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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 1776 p4p, 2725 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 226 p4p, 315 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Get Back - Ludacris. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr throws a series of punches but Lester avoids them all with ease.
Brunswick Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brunswick Jr missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lester is looking to counter punch.
Lester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brunswick Jr misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Brunswick Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook
and Lester counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brunswick Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brunswick Jr misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester throws a jab when Brunswick Jr was well out of range.
Brunswick Jr misses with a right hand
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Brunswick Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lester connects with a jab.
Brunswick Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brunswick Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley Brunswick Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester misses the jab.
Brunswick Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
A little jabbing left from Brunswick Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brunswick Jr slips a jab from Lester.
Brunswick Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Lester bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brunswick Jr throws a lazy head kick
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brunswick Jr looks to land a combination but Lester avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Brunswick Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brunswick Jr missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lester fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brunswick Jr walks into a straight right hand from Lester.
Lester blocks a low kick nicely.
Brunswick Jr takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Brunswick Jr misses with a right hand
letting Lester counter with a right hand.
Brunswick Jr throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Brunswick Jr throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr connects with a body shot.
Brunswick Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brunswick Jr throws the kick towards the body but Lester avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Lester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lester cracks Brunswick Jr with an open hand slap.
Jab, jab by Lester - just one landing.
 Brunswick Jr is rocked!
Lester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lester fakes the body blow, causing Brunswick Jr to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Brunswick Jr goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moe Lester!
A victorious Moe Lester 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1632 p4p, 2415 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 236 p4p, 320 weight class). Patterson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm So High. Nashville Pussy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patterson.
Nice uppercut there from Zaire.
Zaire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Zaire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
A bone on bone clash there as Patterson blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Patterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaire with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Patterson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zaire avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Patterson.
Zaire has his hands clasped together around Patterson's back. He's all about the action.
Patterson not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire moves into full guard.
Patterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Patterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Patterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaire is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patterson cracks Zaire with a solid left hand.
Patterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zaire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patterson.
Zaire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Patterson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zaire is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Patterson, into his guard.
Patterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire trying to stand up but can't free himself from Patterson's guard.
Zaire controlling from the top position.
Zaire continues to stall.
Patterson wants to sweep here but Zaire controlling him for the moment.
Patterson keeping full guard, as Zaire tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zaire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zaire thuds his right hand into Patterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Patterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Zaire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Zaire is avoiding it.
Zaire missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Patterson misses.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson slips a jab from Zaire.
Good shot there by Zaire.
Patterson tries to clinch but Zaire is having none of it.
Zaire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zaire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Patterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Zaire, which made it look bad.
Zaire misses the jab.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Patterson connects with a right hand. Zaire shakes it off.
Patterson walks into a stiff left hand from Zaire.
Zaire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A punch lands to the side of Patterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Patterson closes the distance and pushes Zaire back into the cage.
Patterson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zaire after a bit of a struggle.
Zaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Patterson.
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!
Zaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patterson looking for a takedown.
Zaire tries to break free but Patterson pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Zaire avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage.
Patterson is working for takedown but Zaire is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zaire gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Patterson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaire.
Patterson lands with a left to the head.
Zaire misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Zaire.
Zaire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
Zaire misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire can't find room to land a body shot as Patterson controls the action.
Patterson tries to work over Zaire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
Zaire lands with a left to the head.
Zaire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire scores with the left hand. Patterson knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patterson's sensitive parts.
Patterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Zaire misses its target.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Patterson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zaire thuds a left hand into Patterson's body.
Zaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Patterson has closed the distance and engaged Zaire in a clinch.
Zaire tries to work over Patterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Zaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patterson lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Patterson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaire.
Patterson lands a left hand.
Zaire misses with a body punch.
Zaire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patterson shoots in and drives through. Zaire sprawls well.
Patterson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patterson.
Zaire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patterson checks a leg kick.
Patterson tries for a takedown but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zaire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zaire misses with a looping left.
Zaire with a jab.
Patterson shoots in but Zaire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zaire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaire cracks Patterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaire throws a quick counter kick to the body but Patterson avoids it.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Abdullah Zaire is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zaire dips to his left and cracks Patterson with an uppercut!
Patterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaire.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Zaire moves out of range as Patterson throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Zaire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patterson moves out of range as Zaire strikes.
Patterson wants to clinch up but Zaire keeps it at a distance.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Patterson tries for a takedown but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patterson on the side of the head.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
Zaire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Patterson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zaire cracks Patterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Zaire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zaire avoids it really well and circles away.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Patterson gets a takedown into half guard.
Patterson thows a huge punch but Zaire dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson wants to control but Zaire is keeping him busy.
Patterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Patterson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zaire is trying to stand up here but Patterson is controlling him well.
Patterson prevents Zaire from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson throwing shots but Zaire is blocking nicely.
Patterson lands strikes from half guard.
Patterson content to control rather than advance.
Patterson throwing shots but Zaire is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zaire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patterson.
Patterson is trying to control. Zaire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patterson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zaire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Zaire throwing a counter right hand but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Patterson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Zaire connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
Zaire cracks a nice hook into Patterson's ribs.
Patterson cracks Zaire with a good jab.
Patterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Zaire works Patterson's body with a nice hook.
Zaire clobbers Patterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patterson clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson drags the fight down to the ground.
Zaire stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A punch lands to the side of Patterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Zaire coming out on top.
Patterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zaire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zaire wants to slow Patterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Zaire. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson closes the distance and pushes Zaire back into the cage.
A short right from Patterson on the inside.
Patterson is looking for a takedown.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Patterson.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Patterson successfully pulls guard.
Zaire controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patterson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zaire defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Patterson.
I think Zaire 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
Our winner, Abdullah Zaire, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Moganesh Jain (ranked 1557 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Count Dankula (ranked 168 p4p, 173 weight class). Jain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Monkey King. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Count Dankula enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Count Dankula!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dankula.
Jain throws a hook but Dankula blocks it.
Jab by Jain.
No joy there for Dankula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Jain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dankula doesn't seem phased though.
Jain throws a shot from downtown. Dankula moves away and avoids it.
Jain checks a low kick from Dankula.
An attempted straight right counter from Jain misses the target.
Dankula ducks under a wild hook from Jain.
Nice defenses there by Dankula.
Jain needs to keep his hands up - Dankula had a free shot at his head there.
 It looks like Moganesh Jain has been cut.
Jain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jain manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dankula on his heels. He'll look to pass Dankula's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankula being controlled here, momentarily.
Dankula wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dankula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dankula controls Jain momentarily but Jain frees himself.
Dankula keeping moving, preventing Jain from controlling successfully.
Jain passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jain is looking to take a break and control but Dankula is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dankula prevents Jain from moving into mount.
Jain passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dankula!
Jain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain tries to control but Dankula wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dankula can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jain controlling his opponent.
Jain jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dankula manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dankula, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dankula wants to control but Jain postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moganesh Jain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moganesh Jain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jain works Dankula's body with a nice hook.
Jain throws the left hand but Dankula avoids the punch easily.
Jain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. Jain catches Dankula right on the button with a cross.
Dankula moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Jain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moganesh Jain is winning the standup battle so far.
Dankula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jain feinted with a counter takedown.
Dankula takes a swing at Jain's ribcage but misses.
Jain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dankula can do to turn this around?
Dankula dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jain throws an overhand right that lands on Dankula's shoulder, as Dankula tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Jain.
Dankula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dankula scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankula misses with a wild body shot.
Jain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dankula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dankula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jain moves away.
Dankula misses with an uppercut.
Jain throwing a counter right hand but Dankula manages to avoid it.
Jain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dankula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jain manages to avoid it.
Dankula walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankula throws a hook but Jain blocks it.
Dankula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jain moves away.
Jain misses with an uppercut. Dankula saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dankula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jain.
Decent striking displayed by Jain there.
A swing and a miss from Jain.
Good work by Jain as he checks the leg kick.
Jain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dankula takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Dankula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dankula works Jain's body with a nice hook.
Dankula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jain was well out of range. Poor timing from Dankula.
