shabazz or not.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dudley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dudley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
El Shabazz blocks the elbow strike.
Dudley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Dudley.
Malik El Shabazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short left from Dudley.
Dudley lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Dudley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Dudley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think El Shabazz 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Malik El Shabazz!
After the fight, Malik El Shabazz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 830 p4p, 1265 weight class) and Harry Olsen (ranked 119 p4p, 187 weight class). Vladimir Punchsky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Punchsky.
Punchsky throws a right hand that Olsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Olsen also avoids with ease.
Olsen tries a quick counter leg kick but Punchsky is wise to it.
Olsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Punchsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harry Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen looks to land a left hand but Punchsky moved out of range nicely.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punchsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Olsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Punchsky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Olsen has closed the distance and engaged Punchsky in a clinch.
Olsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punchsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Punchsky.
Punchsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Punchsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Vladimir Punchsky has been cut.
Olsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Olsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punchsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olsen throws out the jab.
Punchsky lands with a nice body punch.
Punchsky throws out a powerful jab.
Olsen loads up on a big right hand but Punchsky slips the punch.
Olsen defending well as Punchsky loads up on a big left hand.
Punchsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olsen.
Punchsky connects with a nice looking jab.
Olsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punchsky 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.
Punchsky misses with a wild combination.
Punchsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Punchsky checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky looks to land a right hand but Olsen moved out of range.
Olsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olsen misses with a low kick.
Olsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Punchsky. That did some damage!
Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punchsky.
Punchsky appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Punchsky takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
Olsen looks to land a left hand but Punchsky moved out of range nicely.
Olsen moves in looking to clinch but Punchsky pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Punchsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Punchsky looks to land a right hand but Olsen moved out of range.
Olsen connects with a leg kick.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut. Olsen saw that one coming.
As Punchsky backs off Olsen throws a huge counter combo but Punchsky manages to avoid it all.
Punchsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Olsen throws a hook to the side of Punchsky's head but Punchsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punchsky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Olsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punchsky throws a big counter combination but Olsen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Olsen throws the left hand but Punchsky avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Olsen misses the target.
Olsen slips a jab and a cross from Punchsky.
Olsen throws a hook but Punchsky blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Punchsky.
Olsen misses the jab.
Punchsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Olsen under the eye.
Olsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Punchsky connects with a crisp jab.
Olsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Punchsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Olsen under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen loads up on a big right hand but Punchsky slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olsen.
A low kick from Olsen is predictable there
and Punchsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olsen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Olsen throws a hook but Punchsky avoids it easily.
Punchsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Olsen throws a right hand that Punchsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Punchsky also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Punchsky misses its target.
Olsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsen.
Olsen throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen throws a low kick but Punchsky moves out of range easily.
Olsen throws a right and a left that Punchsky avoids nicely.
Punchsky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Punchsky throws a right hand that Olsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Olsen also avoids with ease.
Punchsky sizes up Olsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Olsen throws a series of punches but Punchsky avoids them all with ease.
Olsen darts in trying to clinch
and Punchsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Olsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Punchsky's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Olsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Punchsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olsen.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olsen throws out a leg kick but Punchsky moves out of range and Olsen only half commits.
Punchsky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Olsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Punchsky.
Olsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olsen punishes Punchsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchsky.
Olsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Punchsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut. Olsen saw that one coming.
Punchsky slips a straight right by Olsen.
Olsen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Punchsky counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a combination
and Olsen counters with a two punch combo.
Olsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Punchsky.
Olsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Punchsky throws a right hand that Olsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Olsen also avoids with ease.
Punchsky misses with a wild combination.
Punchsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punchsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harry Olsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Punchsky blocks a jab.
Punchsky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Punchsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Punchsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Olsen. That's going to slow Punchsky down.
Olsen takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Olsen. That snapped Punchsky's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Punchsky checks it well.
Olsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punchsky moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Punchsky misses the target.
Punchsky misses with a hook.
Olsen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Punchsky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Punchsky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Olsen misses with a right hand
and Punchsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punchsky checks a low kick from Olsen.
Punchsky tried to counter with a leg kick but Olsen avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olsen.
Punchsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut.
Olsen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Punchsky throws the left hand but Olsen avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Olsen does it's job there.
Olsen misses with a hook.
Punchsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Punchsky checks a low kick from Olsen.
As Olsen looks to move away, Punchsky throws a big counter combo but Olsen just gets out of the way.
