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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raykuza Maui (ranked 2364 p4p, 3033 weight class) and Msujfnaud Mspomfad (ranked 93 p4p, 111 weight class). Msujfnaud Mspomfad has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Msujfnaud Mspomfad!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mspomfad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Msujfnaud Mspomfad has been cut.
Maui moves into the clinch successfully.
Maui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maui throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mspomfad tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maui is in Mspomfad's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maui looking to pass the guard.
Mspomfad is trying to hold Maui in close to prevent damage but Maui has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maui content to control rather than advance.
Maui stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maui connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mspomfad wants to clinch but Maui slips to the side
and Maui counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Mspomfad badly! He tries to strike back but Maui puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Mspomfad out cold! Oh man, Mspomfad will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raykuza Maui!
Raykuza Maui seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kluba (ranked 2016 p4p, 2632 weight class) and Aleks Nik (ranked 267 p4p, 333 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kluba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kiss The Girl. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluba gets the takedown into side control.
Kluba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kluba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nik is avoiding damage well.
Nik felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nik is looking to reverse the position.
Nik takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kluba throws a strike aimed at the side of Nik's head but Nik avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kluba trying to control the position but Nik is working away.
Nik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba working away.
Nik is looking to regain half guard here but Kluba keeps moving and retains side control.
Kluba working away.
Kluba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nik, who protects the arm well.
Kluba wants to control but Nik is keeping him busy.
Kluba is putting a hurting on Nik here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kluba creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nik sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kluba wants to control but Nik is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik is trying to get back to half guard.
Nik dodges the ground and pound from Kluba.
Kluba trying to control the position but Nik is working away.
Nik is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nik is trying to get back to full guard.
Kluba wants to take a breather but Nik is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Kluba.
Kluba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba working Nik over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nik wants to improve his position but Kluba is controlling well.
Kluba is working for a submission of some sort.
Kluba wants to pass the guard but Nik is defending well.
Kluba works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kluba looking to control but Nik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik is trying desperately to improve position.
Kluba tries to control but Nik wriggling away.
Nik is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kluba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nik?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nik is looking to get to half guard.
Nik sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Kluba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nik has Kluba up against the cage in a clinch.
Nik lands with a light punch inside.
Kluba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nik can do to turn this around?
Kluba tries a body shot but Nik blocks it.
Kluba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Kluba has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kluba tries to throw a body punch but Nik avoids it by throwing Kluba back against the cage.
Nik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nik lands a body punch.
Nik lands an uppercut.
Nik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nik digs a right hand underneath Kluba's ribcage. Kluba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nik blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nik.
Nik pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nik tries a body shot but Kluba blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kluba up against the cage.
Kluba turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kluba tries for a kimura but Nik is defending well.
Nik gets back to half guard.
Nik wants to control but Kluba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kluba is working for a submission of some sort.
Kluba trying to control from half guard but Nik is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nik moves into full guard.
Kluba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kluba's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nik stopping the sweep attempt from Kluba.
Nik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kluba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nik defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik wants to control from the top but Kluba keeps moving.
Nik slips nicely into half guard.
Kluba gets back to full guard.
Kluba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nik manages to get himself to full guard.
Nik is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik being controlled here, momentarily.
Nik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kluba's guard.
Kluba has Nik pulled in close to control his posture.
Nik wants to control from the top but Kluba keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kluba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nik.
Kluba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nik.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kluba avoids the body shot from Nik.
Nik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kluba moves away.
Nik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sebastian Kluba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kluba just misses with a punch to the body.
Nik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kluba lands an overhand right.
It looks like Aleks Nik has been cut.
Kluba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Kluba misses the target.
Nik with the counter takedown but Kluba avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba tries to clinch but Nik is having none of it.
Nik throws a body shot but no joy.
Kluba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nik tries to counter with a clinch but Kluba shakes him off and moves away.
Kluba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nik stuns Kluba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kluba misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nik to counter with a crisp jab.
Nik throws a looping overhand right but Kluba ducks down to avoid it.
As Nik looks to move away, Kluba throws a big counter combo but Nik just gets out of the way.
Kluba looks for a takedown but Nik sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Nik.
Nik misses with a two punch combination.
Kluba slips a straight right by Nik.
Kluba slips a jab and a cross from Nik.