Jain throws a hook to the side of Dankula's head but Dankula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jain scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankula is not content to let Jain control the position.
Jain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moganesh Jain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dankula seems a little lost for a moment, as Jain dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankula tries to buck Jain off but Jain is having none of it.
Jain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dankula is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jain trying to control the action but Dankula is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jain darts in looking for a takedown but Dankula gets double underhooks and turns Jain into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moganesh Jain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moganesh Jain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jain lands a jab to Dankula's midsection.
Dankula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dankula misses with a kick to the body.
Jain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dankula on the side of the head.
Jain connects with a crisp jab.
Jain throws a looping overhand right but Dankula ducks down to avoid it.
Jain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dankula throws a right and a left that Jain avoids nicely.
Dankula just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Dankula finds it's target.
Dankula misses with a wild combination.
Jain slips under a jab from Dankula.
Dankula looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jain misses with an uppercut.
Dankula slips under a jab.
Dankula moves out of range as Jain strikes.
Jain misses with an uppercut. Dankula saw that one coming.
Jain throws a shot from downtown. Dankula moves away and avoids it.
Dankula scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain throws a looping overhand right but Dankula ducks down to avoid it.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Jain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jain throws the left hand but Dankula avoids the punch easily.
Jain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dankula momentarily.
Count Dankula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dankula connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dankula scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dankula on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jain connects with a body shot.
Jain looks to land a right hand but Dankula moved out of range.
Jain ducks under a wild hook from Dankula.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Dankula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jain's corner calls for a 1-2. Jain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jain cracks Dankula with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dankula fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dankula is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jain rather than just go for the knockout.
Jain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dankula manages to avoid it.
Jain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jain throws a hook but Dankula avoids it easily.
Dankula lands a left and a right that send Jain crashing to the mat, dazed. Dankula thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Jain is rocked!
Dankula avoids the body shot from Jain.
Dankula throws a hook but Jain blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Dankula.
Jain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dankula.
Jain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dankula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dankula moves away from the strike by Jain.
It seemed like Dankula was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dankula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jain's corner calls for a 1-2. Jain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dankula.
Jain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dankula moves away.
Dankula ducks right into an uppercut from Jain.
A slow jab from Jain misses its intended target.
Dankula looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jain.
Jain lunges at Dankula with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dankula's hand.
Jain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jain connects with a nice looking jab.
Dankula avoids the body shot from Jain.
Dankula scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dankula connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jain. Jain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dankula throws a body punch but Jain moves out of range.
Jain misses with a looping left.
Dankula looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jain checks a low kick from Dankula.
Dankula misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jain.
Jain lands with a right hand.
Jain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jain stuns Dankula with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dankula listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankula tests Jain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jain looks to score with a jab to the body but Dankula is just out of range.
Jain staying out of range there.
Jain throws a lazy right hand but Dankula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dankula misses with a looping right.
Jain throws a lazy uppercut
and Dankula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Dankula.
Dankula takes a swing at Jain's ribcage but misses.
Jain scores with a jab. Dankula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dankula throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dankula misses with an uppercut. Jain saw that one coming.
Dankula misses with a hook
and Jain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dankula has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jain throws a hook but Dankula blocks it.
Jain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dankula misses with a wild body shot.
Count Dankula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jain throws a body punch but Dankula moves out of range.
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 Moganesh Jain.
Well Jain 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moganesh Jain!
Moganesh Jain seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Count Dankula stepped up to the mic, saying 'That shits whack. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wieczorek (ranked 2268 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Abraham Barnes (ranked 285 p4p, 192 weight class). Wieczorek's entrance music is Sabaton - Winged Hussars. A fine choice. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukasz Wieczorek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieczorek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wieczorek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wieczorek slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
It looked like Wieczorek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Wieczorek throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Abraham Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Wieczorek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wieczorek throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Wieczorek misses with a straight left.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Wieczorek avoids it well.
Wieczorek throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wieczorek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Wieczorek is just out of range.
Wieczorek rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Wieczorek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieczorek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wieczorek lands a right hand.