Punchsky checks a leg kick.
Olsen moves away from the strike by Punchsky.
Olsen tried to score with a low kick but Punchsky checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Olsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olsen throws a leg kick but Punchsky moved away.
Punchsky lands a really nice looking cross but Olsen seems unphased.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Punchsky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Olsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Punchsky.
Olsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olsen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Punchsky.
Olsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Olsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Punchsky circles away.
Olsen misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Olsen is predictable there
and Punchsky counters with a nice body shot.
Punchsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Olsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Punchsky's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Punchsky throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Olsen counters with a right hand to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Olsen.
Olsen jabs Punchsky right on the nose. Punchsky blinks but takes it well.
Olsen takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Punchsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Olsen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Olsen takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Olsen tries to clinch up but Punchsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Olsen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Punchsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Punchsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen motions for Punchsky to come forward. Olsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Punchsky is out of range.
Olsen stalks Punchsky and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Punchsky's face. Punchsky staggers backwards, shaken.
Olsen throws a leg kick but Punchsky moved away.
Punchsky misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Punchsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Olsen throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky looks to throw the jab but Olsen is out of range.
Olsen throws a chopping leg kick but Punchsky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Punchsky.
Punchsky misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Olsen.
Punchsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Punchsky moves away and avoids it.
Olsen throws a right hand that Punchsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Punchsky also avoids with ease.
Punchsky throwing a counter right hand but Olsen manages to avoid it.
Punchsky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Olsen is looking to slow Punchsky down with leg kicks.
Vladimir Punchsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Olsen moves out of range.
Punchsky ducks under a wild hook from Olsen.
Punchsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Punchsky misses with a body shot.
Olsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Punchsky steps away.
Punchsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Olsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Olsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsen.
Olsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Olsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olsen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen sizes up Punchsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Punchsky misses with a combination
and Punchsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Punchsky.
Harry Olsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big right from Olsen misses.
Olsen digs a good body shot into Punchsky's ribs.
Punchsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Olsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Olsen misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Punchsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Punchsky throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen lands with an overhand left.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Punchsky moves away and avoids it.
Punchsky swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Olsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punchsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Punchsky throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Punchsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olsen counters with a series of strikes. Punchsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big right from Olsen misses.
Olsen takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Punchsky connects with a crisp jab.
Olsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Olsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olsen 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Olsen!
Harry Olsen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Copeland (ranked 1470 p4p, 1011 weight class) and Miki Viki (ranked 188 p4p, 131 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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34 - 27 - 0 |
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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 21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miki Viki!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copeland manages to avoid it.
Copeland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Viki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Copeland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Viki blocks a jab.
Copeland ducks under a wild hook from Viki.
Copeland misses with a looping right.
Copeland looks to throw the jab but Viki is out of range.
Copeland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Copeland misses with an uppercut.
Viki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Viki misses with a body punch
and Copeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Copeland misses with a hook.
Viki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Copeland scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Travis Copeland has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Viki. That snapped Copeland's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Viki circles away quickly and effectively.
Copeland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viki throws out a counter right but Copeland avoids it with no problem.
Viki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Copeland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viki throws out a loose jab but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland moves out of range of the strikes.
Viki avoids the body shot from Copeland.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Viki! But no joy.
Viki misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Viki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Viki misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Copeland misses the target.
Copeland 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.
Viki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Viki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Viki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Copeland to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab by Viki.
 Copeland is rocked!
Viki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Copeland just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viki throws a combination that misses
and Viki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Copeland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viki.
Copeland tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Viki manages to circle out of the way.
Copeland clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Copeland fails to land.
Copeland tries to work over Viki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viki is trying to force a seperation but Copeland has the dominant position.
Copeland avoiding damage.
Viki can't break the clinch.
Copeland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viki's elbow.
Viki wants to break free but Copeland has control.
Copeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Copeland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Viki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Viki throws out a counter right but Copeland avoids it with no problem.
Copeland throws a predictable looking body shot
and Viki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Copeland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Copeland scores with a hook.
Copeland throws a right and a left that Viki avoids nicely.
Copeland lands a jab to Viki's midsection.
Viki loads up on a big right hand but Copeland slips the punch.
Copeland is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Copeland swings widly with a right hand
letting Viki counter with a right hand.
Copeland gets a clinch.
