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CFC 484: IsMore v Xe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaudell Beckham Jr (ranked 1611 p4p, 3663 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 216 p4p, 461 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Beaudell Beckham Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeng lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Beaudell Beckham Jr has been cut.
Beckham Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Troeng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troeng misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Troeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beckham Jr is looking to counter punch.
Beckham Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Tor Troeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckham Jr is looking to chop away at Troeng's legs.
Troeng misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Troeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckham Jr moves away.
Beckham Jr throwing a counter right hand but Troeng manages to avoid it.
Beckham Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Troeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beckham Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham Jr loads up on a big right hand but Troeng slips the punch.
Beckham Jr gets tackled into the cage by Troeng. Troeng maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troeng.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beckham Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troeng taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Beckham Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beckham Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beckham Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troeng's coach down at Deep waters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Troeng's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Troeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beckham Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Troeng can't find room to land a body shot as Beckham Jr controls the action.
Troeng lands a knee to the body.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Troeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Beckham Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beckham Jr.
Troeng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beckham Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr lands an elbow just above Troeng 's eye.
Troeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Beckham Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Beckham Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Troeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beckham Jr is defending well for now.
Beckham Jr misses with the head strike.
Beckham Jr presses Troeng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beckham Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Troeng.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Troeng scores with a shoulder strike.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Troeng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Troeng.
Beckham Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Troeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troeng moves in looking to clinch but Beckham Jr pushes him off.
Troeng scores with the left hand. Beckham Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Beckham Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Troeng off the cage and back into range.
Beckham Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Troeng moves in looking to clinch but Beckham Jr pushes him off.
Beckham Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Beckham Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troeng tries to clinch up but Beckham Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Troeng clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng scores with a knee to the head.
Beckham Jr blocks an uppercut.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troeng takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Troeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Beckham Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Troeng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Troeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Troeng on the inside.
Troeng is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beckham Jr.
Troeng lands a knee to the head.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tor Troeng will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beaudell Beckham Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Troeng tries to clinch but Beckham Jr moves out of range.
Beckham Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tor Troeng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beckham Jr throws out a leg kick but Troeng moves out of range and Beckham Jr only half commits.
Beckham Jr gets tackled into the cage by Troeng. Troeng maintains the clinch.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but Beckham Jr blocks it.
Beckham Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beckham Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Troeng leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beckham Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Troeng stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Beckham Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.
Tor Troeng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Troeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Troeng.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beckham Jr backwards.
Beckham Jr misses with a body punch.
Troeng looking to stall.
Troeng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beckham Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beckham Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Troeng taking a breather.
Troeng holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Troeng - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Beckham Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but Beckham Jr blocks with his arms.
Beckham Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beckham Jr avoiding damage as Troeng throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr misses with some punches.
Troeng manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Troeng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Troeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beckham Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Beckham Jr misses
and Troeng counters with a series of strikes. Beckham Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Troeng wants to clinch.
Troeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Troeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beckham Jr wants to land a leg kick but Troeng is out of range.
Troeng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beckham Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Beckham Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Troeng is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beckham Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beckham Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troeng missing with knees to the body.
Troeng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beckham Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beckham Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr misses with the head strike.
Troeng trying to stall but Beckham Jr improves his position.
Troeng has a couple of punches blocked by Beckham Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Beckham Jr fails to land.
Troeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troeng just leaning against Beckham Jr, taking a breather.
Beckham Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.
Troeng looking to throw knees to the head but Beckham Jr is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troeng with a knee to the head.
Beaudell Beckham Jr's cut is getting worse.
Beckham Jr avoiding damage as Troeng throws knees to the body.
Beckham Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beckham Jr pushes Troeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beckham Jr backwards.
Beckham Jr tries a body shot but Troeng blocks it.
Troeng wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beckham Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Troeng blocking some punches.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beckham Jr avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tor Troeng will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Beaudell Beckham Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Troeng gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Troeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beckham Jr tries to throw a body punch but Troeng avoids it by throwing Beckham Jr back against the cage.
Troeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Troeng looking to slow down the pace here.
Beckham Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.
Troeng misses with some punches.
Troeng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Troeng fails with an attempt to clinch.
Troeng wants to clinch but Beckham Jr slips to the side
and Beckham Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Troeng unleashes a big counter combination but Beckham Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Troeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beckham Jr misses with the head strike.
Troeng stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Troeng looking to throw knees to the head but Beckham Jr is blocking nicely.
Troeng with a knee to the head.
Beckham Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beckham Jr blocking some punches.
Troeng missing with knees to the body.
Beckham Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beckham Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beckham Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beckham Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troeng lands a knee to the head.
Troeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beckham Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.
Troeng misses with a knee to the head.
Beckham Jr misses with the head strike.
Troeng is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troeng slows down the pace here.
Troeng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Troeng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beckham Jr is keeping busy.
Troeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
Beckham Jr pushes Troeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but Beckham Jr blocks it.
Troeng takes a shot to the head.
Troeng misses with a knee strike.
Troeng tries a knee to the head but Beckham Jr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beckham Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Troeng is stalling here.
Troeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beckham Jr is defending well for now.
Troeng takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troeng misses with an elbow strike.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troeng.
Beaudell Beckham Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troeng blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Beckham Jr fails to land.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beckham Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beckham Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Troeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beckham Jr lands an elbow inside that Troeng shrugs off.
Troeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr scores with a shot to the side of Troeng's head.
Tor Troeng is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Beckham Jr misses with the head strike.
Beckham Jr lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beckham Jr.
Troeng connects with a knee to the head.
Beaudell Beckham Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Troeng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beckham Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Beckham Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Beckham Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Troeng taking a breather.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but Beckham Jr blocks with his arms.
Beckham Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beckham Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tor Troeng.
I've got Troeng winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 1912 p4p, 2335 weight class) and Maki Tantor (ranked 262 p4p, 312 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johannes Tulikoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulikoura lands with an uppercut that bounces Tantor off the cage and back into range.
Tantor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tantor scores with a hook.
Tantor throws a head kick but Tulikoura moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tantor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Tantor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tantor doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulikoura circles away.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses
and Tulikoura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tulikoura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tulikoura throws a push kick but Tantor slaps the foot to one side.
Tulikoura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tantor tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tantor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tantor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tulikoura scores with a jab. Tantor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor with a poor takedown
and Tulikoura counters with an outside leg kick.
Tantor slips a jab from Tulikoura.
Tantor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tulikoura but Tulikoura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulikoura feints and then cracks Tantor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tantor down.
Tantor instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor lands an uppercut.
Tantor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tulikoura lands a leg kick that knocks Tantor off balance momentarily.
Tulikoura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Tantor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tulikoura throws a chopping leg kick but Tantor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
Tulikoura wants to land a leg kick but Tantor is out of range.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick but Tantor checks it.
Tantor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tulikoura counters with an inside leg kick.
Johannes Tulikoura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maki Tantor.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses.
Tantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses.
Tulikoura lands a nice looking body shot.
Tantor wants to clinch.
As Tantor backs away, Tulikoura returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tulikoura throws a front kick aimed at Tantor's knee but Tantor avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura scores with a leg kick.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Tulikoura moves out of range easily.
Tantor walks into a stiff left hand from Tulikoura.
Jab from Tulikoura.
Tantor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Tulikoura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tulikoura.
Tulikoura wants to slow Tantor down by chopping away at his legs.
Tulikoura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tulikoura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tulikoura lands with an overhand left.
Tantor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tulikoura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tantor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
Tantor misses with the combination.
Tantor lands with a shot to the body.