Barnes wants to take the fight to the mat but Wieczorek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barnes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lukasz Wieczorek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abraham Barnes.
Wieczorek lands with a right to the head.
Barnes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wieczorek to keep the fight standing.
Wieczorek breaks the clinch.
Wieczorek circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Barnes to the canvas! Barnes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wieczorek keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukasz Wieczorek!
After winning the bout, Lukasz Wieczorek 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manco Capac (ranked 756 p4p, 922 weight class) and Ceedee Queen (ranked 109 p4p, 132 weight class). Capac's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iggy Pop - The Passenger. Manco Capac had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manco Capac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceedee Queen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capac scores with a decent looking hook.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Capac moved out of range nicely.
Queen slaps away a takedown attempt from Capac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Queen tried to score with a low kick but Capac checks it.
Capac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Queen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Capac was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Queen.
Queen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Capac counters with a nice body shot.
Capac misses the jab.
Queen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Capac counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Capac misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left lands for Capac.
A lazy left from Capac finds it's target.
Queen throws a right hand that misses
letting Capac counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capac with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Capac throws a right hand that Queen ducks under and follows up with a left that Queen also avoids with ease.
Capac connects with a jab.
Capac misses with a body shot
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Queen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Capac checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Queen wants to land a leg kick but Capac is out of range.
Capac throws a jab but it's blocked by Queen.
Capac looking to score a takedown here. Queen is defending well but Capac drives through and ends up in Queen's guard.
Capac wants to pass the guard but Queen is keeping the position.
Capac is working hard here to advance position.
Queen pulls Capac in close to his closed guard and prevents Capac from doing any damage or advancing position.
Capac trying to move into half guard but instead Queen has managed to sweep!
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!
Capac is trying to control the position but Queen postures up.
Capac working for a triangle but Queen defends it easily.
Queen stands up over Capac, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Capac working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
Queen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Queen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Queen pushing down on Capac's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Capac moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Capac controls Queen momentarily but Queen frees himself.
Queen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capac has his foot on Queen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Queen works his way back into a safe position though.
Capac looking for a sweep. Not yet Capac, not yet.
Capac pushes a forearm under Queen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Queen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manco Capac!
Our winner, Manco Capac, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ranger Alderidge (ranked 324 p4p, 937 weight class) and Montesh Dominguez (ranked 47 p4p, 132 weight class). Alderidge comes to the cage accompanied by Portland, Oregon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alderidge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Alderidge wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alderidge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alderidge manages to avoid it.
Alderidge 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.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Dominguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dominguez as the two fighters clinch.
Alderidge misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Alderidge scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominguez misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Still in the clinch, Alderidge scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alderidge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dominguez's face.
 It looks like Montesh Dominguez has been cut.
A short left from Alderidge.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alderidge or not.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alderidge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Alderidge blocks with his arms.
Alderidge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alderidge is defending well for now.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alderidge gets through Dominguez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Dominguez as the two fighters clinch.
Dominguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alderidge misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alderidge.
Dominguez's coach down at Uncle Nastys Training Shack was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dominguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alderidge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge lands an uppercut.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alderidge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderidge can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Alderidge.
Dominguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderidge misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alderidge blocking some punches.
Alderidge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dominguez - that landed with a thud.
Alderidge tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderidge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderidge lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dominguez or not.
Alderidge tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderidge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alderidge pushes Dominguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Alderidge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Alderidge lands a right hand.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Alderidge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alderidge is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alderidge blocks the elbow strike.
Alderidge lands with a short shot to the head.
Alderidge lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alderidge misses with a body punch.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alderidge avoids it.
Alderidge gets through Dominguez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alderidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Alderidge.
Alderidge tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Alderidge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alderidge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Alderidge lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Alderidge.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez is rocked!
Alderidge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dominguezs head.
Dominguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Alderidge finish him?
Alderidge unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dominguez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Alderidge is unloading with more strikes now! Dominguez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ranger Alderidge!
After winning the bout, Ranger Alderidge 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 1278 p4p, 771 weight class) and Craig Watkins (ranked 187 p4p, 122 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley throws the left hand but Watkins avoids the punch easily.
Watkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barkley.
Barkley cracks a nice hook into Watkins's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Barkley.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Watkins.
Barkley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Watkins staying out of range there.
Watkins tries to land a front kick but Barkley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barkley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barkley blocks a head kick by Watkins.
Watkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barkley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Barkley misses.
Barkley lands a really nice looking cross but Watkins seems unphased.
Watkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watkins throws a head kick but Barkley moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watkins throws a chopping leg kick but Barkley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley is looking to clinch but Watkins is avoiding it.
Barkley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barkley eats them both and turns towards Watkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Watkins instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watkins blocks a body shot from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
Barkley lands a left hand.
Watkins blocking some punches.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as Watkins controls his hands.
Barkley trying to land knees to the body.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins blocking some punches.
Watkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Barkley won't allow it.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watkins is trying to break the clinch but Barkley is controlling him.
Barkley tries to throw a body punch but Watkins avoids it by throwing Barkley back against the cage.
Barkley is leaning against Watkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Watkins.
Barkley can't find room to land a body shot as Watkins controls the action.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Barkley throws a head punch that misses.
Barkley can't find room to land a body shot as Watkins controls the action.
Barkley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watkins's efforts to push away.
Watkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley missing with knees to the body.
Barkley misses with a knee strike.
Barkley tries to land knees in the clinch but Watkins avoids the damage to the body.
Barkley tries to land knees in the clinch but Watkins avoids the damage to the body.
Barkley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as Watkins controls his hands.
Watkins takes a shot to the head.
Watkins is looking to control Barkley's arms but Barkley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watkins has his back to the cage.
Watkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watkins misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Watkins misses.
Barkley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barkley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watkins counters with a head kick that drops Barkley to the mat! Barkley scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Barkley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barkley.
Watkins thuds his shin into the meat of Barkley's side.
Watkins throws a series of punches but Barkley moves out of range.
That kick from Barkley tenderised Watkins's leg. Watkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barkley lands a glancing blow to the side of Watkins's head.
Barkley misses with a jab to the body
and Watkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barkley is rocked!
Barkley gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Watkins points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Barkley wakes up just in time to hear Watkins thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Watkins!
After winning the bout, Craig Watkins 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 927 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Expendable Crewman V (ranked 140 p4p, 158 weight class). Haden's entrance music is Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Crewman V's choice of entrance music: Star Trek. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Expendable Crewman V!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haden lands with a cross.
It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Expendable Crewman V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haden slips under a jab.
Haden looks to land a left hand but Crewman V moved out of range nicely.
Crewman V misses with a straight right.
Crewman V throws an off balance right hand
and Haden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haden scores with the left hand. Crewman V knows he should have avoided that one.
Haden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crewman V at a distance.
Crewman V misses with a hook
and Haden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crewman V thinking.
Haden 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.
Crewman V missing with a left hand there. Haden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haden half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crewman V misses with a left hand
and Haden counters with a single leg into guard. Crewman V didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haden stays in close to Crewman V's body and controls the position.
Haden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crewman V swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haden trying to move into half guard but instead Crewman V has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crewman V is one step ahead there.
Crewman V stands and steps away. Haden gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crewman V lands with an overhand left.
Crewman V ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haden moves away.
Crewman V swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crewman V misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haden counters with a right hand to the body.
Crewman V lands with a good body shot.
Haden ducks under a wild hook from Crewman V.
Haden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haden lands a glancing blow to the side of Crewman V's head.
Haden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Haden misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crewman V keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Haden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crewman V working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haden.
Haden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haden throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crewman V utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haden 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Haden throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crewman V swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crewman V misses with a hook
and Haden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crewman V misses with a left hand
and Haden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crewman V doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crewman V rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haden counters with a crisp right that sends Crewman V to the canvas! Haden follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ZaDarius Haden!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, ZaDarius Haden made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 686 p4p, 1377 weight class) and Bjorn Olafsson (ranked 104 p4p, 200 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Olafsson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson stuns Fury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olafsson tests Fury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like John Fury has been cut.
Nice jab there from Olafsson.