Viki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viki avoids the body shot from Copeland.
Viki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Viki moves out of range as Copeland strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viki throws out a loose jab but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland misses with a double jab.
Viki looks for the body kick but Copeland saw that one coming.
Copeland throws a lazy uppercut
and Viki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Copeland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viki throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Copeland misses the target.
Viki scores with a leg kick.
Copeland lands a body shot.
Viki misses with a wild combination.
Copeland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Viki responds with a good body kick, but Copeland manages to step out the way in time.
Copeland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Copeland needs to keep his hands up - Viki had a free shot at his head there.
Travis Copeland's cut is getting worse.
Copeland misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Travis Copeland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Copeland's cut.
That's time! Copeland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Viki connects with a body shot.
Copeland getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Viki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Copeland.
Copeland closes the distance and pushes Viki back into the cage.
Copeland lands a shoulder strike.
Viki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Copeland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Copeland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Copeland. Viki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Viki misses.
Copeland catches Viki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the body from Viki misses
and Viki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Copeland.
Copeland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Copeland missing with a left hand there. Viki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Viki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Copeland!
Viki throws a jab but it's blocked by Copeland.
As Viki tries to get set, Copeland tries to push him back and clinch up but Viki manages to avoid the attempt.
Viki moves out of range as Copeland strikes.
Copeland connects with a crisp jab.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Copeland.
Viki throws a right hand that Copeland ducks under and follows up with a left that Copeland also avoids with ease.
Copeland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Copeland lands an overhand right.
Copeland lands with an overhand left.
Copeland throws a body punch but Viki moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland throws a big shot that misses.
Viki takes one on the button.
Viki moves out of range of the strikes.
Copeland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Copeland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Viki misses with a double jab.
Copeland misses with a left hand
and Viki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Copeland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Copeland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Copeland throws a poor cross that misses
and Viki counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Copeland off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Viki follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Copeland was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Miki Viki!
After winning the bout, Miki Viki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Travis Copeland was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 1062 p4p, 439 weight class) and David Choke (ranked 145 p4p, 64 weight class). Drax Bautista could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Choke's chin.
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13 - 8 - 1 |
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World class 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke slips under a jab.
Choke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Choke fails with a takedown attempt.
Choke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bautista throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bautista thuds his right hand into Choke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Choke slips under a jab.
Choke unleashes a big counter combination but Bautista bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bautista, as that shot connected.
Choke avoids a kick to the body.
Choke avoids a kick to the body.
Bautista misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bautista to the mat! Bautista manages to get full guard.
Choke tries to free his leg and advance position but Bautista is retaining full guard.
Bautista seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bautista has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Choke wants to pass the guard but Bautista is keeping the position.
Choke throws a big elbow that misses.
Bautista pulls Choke in close to prevent any damage.
Bautista utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Bautista's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Choke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Choke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Choke advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bautista is avoiding damage well.
Choke has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bautista is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Choke yanks on the arm and Bautista is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Choke.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Choke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Castellana (ranked 441 p4p, 394 weight class) and Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 65 p4p, 55 weight class). Castellana comes to the cage accompanied by Good night. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castellana looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Castellana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karter.
Karter thuds his right hand into Castellana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Castellana lands with a hook. Karter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been told by Castellana's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Castellana throws a leg kick
and Karter counters with a big head kick but Castellana shrugs it off.
Karter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castellana swivels and escapes.
Karter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castellana.
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Castellana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castellana takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Karter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castellana can pounce on him.
Karter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Castellana counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castellana takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Castellana lands with a right hand.
Castellana 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castellana. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castellana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castellana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Castellana.
Karter avoids the body shot from Castellana.
Castellana misses with a head kick.
Castellana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Castellana misses the shot to the body.
Gianni Castellana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Castellana tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Karter is in Castellana's guard.
Castellana pushes Karter off and gets back to his feet.
We've been informed that Karter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Castellana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Castellana wants to clinch but Karter slips to the side
and Karter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castellana is looking to wear down Karter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karter moves in looking to clinch but Castellana pushes him off.
Karter lands a jab to the nose.
Karter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana tried to score with a low kick but Karter checks it.
Karter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castellana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gianni Castellana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
Castellana connects with a nice looking jab.
Karter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Castellana misses.
Castellana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castellana lands with a shot to the body.
Castellana ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
Karter takes one to the chin there.