Tantor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor clinches with his opponent.
Tantor breaks from the clinch.
Tulikoura throws a solid leg kick but Tantor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tulikoura.
Tantor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tulikoura throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Tulikoura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tulikoura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tulikoura tries to work over Tantor's front leg with a kick but Tantor checks it.
Tantor has Tulikoura up against the cage in a clinch.
Tantor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tantor moves into the clinch.
Tulikoura digs a right hand underneath Tantor's ribcage. Tantor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tantor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tantor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tulikoura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tulikoura throws a front kick that sends Tantor stumbling back into the cage.
Tantor tries to clinch there but Tulikoura circles away.
Tulikoura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tantor takes one on the button.
Tantor has Tulikoura up against the cage in a clinch.
Tulikoura tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor is trying to pull guard but Tulikoura turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tantor breaks the clinch.
Tulikoura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tantor.
Tantor connects with a single shot there.
Tantor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tulikoura.
Tantor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tantor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tulikoura.
Tantor pushes Tulikoura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tulikoura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tulikoura clobbers Tantor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tantor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tantor connects with a looping right hand.
Tulikoura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tulikoura looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tulikoura's waist but Tulikoura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tantor off to one side.
Tantor looks to land a left hand but Tulikoura moved out of range nicely.
Tulikoura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tulikoura connects with a looping right hand.
Tulikoura throws a looping overhand right but Tantor ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tulikoura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick which misses Tantor's front leg but catches the back leg as Tantor tries to avoid it.
Tantor fails with a takedown attempt.
Tantor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tulikoura's waist but Tulikoura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tantor off to one side.
The fighters circling - Tulikoura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tantor checks a leg kick nicely.
Tulikoura tries to keep at a distance but Tantor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tulikoura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tulikoura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor is trying to push Tulikoura away but Tulikoura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tulikoura throws a head punch that misses.
Tulikoura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura misses with the head strike.
Tulikoura tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Tulikoura back against the cage.
Tulikoura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tantor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tantor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tantor darts in looking for a takedown but Tulikoura gets double underhooks and turns Tantor into the cage.
Johannes Tulikoura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maki Tantor.
Tulikoura throws a hook but Tantor avoids it easily.
Tulikoura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tantor can do to turn this around?
Tantor drives through and clinches with Tulikoura against the cage.
Maki Tantor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
Tantor manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Tantor.
Tulikoura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tantor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tantor shoots in for a double leg but Tulikoura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A good leg kick by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands with a right hand.
Johannes Tulikoura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tantor rushes Tulikoura and presses him up against the cage.
Tantor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tantor takes a shot to the head.
Tantor tries to break free but Tulikoura pushes him back against the cage.
Tulikoura tries a body shot but Tantor blocks it.
Tantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tulikoura lands with a light punch inside.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
Tulikoura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tulikoura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tantor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Tulikoura working aggressively here.
Tulikoura has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
Tantor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tulikoura to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura working aggressively here.
Tantor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tantor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands an uppercut.
Tantor successfully pulls guard.
Tulikoura wants to pass the guard but Tantor is keeping the position.
Tulikoura stays in close to Tantor's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tulikoura's guard.
Tantor won't allow Tulikoura to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tantor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tulikoura wants to stand up but Tantor is controlling him.
Tantor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tulikoura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Tantor stands and throws Tulikoura's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tulikoura gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tulikoura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tantor is working away from the top position though.
Tantor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tulikoura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tantor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tulikoura pinned against the cage. Tulikoura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tulikoura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tantor is out of range and Tulikoura settles back down.
Tantor fails with the takedown.
Tantor misses with a head kick.
Maki Tantor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
Tantor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tulikoura misses with a low kick.
Tulikoura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tantor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor tries to clinch up but Tulikoura circles away and keeps his distance.
Tulikoura connects with a leg kick.
Tulikoura with the inside leg kick.
Tulikoura slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Tulikoura. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tantor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor throws a head kick but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Tantor throws a looping overhand right but Tulikoura ducks down to avoid it.
Tulikoura thumps Tantor with a low kick.
Tulikoura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tulikoura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tulikoura staying out of range there.
Tantor misses with a head kick.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Tulikoura - just one landing.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tantor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tulikoura jabs Tantor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tulikoura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tulikoura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Tulikoura does it's job there.
Tulikoura lands with a good body shot.
Tulikoura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tantor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tantor clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tulikoura.
Tantor blocks a body shot from Tulikoura.
Tantor breaks from the clinch.
Tantor tries to move into range but Tulikoura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Tantor misses.
Tulikoura is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tulikoura cracks Tantor with a good jab.
Tantor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tulikoura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Tantor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tulikoura is looking to slow Tantor down with leg kicks.
Tantor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tantor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tulikoura throws a hook but Tantor avoids it easily.
Tantor fails to land with a series of punches.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tantor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tulikoura circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tulikoura.
Tantor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tulikoura clobbers Tantor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tulikoura works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johannes Tulikoura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maki Tantor.
Tulikoura connects with a solid leg kick.
Tantor misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Tulikoura coming out on top.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Tulikoura moves out of range easily.
Tulikoura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johannes Tulikoura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tantor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tulikoura can pounce on him.
Tulikoura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tulikoura scoring well with a low kick there.
Tulikoura lands a head shot.
Tantor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tantor moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tulikoura lands with a right to the head.
Maki Tantor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tulikoura.
Tantor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tulikoura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tulikoura breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor tries to clinch up.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tulikoura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tantor tries to clinch up.
Tulikoura with a nice calf kick.
Tulikoura keeps the fight on the outside.
Tantor scores with a shot to the body.
Tantor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Tantor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tantor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tulikoura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tantor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura tried to score with a low kick but Tantor checks it.
Tantor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Tulikoura as Tantor shoots in.
Tulikoura lands with a shot to the body.
Tulikoura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Tulikoura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tulikoura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Tulikoura!
Johannes Tulikoura 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Neves (ranked 2269 p4p, 3386 weight class) and Ubungu Bamboo Face (ranked 305 p4p, 414 weight class). Ubungu Bamboo Face has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ubungu Bamboo Face!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamboo Face swings widly with a right hand
enabling Neves to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Ubungu Bamboo Face has been cut.
Bamboo Face lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Bamboo Face throws a hook to the side of Neves's head but Neves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Neves was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bamboo Face.
Neves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bamboo Face.
Neves clinches with his opponent.
Neves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bamboo Face fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bamboo Face scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Bamboo Face misses.
Neves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bamboo Face misses with a hook.
Bamboo Face throws a series of punches but Neves moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboo Face staying out of range there.
Bamboo Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neves moves away.
Neves moves into the clinch successfully.
Bamboo Face lands a right hand.
We've been informed that Bamboo Face 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.
Bamboo Face is trying to stall.
Neves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bamboo Face misses with some punches.
Bamboo Face manages to break the clinch.
Neves cracks Bamboo Face with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Neves catches Bamboo Face napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bamboo Face to the canvas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bamboo Face wants to sweep but no luck.
Bamboo Face is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neves postures up in Bamboo Face's guard and throws a big left but Bamboo Face blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neves being controlled here momentarily.
Neves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neves slips nicely into half guard.
Neves is thwarting Bamboo Face's attempts to control the position.
Neves 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.
Bamboo Face won't allow Neves to pass to mount.
Bamboo Face is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neves is pressing down on Bamboo Face's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bamboo Face is holding on for now.
