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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bremner (ranked 3210 p4p, 3015 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 172 p4p, 165 weight class). Roberto has chosen Samba de Roda as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paulo Roberto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ted Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner throws an overhand right that lands on Roberto's shoulder, as Roberto tries to avoid the shot.
Bremner misses with a hook. Roberto ducked under it nicely.
Roberto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roberto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bremner rushes Roberto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bremner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bremner has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Bremner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberto lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bremner backwards.
Roberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto manages to break the clinch.
Roberto misses with a few strikes there.
Roberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bremner looks to throw a body kick
enabling Roberto to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bremner.
Bremner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto digs a good hook to Bremner's body.
Roberto blocks a head kick by Bremner.
Bremner takes a swing at Roberto's ribcage but misses.
Bremner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bremner has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bremner tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Roberto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Roberto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bremner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Bremner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bremner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberto's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto lands a nice elbow.
Roberto lands a nice shot to the body.
Bremner can't find room to land a body shot as Roberto controls the action.
Roberto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roberto breaks the clinch.
Roberto stuns Bremner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bremner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roberto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Roberto lands with an overhand left.
Bremner slips under a jab.
Roberto throws an off balance right hand
and Roberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bremner looks to land a combination but Roberto avoids it well.
Roberto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bremner manages to avoid it.
Bremner lands a jab to the head.
Roberto stalks Bremner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bremner's face. Bremner staggers backwards, shaken.
Bremner wants to land a leg kick but Roberto is out of range.
Roberto scores with a nice right hand.
 Bremner is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Bremner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bremner lands a leg kick that knocks Roberto off balance momentarily.
Roberto catches Bremner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roberto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bremner, pushing him back against the cage.
Bremner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberto or not.
Bremner misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto cracks Bremner with a nice body shot.
Bremner tries to throw a body punch but Roberto avoids it by throwing Bremner back against the cage.
Bremner is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Bremner to work.
Roberto breaks the clinch.
Roberto misses with a looping right.
Bremner seems to have got his legs back now.
Bremner tries to move into range but Roberto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bremner tries to land a leg kick but Roberto saw it coming and moves away.
Bremner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bremner scores with the left hand. Roberto knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bremner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bremner throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto cracks Bremner with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Roberto has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bremner to stand back up!
Bremner gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Roberto gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bremner is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Roberto!
A very excited looking Paulo Roberto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tunde Balogun (ranked 3578 p4p, 2014 weight class) and Danny Danger (ranked 433 p4p, 268 weight class). Tunde Balogun has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tunde Balogun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balogun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balogun throws a body kick that misses.
Danger misses with a head kick.
Balogun throws a body kick that misses
and Danger counters with a huge left! Balogun is in big trouble! He's backing up but Danger isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Balogun from any more damage. A dominating finish by Danger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Danger!
After winning the bout, Danny Danger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saxon Byrd (ranked 2407 p4p, 2645 weight class) and Drake Johnson (ranked 300 p4p, 323 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Saxon Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Byrd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Byrd counters with a nice leg kick.
Drake Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Byrd tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Byrd won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrd is not content to let Johnson control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson works his way into full mount!
Johnson goes for an armbar but Byrd turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Byrd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Byrd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Byrd defends well.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Byrd defends it easily.
That's two 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.
Byrd gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Byrd lands a slapping body shot.
Byrd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Byrd manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Byrd is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd controlling the position well.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Byrd is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Byrd moves into full guard.
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.
Byrd is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Byrd trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson controlling the pace.
Byrd is controlling Johnson's trapped leg to prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saxon Byrd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Byrd counters with a thumping low kick.
Byrd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Byrd counters with a nice uppercut.
Saxon Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Johnson.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
As Johnson backs away, Byrd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Byrd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Byrd defends it.
Byrd controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Byrd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Byrd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Byrd can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Byrd trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Byrd is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Byrd wants to get back to full guard.
Byrd is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson is trying to control. Byrd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Byrd trying to control here.
Johnson is looking to stall here but Byrd recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrd wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Byrd to the ground. Johnson is now in Byrd's guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Byrd is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
Byrd pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Byrd has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Byrd looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Byrd is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drake Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Byrd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Byrd.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Byrd counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Byrd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saxon Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Johnson.
A shot to the liver by Byrd. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Byrd misses with a straight left.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Byrd!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd with a nice calf kick.
Byrd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Byrd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Byrd, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Byrd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Byrd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice sprawl there from Byrd as Johnson shoots in.
Byrd half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson with a poor takedown
enabling Byrd to counter with a crisp jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Byrd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Johnson is rocked!
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Byrd.
Byrd lands with a cross.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Byrd finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
and Byrd counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Johnson! He's just covering up as Byrd starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saxon Byrd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bean Bryant (ranked 2432 p4p, 2820 weight class) and Kwawi Mumba (ranked 314 p4p, 352 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bean Bryant !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumba works Bryant 's body with a nice hook.
Bryant with a poor takedown
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Bean Bryant has been cut.
Bryant misses with a right hand
and Mumba counters with a left to the body.
Mumba jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mumba misses with a double jab.
Bryant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mumba throws a counter combo.
Bryant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryant misses with a series of wild punches.
Bryant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mumba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bryant with a body shot.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Mumba moves out of range easily.
Bryant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mumba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bryant with a body shot.
Mumba avoids the head kick by Bryant .
Bryant is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant closes the distance but Mumba moves to the side
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant . Mumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bryant .
Bryant misses with a double jab
and Mumba counters with a straight right hand.