Karter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castellana closes the distance and pushes Karter back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karter fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Castellana.
Karter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castellana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter tries for a takedown but Castellana manages to get underhooks.
Karter has a couple of punches blocked by Castellana.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karter as Castellana tries to tie him up.
Karter wants the takedown. Castellana is fighting it off but Karter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Castellana's guard against the cage.
Karter wants to pass the guard but Castellana is keeping the position.
Karter trying to control the position from guard on top but Castellana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castellana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castellana is keeping the position for now.
Karter with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gianni Castellana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karter throws a hook to the side of Castellana's head but Castellana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castellana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castellana throws a body shot but no joy.
Karter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Castellana defends it well.
Karter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castellana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karter. That did some damage!
Castellana works Karter's body with a nice hook.
Castellana is looking to clinch but Karter is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karter! But no joy.
Karter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Karter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castellana defending well though.
Castellana wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karter stops Castellana from getting back to his feet.
Karter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jesus Christ Karter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karter is looking to take a break and control but Castellana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castellana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karter working the head and body with strikes.
Castellana is looking to escape.
Karter is looking to advance position but Castellana won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana is trying to stand up here but Karter is controlling him well.
Castellana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Castellana is not content to let Karter control the position.
Karter prevents Castellana from improving his position.
Karter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Castellana knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karter is just content to waste time from the top position. Castellana takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Castellana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana is wriggling around but Karter manages to pass to half guard.
Karter prevents Castellana from improving his position.
Karter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Castellana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karter wants to take a breather but Castellana is having none of it.
Karter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castellana's head.
Karter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castellana keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gianni Castellana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Karter swats away the attempt to clinch by Castellana.
Karter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karter misses with a jab to the body
letting Castellana counter with a right hand.
Karter blocks a jab.
Karter counters with a body kick.
Castellana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karter misses with a head kick.
Castellana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castellana lands a jab to the nose.
Karter closes the distance and clinches.
Karter lands a shot to the body.
Castellana taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Christ Karter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Castellana throws a head kick that misses.
Karter flicks out a counter leg kick but Castellana steps away.
Nice takedown defense from Castellana. No joy for Karter on that attempt.
Karter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Castellana avoids it really well and circles away.
Castellana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Karter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castellana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castellana lands a shot to the body.
Castellana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter misses with a punch to the body.
Karter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karter misses with some punches.
Karter tries to pull guard but Castellana holds him up against the cage and eventually Karter drops back down to his feet.
Gianni Castellana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
Karter blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana leaning against his opponent.
Karter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castellana fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Castellana catches Karter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karter staying out of range there.
Castellana misses with an uppercut.
Castellana throws a wild body kick that Karter sees coming a mile off.
Castellana sets himself, and Karter steps forward looking for the clinch! Castellana avoids it this time.
Castellana misses with a straight left.
Karter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castellana.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Castellana had a free shot at his head there.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
Castellana scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter slips a straight right by Castellana.
Gianni Castellana is winning the standup battle so far.
Karter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castellana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Karter flicks out a counter leg kick but Castellana steps away.
The fighters circling - Castellana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karter avoids a kick to the body.
Castellana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Castellana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Castellana was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karter.
Karter blocks the body kick.
Castellana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castellana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castellana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karter can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter scores with a body shot.
Castellana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Castellana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
Karter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Castellana was covering up waiting for the punch and Karter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Karter won't allow Castellana to get back to his feet.
Castellana kicks Karter off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellana just misses with a punch to the body.
Castellana throws a body shot but no joy.
Castellana scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karter! But no joy.
Karter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karter missing with a left hand there. Castellana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castellana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castellana takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Castellana misses with a low kick.
Karter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Castellana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castellana wants it to stay on the feet.
Karter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castellana jabs Karter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gianni Castellana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castellana 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gianni Castellana!
Gianni Castellana decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 192 p4p, 1469 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 6 p4p, 43 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a leg kick which misses Fuentes's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuentes tries to avoid it.
Steel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fuentes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuentes lands the left hand.
Fuentes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fuentes connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steel's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steel swings for the body but Fuentes moves out of range.
Fuentes misses with a looping left.
Fuentes checks a leg kick.
Fuentes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
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!
Steel stuns Fuentes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fuentes tries to land a front kick but Steel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steel throws a head kick that misses
and Fuentes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fuentes slips a straight right by Steel.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuentes was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
A low kick lands for Steel.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fuentes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuentes is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is looking to score with low kicks.