Nik throws a jab but it's blocked by Kluba.
Aleks Nik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nik misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kluba counter with a right hand.
Nik misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kluba. Nik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nik tries to counter with a clinch but Kluba shakes him off and moves away.
Nik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kluba misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nik has closed the distance and engaged Kluba in a clinch.
Nik is pushing Kluba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kluba tries a body shot but Nik blocks it.
Kluba is trying to drag Nik to the mat but Nik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nik struggles to land a body shot inside as Kluba controls his hands.
Kluba can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Kluba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluba's elbow.
Kluba wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Nik.
Nik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nik pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nik can't find room to land a body shot as Kluba controls the action.
Nik struggles to land a body shot inside as Kluba controls his hands.
Kluba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nik is looking for a takedown.
Kluba has hold of one of Nik's legs. Nik is fighting the takedown attempt but Kluba gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sebastian Kluba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kluba postures up.
Kluba works over Nik with some ground and pound from guard.
Nik wants to sweep but no luck.
Kluba wants to control from the top but Nik keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik keeping full guard, as Kluba tries to pass.
Nik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kluba's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kluba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nik works over Kluba with some ground and pound from guard.
Nik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleks Nik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleks Nik!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nando Vasquez (ranked 1412 p4p, 1066 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 157 p4p, 116 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Morrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrison throws a hook but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Nando Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Morrison.
 It looks like Nando Vasquez has been cut.
Vasquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasquez throws a wild body kick that Morrison sees coming a mile off.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vasquez looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Vasquez. Those never looked like landing.
Vasquez lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Vasquez finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez with a hook.
Vasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasquez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vasquez scoring well with a low kick there.
Morrison checks a leg kick.
Vasquez throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Vasquez thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
Vasquez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morrison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vasquez with a body shot.
Vasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick.
Vasquez misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Vasquez throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Vasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Good leg kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vasquez misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasquez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vasquez misses with a body kick.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Vasquez avoids it well.
Morrison throws a lazy head kick
and Vasquez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morrison's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison with a nice calf kick.
Vasquez missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vasquez throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Vasquez throws an off balance right hand
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasquez works Morrison's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morrison.
 Vasquez is rocked!
Vasquez tries to land a leg kick but Morrison saw it coming and moves away.
Oh Vasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison moves away from the strike by Vasquez.
Vasquez gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Morrison points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Vasquez wakes up just in time to hear Morrison thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Morrison!
Richard Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren McCarty (ranked 1108 p4p, 1433 weight class) and Semmy Cobb (ranked 165 p4p, 207 weight class). Cobb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You dropped the Bomb on me. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren McCarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarty cracks a nice hook into Cobb's ribs.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
McCarty lands a big right hand that sends Cobb crashing to the mat! McCarty stays standing though and waves Cobb back to his feet!
It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
Cobb looks winded!
Cobb moves away from the strike by McCarty.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
McCarty sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Cobb's defenses. It connects perfectly with Cobb's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren McCarty!
Semmy Cobb was interviewed post fight and said 'I like ice cream and cookies'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 328 p4p, 1906 weight class) and Nate Masvidal (ranked 56 p4p, 253 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masvidal works the jab nicely.
Masvidal throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Masvidal throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Masvidal just manages to avoid it.
Masvidal staying out of range there.
Masvidal has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Lee has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Masvidal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Masvidal scores with a hook to the body.
Masvidal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masvidal avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee blocks a body shot from Masvidal.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masvidal manages to break the clinch.
Masvidal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Masvidal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Masvidal walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Masvidal avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee slips a straight right by Masvidal.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masvidals head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masvidal.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masvidal backwards.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masvidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masvidal looks winded!
Masvidal blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masvidal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Masvidal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masvidal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Masvidal back into the cage.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Masvidal's head.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Masvidal working aggressively here.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Masvidal's head.
Masvidal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masvidal blocking some punches.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Masvidal blocks with his arms.
Masvidal blocks a body shot from Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masvidal.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Masvidal takes a shot to the head.
Masvidal is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masvidal blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Masvidal controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masvidal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masvidal misses with some punches.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Masvidal won't want to take too many of those.
Masvidal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Masvidal can turn it around.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masvidal tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Masvidal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Masvidal's ribcage.
