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ENIGMA 105 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 1450 p4p, 2004 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 158 p4p, 209 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as DaMatti Matikainen enters the cage!
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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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria is looking to clinch.
Matikainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ellacuria is out of range.
Ellacuria tries a head kick but it misses.
Matikainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
Ellacuria thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ellacuria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matikainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ellacuria misses with a wild combination.
Matikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellacuria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ellacuria connects with the punch.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Ellacuria.
Matikainen has managed to clinch.
Ellacuria working aggressively here.
Matikainen scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Matikainen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellacuria misses with a knee strike.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Ellacuria as he connects with a hook.
Matikainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen jabs Ellacuria right on the nose. Ellacuria blinks but takes it well.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen throws a body punch but Ellacuria moves out of range.
Ellacuria is looking to counter punch.
Ellacuria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matikainen.
Ellacuria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Matikainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, jab by Ellacuria - just one landing.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut.
Matikainen defending well as Ellacuria loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen feints a counter leg kick.
Ellacuria swats away the attempt to clinch by Matikainen.
Ellacuria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ellacuria scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ellacuria moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Matikainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellacuria's head.
Ellacuria tries to clinch up.
Matikainen unleashes a big counter combination but Ellacuria bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Matikainen moves out of range of the body kick from Ellacuria.
Matikainen tries to clinch
and Ellacuria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Ellacuria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matikainen doesn't seem phased though.
Matikainen misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matikainen, as that shot connected.
Ellacuria lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matikainen throws a combination. Ellacuria tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ellacuria misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matikainen.
Matikainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ellacuria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ellacuria loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
Matikainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellacuria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matikainen takes one on the button.
Matikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria doesn't manage to clinch there - Matikainen circles away.
Ellacuria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ellacuria misses with a hook. Matikainen ducked under it nicely.
Matikainen misses with a straight left.
Ellacuria tests Matikainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a two punch combination.
Matikainen tries to clinch there but Ellacuria circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellacuria misses the target.
Ellacuria lands the left hand.
Ellacuria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matikainen at a distance.
Ellacuria misses with a hook. Matikainen ducked under it nicely.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Ellacuria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ellacuria is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ellacuria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria.
A big left from Ellacuria misses.
Matikainen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ellacuria. That one must have hurt.
Ellacuria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ellacuria throws a sloppy head kick and Matikainen moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Ellacuria blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Matikainen blocks the leg kick.
Ellacuria pushes Matikainen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellacuria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matikainen's elbow.
A hook to the body from Matikainen.
Matikainen blocks a body shot from Ellacuria.
Matikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellacuria moves out of range as Matikainen strikes.
Matikainen throws a chopping leg kick but Ellacuria manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matikainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ellacuria's hands.
Matikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellacuria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ellacuria looks to throw the jab but Matikainen is out of range.
Ellacuria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matikainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ellacuria has time to react.
Ellacuria lands a nice shot to the body.
Ellacuria is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellacuria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matikainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matikainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ellacuria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matikainen scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Ellacuria dominated that round.
That's time! Ellacuria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ellacuria clinches.
Matikainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matikainen throws a head punch that misses.
Matikainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellacuria throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Matikainen.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Ellacuria.
Matikainen blocking some punches.
Ellacuria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matikainen blocking some punches.
Ellacuria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matikainen can do to turn this around?
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matikainen.
Ellacuria throws a head punch that misses.
Matikainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellacuria scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellacuria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matikainen.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Matikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Ellacuria's shoulder, as Ellacuria tries to avoid the shot.
Ellacuria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matikainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria throws an off balance right hand
and Matikainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arturo Ellacuria is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Ellacuria.
Matikainen lands the left hand.
Ellacuria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matikainen.
Matikainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellacuria.
Matikainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matikainen looks to throw the jab but Ellacuria is out of range.
Ellacuria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matikainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ellacuria moves out of range as Matikainen strikes.
Matikainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Matikainen 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.
Ellacuria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matikainen with a nice calf kick.
Ellacuria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ellacuria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria sizes up Matikainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellacuria was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Ellacuria moves into the clinch.
Matikainen lands with a left to the head.
Matikainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellacuria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ellacuria blocks an uppercut.
Ellacuria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matikainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matikainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matikainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellacuria's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellacuria.
Ellacuria blocking some punches.
Matikainen tries to work over Ellacuria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ellacuria.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matikainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matikainen lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ellacuria obliges.
Matikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ellacuria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellacuria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ellacuria is out of range.
Matikainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
Matikainen tried to score with a low kick but Ellacuria checks it.
Matikainen misses the shot to the body.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matikainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellacuria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ellacuria half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
Matikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ellacuria moves out of range of the leg kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matikainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matikainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matikainen tries to clinch up
and Ellacuria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellacuria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
Ellacuria avoids the body shot from Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ellacuria 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.
Matikainen looks to clinch
and Ellacuria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellacuria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matikainen throws a hook to the side of Ellacuria's head but Ellacuria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid body kick from Ellacuria.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Ellacuria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matikainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellacuria misses with a straight right.
Matikainen with a nice calf kick.
Matikainen with the inside leg kick.
Ellacuria throws a solid leg kick but Matikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ellacuria.
Ellacuria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matikainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Matikainen lands a nice looking body shot.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellacuria slips under a jab from Matikainen.
Ellacuria throwing a counter right hand but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Ellacuria lands with an overhand left.
Matikainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ellacuria looks to throw the jab but Matikainen is out of range.
Matikainen clinches up with Ellacuria and pushes him back against the cage.
Ellacuria trying to land knees to the body.
Matikainen managing to block the knees to the body from Ellacuria.
A head punch on the inside from Ellacuria fails to land.
Matikainen manages to break the clinch.
Ellacuria connects with the punch.
Matikainen connects with a looping right hand.
Matikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellacuria.
Matikainen moves away from the strike by Ellacuria.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Matikainen.
Ellacuria 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.
Matikainen lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matikainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Matikainen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ellacuria misses with a head kick.
Matikainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Matikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellacuria off the cage and back into range.
Matikainen moves out of range as Ellacuria strikes.
Ellacuria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ellacuria. Ellacuria circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ellacuria looks to land a left hand but Matikainen moved out of range nicely.
Matikainen feints a counter leg kick.
Matikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ellacuria moves forwards but Matikainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellacuria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matikainen throws a jab when Ellacuria was well out of range.
Matikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ellacuria misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria misses with an uppercut
and Matikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matikainen clinches with his opponent.
Ellacuria tries a knee to the head but Matikainen blocks it.
Ellacuria misses with some punches.
Ellacuria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matikainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellacuria lands with a short shot to the head.
Matikainen manages to break the clinch.
Matikainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matikainen scores with a hook.
Matikainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ellacuria throws a low kick but Matikainen avoids it.
Ellacuria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ellacuria is looking to clinch.
Ellacuria swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Ellacuria moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Matikainen coming out on top.
Matikainen throws a looping overhand right but Ellacuria ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen cracks Ellacuria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ellacuria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ellacuria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Ellacuria.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ellacuria 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 Matikainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matikainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ellacuria tests Matikainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ellacuria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danga de danga de dang - Matikainen scores with a four punch combination!
 Ellacuria is rocked!
Ellacuria slips a straight right by Matikainen.
Oh Ellacuria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matikainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellacuria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ellacuria seems to have got his legs back now.
Ellacuria slips a jab and a cross from Matikainen.
Ellacuria scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matikainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellacuria connects with a right hand. Matikainen shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut.
Matikainen is looking to chop away at Ellacuria's legs.
Ellacuria throws the kick towards the body but Matikainen avoids it.
Matikainen 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.
Ellacuria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ellacuria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
As Ellacuria backs off Matikainen throws a huge counter combo but Ellacuria manages to avoid it all.
Ellacuria swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Ellacuria slips a jab from Matikainen.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
Matikainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Matikainen throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Matikainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellacuria throws a body shot but no joy.
Matikainen scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
DaMatti Matikainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matikainen 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
DaMatti Matikainen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Helix (ranked 1470 p4p, 739 weight class) and Mickey Cowan (ranked 93 p4p, 49 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Cowan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Cowan misses.
Cowan lands a slapping body shot.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Helix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cowan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helix throws out the jab.
Cowan lunges at Helix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helix's hand.
Helix misses with a body shot
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Cowan with a jab.
Helix throws a jab but it's blocked by Cowan.
Helix with a nice cross.
Cowan lands a head kick. Helix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been told by Helix's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Helix lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Cowan thinks about the counter body kick.
Cowan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helix.
Cowan is looking to slow Helix down with leg kicks.
Cowan misses with a leg kick.
Helix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cowan. Cowan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Helix throws the kick towards the body but Cowan avoids it.
A low kick lands for Cowan.
Cowan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Helix checks the leg kick.
Mickey Cowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Helix moves out of range as Cowan throws a body kick.