Bamboo Face wants to control but Neves is keeping busy.
Neves works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves with good strikes from the mount here!
That has opened up Ubungu Bamboo Face's cut even more.
Bamboo Face wants to control but Neves is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Bamboo Face really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bamboo Face wants to control but Neves is having none of it.
Neves looking to control but Bamboo Face is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bamboo Face can't escape the position.
Bamboo Face tries to hold on but Neves pushes him away.
Bamboo Face is looking to improve his position but Neves isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neves has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bamboo Face's face.
 Bamboo Face is rocked!
Ubungu Bamboo Face's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ubungu Bamboo Face's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bruno Neves!
Bruno Neves managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marko Jankovic (ranked 1356 p4p, 1382 weight class) and Felipe Ferreira-Alves (ranked 189 p4p, 194 weight class). Ferreira-Alves has chosen The Mountain - Jucifer as his entrance music. Felipe Ferreira-Alves is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Jankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira-Alves swings for the body but Jankovic moves out of range.
Jankovic misses with a head kick.
Jankovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jankovic connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Felipe Ferreira-Alves has been cut.
Ferreira-Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jankovic.
Ferreira-Alves throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jankovic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ferreira-Alves is in Jankovic's guard.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ferreira-Alves throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira-Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferreira-Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira-Alves passes Jankovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic is positioning himself well to prevent Ferreira-Alves advancing to mount.
Ferreira-Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jankovic wants to improve his position but Ferreira-Alves is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jankovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jankovic is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Convicted Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
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. Ferreira-Alves connects with a nice short shot to Jankovic's temple.
Ferreira-Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jankovic is trying to control but can't.
Ferreira-Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferreira-Alves throwing shots but Jankovic is blocking nicely.
Ferreira-Alves with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control from half guard but Jankovic is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves wants to work for an arm triangle but Jankovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ferreira-Alves working the head and body with strikes.
Jankovic is looking for a sweep. Ferreira-Alves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferreira-Alves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jankovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ferreira-Alves controlling the action here.
Ferreira-Alves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferreira-Alves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ferreira-Alves works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves working Jankovic over with strikes here.
Ferreira-Alves looking to ground and pound but Jankovic is blocking nicely.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
A nice elbow there by Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves landing shots from mount.
Jankovic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ferreira-Alves is looking to advance position but Jankovic won't allow it.
Ferreira-Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jankovic keeps working.
Ferreira-Alves lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jankovic keeps working.
Ferreira-Alves is looking to advance position but Jankovic won't allow it.
Ferreira-Alves winds up and cracks Jankovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jankovic tries to get to full guard but Ferreira-Alves has control of the leg.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a head shot. Jankovic uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ferreira-Alves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferreira-Alves keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jankovic's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Ferreira-Alves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jankovic ducks right into an uppercut from Ferreira-Alves.
Jankovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira-Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Jankovic.
Ferreira-Alves changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jankovic looks to land a right hand but Ferreira-Alves moved out of range.
Jankovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira-Alves moves away.
A head kick misses from Jankovic.
Ferreira-Alves throws a body shot but no joy.
Jankovic swings for the body but Ferreira-Alves moves out of range.
Jankovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira-Alves throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira-Alves lands a leg kick that knocks Jankovic off balance momentarily.
Ferreira-Alves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jankovic misses with a hook.
Ferreira-Alves ducks under a wild hook from Jankovic.
Ferreira-Alves decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ferreira-Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferreira-Alves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferreira-Alves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jankovic wants to control but Ferreira-Alves is keeping busy.
Ferreira-Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ferreira-Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferreira-Alves 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.
Ferreira-Alves is looking for a kimura but Jankovic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ferreira-Alves to get the leverage.
Ferreira-Alves with the ground and pound but Jankovic uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves throwing strikes but missing.
Ferreira-Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jankovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferreira-Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankovic has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jankovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferreira-Alves on the ground.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira-Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira-Alves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferreira-Alves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ferreira-Alves is working Jankovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ferreira-Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves looking to pass the guard.
Jankovic controlling Ferreira-Alves's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jankovic throws the kick towards the body but Ferreira-Alves avoids it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position but Jankovic is working away.
Jankovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferreira-Alves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferreira-Alves has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jankovic tries to reverse the position but Ferreira-Alves maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira-Alves punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Ferreira-Alves there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ferreira-Alves lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jankovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ferreira-Alves tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ferreira-Alves landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ferreira-Alves unloading with bombs!
Ferreira-Alves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jankovic looks a forlorn figure.
Ferreira-Alves with good strikes from the mount here!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felipe Ferreira-Alves's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Jankovic coming out on top.
Jankovic throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira-Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira-Alves lands with a cross.
Ferreira-Alves thows a leg kick but Jankovic checks it
and Jankovic counters with a good low kick that Ferreira-Alves was not able to check.
Good work by Ferreira-Alves as he checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Ferreira-Alves blocks the low kick.
Ferreira-Alves feints the counter takedown.
Jankovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira-Alves moves away.
Ferreira-Alves closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jankovic to the mat! Jankovic manages to get full guard.
Ferreira-Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferreira-Alves wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ferreira-Alves scoring with some ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira-Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Jankovic with a solid left hand.
Ferreira-Alves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jankovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferreira-Alves wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
Ferreira-Alves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ferreira-Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferreira-Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jankovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferreira-Alves's hands.
Ferreira-Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Jankovic.
Ferreira-Alves closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jankovic to the mat! Jankovic manages to get full guard.
Marko Jankovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira-Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankovic has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira-Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ferreira-Alves swings around for an armbar but Jankovic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ferreira-Alves's guard.
Jankovic is looking to stand up but Ferreira-Alves won't let him.
Jankovic wants to stand and escape but instead Ferreira-Alves has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira-Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferreira-Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferreira-Alves looking to pass the guard.
Ferreira-Alves postures up.
Ferreira-Alves stands up over Jankovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ferreira-Alves lands a couple of digs.
Ferreira-Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferreira-Alves lands a couple of elbows.
Jankovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Ferreira-Alves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves wants to free his trapped foot but Jankovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ferreira-Alves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ferreira-Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jankovic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ferreira-Alves scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ferreira-Alves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jankovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferreira-Alves is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Ferreira-Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferreira-Alves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
During a confident post fight interview, Felipe Ferreira-Alves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bagel Boss (ranked 1571 p4p, 1483 weight class) and Joao Andrade (ranked 233 p4p, 219 weight class). Boss comes to the cage accompanied by 6 Foot 7 Foot. Andrade has chosen Sabotage - Rap É Compromisso as his entrance music. Joao Andrade told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been told by Boss's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joao Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Boss blocks the leg kick.
Boss swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Andrade thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boss if he has to take too many more of those.
Andrade takes the fight into the clinch.
Boss breaks the clinch.
Boss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boss on the side of the head.
Jab by Andrade.
Boss misses with an uppercut. Andrade saw that one coming.
Andrade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andrade cracks Boss with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boss was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
Andrade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boss's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andrade.
Boss swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
We've been informed that Andrade 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.
Boss works the jab nicely.
Boss swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Andrade finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss looks to throw the jab but Andrade is out of range.
Andrade swings for the body but Boss moves out of range.
Boss blocks a low kick nicely.
Andrade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Andrade.
Andrade moves into range and clinches up with Boss.
Andrade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boss's elbow.
Boss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrade's elbow.