Masvidal takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Masvidal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Masvidal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Masvidal's torso.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Masvidal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Masvidal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee has Masvidal pressed against the cage, preventing Masvidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee avoiding damage as Masvidal throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masvidal or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Masvidal's head.
Lee prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Masvidal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Masvidal is breathing heavily.
Masvidal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masvidal's elbow.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masvidal backwards.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jimmy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masvidal throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Masvidal avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masvidal avoids it.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masvidal avoids it.
Good body shot from Lee.
Masvidal takes a shot to the head.
Masvidal throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masvidal's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Masvidal.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masvidal's face.
Lee misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Masvidal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masvidal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masvidal blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Masvidal won't want to take too many of those.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masvidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee pushes Masvidal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Masvidal blocks with his arms.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Masvidal backwards.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masvidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masvidal can do to turn this around?
Lee is leaning against Masvidal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a body shot but Masvidal blocks it.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masvidal or not.
Lee lands a left hand.
Masvidal takes a shot to the head.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masvidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Masvidal's ribcage.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee working Masvidal over with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee sizes up Masvidal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jimmy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Masvidal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee thuds his right hand into Masvidal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee wants to clinch
and Masvidal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee jabs at Masvidal's body.
Masvidal throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Masvidal down.
Masvidal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masvidal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal lands with a cross.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Masvidal misses with a straight left.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Masvidal. Those never looked like landing.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Masvidal misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Masvidal tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Masvidal.
Nate Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Lee.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masvidal misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
It appears Lee was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Masvidal swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masvidal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Masvidal staying out of range there.
Masvidal moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee takes a swing at Masvidal's ribcage but misses.
Masvidal throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Masvidal walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Masvidal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Nate Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Masvidal is just out of range.
It seemed like Masvidal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Masvidal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Masvidal misses with a wild body shot.
Lee stuns Masvidal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee staying out of range there.
Masvidal throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee wants to clinch up but Masvidal keeps it at a distance.
Masvidal throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Masvidal 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masvidal ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Masvidal slips under a jab from Lee.
Masvidal throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Masvidal.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
A determined Jimmy Lee didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 672 p4p, 664 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 37 p4p, 36 weight class). Biden's entrance music is Side to Side. A fine choice. Kock has chosen I will axe kick you, and I am not careful. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joe Biden could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Batang Kock's chin.
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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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biden swings for the body but Kock moves out of range.
Biden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kock in his tracks.
Biden lands a jab-cross combination.
Biden tries to clinch there but Kock circles away.
Nice body kick from Biden.
Kock ducks right into an uppercut from Biden.
Biden lands with a nice body kick.
Biden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Kock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Biden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Biden.
Biden throws a shot to the body.
Biden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Biden cracks Kock with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biden throws a leg kick but Kock moved away.
Kock avoids the body shot from Biden.
Biden stuns Kock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock slips under a jab from Biden.
Biden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Biden throws a leg kick which misses Kock's front leg but catches the back leg as Kock tries to avoid it.
Kock takes one on the button.
Biden lands with a hook. Kock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Biden cracks Kock with an open hand slap.
Biden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kock.
Kock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Biden lands a nice shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Biden scores with a four punch combination!
 Kock is rocked!
Biden takes the fight into the clinch.
Kock is still on wobbly legs! Can Biden finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kock seems to have recovered his senses.
Biden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock wants to stall.
Kock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Biden has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Biden swings wildly with an uppercut but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kock prevents a body shot from Biden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kock.
Biden letting Kock take a breather here.
Biden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Biden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Biden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Biden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Biden is leaning against Kock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Biden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biden lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock is trying to break free.
Kock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kock stalls.
Kock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biden misses with a knee to the head.
Kock lands a left hand.
Kock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Biden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kock stalling.
Kock wants a takedown but no success here.
Biden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Biden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Biden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Biden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biden digs a right hand into Kock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kock's gas tank.
Biden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Biden obliges.
Kock tries to work over Biden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kock struggles to land a body shot inside as Biden controls his hands.
Kock tries a body shot but Biden blocks it.
Biden pushes Kock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Biden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kock blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Biden.
Biden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Biden obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Biden dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Biden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Biden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab by Biden.
Kock needs to keep his hands up - Biden had a free shot at his head there.
Biden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kock in his tracks.