Cowan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Helix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cowan throws a leg kick but Helix sees it coming and moves out of range.
Helix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cowan.
Helix takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cowan.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Helix counters with a series of strikes. Cowan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cowan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helix throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan misses with a looping right.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Helix defending well as Cowan loads up on a big left hand.
Cowan misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Helix had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Helix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowan.
Cowan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cowan lands with an uppercut that bounces Helix off the cage and back into range.
Helix moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helix clobbers Cowan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cowan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Helix throws a lazy uppercut
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowan throws a head kick but Helix moves out of range.
Helix appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Cowan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cowan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Helix.
Helix swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helix throwing a counter right hand but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Helix misses with a body shot
and Cowan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helix's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helix throws a hook but Cowan avoids it easily.
Cowan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Helix walks into a stiff left hand from Cowan.
Helix misses with a low kick.
Cowan throws out a counter right but Helix avoids it with no problem.
Helix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Helix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helix.
Cowan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Helix misses with an uppercut
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cowan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Helix's head backwards.
Cowan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Helix blocks the low kick.
It looked like Helix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cowan scores with a jab to the body.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
Cowan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cowan! But no joy.
Cowan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan misses with a hook
and Helix counters with a slapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Helix.
A little feinted left hand from Helix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Helix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Helix counters with a good low kick that Cowan was not able to check.
Cowan looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Cowan misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cowan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Helix might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cowan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Helix counters with a right hand to the body.
Cowan misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Helix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Helix misses with a jab to the body
and Cowan counters with a head kick. That will keep Helix thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
 It looks like Bryce Helix has been cut.
Helix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick lands for Cowan.
Helix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cowan tries to land a body kick
and Helix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cowan throws a jab but it's blocked by Helix.
Helix scores with the left hand. Cowan knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helix tests Cowan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cowan scores with a nice strike.
Helix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cowan.
Helix cracks Cowan with an open hand slap.
Helix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
Helix thuds his shin into the meat of Cowan's side.
Cowan looks to throw the jab but Helix is out of range.
Mickey Cowan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cowan cracks Helix with a good jab.
Cowan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Helix to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Helix misses
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Cowan misses with a straight left.
Helix throws a poor cross that misses
and Cowan counters with a good low kick that Helix was not able to check.
Helix looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cowan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helix tries to counter by clinching up but Cowan breaks away and moves out of range.
Cowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cowan slips a jab from Helix.
A little jabbing left from Cowan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cowan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Helix misses.
Helix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cowan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Helix avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Cowan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cowan scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cowan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cowan thows a leg kick but Helix checks it
and Helix counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Helix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Helix can't find room to land a body shot as Cowan controls the action.
Helix tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helix working aggressively here.
Cowan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Helix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Helix misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Helix.
Cowan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helix lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bryce Helix's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Helix avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Cowan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Helix swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cowan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cowan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cowan connects with a leg kick.
Cowan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cowan.
Helix scores with a jab. Cowan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Helix takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan scores with a decent looking hook.
Cowan throws a body shot but no joy.
Helix misses the body punch
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Cowan misses the body punch
and Helix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Cowan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cowan is still on wobbly legs! Can Helix finish him?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cowan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Helix. That one must have hurt.
Helix closes the distance looking for a takedown. Cowan stuffs it but Helix still has hold of him. Helix picks Cowan up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Helix slams Cowan to the floor and that's really hurt Cowan - he doesn't know where he is! Helix throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Helix!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Gomez (ranked 3458 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 324 p4p, 216 weight class). Gomez comes into the arena with Reaper blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Gomez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsen.
Larsen is looking to land body kicks.
Gomez tests Larsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larsen.
We've been told by Gomez's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Larsen misses its intended target.
Gomez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Larsen scores with a shot to the body.
Pedro Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Larsen misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez lands a jab to the head.
Gomez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larsen lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Larsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomez with the inside leg kick.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsen thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larsen 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.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsen throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Larsen lands a slapping body shot.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Larsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez feints and then cracks Larsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larsen down.
Larsen works Gomez's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Larsen's hands.
Larsen looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomez misses with a leg kick.
Gomez lands a jab.
Gomez lunges at Larsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larsen's hand.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsen with a hook.
Larsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsen connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Larsen thows a leg kick but Gomez checks it
and Gomez counters with a nice body shot.
Larsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Larsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Larsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Larsen gets tackled into the cage by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.
Larsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left and a right from Larsen both land. Nice combination.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez misses with a hook
and Larsen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gomez!
Gomez throws Larsen to one side and escapes!