Boss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andrade swings wildly with an uppercut but Boss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss breaks from the clinch.
Andrade tries to clinch there but Boss circles away.
Andrade cracks Boss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andrade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boss swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrade throws a body punch but Boss moves out of range.
Andrade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrade lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Andrade throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boss takes one to the side of the head.
Andrade throws a leg kick which misses Boss's front leg but catches the back leg as Boss tries to avoid it.
Boss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andrade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Andrade - just one landing.
Boss cracks Andrade with a good jab.
Andrade throws out a loose jab but Boss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss thinks about countering with a head kick.
Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
Boss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Andrade.
Andrade cracks Boss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boss takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boss takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Andrade.
Andrade with a hook.
A left lands for Andrade.
Andrade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade slips under a jab.
Boss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrade.
Andrade clobbers Boss with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body kick there by Andrade.
Andrade throws an off balance right hand
and Boss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boss sizes up Andrade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andrade is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boss had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Andrade connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Andrade - just one landing.
Andrade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade scores with a leg kick.
Boss misses with a few strikes there.
Andrade scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andrade, as that shot connected.
Andrade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrade cracks Boss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Boss.
Boss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andrades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Andrade darts in and clinches Boss up against the cage.
Andrade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrade misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boss manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Boss.
Boss looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Andrade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boss.
Andrade lands a really nice looking cross but Boss seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade dominated that round.
That's time! Boss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick from Andrade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrade.
Andrade lands with an uppercut that bounces Boss off the cage and back into range.
Andrade misses with a hook.
That kick from Andrade tenderised Boss's leg. Boss is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Andrade.
Andrade throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boss's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andrade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boss.
Boss gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A lazy left from Andrade finds it's target.
Andrade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andrade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
Boss walks into a left hand.
A big left from Boss misses.
Boss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Boss throwing a counter right hand but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Boss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Andrade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boss counters with a left to the body.
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boss swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Andrade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrade scores with a nice right hand.
Andrade tests Boss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boss throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Andrade.
Boss moves forwards but Andrade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boss misses with a looping right.
Andrade throws the kick towards the body but Boss avoids it.
Boss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrade.
Boss slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade scores with the left hand. Boss knows he should have avoided that one.
Boss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Andrade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boss momentarily.
Boss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrade is looking to clinch but Boss is avoiding it.
Boss misses with a double jab.
Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
Andrade takes a swing at Boss's ribcage but misses.
Andrade throws a leg kick which misses Boss's front leg but catches the back leg as Boss tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andrade. That's going to slow Boss down.
Nice defenses there by Boss.
Boss is looking to chop away at Andrade's legs.
Boss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boss tries to land a front kick but Andrade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andrade throws a leg kick but Boss moved away.
Andrade misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boss swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andrade breaks the clinch.
Andrade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boss moves out of range of the body kick from Andrade.
Jab by Andrade.
Boss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Andrade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boss is out of range and Andrade settles back down.
Andrade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boss swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Andrade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boss.
Andrade misses with a straight right.
Andrade scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade swings for the body but Boss moves out of range.
Andrade throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boss throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Joao Andrade has been cut.
Boss walks into a stiff left hand from Andrade.
Boss avoids the body shot from Andrade.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boss works Andrade's body with a nice hook.
Andrade looks to land a left hand but Boss moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boss. Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrade with a nice calf kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrade lands with a hook. Boss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boss ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
A little feinted left hand from Boss on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andrade's head backwards.
Boss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andrade to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joao Andrade's cut.
That's time! Boss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Andrade.
Andrade scores with a kick to the midsection.
Andrade dips to his left and cracks Boss with an uppercut!
Andrade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick from Andrade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrade throws a jab when Boss was well out of range.
Boss throwing a counter right hand but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Andrade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andrade's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boss under the eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andrade. That's going to slow Boss down.
Boss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrade misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Boss as he checks the leg kick.
Boss was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrade catches Boss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boss throws a shot from downtown. Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Andrade throws out a counter right but Boss avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade avoids the head kick by Boss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Boss throws a body shot but no joy.
Boss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boss smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andrade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andrade lands with a straight right. Boss didn't see that one coming.
Andrade wants to land a leg kick but Boss is out of range.
Andrade lands with a shot to the body.
Boss lands a head kick!
Andrade clinches up with Boss and pushes him back against the cage.
Andrade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boss tries to break free but Andrade pushes him back against the cage.
Andrade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boss jabs Andrade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boss lands a head shot.
Andrade tries to clinch but Boss is having none of it.
Boss feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boss ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Andrade lands a high kick!
Andrade tries to clinch but Boss moves out of range.
Boss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andrade momentarily.
Boss throws a nice looking combination but Andrade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Andrade - just one landing.
Andrade slips under a jab from Boss.
A jab from Andrade finds it's way through Boss's defenses.
Andrade throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Andrade slips under a jab.
Andrade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andrade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Boss tenderised Andrade's leg. Andrade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss throws a jab when Andrade was well out of range.
Andrade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boss at a distance.
Andrade throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Andrade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andrade scores with the left hand. Boss knows he should have avoided that one.
Andrade throws a shot to the body.
Boss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrade throws a lazy head kick
and Boss counters with a straight right hand.
Bagel Boss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Boss! Andrade is out on his feet! Boss rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Andrade is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Andrade is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bagel Boss!
A very excited looking Bagel Boss made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 1445 p4p, 909 weight class) and Mike Lowe (ranked 159 p4p, 107 weight class). Lowe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Parsonsfield - Weeds or Windflowers. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe stalks Goncalves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goncalves's face. Goncalves staggers backwards, shaken.
Lowe sizes up Goncalves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goncalves.
Lowe misses with a body shot.
Goncalves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lowe connects with a leg kick.
Lowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lowe slips a jab and a cross from Goncalves.
Goncalves throws a lazy right hand but Lowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowe closes the distance and pushes Goncalves back into the cage.
Goncalves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowe.
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!
Lowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lowe throws a series of punches but Goncalves avoids them all with ease.
Lowe lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Goncalves does no damage.
Goncalves moves away from the strike by Lowe.
Goncalves is looking to counter punch.
Goncalves throws a sloppy head kick
and Lowe counters with an inside leg kick.
Lowe throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves misses the jab.
Lowe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goncalves looks to throw the jab but Lowe is out of range.
A nice combination there by Lowe.
Lowe lands with a nice body punch.
Goncalves scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goncalves throws a right hand that misses
and Lowe counters with an inside leg kick.
Goncalves lands a right hook to the body.
Lowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goncalves counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowe throws a lazy uppercut
and Goncalves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goncalves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowe feints and then cracks Goncalves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goncalves down.
Goncalves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Goncalves lands.
Lowe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goncalves rather than just go for the knockout.
Goncalves avoids the head kick by Lowe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves connects with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goncalves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goncalves throws a big shot that misses.
Goncalves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goncalves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goncalves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice jab there from Goncalves.
Goncalves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Lowe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lowe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goncalves's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe tries to clinch but Goncalves is having none of it.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Lowe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goncalves doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowe misses the target.
Lowe throws the left hand but Goncalves avoids the punch easily.
Lowe misses with a shot to the body
and Goncalves counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goncalves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowe blocks a jab.
Lowe wants to counter the offense by Goncalves and move into the clinch position.
Lowe lands a head shot.