Biden motions for Kock to come forward. Biden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Biden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kock loads up on a big right hand but Biden slips the punch.
Biden lands with a cross.
Biden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kock can do to turn this around?
Kock circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Biden cracks Kock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Jab, jab by Biden - just one landing.
Kock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Biden to score with a decent uppercut.
Biden lands a glancing blow to the side of Kock's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biden misses the shot to the body.
Biden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biden works the jab nicely.
Biden drops Kock with a huge uppercut! Kock drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Biden is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Biden!
A victorious Joe Biden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 948 p4p, 483 weight class) and Randy Randalman (ranked 135 p4p, 71 weight class). Randalman has chosen Creedence Clearwater - Fortunate Son as his entrance music. Randy Randalman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Randalman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dead uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randalman.
Dead throws a lazy uppercut
and Randalman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dead misses the target.
Dead gets tackled into the cage by Randalman. Randalman maintains the clinch.
Randalman manages to pull guard.
Dead is posturing up here but Randalman has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dead tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dead has to tap! Slick submission there by Randalman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Randalman!
Randy Randalman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 997 p4p, 253 weight class) and James Cole (ranked 139 p4p, 34 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 3, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bader swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cole! But no joy.
Cole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bader misses with a hook.
Bader throws a poor cross that misses
and Bader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Bader.
Cole throws a head kick but Bader moves out of range.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bader misses with a body shot
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but Bader slips the punch.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bader.
Cole slips under a jab.
Bader throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole avoids the body shot from Bader.
Bader tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Bader is rocked!
We've been hearing reports that Bader has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bader misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Bader misses with a jab to the body
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Bader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab by Bader.
Cole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cole counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Cole!
A very excited looking James Cole rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Gunn (ranked 92 p4p, 513 weight class) and Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 13 p4p, 56 weight class). Gunn comes to the cage accompanied by Miami. Big Mouth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bigmouth Strikes Again. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Gunn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Big Mouth misses.
It looked like Gunn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunn.
Big Mouth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunn. That did some damage!
Gunn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gunn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch combination from Big Mouth misses.
Big Mouth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Big Mouth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Big Mouth lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gunn takes a step back to recover.
Big Mouth jabs Gunn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Big Mouth lands with a straight right. Gunn didn't see that one coming.
Big Mouth misses the shot to the body.
Big Mouth misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Mouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Big Mouth moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Big Mouth! But no joy.
A nice leg kick from Big Mouth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Big Mouth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Mouth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Big Mouth throws a leg kick but Gunn checks it.
It looked like Gunn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Big Mouth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gunn is out of range and Big Mouth settles back down.
Gunn is looking to counter punch.
Big Mouth throws out a powerful jab.
Big Mouth throws a right hand that misses
and Gunn counters with a nice right hand that sends Big Mouth toppling to the canvas! Big Mouth scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gunn finish him?!
Big Mouth is rocked!
Big Mouth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunn. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Mouth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunn.
Big Mouth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gunn misses with a double jab.
A low kick lands for Big Mouth.
Big Mouth moves away from the strike by Gunn.
Big Mouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Big Mouth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gunn. Gunn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left lands for Big Mouth.
Yasha Big Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Mouth connects with a crisp jab.
Crunch! Big Mouth slams his shin into Gunn's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Big Mouth.
Gunn throws out a leg kick but Big Mouth moves out of range and Gunn only half commits.
Big Mouth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gunn lands with a cross.
Big Mouth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gunn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gunn takes one on the button.
Big Mouth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Big Mouth sprawling to the canvas! Big Mouth rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gunn finish him?!
Big Mouth is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Big Mouth checks a leg kick.
Gunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Mouth.
Gunn checks a low kick from Big Mouth.
Gunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Big Mouth seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunn misses the jab.
Big Mouth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gunn cracks Big Mouth's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Big Mouth slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Gunn can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rex Gunn!
Rex Gunn retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rex Gunn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davdio Branko (ranked 178 p4p, 256 weight class) and Caio Peieira (ranked 7 p4p, 11 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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peieira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Branko somewhat.
Branko tries for a takedown but Peieira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Branko shoots in for a double leg but Peieira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peieira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peieira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Branko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peieira is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branko is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Peieira rolls with it to try and escape but Branko cranks on the arm and Peieira is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davdio Branko!
Davdio Branko retains his bantamweight title!
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