Gomez scores with a punch to the head.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Larsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsen moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Larsen scores with a jab to the head.
Larsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Larsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Larsen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Larsen as he connects with a hook.
Larsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Larsen's belly button to the back.
Larsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Larsen misses.
As Larsen backs away, Gomez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gomez slips a straight right by Larsen.
Gomez is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Larsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsen misses with a low kick.
Larsen lands with a slapping head kick.
Larsen stuns Gomez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomez slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magnus Larsen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Larsen misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez lands a right hand.
Gomez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
Larsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larsen misses with a knee to the head.
Larsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Larsen wants to stall.
Gomez presses Larsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez gets through Larsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Larsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsen 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.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Larsen moves away and avoids it.
Gomez motions for Larsen to come forward. Gomez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands a jab.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larsen. Larsen obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Larsen.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Larsen feints a counter leg kick.
Larsen 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.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen throws a low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez throws the kick towards the body but Larsen avoids it.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Larsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Larsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Larsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Larsen moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsen staying out of range there.
Larsen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Larsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Larsen.
Magnus Larsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Larsen.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Larsen's shoulder, as Larsen tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larsen throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Larsen tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsen.
Larsen staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez defending well as Larsen loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Larsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Larsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsen throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Larsen misses.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsen can pounce on him.
Larsen misses with a looping right.
Larsen swinging wildly here.
Gomez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Larsen.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsen throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
Gomez misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez scores with a punch to the head.
Larsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen tries to move into range but Gomez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gomez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larsen checks it well.
Larsen scores with a one two! Gomez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gomez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Larsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Larsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez checks a low kick from Larsen.
Decent striking displayed by Gomez there.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
Larsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Gomez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsen moves away.
Larsen throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Larsen, as that shot connected.
Good shot there by Gomez.
Larsen lands with a right hand.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.
Gomez pushes Larsen away with a front kick.
Larsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from Larsen does no damage.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Larsen's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Gomez there.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsen throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Jab by Larsen.
Gomez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Larsen checks a leg kick.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larsen's sensitive parts.
Larsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larsen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gomez defends it well.
Larsen slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Gomez walks into a straight right hand from Larsen.
Larsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gomez is able to avoid easily.
As Larsen backs away, Gomez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gomez scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsen.
Gomez slips a straight right by Larsen.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Larsen as he connects with a hook.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Gomez throws the left hand but Larsen avoids the punch easily.
Gomez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Larsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsen.
Larsen counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Larsen.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Larsen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Larsen misses with a looping right.
Larsen is looking to slow Gomez down with leg kicks.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Larsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gomez wants to clinch
and Larsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Gomez scores with a hook.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
Larsen misses with a body shot.
Larsen 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsen has time to react.
Larsen throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Larsen counters with a series of strikes. Gomez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larsen defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen with the counter takedown but Gomez avoids it easily.
Larsen throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Gomez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Gomez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Larsen throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Larsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Larsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Larsen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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 Pedro Gomez.
I think Gomez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pedro Gomez!
An out of breath Pedro Gomez 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Grachev (ranked 4227 p4p, 5234 weight class) and Jovi Dufren (ranked 455 p4p, 516 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jovi Dufren!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grachev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dufren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grachev.
Grachev just misses with a punch to the body.
Grachev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grachev throws a looping overhand right but Dufren ducks down to avoid it.
Dufren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grachev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grachev scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick from Grachev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grachev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dufren.
Grachev misses with a two punch combination.
Dufren moves out of range as Grachev throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dufren! But no joy.
Dufren missing with a left hand there. Grachev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dufren misses the shot to the body.
Grachev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dufren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dufren lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufren looks to throw the jab but Grachev is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufren gets tackled into the cage by Grachev. Grachev maintains the clinch.
Grachev prevents a body shot from Dufren.
Dufren tries to pull guard but Grachev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grachev tries to work over Dufren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Grachev.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grachev.
Grachev has Dufren pushed against the cage.
Grachev lands an uppercut.
Dufren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grachev gets through Dufren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Grachev.
Dufren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grachev stalling against the cage.
Dufren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Grachev to work.
I was talking to Grachev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dufren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dufren trying to control the position but instead, Grachev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dufren into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufren can't find room to land a body shot as Grachev controls the action.
Dufren being controlled against the cage.
Dufren stalling.
The referee calls for Grachev to work.
Grachev prevents a body shot from Dufren.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grachev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grachev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grachev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grachev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dufren counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Dufren. Those never looked like landing.