Goncalves throws a right hand that misses
and Lowe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lowe throws a series of punches but Goncalves moves out of range.
Goncalves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe throws a body punch but Goncalves moves out of range.
A combination from Lowe does no damage.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goncalves throws out the jab.
Lowe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goncalves in his tracks.
Lowe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lowe is rocked!
Lowe avoids the head kick by Goncalves.
Lowe throws out a counter right but Goncalves avoids it with no problem.
Goncalves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Goncalves misses with a hook.
Lowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Lowe.
Lowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lowe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
Lowe throws a leg kick
and Goncalves counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goncalves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Goncalves finish him?
Lowe swings for the body but Goncalves moves out of range.
No joy there for Lowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Lowe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goncalves.
Lowe seems to have recovered his senses.
Goncalves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowe.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses
and Goncalves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goncalves throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
Goncalves swinging wildly here.
Goncalves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lowe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goncalves finds it's way round the side to connect with Lowe's head.
Goncalves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goncalves takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Goncalves blocks a head kick by Lowe.
Goncalves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Goncalves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves throws a right and a left that Lowe avoids nicely.
Lowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goncalves.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
Goncalves throws a lazy right hand but Lowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goncalves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goncalves misses with a straight left.
Lowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Goncalves misses.
Lowe misses with a hook to the body
and Lowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowe feints a jab promting Goncalves to slip. Lowe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Goncalves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guilherme Goncalves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe checks the leg kick.
Lowe lands a body shot.
Goncalves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lowe counters with an inside leg kick.
Goncalves has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Lowe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe connects with a high kick.
Lowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goncalves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goncalves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goncalves cracks Lowe with an open hand slap.
Goncalves throws a series of punches but Lowe avoids them all with ease.
Mike Lowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lowe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Goncalves misses.
Despite the aggression on Lowe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lowe throws a body kick that misses.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goncalves.
Danga de danga de dang - Lowe scores with a four punch combination!
Goncalves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Goncalves.
Lowe throws a looping overhand right but Goncalves ducks down to avoid it.
Goncalves throws a combination that misses
enabling Lowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Lowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goncalves.
Lowe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lowe throws a chopping leg kick but Goncalves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goncalves tries to move into range but Lowe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goncalves misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goncalves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lowe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goncalves swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goncalves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lowe misses with a series of wild punches.
Lowe is looking to land body kicks.
Goncalves misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goncalves misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves scores with a head kick. Lowe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lowe ducks right into an uppercut from Goncalves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goncalves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lowe under the eye.
Lowe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A cross from Goncalves lands.
Lowe cracks Goncalves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lowe throws a head kick but Goncalves moves out of range.
Goncalves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lowe counters with a good, hard body kick but Goncalves shrugs it off.
Lowe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goncalves just misses with a punch to the body.
Goncalves swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe takes a swing at Goncalves's ribcage but misses.
Goncalves blocks a head kick by Lowe.
Lowe throws a leg kick but Goncalves sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Lowe 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!
Lowe throws the kick towards the body but Goncalves avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Goncalves misses the target.
Lowe misses with the combination.
Lowe misses with a hook. Goncalves ducked under it nicely.
Lowe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lowe avoids the body shot from Goncalves.
Lowe throws a lazy uppercut
and Goncalves counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lowe misses with a body shot.
Goncalves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left and a right from Goncalves both land. Nice combination.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut
and Lowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goncalves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goncalves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
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!
Lowe with a nice calf kick.
Lowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut
and Lowe counters with a body kick.
Lowe staying out of range there.
Lowe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lowe looks to land a combination but Goncalves avoids it well.
Lowe throws a solid leg kick but Goncalves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lowe.
Goncalves throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lowe.
Goncalves slips a jab from Lowe.
Lowe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowe sizes up Goncalves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lowe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goncalves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lowe lands a nice looking body kick.
A slow jab from Goncalves misses its intended target.
Goncalves scores with a hook.
Goncalves throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
Lowe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goncalves went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Guilherme Goncalves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Lowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves throws the left hand but Lowe avoids the punch easily.
Goncalves is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lowe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Goncalves takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Goncalves misses with a combination
and Lowe counters with a left and a right that stings Goncalves.
Lowe misses with a straight right.
Goncalves misses with a left hand
enabling Lowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Lowe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goncalves is trying to break free.
Goncalves working hard to break the clinch.
Goncalves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lowe has him pressed against the cage.
Goncalves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goncalves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowe's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe breaks the clinch.
Goncalves avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Lowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Goncalves dodges the punch combination from Lowe.
It looked like Goncalves was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Lowe.
Lowe lands a nice looking body kick.
Goncalves throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Goncalves misses.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Goncalves is just out of range.
Lowe moves away from the strike by Goncalves.
Lowe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Goncalves backs up against the cage.
Lowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goncalves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut.
Goncalves smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves misses with a looping left.
Goncalves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Goncalves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Lowe misses.
Goncalves slips under a jab from Lowe.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Goncalves just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goncalves.
Lowe misses with a combination
and Goncalves counters with a huge left! Lowe is in big trouble! He's backing up but Goncalves isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lowe from any more damage. A dominating finish by Goncalves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Goncalves!
After winning the bout, Guilherme Goncalves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Mike Lowe spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry for the loss. I will get back into the gym and come back stronger. I wish luck to Fu Tu in his future bouts.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 340 p4p, 449 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 50 p4p, 65 weight class). Yarborough is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Derezzed. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yarborough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bizihwaile just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaile is looking to land body kicks.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Bizihwaile moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough throws a looping overhand right but Bizihwaile ducks down to avoid it.
Bizihwaile misses with a right hand
and Yarborough counters with an inside leg kick.
Bizihwaile throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yarborough.
Bizihwaile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Yarborough has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bizihwaile is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Bizihwaile walks into a jab.
Bizihwaile has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bizihwaile blocks the body kick.
Bizihwaile throws an off balance right hand
and Yarborough counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Yarborough finds it's way through Bizihwaile's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough lands a nice looking body kick.
A swing and a miss from Yarborough.
Some wild striking there from Bizihwaile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yarborough will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bizihwaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yarborough throws a front kick that sends Bizihwaile stumbling back into the cage.
Bizihwaile throws a jab but it's blocked by Yarborough.
Yarborough swings for the body but Bizihwaile moves out of range.
Yarborough throws a low kick but Bizihwaile avoids it.
Bizihwaile throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yarborough counters with a good, hard body kick but Bizihwaile shrugs it off.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaile.
Yarborough takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Yarborough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Bizihwaile's shoulder, as Bizihwaile tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bizihwaile's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yarborough.
Yarborough connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Yarborough as he checks the leg kick.
Yarborough throws a lazy uppercut
and Bizihwaile counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yarborough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yarborough 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.
Yarborough misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bizihwaile misses the target.
A jab from Bizihwaile misses.
Bizihwaile throws a jab but it's blocked by Yarborough.
Bizihwaile steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Nice defenses there by Bizihwaile.
Yarborough's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bizihwaile under the eye.
Bizihwaile swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bizihwaile moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Yarborough ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick as Yarborough jumps back.
Bizihwaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bizihwaile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yarborough has time to react.
Bizihwaile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Yarborough.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarborough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile misses with a jab to the body
and Yarborough counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yarborough.
Bizihwaile is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good leg kick by Bizihwaile.
Yarborough comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bizihwaile works Yarborough's body with a nice hook.
Yarborough scores with a spinning back kick!