Fury blocks a head kick by Olafsson.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olafsson moves away.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Olafsson is just out of range.
Olafsson misses with a wild body shot.
Olafsson thuds his right hand into Fury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Olafsson slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Olafsson 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.
Olafsson swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Olafsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olafsson throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
Fury looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Olafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Olafsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bjorn Olafsson has been cut.
Fury lands a head shot.
Olafsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Olafsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Olafsson is looking for the big counter here.
Nice jab there from Fury.
Olafsson staying out of range there.
Olafsson ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olafsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olafsson swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Bjorn Olafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olafsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Olafsson.
Fury cracks Olafsson with a good jab.
Olafsson lands a high kick!
Olafsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Fury misses the target.
Olafsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Olafsson slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a head shot.
Fury scores with a punch to the head.
Olafsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
It looked like Fury was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Olafsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Fury misses with a body shot.
A big left from Fury misses.
Fury ducks right into an uppercut from Olafsson.
Fury cracks Olafsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Olafsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Bjorn Olafsson's cut even more.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olafsson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Olafsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Olafsson throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olafsson throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Fury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury lands a big right hand that sends Olafsson crashing to the mat! Fury stays standing though and waves Olafsson back to his feet!
Olafsson is rocked!
Olafsson avoids the body shot from Fury.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Olafsson swings widly with a right hand
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fury on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fury throws a body punch but Olafsson moves out of range.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olafsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Olafsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olafsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Fury on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
John Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olafsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olafsson.
Fury tests Olafsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury cracks Olafsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fury has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Olafsson to stand back up!
The cut above Bjorn Olafsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury connects with a body shot.
Fury misses with a jab to the body
and Olafsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Olafsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Olafsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olafsson throws a head kick that misses.
Fury fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Olafsson's head but Olafsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury connects with the punch.
Olafsson misses with a head kick.
Bjorn Olafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olafsson throws a series of punches but Fury avoids them all with ease.
Olafsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Olafsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Olafsson throws a shot from downtown. Fury moves away and avoids it.
Fury sizes up Olafsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Olafsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Bjorn Olafsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fury throws a body punch but Olafsson moves out of range.
Olafsson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury throws a poor cross that misses
and Olafsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury takes a swing at Olafsson's ribcage but misses.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Olafsson's shoulder, as Olafsson tries to avoid the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Olafsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fury has got the better of the exchanges.
Olafsson misses the body punch
and Fury counters with a crisp right hand that drops Olafsson! Fury lets Olafsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Olafsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Fury!
A relieved looking John Fury 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Landon McGuire (ranked 411 p4p, 617 weight class) and Roger Michael Stanley (ranked 67 p4p, 92 weight class). McGuire comes into the arena with Godsmack - When Legends Rise blaring out of the sound system. 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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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Michael Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Stanley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch lands to the side of McGuire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stanley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Stanley blocks the leg kick.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stanley.
Nice body kick there by McGuire.
Stanley slips under a jab.
Stanley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stanley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stanley scrambles back to his feet.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stanley.
Stanley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
Stanley throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Stanley misses.
McGuire swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stanley counters with a good low kick that McGuire was not able to check.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stanley is fending him off so far but McGuire persists. Nope, Stanley circles away and we're back to standing.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Stanley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stanley in his tracks.
Stanley throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stanley.
Stanley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire tries for a takedown but Stanley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire scores with a punch to the head.
McGuire digs a good hook to Stanley's body.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Stanley.
Stanley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Stanley.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Stanley is out of range.
Roger Michael Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stanley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stanley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
McGuire with a jab.
Stanley scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanley looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
Stanley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stanley throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for McGuire. That snapped Stanley's head back.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Stanley.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Stanley.
McGuire checks a leg kick nicely.
Roger Michael Stanley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Stanley.
It looked like McGuire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stanley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stanley misses with a body shot.
Stanley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Stanley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stanley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stanley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGuire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McGuire swings for the body but Stanley moves out of range.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stanley is able to avoid easily.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by McGuire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGuire.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Stanley avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Stanley.