Fuentes is looking to counter punch.
Steel takes a swing at Fuentes's ribcage but misses.
Fuentes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Fuentes is looking to counter punch.
Steel walks into a stiff left hand from Fuentes.
It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel with a jab.
Fuentes cracks Steel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fuentes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Steel to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuentes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fuentes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fuentes punishes Steel's body with a nice straight punch.
Steel looks winded!
Fuentes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Steel sprawling to the canvas! Steel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fuentes finish him?!
 Steel is rocked!
Steel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fuentes swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
It seemed like Steel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fuentes connects with the punch.
Steel walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Fuentes! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Fuentes!
Pedro Fuentes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Masvidal (ranked 852 p4p, 362 weight class) and Cesare Borgia (ranked 121 p4p, 58 weight class). Borgia has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia drives through with a takedown into Masvidal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Borgia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Masvidal tries to buck Borgia off but Borgia is having none of it.
Masvidal is working hard here to advance position.
Borgia throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Masvidal is looking to regain half guard here but Borgia keeps moving and retains side control.
Borgia is trying to get an arm triangle but Masvidal is defending well.
Borgia misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal tries to bench press Borgia off him but Borgia keeps the position.
Borgia trying to control the position but Masvidal is working away.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep.
Masvidal's coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia landing a few strikes.
Borgia landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal tries to bench press Borgia off him but Borgia keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia wants to control but Masvidal is keeping him busy.
Borgia landing a few strikes.
Masvidal struggling a bit here.
Masvidal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Borgia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Borgia remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Borgia working the ground and pound.
Borgia is chipping away with strikes.
Masvidal defending against the ground and pound.
Borgia trying to control the action but Masvidal is working from the bottom.
Masvidal struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia landing a few strikes.
Borgia grinds an elbow into Masvidal's temple.
Borgia lands some shots froms side control.
Masvidal takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Masvidal is working to avoid the ground and pound but Borgia connects with a decent elbow.
Borgia scores with punches from side control.
Borgia landing a few strikes.
Borgia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Masvidal some visible discomfort.
Borgia working the ground and pound.
Borgia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masvidal keeps working.
Borgia working the head and body with strikes.
Borgia tries to score with some ground and pound. Masvidal controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borgia working the ground and pound.
Borgia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Masvidal to see if he's OK.
Borgia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borgia controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia in side control, throwing shots but Masvidal defends.
Borgia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Masvidal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Masvidal is looking to reverse the position.
Masvidal takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Borgia grinds an elbow into Masvidal's temple.
Borgia scoring with punches from side control.
Borgia grinds an elbow into Masvidal's temple.
Borgia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Masvidal is rocked!
Masvidal tries to buck Borgia off but Borgia is having none of it.
Oh Masvidal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masvidal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Borgia asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Borgia grinds an elbow into Masvidal's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Masvidal seems to have got his legs back now.
Masvidal taking a bit of punishment here - Borgia scoring with strikes.
Borgia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Masvidal, who protects the arm well.
Masvidal is trying to control Borgia's posture but Borgia avoids it.
Borgia lands some shots froms side control.
Masvidal is working to avoid the ground and pound but Borgia connects with a decent elbow.
Borgia is chipping away with strikes.
Masvidal tries to buck Borgia off but Borgia is having none of it.
Borgia prevents Masvidal from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Borgia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Borgia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Masvidal quickly recovers to half guard.
Nice strikes from Borgia there.
Borgia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Masvidal wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy.
Borgia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Masvidal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Masvidal tries to kick Borgia off but Borgia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Borgia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Masvidal is trying to get back to full guard.
Borgia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Masvidal defending well though.
Borgia is nestled in close to Masvidal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borgia lands a nice short elbow.
Cesare Borgia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borgia tries to pass to full mount but Masvidal defends it.
Masvidal is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Masvidal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Borgia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borgia wants to take a breather but Masvidal is having none of it.
Borgia working the head and body with strikes.
Masvidal trying to control but Borgia postures up.
Masvidal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borgia winds up and cracks Masvidal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Borgia trying to control the pace.
Masvidal is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borgia.
Masvidal wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borgia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Masvidal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Masvidal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Borgia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Borgia's back!
Masvidal controlling well, preventing Borgia from escaping the position.
Borgia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borgia tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Masvidal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Masvidal controlling the pace for now.