Yarborough throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Yarborough, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Bizihwaile will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bizihwaile throws a low kick but Yarborough moves out of range easily.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Bizihwaile throws a low kick but Yarborough avoids it.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaile is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Bizihwaile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bizihwaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile misses with a shot to the body
and Yarborough makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yarborough's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bizihwaile connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yarborough scrambles back to his feet.
Bizihwaile on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yarborough. Yarborough obviously looking to wear him down.
Yarborough jabs Bizihwaile to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bizihwaile with a nice calf kick.
Yarborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yarborough connects with the punch.
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick.
Yarborough slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yarborough avoids the head kick by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bizihwaile is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, jab by Yarborough - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yarborough.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Bizihwaile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yarborough.
Yarborough chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Yarborough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Yarborough finds it's way through Bizihwaile's defenses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bizihwaile might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bizihwaile tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bizihwaile moves forwards but Yarborough connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yarborough takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yarborough slips a straight right by Bizihwaile.
James Yarborough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizihwaile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
Yarborough has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yarborough.
Bizihwaile throws a big shot that misses.
Bizihwaile changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough throws a hook but Bizihwaile avoids it easily.
Yarborough sizes up Bizihwaile with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yarborough throws a lazy right hand but Bizihwaile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yarborough lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaile lands a nice hook to Yarborough's body. Yarborough takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yarborough throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bizihwaile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Yarborough swings widly with a right hand
and Bizihwaile counters with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yarborough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yarborough is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yarborough blocks a low kick nicely.
Yarborough scores with a spinning back kick!
Yarborough avoids the head kick by Bizihwaile.
Yarborough misses with a hook.
Yarborough lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yarborough thuds his right hand into Bizihwaile's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yarborough in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yarborough looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bizihwaile checks a leg kick.
Bizihwaile dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yarborough. That did some damage!
Bizihwaile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Yarborough, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yarborough swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bizihwaile takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bizihwaile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bizihwaile's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yarborough connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bizihwaile scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bizihwaile tries a head kick but it misses.
Bizihwaile lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bizihwaile takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yarborough fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yarborough misses with a looping left.
Bizihwaile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Bizihwaile misses
and Bizihwaile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yarborough has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bizihwaile finds it's way round the side to connect with Yarborough's head.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bizihwaile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bizihwaile scoring well with a low kick there.
Yarborough is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Bizihwaile misses.
Yarborough connects with a body shot.
Yarborough lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a good cross that connects.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Yarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bizihwaile swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yarborough.
Bizihwaile takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough stuns Bizihwaile with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yarborough works Bizihwaile's body with a nice hook.
Bizihwaile takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick which misses Yarborough's front leg but catches the back leg as Yarborough tries to avoid it.
Bizihwaile needs to keep his hands up - Yarborough had a free shot at his head there.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaile is just out of range.
Yarborough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bizihwaile throws the left hand but Yarborough avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bizihwaile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yarborough has time to react.
Yarborough shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That has opened up James Yarborough's cut even more.
Yarborough with the inside leg kick.
Yarborough thumps Bizihwaile with a low kick.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick
and Yarborough counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yarborough connects with a single shot there.
Yarborough is looking to slow Bizihwaile down with leg kicks.
Bizihwaile misses with a straight left.
Bizihwaile looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bizihwaile throws a shot from downtown. Yarborough moves away and avoids it.
Bizihwaile misses with a straight right.
Yarborough looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaile lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yarborough is looking to slow Bizihwaile down with leg kicks.
Bizihwaile misses the shot to the body.
Bizihwaile moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
Bizihwaile throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Yarborough will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bizihwaile staying out of range there.
Bizihwaile fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yarborough just manages to avoid it.
Yarborough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bizihwaile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yarborough lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bizihwaile will feel that in the morning.
Bizihwaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yarborough misses with a hook
and Bizihwaile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a hook but Bizihwaile avoids it easily.
Yarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Yarborough as he checks the leg kick.
Yarborough looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bizihwaile misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Bizihwaile.
Yarborough pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bizihwaile scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above James Yarborough's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yarborough feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bizihwailes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarborough scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Yarborough.
A head kick misses from Bizihwaile.
Yarborough scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bizihwaile in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yarborough lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bizihwaile has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bizihwaile and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yarborough lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bizihwaile will feel that in the morning.
Bizihwaile looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yarborough avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarborough.
Yarborough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bizihwaile chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yarborough can pounce on him.
Bizihwaile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yarborough connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaile.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bizihwaile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yarborough connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bizihwaile. Bizihwaile circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yarborough throws a jab when Bizihwaile was well out of range.
Bizihwaile just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough throws a push kick but Bizihwaile slaps the foot to one side.
Yarborough looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bizihwaile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Yarborough. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yarborough.
Yarborough avoids the head kick by Bizihwaile.
Nice shot lands for Yarborough.
Yarborough throws out a leg kick but Bizihwaile moves out of range and Yarborough only half commits.
Bizihwaile slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Bizihwaile misses the target.
Bizihwaile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bizihwaile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yarborough.
Yarborough is looking to slow Bizihwaile down with leg kicks.
Good work by Bizihwaile as he checks the leg kick.
Yarborough throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bizihwaile fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yarborough is out of range.
Yarborough throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yarborough motions for Bizihwaile to come forward. Yarborough throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bizihwaile fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yarborough just manages to avoid it.
Bizihwaile on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yarborough misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaile just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Bizihwaile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bizihwaile throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Yarborough throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penkosip Bizihwaile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough keeps Bizihwaile at a distance using the push kick.
Bizihwaile rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yarborough counters with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaile swings widly with a right hand
and Yarborough makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yarborough.
Yarborough fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bizihwaile stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bizihwaile looks to throw the jab but Yarborough is out of range.
Yarborough chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bizihwaile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yarborough looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaile moved out of range.
Yarborough avoids the head kick by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yarborough fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yarborough fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bizihwaile has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
James Yarborough is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bizihwaile cracks Yarborough with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Yarborough comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yarborough 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yarborough!
A relieved looking James Yarborough thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Penkosip Bizihwaile spoke after the fight, saying 'Time to rethink my career.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Inarritu (ranked 286 p4p, 231 weight class) and William Riker (ranked 46 p4p, 38 weight class). Inarritu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vulcano. Riker has chosen Roulette as his entrance music. 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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28
265
13 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riker fails to land with a series of punches.
Inarritu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Inarritu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riker's sensitive parts.
Riker avoids the head kick by Inarritu.
Riker with the counter takedown but Inarritu avoids it easily.
Inarritu throws a poor cross that misses
and Riker counters with a single leg into guard. Inarritu didn't expect that.
Riker throwing strikes from guard but Inarritu blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riker throws a strike but Inarritu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Riker controls Inarritu momentarily but Inarritu frees himself.
Riker throws his legs up looking for a submission but Inarritu uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu working away.
Riker tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Riker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riker is still trying to improve position.
Riker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Inarritu postures up.
Riker throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Inarritu escapes and throws Riker's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Riker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inarritu controls the position from side control.
Riker trying to control but Inarritu flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riker trying to control the hands but Inarritu won't let him.
Riker turns into Inarritu and is now in his guard.
Riker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Inarritu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Inarritu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riker throwing strikes but missing.
Inarritu keeping full guard, as Riker tries to pass.