Grachev missing with a left hand there. Dufren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grachev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dufren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev looks to score with a jab to the body but Dufren is just out of range.
Grachev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grachev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grachev takes the fight into the clinch.
Dufren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grachev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dufren has a couple of punches blocked by Grachev.
Dufren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
Dufren prevents a body shot from Grachev.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grachev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dufren throws a punch but it's blocked by Grachev.
A left hand lands to the body for Grachev.
Grachev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grachev lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grachev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grachev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dufrens head.
A shot in the inside from Dufren.
Grachev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dufren backwards.
Grachev lands with a short shot to the head.
Dufren is rocked!
Dufren swings wildly with an uppercut but Grachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufren is still on wobbly legs! Can Grachev finish him?
Grachev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dufren seems to have recovered his senses.
Grachev lands a high kick!
Grachev sizes up Dufren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grachev moves into the clinch.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dufren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grachev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grachev stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grachev slows down the pace here.
Grachev blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grachev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dufren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dufren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grachev throws a sloppy body shot
and Dufren counters with a straight right hand.
Stepan Grachev is winning the standup battle so far.
Dufren throws a jab when Grachev was well out of range.
Grachev scores with a punch to the head.
Grachev pushes Dufren away with a front kick.
Dufren misses with a left hand
and Grachev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dufren missing with a left hand there. Grachev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grachev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dufren circles away quickly and effectively.
Dufren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grachev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dufren scrambles back to his feet.
Dufren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grachev lands a jab to the head.
Dufren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grachev cracks Dufren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grachev takes one to the chin there.
Decent striking displayed by Dufren there.
Grachev cracks a nice hook into Dufren's ribs.
Grachev slips under a jab.
Grachev throws a counter high kick but Dufren was just alert enough to avoid it.
Stepan Grachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grachev throws a shot to the body.
Dufren ducks right into an uppercut from Grachev.
Dufren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grachev seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Grachev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dufren manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Grachev as he connects with a hook.
Grachev throws an overhand right that lands on Dufren's shoulder, as Dufren tries to avoid the shot.
Grachev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grachev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dufren misses with an uppercut. Grachev saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev lands a body shot.
Grachev lands with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Grachev coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Grachev misses
and Dufren counters with a right hand to the body.
Dufren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grachev clobbers Dufren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grachev swings for the body but Dufren moves out of range.
Dufren lands the left hand.
Dufren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dufren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dufren walks into a left hand.
Grachev lunges at Dufren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dufren's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufren defending well as Grachev loads up on a big left hand.
Grachev scores with a leg kick.
Dufren walks into a left hand.
Grachev pushes Dufren up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Grachev.
Grachev lands a nice shot to the body.
Grachev lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dufren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dufren tries to work over Grachev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grachev as Dufren tries to tie him up.
Dufren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grachev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev stalling.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grachev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dufren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dufren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grachev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dufren or not.
Dufren tries to stall but Grachev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grachev blocks an uppercut.
Grachev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dufren throws a punch but it's blocked by Grachev.
Grachev leaning against his opponent.
Dufren tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Dufren back against the cage.
Dufren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
Stepan Grachev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grachev breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grachev with a nice cross.
Dufren 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.
Grachev misses with a head kick.
Grachev drives through and clinches with Dufren against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dufren ducks under a wild hook from Grachev.
A head kick from Grachev lands but Dufren takes it in his stride.
Dufren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grachev finds it's way round the side to connect with Dufren's head.
Grachev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grachev controlling the action here for a moment.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dufren takes a shot to the head.
Grachev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grachev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev lands a body punch.
Dufren takes a shot to the head.
Grachev lands a shot to the body.
Grachev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dufren backwards.
Dufren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dufren wants to stall.
Grachev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dufren backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dufren misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grachev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dufren.
Grachev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grachev lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dufren to his knees! Grachev keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stepan Grachev!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 23716 p4p, 2433 weight class) and Ugo Barnes (ranked 617 p4p, 281 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ugo Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Lincoln 's leg but Lincoln calmly moves out of range.
Lincoln throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lincoln off to one side.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Lincoln keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lincoln darts in looking for a takedown but Barnes gets double underhooks and turns Lincoln into the cage.
Barnes tries to work over Lincoln 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Lincoln controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Lincoln .
A right hand to the body from Lincoln .
Lincoln has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Barnes 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.
Lincoln throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Lincoln back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Lincoln lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Lincoln doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln .
Barnes prevents a body shot from Lincoln .
Lincoln lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Lincoln has the dominant position.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Lincoln blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Lincoln lands with a left to the head.