Borgia tries to hold on but Masvidal pushes him away.
Borgia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Borgia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Borgia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Masvidal manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal wants to sweep but no luck.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borgia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borgia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Borgia wants to work for an arm triangle but Masvidal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Borgia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Masvidal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Masvidal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Borgia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Borgia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Masvidal has hold of Borgia's hands but Borgia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Borgia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia working over Masvidal with some ground and pound. Masvidal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Borgia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Masvidal is just riding it out for now. Borgia eventually gives up the hold.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Borgia connects with a nice short shot to Masvidal's temple.
Masvidal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borgia.
Borgia drops an elbow to the side of Masvidal's head.
Masvidal is looking to improve his position.
Masvidal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Masvidal is looking to stand up but Borgia isn't so interested in that idea.
Masvidal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Borgia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Masvidal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Borgia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Masvidal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Masvidal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borgia throws a hook but Masvidal blocks it.
Borgia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masvidal as he avoids it easily.
Masvidal is looking to counter punch.
Borgia moves out of range as Masvidal strikes.
Nice shot lands for Masvidal.
Borgia misses with a right hand
and Masvidal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borgia throws a body punch but Masvidal moves out of range.
Masvidal sizes up Borgia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masvidal was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
Borgia throws a body punch but Masvidal moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal moves forwards but Borgia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Borgia shoots in but Masvidal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Masvidal throwing a counter right hand but Borgia manages to avoid it.
Masvidal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgia scores with a takedown into Masvidal's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia with a nice head shot there.
Borgia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borgia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Borgia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Masvidal's head.
Borgia trying to control but Masvidal is working from the bottom.
Masvidal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Masvidal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borgia is controlling him.
Borgia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Masvidal keeps moving.
Borgia won't allow Masvidal to get back to his feet.
Nate Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Borgia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Borgia distracts Masvidal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Masvidal scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cesare Borgia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masvidal moves out of range as Borgia strikes.
Borgia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borgia misses with a takedown
and Masvidal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nate Masvidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesare Borgia.
Borgia dives in and grabs Masvidal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masvidal pushes down on Borgia's head and hops out.
Nate Masvidal is winning the standup battle so far.
Masvidal throws a hook but Borgia blocks it.
Borgia defending well as Masvidal loads up on a big left hand.
Masvidal lands a jab to the head.
Masvidal misses with a straight right.
Masvidal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borgia cracks Masvidal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Borgia.
Masvidal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal cracks Borgia with an open hand slap.
Masvidal throws a hook to the side of Borgia's head but Borgia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borgia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masvidal manages to avoid it.
Borgia misses with a body shot.
Borgia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cesare Borgia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Borgia drives through with a takedown into Masvidal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Masvidal wants to stand and escape but Borgia is having none of it.
Borgia stays in close to Masvidal's body and controls the position.
Borgia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Masvidal is looking for a triangle but Borgia pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masvidal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borgia is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Borgia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Masvidal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Borgia has managed to get both his arms back between Masvidal's legs - danger averted.
Borgia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Borgia moves out of range as Masvidal strikes.
Borgia shoots in and drives through. Masvidal sprawls well.
Borgia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Masvidal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borgia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borgia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Borgia. Beautiful body shot.
Borgia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masvidal lands with a good body shot.
Borgia avoids the body shot from Masvidal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Masvidal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borgia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesare Borgia!
Cesare Borgia opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 99 p4p, 219 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 17 p4p, 32 weight class). Edwards's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Damian Marley - Road to Zion. On his way into the cage it seems that Ife Edwards has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ife Edwards seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edwards counters with a low kick, right behind Peterson 's knee.
Peterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Edwards controls his hands.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards tries to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling the position.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peterson's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edwards working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Edwards.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Peterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edwards doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Edwards misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards walks into a straight right hand from Peterson.
Edwards throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Edwards misses.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Peterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Edwards as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peterson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edwards's brow.
Edwards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Peterson manages to break the clinch.
Peterson misses the body punch
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
Peterson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edwards's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peterson under the eye.
Edwards throws a hook but Peterson avoids it easily.
Peterson misses with a combination
enabling Edwards to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson is rocked!
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Edwards scores with a counter punch that sends Peterson to the canvas! Edwards smells blood - he's punishing Peterson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Peterson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards retains his light heavyweight title!
After the big win, Ife Edwards made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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