Riker trying to control but Inarritu is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inarritu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riker with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Riker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inarritu walks into a left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inarritu.
Riker misses with an uppercut. Inarritu saw that one coming.
And Inarritu counters with a quick kick to the body but Riker blocks it.
Inarritu throws a body punch but Riker moves out of range.
Riker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Inarritu defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riker lands a jab to the head.
Inarritu tries to work over Riker's front leg with a kick but Riker checks it.
Riker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Inarritu defends it well.
Inarritu lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riker lands a really nice looking cross but Inarritu seems unphased.
Inarritu scores with a jab.
Riker looks to throw the jab but Inarritu is out of range.
Riker moves out of range of the strikes.
Riker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Felix Inarritu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inarritu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riker lands a jab to Inarritu's midsection.
Inarritu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riker manages to avoid it.
Riker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riker just misses with a punch to the body.
Riker misses with a wild combination.
Inarritu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
William Riker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riker misses the jab.
It looked like Inarritu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Riker.
Decent striking displayed by Inarritu there.
Inarritu scores with the left hand. Riker knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riker throws out a loose jab but Inarritu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Inarritu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riker throws a right hand that misses
and Inarritu counters with a left to the body.
Inarritu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inarritu counters with an outside leg kick.
Inarritu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riker.
Inarritu throws a hook but Riker blocks it.
Inarritu connects with a jab.
Inarritu thumps Riker with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inarritu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riker scores with a sloppy right hand. Inarritu should have avoided that one.
Inarritu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Inarritu.
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!
Riker throws a combination that misses
letting Inarritu counter with a right hand.
Inarritu misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Inarritu dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Riker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Inarritu jabs Riker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Inarritu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Inarritu throws a hook but Riker blocks it.
Riker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Inarritu slips a straight right by Riker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riker.
Inarritu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu throws a leg kick but Riker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Inarritu digs a good body shot into Riker's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Inarritu, as that shot connected.
A good leg kick by Inarritu.
Inarritu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inarritu looks to score with a jab to the body but Riker is just out of range.
A jab from Inarritu misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riker misses with a hook to the body
and Inarritu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inarritu connects with a single shot there.
Riker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Inarritu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inarritu is trying to break free.
Riker is trying to drag Inarritu to the mat but Inarritu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Inarritu.
Inarritu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riker doesn't manage to clinch there - Inarritu circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Inarritu misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riker ducks under a wild hook from Inarritu.
Inarritu blocks a jab.
Inarritu is looking to counter punch.
Riker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Riker avoids the body shot from Inarritu.
Riker scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Felix Inarritu has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Riker.
Inarritu misses with an uppercut.
Riker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu 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 countering left hand to the body from Riker misses.
A jab-cross combination lands for Riker and sends Inarritu crashing to the mat! Riker follows him down to the mat - Inarritu regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riker looks to land a strike but Inarritu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inarritu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Riker throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Felix Inarritu.
I think Inarritu 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Inarritu!
An out of breath Felix Inarritu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bosanac (ranked 157 p4p, 295 weight class) and Ben Reed (ranked 22 p4p, 44 weight class). Bosanac comes to the cage accompanied by Bobnoxious-Big Cannons. 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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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Bosanac!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosanac takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reed throws a right and a left that Bosanac avoids nicely.
Bosanac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bosanac has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reed finds it's way round the side to connect with Bosanac's head.
Bosanac throws a big shot that misses.
Reed misses the jab.
Bosanac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reed has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bosanac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bosanac throws a solid leg kick but Reed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bosanac.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Bosanac throws a front kick aimed at Reed's knee but Reed avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bosanac lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Reed misses.
Bosanac has closed the distance and engaged Reed in a clinch.
Reed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Reed on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bosanac throws an elbow but misses.
Bosanac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bosanac backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Bosanac blocking some punches.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bosanac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bosanac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bosanac lands a hook that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Bosanac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reed cracks Bosanac with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bosanac jabs Reed right on the nose. Reed blinks but takes it well.
Reed slips a jab from Bosanac.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Bosanac throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ben Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed thows a body kick. Bosanac tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick from Bosanac.
Reed thumps Bosanac with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosanac throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reed misses with a body punch
and Bosanac counters with a leg kick.
Bosanac fails to land with a series of punches.
Bosanac is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Bosanac moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Reed there.
Reed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bosanac under the eye.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Bosanac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed throws a front kick aimed at Bosanac's knee but Bosanac avoids it well.
Reed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bosanac finds it's way round the side to connect with Reed's head.
Reed defending well as Bosanac loads up on a big left hand.
Bosanac has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Reed throws a hook but Bosanac avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Bosanac.
Reed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reed lands with an uppercut that bounces Bosanac off the cage and back into range.
Bosanac throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Bosanac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
A nice leg kick from Bosanac, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reed throws a leg kick which misses Bosanac's front leg but catches the back leg as Bosanac tries to avoid it.
Bosanac throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Bosanac with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Good work by Reed as he checks the leg kick.
Bosanac scores with a jab. Reed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Bosanac on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bosanac. Those never looked like landing.
Bosanac takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bosanac misses with a two punch combination.
Reed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reed swings for the body but Bosanac moves out of range.
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bosanac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bosanac buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bosanac slips a straight right by Reed.
Bosanac throwing a counter right hand but Reed manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a head kick.
Bosanac tries to close the distance and clinch but Reed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reed.
Bosanac staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Reed.
Reed scores with a jab. Bosanac acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bosanac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed misses with a leg kick.
Bosanac throws a leg kick which misses Reed's front leg but catches the back leg as Reed tries to avoid it.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Bosanac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed avoids the head kick by Bosanac.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosanac pushes Reed up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Bosanac on the inside.
Reed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Reed dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bosanac lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reed blocks a low kick nicely.
Reed throws a head kick but Bosanac moves out of range.
Bosanac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Bosanac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bosanac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
A little feinted left hand from Bosanac on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reed staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reed! But no joy.
Reed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bosanac doesn't seem bothered though.
Bosanac with the inside leg kick.
Bosanac avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed throws a hook but Bosanac blocks it.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosanac throws a nice looking combination but Reed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bosanac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reed throws a wild body kick that Bosanac sees coming a mile off.
Reed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bosanac counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Bosanac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosanac throws a body kick that misses.
Bosanac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reed looks for the body kick but Bosanac saw that one coming.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosanac moves away.
Bosanac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reed. That did some damage!
Reed connects with a single shot there.
Bosanac fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reed connects with a single shot there.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Bosanac half committed to a counter leg kick.
Reed lands a jab.
Bosanac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosanac throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Bosanac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosanac throws out the jab.
Reed misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosanac.
Bosanac tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reed manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosanac misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reed.
Bosanac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bosanac connects with a jab.
Reed lands a nice shot that snaps Bosanac's head back.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Bosanac saw that one coming.
Bosanac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reed wants it to stay on the feet.
Bosanac takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ben Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bosanac throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bosanac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bosanac connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed cracks a nice hook into Bosanac's ribs.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosanac.
Bosanac pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reed is out of range and Bosanac settles back down.
Reed swings for the body but Bosanac moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bosanac.
Bosanac slips a jab from Reed.
Bosanac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reed.
Bosanac throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Bosanac throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Bosanac looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Bosanac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Bosanac scores with a body shot.
Reed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bosanac throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Bosanac throws a body kick that misses
and Reed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reed's hands.