Lincoln lands with a right to the head.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln 's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes avoiding damage.
Lincoln lands a shot to the body.
Lincoln lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lincoln lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lincoln looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Lincoln . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Barnes misses.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Lincoln 's leg. Lincoln is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lincoln shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl out of it but Lincoln keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Lincoln shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Lincoln with that takedown attempt.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Ugo Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lincoln has a takedown stuffed.
Lincoln fails to land the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes wants to slow Lincoln down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Lincoln .
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Lincoln on that attempt.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lincoln .
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Lincoln . Lincoln gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lincoln shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Lincoln shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnes defends it nicely.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lincoln somewhat.
Barnes motions for Lincoln to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ugo Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Lincoln 's ribs.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Ugo Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Lincoln tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lincoln somewhat.
Lincoln looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but Lincoln persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
Lincoln will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Lincoln . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Lincoln shoots in.
Ugo Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Lincoln doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lincoln somewhat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lincoln checks a leg kick.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Lincoln 's leg but Lincoln calmly moves out of range.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Lincoln bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes motions for Lincoln to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Lincoln will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Lincoln shoots in.
Barnes cracks Lincoln with an open hand slap.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Lincoln is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lincoln tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln goes for a double leg but Barnes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barnes continues to drive forward.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Lincoln avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Lincoln tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lincoln throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lincoln .
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lincoln rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Lincoln jumps back.
Lincoln checks the leg kick.
Lincoln fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barnes just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Lincoln makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lincoln fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lincoln blocks a jab.
Lincoln shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lincoln 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Lincoln tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barnes defends well and Lincoln ends up having to push Barnes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln .
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Lincoln struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Lincoln misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Lincoln digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Lincoln blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
Lincoln lands a right hand.
Alexander Lincoln has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincoln is just out of range.
Lincoln half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Lincoln on that attempt.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Lincoln saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lincoln 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barnes lands a high kick!
Lincoln displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ugo Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lincoln .
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincoln looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnes is fending him off so far but Lincoln persists. Nope, Barnes circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Lincoln bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Lincoln . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln goes for a double leg but Barnes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barnes continues to drive forward.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lincoln shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl out of it but Lincoln keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lincoln 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Lincoln fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lincoln checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Lincoln moves his leg out of the way.
Lincoln shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes wants to counter the offense by Lincoln and move into the clinch position.
Lincoln shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lincoln .
Lincoln was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Lincoln 's belly button to the back.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Alexander Lincoln has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lincoln . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Lincoln avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Lincoln shoots in.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lincoln checks a leg kick.
Barnes moves out of range as Lincoln strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Lincoln shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lincoln 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lincoln misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes lands a head kick!
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lincoln shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lincoln manages to avoid it.
Lincoln quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Lincoln takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lincoln blocks a leg kick.
Lincoln dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barnes pushes Lincoln back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lincoln misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes tries to work over Lincoln 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Lincoln 's ribcage. Lincoln let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes connects with a crisp jab.
Lincoln fails to land the takedown.
Lincoln tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lincoln somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Lincoln gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes stalks Lincoln and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lincoln 's face. Lincoln staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes leaves Lincoln with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lincoln chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ugo Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ugo Barnes!
Our winner, Ugo Barnes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Dolton (ranked 2734 p4p, 2743 weight class) and Paulo Kogos (ranked 342 p4p, 345 weight class). Dolton comes to the cage accompanied by Paradise Warfare. This should be a great matchup!
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Dolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolton shoots and misses
and Kogos counters with a nice body shot.
Dolton fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Kogos misses.
Dolton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dolton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kogos lands a nice shot that snaps Dolton's head back.
Kogos drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dolton right on the button. Dolton goes down! Kogos follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kogos gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Kogos!
Paulo Kogos took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
The defeated Scott Dolton had this to say: 'It is a joke? Let's start it over again.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Banner (ranked 4094 p4p, 3602 weight class) and James Fury (ranked 487 p4p, 436 weight class). Banner comes to the cage accompanied by BILMURI - LORDFARQUADZILLA. Fury has chosen Astronaut in the ocean as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roddy Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Fury!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Fury scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Roddy Banner has been cut.
Banner lands a two punch combo.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Banner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Banner misses.
Banner drives through with a takedown into Fury's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Fury is trying to keep Banner in close.
Banner controlling from the top position.
Banner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Fury being controlled here, momentarily.
Banner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fury working for a triangle but Banner defends it easily.
Banner trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Banner postures up in Fury's guard and throws a big left but Fury blocks it.