Stanley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
Stanley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stanley connects with a looping right hand.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanley manages to avoid it.
Stanley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGuire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stanley.
Stanley scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanley.
Stanley throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire has Stanley up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley lands a body punch.
Stanley misses with the head strike.
McGuire tries a body shot but Stanley blocks it.
McGuire gets control of Stanley's arms and successfully pulls guard. McGuire will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McGuire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stanley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McGuire looking for a sweep. Not yet McGuire, not yet.
Stanley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley stopping the sweep attempt from McGuire.
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 Landon McGuire will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stanley scores with a leg kick.
Stanley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Landon McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
Stanley swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Stanley stuffs the takedown.
McGuire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stanley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stanley throws a head kick that half lands.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stanley scores with a head kick.
McGuire decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire with the ground and pound but Stanley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McGuire passes Stanley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stanley is positioning himself well to prevent McGuire advancing to mount.
McGuire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGuire wants to control but Stanley is keeping him busy.
McGuire seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Stanley has recovered full guard.
McGuire won't allow Stanley to get back to his feet.
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stanley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stanley wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at Just a bunch of gays inform us that Stanley has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
McGuire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stanley is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stanley scores with a body shot.
Roger Michael Stanley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanley misses with a double jab
and McGuire counters with an outside leg kick.
Stanley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stanley throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire misses the target.
The fighters circling - Stanley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stanley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stanley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanley with the inside leg kick.
Stanley throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
Stanley slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Stanley lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
Stanley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stanley misses with a few strikes there.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Stanley jumps back.
Stanley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stanley throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
McGuire tries to clinch but Stanley is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Stanley.
Stanley with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGuire. Stanley shrugs it off though.
A swing and a miss from Stanley.
Stanley feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stanley but Stanley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stanley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stanley throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by McGuire or perhaps it was just good defense by Stanley, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landon McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Stanley checks it.
A big right from McGuire misses.
McGuire backing away here, and Stanley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Stanley coming out on top.
Stanley lands with an overhand left.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stanley checks it well.
Stanley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stanley fails to land with a series of punches.
As Stanley tries to get set, McGuire tries to push him back and clinch up but Stanley manages to avoid the attempt.
Stanley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Stanley connects with a right hand. McGuire shakes it off.
Stanley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGuire thuds his shin into the meat of Stanley's side.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Stanley as he connects with a hook.
Stanley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Michael Stanley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stanley throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire throwing a counter right hand but Stanley manages to avoid it.
McGuire looks for the body kick but Stanley saw that one coming.
McGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stanley just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanley staying out of range there.
Stanley misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGuire.
Stanley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stanley, pushing him back against the cage.
Stanley lands with a right to the head.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stanley.
McGuire tries to work over Stanley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stanley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Stanley's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
Stanley lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stanley.
Stanley struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
Stanley lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanley.
Stanley can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Stanley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire has Stanley pressed against the cage, preventing Stanley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire keeps control of Stanley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stanley misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire is looking to control Stanley's arms but Stanley gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuire has his back to the cage.
Stanley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanley can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire tries to work over Stanley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire lands an uppercut.
McGuire gets through Stanley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Stanley.
I was talking to McGuire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGuire gets through Stanley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Stanley - that landed with a thud.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanley.
Stanley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stanley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut there from Stanley.
Stanley scores with a leg kick.
McGuire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stanley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGuire throws a body punch but Stanley moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley misses with a hook.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire connects with a crisp jab.
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stanley just manages to avoid it.
McGuire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stanley.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stanley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Stanley.
Stanley throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Stanley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stanley scores with a leg kick.
Stanley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGuire.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Stanley.
Stanley motions for McGuire to come forward. Stanley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stanley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
A counter left hand to the body from McGuire misses its target.
Stanley cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Stanley as he connects with a hook.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stanley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGuire 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.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses
and McGuire counters with a single leg into guard. Stanley didn't expect that.
Stanley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stanley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stanley keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Michael Stanley.
I think Stanley 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Landon McGuire!
During a confident post fight interview, Landon McGuire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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