Leo Bosanac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Bosanac misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Reed.
Bosanac tries to land a leg kick but Reed saw it coming and moves away.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Bosanac scores with the left hand. Reed knows he should have avoided that one.
Reed blocks a head kick by Bosanac.
Bosanac misses with a series of wild punches.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Bosanac moves out of range easily.
Bosanac swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crunch! Reed slams his shin into Bosanac's torso.
Reed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Bosanac thows a leg kick but Reed checks it
and Reed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Bosanac.
Bosanac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Reed lands a leg kick that knocks Bosanac off balance momentarily.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Bosanac is looking to land body kicks.
Reed tries to score with a low kick but Bosanac moves his leg out of the way.
Bosanac throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Bosanac connects with a looping right hand.
Reed lands with an overhand left.
Reed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bosanac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosanac will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Reed. That snapped Bosanac's head back.
Bosanac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice uppercut lands for Reed. That snapped Bosanac's head back.
Reed scores with the left hand. Bosanac knows he should have avoided that one.
Bosanac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reed counters with a nice leg kick.
Bosanac walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reed was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosanac has Reed up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Reed.
Reed lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosanac crunches a lovely knee into Reed's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reed.
Reed working aggressively here.
Bosanac lands a left hand.
Reed is leaning against Bosanac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bosanac lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bosanac lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reed feints and then cracks Bosanac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bosanac down.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Bosanac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Reed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reed works Bosanac's body with a nice hook.
Reed lands with a kick to the temple. Bosanac shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Bosanac tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Reed blocks the low kick.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bosanac manages to avoid it.
Reed throws out a loose jab but Bosanac uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Bosanac has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reed.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Bosanac saw that one coming.
Bosanac missing with a left hand there. Reed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Reed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reed scores with a sloppy right hand. Bosanac should have avoided that one.
Bosanac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reed.
Reed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bosanac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Bosanac feints and then cracks Reed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reed down.
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bosanac throws a low kick, looking for Reed's leg but Reed calmly moves out of range.
Reed throws a head kick but Bosanac moves out of range.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosanac.
Reed on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reed 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 slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Bosanac on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac cracks Reed with a good jab.
Reed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bosanac connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reed. Reed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bosanac takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reed swings for the body but Bosanac moves out of range.
Bosanac looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosanac misses the target.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reed misses with a head kick.
Reed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bosanac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Bosanac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosanac checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bosanac scores with a jab to the body.
Bosanac closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reed takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reed misses with some punches.
Bosanac blocks an uppercut.
Bosanac lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bosanac lands a nice uppercut.
Bosanac throws an elbow but it misses.
Bosanac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reed tries to work over Bosanac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leo Bosanac has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bosanac is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bosanac misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosanac lands with a short shot to the head.
Reed gets through Bosanac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bosanac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ben Reed just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice cross by Bosanac.
Bosanac misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Bosanac slips a straight right by Reed.
Bosanac slips a jab from Reed.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Bosanac appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Bosanac moves away from the strike by Reed.
Bosanac throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Bosanac takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosanac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bosanac misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reed! But no joy.
Bosanac fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reed is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosanac connects with an inside leg kick.
Reed blocks a leg kick.
Reed scores with a leg kick.
Bosanac moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bosanac lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosanac throws a head kick but Reed moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Bosanac's head but Bosanac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Bosanac.
And Reed responds with a good body kick, but Bosanac manages to step out the way in time.
Bosanac checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosanac fires out a quick counter leg kick but Reed just manages to avoid it.
Bosanac connects with an inside leg kick.
Reed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bosanac takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bosanac scores with a leg kick.
Reed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reed avoids a kick to the body.
Reed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bosanac connects with an inside leg kick.
Bosanac moves out of range of the body kick from Reed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosanac. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed throws a leg kick but Bosanac sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reed connects with a right hand. Bosanac shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosanac takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bosanac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Reed slips under a jab from Bosanac.
Reed pushes Bosanac away with a front kick.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Bosanac saw that one coming.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosanac slips under a jab.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Bosanac moves out of range easily.
Reed scores with a nice strike.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Bosanac feinted with a counter takedown.
Reed is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosanac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bosanac lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac misses with an uppercut.
Reed checks the leg kick.
Reed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bosanac is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosanac. That's going to slow Reed down.
Bosanac throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosanac clinches up with Reed and pushes him back against the cage.
Reed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reed pushes Bosanac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bosanac tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Bosanac back against the cage.
Bosanac makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosanac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reed takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bosanac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reed.
Bosanac pushes Reed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Bosanac.
Reed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bosanac.
Bosanac lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bosanac trying to land knees to the body.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosanac.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosanac.
Bosanac blocking some punches.
Bosanac tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Bosanac back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bosanac.
Bosanac misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ben Reed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reed works Bosanac's body with a nice hook.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Bosanac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Reed.
Bosanac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bosanac.
Bosanac thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bosanac wants to clinch.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bosanac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosanac connects with a solid leg kick.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosanac throws a series of punches but Reed moves out of range.
Reed slips a jab from Bosanac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosanac slips a jab from Reed.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosanac.
Reed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reed connects with an inside leg kick.
Bosanac lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosanac feinted with a counter takedown.
A clash of legs there as Reed blocks the low kick.
Bosanac throws a head kick but Reed moves out of range.
Reed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Reed.
A big right from Bosanac misses.
Bosanac staying out of range there.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Bosanac moves out of range easily.
Bosanac connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bosanac doesn't manage to clinch there - Reed circles away.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosanac with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosanac moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
A nice side step and Reed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bosanac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reed motions for Bosanac to come forward. Reed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bosanac. That did some damage!
Bosanac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reed. That did some damage!
Reed tries to keep at a distance but Bosanac has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bosanac.
Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bosanac wants to clinch.
Reed checks a low kick from Bosanac.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Bosanac.
Reed tried to score with a low kick but Bosanac checks it.
Reed tries to keep at a distance but Bosanac has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bosanac throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Bosanac.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosanac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ben Reed has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bosanac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Bosanac blocking some punches.
Bosanac lands a good knee to the midsection. Reed won't want to take too many of those.
Reed is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosanac.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Reed.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Leo Bosanac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed misses with the head strike.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bosanac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
A leg kick checked by Reed.
Good leg kick by Bosanac.
Bosanac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.
Bosanac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosanac moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Reed.
I've got Reed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 47:50
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Reed!
Ben Reed is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between More IsMore (ranked 86 p4p, 763 weight class) and Professor Xe (ranked 16 p4p, 123 weight class). Professor Xe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with More IsMore's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, More IsMore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor Xe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IsMore cracks Xe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
IsMore missing with a left hand there. Xe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
IsMore has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nap or Tap in the buildup to the fight.
Xe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xe shoots in and gets a takedown into IsMore's guard.
Xe trying to control the position from guard on top but IsMore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
IsMore trying to keep a closed guard but Xe is proving a slippery customer.
Xe is in close to IsMore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
IsMore controls Xe momentarily but Xe frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
IsMore has control of Xe's left arm, preventing Xe from doing any damage.
IsMore looking to control.
IsMore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xe.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IsMore wants to sweep here but Xe controlling him for the moment.
IsMore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xe.
IsMore has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
IsMore is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Xe rolls with it to try and escape but IsMore cranks on the arm and Xe is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). More IsMore!
More IsMore retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking More IsMore made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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