Banner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fury is working an open guard so Banner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fury's head backwards.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.
Fury looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fury takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Fury closes the distance and pushes Banner back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner.
Banner misses with a knee to the head.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Banner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fury breaks from the clinch.
Banner digs a good hook to Fury's body.
Banner tries to score with a low kick but Fury moves his leg out of the way.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Fury appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fury's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fury duly obliges.
Fury dives in for a single leg takedown but Banner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roddy Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Fury.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Banner.
An inside leg kick from Banner misses.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banner throws a head kick but Fury moves out of range.
Good work by Fury as he checks the leg kick.
Banner throws an off balance right hand
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roddy Banner's cut is getting worse.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roddy Banner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roddy Banner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch combination from Banner misses.
Fury is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banner doesn't seem bothered though.
Fury wants to clinch up but Banner keeps it at a distance.
Fury shoots in looking for a takedown but Banner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fury's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Banner with a hook.
Fury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banner circles away.
Banner misses with a body shot.
Banner lands a glancing blow to the side of Fury's head.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Banner attempts a counter takedown but Fury avoids it well and moves away.
Banner rushes Fury and presses him up against the cage.
Banner pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like James Fury has been cut.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Banner.
Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Banner scores with a four punch combination!
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roddy Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fury dives in and grabs Banner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banner pushes down on Fury's head and hops out.
Roddy Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Fury.
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Banner landing knees to the head.
Fury is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Banner is struggling to control the position.
Banner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fury breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Banner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fury.
Banner tried to score with a low kick but Fury checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner stuffs the takedown.
Banner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fury eats them both and turns towards Banner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roddy Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Banner as Fury shoots in.
Banner cracks Fury with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
As Banner backs off Fury throws a huge counter combo but Banner manages to avoid it all.
Fury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Banner throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Banner scores with a jab.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner.
Fury fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Fury darts in looking for a takedown but Banner gets double underhooks and turns Fury into the cage.
Banner attempts a counter takedown but Fury avoids it well and moves away.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Banner throws a right and a left that Fury avoids nicely.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
Banner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Banner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Banner controlling the pace.
Banner gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner cracks a nice hook into Fury's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury checks a leg kick nicely.
Banner throws a front kick aimed at Fury's knee but Fury avoids it well.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banner is looking to land body kicks.
Roddy Banner is winning the standup battle so far.
Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury has his takedown stuffed
and Banner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fury is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Banner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fury avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banner misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Banner dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Banner throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Fury throws a counter combo.
Fury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banner throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Fury takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fury doesn't manage to clinch there - Banner circles away.
Banner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fury scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Banner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banner tries to get out of the position.
Banner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fury is controlling him well.
Fury wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Banner, who protects the arm well.
Fury tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banner struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Banner wants to hold on but Fury pushes him away.
Banner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fury is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Banner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fury tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banner is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Banner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fury looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Banner wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Banner gets full guard.
James Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banner is pulling down on Fury's head. It's preventing any offense from Fury, at least for the moment.
Fury stands and throws Banner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fury is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Banner is pushing Fury's head away, looking to escape. Fury manages to hold on to the position though.
Banner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fury off and has taken his back!
Banner scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury turns into Banner and is now in his guard.
Roddy Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury drops back, looking for a kneebar! Banner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Banner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Banner!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Fury.
Well Banner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Banner!
After winning the bout, Roddy Banner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chidi Chika (ranked 2315 p4p, 1824 weight class) and Don Cortez (ranked 84 p4p, 61 weight class). Chidi Chika is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chidi Chika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chika connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.
It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Chika scores with a leg kick.
Chika missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Cortez tries to counter it with a takedown but Chika pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chika.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Chika.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Chika does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Chika misses the target.
Chika blocks a jab.
Chika is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a body punch but Chika moves out of range.
Chika looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Chika has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and Chika counters by clinching up.
Chika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chika scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chika fails to land.
Chika lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
A short left from Chika.
Cortez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chika fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chika walks into a straight right hand from Cortez.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cortez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cortez looks for a takedown but Chika sprawls well.
Chika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chika clinches up against the cage.
Chika stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chika tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chika.
Chika lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cortez looks winded!
A body shot lands from Chika.
Still in the clinch, Chika scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Chika.
Chika pushes Cortez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chika stalling the fight.
A short left from Chika.
Cortez wants to take the fight to the mat but Chika manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chidi Chika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cortez.
Chika works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Chika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chika works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chika creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Chika.
Chika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez letting Chika take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chika digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chika lands a body shot.
Chika scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Chika on the inside.
Chika misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chika.
Chika lands a right hand.
Chika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Cortez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chika after a bit of a struggle.
Chika lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chika scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Chika pushes Cortez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chika tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Chika.
Chika misses with a body punch.
Chika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
Chika lands with a light punch inside.
Chika lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Chika.
Chika struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Chika working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Chika.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chika.
Chika lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Chika digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chidi Chika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez'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.
Chika works the jab nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Chika, which made it look bad.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chika counter with a right hand.
Cortez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chika counters with a nice right hand that sends Cortez toppling to the canvas! Cortez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Chika finish him?!
Cortez is rocked!
Chika measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Cortez! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chidi Chika!
A relieved looking Chidi Chika thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zekariays Solomon (ranked 231 p4p, 498 weight class) and Ethan Mayer (ranked 37 p4p, 76 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ethan Mayer enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zekariays Solomon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayer.
Solomon attempts a counter takedown but Mayer avoids it well and moves away.
Mayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solomon was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayer.
Solomon feinted with a counter takedown.
Solomon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ethan Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Solomon on the side of the head.
Mayer tries to bum rush Solomon with a series of wild strikes but Solomon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayer misses with an uppercut
so Solomon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Solomon trying to move into half guard but instead Mayer has managed to sweep!
Solomon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mayer tries to free his leg and advance position but Solomon is retaining full guard.
Solomon working for a triangle but Mayer defends it easily.
Mayer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Solomon controls Mayer momentarily but Mayer frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solomon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mayer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mayer throws an elbow that misses. Solomon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mayer's guard. Nice move by Solomon!
Solomon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Mayer keeps moving.
Solomon throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayer keeping full guard, as Solomon tries to pass.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Mayer keeps moving.
Solomon tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayer is retaining full guard.
Mayer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Solomon controls the pace.
Solomon throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayer wants to stand but Solomon is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Solomon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mayer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solomon.
Solomon feinted with a counter takedown.
Mayer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Solomon circles away quickly and effectively.
Ethan Mayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Solomon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes from Mayer. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Mayer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Mayer dominated that round.
That's time! Solomon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mayer scores with a jab to the head.
Mayer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solomon slips a straight right by Mayer.
Solomon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mayer's half guard.
Solomon throwing shots but Mayer is blocking nicely.
Solomon drops an elbow to the side of Mayer's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Solomon controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mayer trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer taking some punishment here, with Solomon in his half guard.
Solomon wants to take a breather but Mayer is having none of it.
Mayer is trying to maintain the position but Solomon is very close to passing his half guard.
Solomon throws a strike but Mayer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Solomon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Solomon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solomon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Solomon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Solomon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayer has wrist control.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Mayer keeps moving.
Solomon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Mayer keeps moving.
Solomon is in close to Mayer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Solomon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Solomon landing with the ground and pound.
Solomon 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.
Solomon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Solomon trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon with a nice head shot there.
Mayer wants to sweep here but Solomon controlling him for the moment.
Solomon stands and throws Mayer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Solomon working the strikes but Mayer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Solomon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mayer is controlling Solomon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Solomon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon is trying to control. Mayer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Solomon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mayer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Solomon.
Mayer wants to improve his position but Solomon is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Solomon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zekariays Solomon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Solomon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mayer!
Solomon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mayer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mayer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Solomon tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Solomon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mayer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Solomon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Mayer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mayer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Solomon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mayer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Solomon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayer keeps working.
Solomon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mayer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Solomon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mayer!
Solomon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Solomon looking to finish with strikes here!
Solomon trying to control but Mayer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon 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.
Solomon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Ethan Mayer has been cut.
Solomon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mayer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Solomon tries to control but Mayer wriggling away.
Solomon landing strikes from the mount and Mayer is in trouble!
Solomon lands a big shot to the head and Mayer winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zekariays Solomon!
Zekariays Solomon retains his light heavyweight title!
Zekariays Solomon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 1873 p4p, 1405 weight class) and Blade Wilson (ranked 262 p4p, 210 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Wilson crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbosa gets control of Wilson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barbosa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
Barbosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wilson has managed to clinch.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Barbosa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wilson pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wilson can turn it around.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Wilson tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Wilson pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Nice body punch from Barbosa - that landed with a thud.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbosa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wilson sprawling to the canvas! Wilson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barbosa finish him?!
Wilson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson looks to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a huge right that knocks Wilson out cold! Barbosa is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Barbosa!
A very excited looking Junior Barbosa 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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