Bryant scores with a one two! Mumba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mumba throws a nice looking combination but Bryant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mumba slips a jab and a cross from Bryant .
Mumba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick from Bryant lands but Mumba takes it in his stride.
Bryant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant moves to clinch but Mumba breaks away
and Mumba counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bryant ! Mumba lets Bryant back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bean Bryant 's cut is getting worse.
Bryant is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mumba's half guard.
Mumba looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant wants to free his trapped foot but Mumba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bryant seems to be working for a kimura but Mumba defends the submission attempt.
Bryant is trying to work for a kimura but Mumba is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba is trying to get back to full guard.
Mumba has hold of Bryant 's hands but Bryant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mumba is refusing to be controlled, as Bryant sits in half guard.
Mumba is looking to improve his position.
Bryant wants to control but Mumba is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bryant moves nicely into side control.
Mumba looks to move to half guard but instead Bryant has passed into mount! Damn!
Bryant controlling his opponent.
Mumba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kwawi Mumba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bean Bryant 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mumba stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryant . Bryant gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant . Mumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Mumba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mumba swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryant .
Bryant has been working on his balance at Besta-Fera Training Center, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mumba.
Bryant has closed the distance and engaged Mumba in a clinch.
Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryant is looking to land body kicks.
Mumba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba sizes up Bryant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bean Bryant 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bryant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mumba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba misses with an uppercut.
Bryant wants to clinch but Mumba slips to the side
letting Mumba counter with a right hand.
Jeez, Bean Bryant 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bryant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bryant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mumba just misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mumba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mumba is in trouble now - Bryant has advanced to mount!
Mumba is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bryant .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant moves to back control.
Mumba is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mumba has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mumba tries to break free.
Bryant has the hooks in. Mumba is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Bryant passes his arm under Mumba's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Mumba taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bean Bryant !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ugo Barnes (ranked 2701 p4p, 1360 weight class) and Junk Yard Dog (ranked 308 p4p, 183 weight class). Dog has chosen Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ugo Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junk Yard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog manages to avoid it.
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Dog finds it's target.
Barnes swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Dog thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Dog with a nice calf kick.
Dog slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dog misses with a straight right.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dog on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Barnes is looking to wear down Dog with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Dog takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Dog stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barnes moves out of range as Dog throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes throws a head kick but Dog moves out of range.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
A clash of legs there as Dog blocks the low kick.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dog checks it well.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dog closes the distance and clinches.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Dog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dog prevents a body shot from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dog tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Dog breaks the clinch.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnes scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Barnes.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Dog.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dog - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Dog.
Dog is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Dog breaks from the clinch.
Dog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dog connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnes's hands.
Dog jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Dog swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Dog checks it.
Dog lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Dog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Junk Yard Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog jabs at Barnes's body.
Dog misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Dog saw it coming and moves away.
A little jabbing left from Dog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dog swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dog checks a leg kick nicely.
Dog slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dog has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Dog.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Dog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dog.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Dog's legs.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dog was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dog.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dog.
Dog avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Dog clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junk Yard Dog dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
A clash of legs there as Dog blocks the low kick.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dog on the side of the head.
Dog rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dog.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dog throws an elbow but misses.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.
Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Dog takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dog sizes up Barnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Barnes backs off Dog throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
Junk Yard Dog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dog was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick lands for Dog.
Barnes slips under a jab.
A big right from Dog misses.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Dog's knee but Dog avoids it well.
Dog misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dog throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dog takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Dog misses.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Dog moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Dog throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Dog throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dog scores with a decent looking hook.
Dog misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Dog 's knee.
Dog avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Dog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Dog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dog just manages to avoid it.
Dog has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dog misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dog.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Dog takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes digs a good hook to Dog's body.
Dog swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Barnes managing to block the knees to the body from Dog.
Dog prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Dog blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Dog.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes keeps control of Dog as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Dog's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junk Yard Dog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dog.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog manages to avoid it.
Dog tries to counter with a clinch but Barnes shakes him off and moves away.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Dog saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dog.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dog throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dog looks to throw a body kick
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Dog connects with a body shot.
Dog looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Dog tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ugo Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dog misses with a straight left.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Dog.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Dog is looking to clinch.
Barnes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dog lands a jab to the head.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Dog moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Dog.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Dog checks it
and Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dog has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dog throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Dog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dog has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dog avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dog working Barnes over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes tries to stall but Dog uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dog works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Dog.
Dog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnes.
Junk Yard Dog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dog rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Dog tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Dog breaks the clinch.
Dog dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dog dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Dog should have avoided that one.
Ugo Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Junk Yard Dog is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dog throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a kick to the temple. Dog shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dog lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes slips under a jab from Dog.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog misses the jab.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dog sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for Dog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dog scores with a spinning back kick!
Barnes ducks right into an uppercut from Dog.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Dog.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junk Yard Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dog has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junk Yard Dog!
A victorious Junk Yard Dog thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 344 p4p, 1332 weight class) and Kai Chisaki (ranked 46 p4p, 179 weight class). Redcliffe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Close Your Eyes (And Count To F**k). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 11 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kwame Redcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Chisaki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chisaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Redcliffe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chisaki works the jab nicely.
Redcliffe 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chisaki looks to land a left hand but Redcliffe moved out of range nicely.
Chisaki misses with a straight left.
Jab by Chisaki.
Redcliffe scores with a nice right hand.
Chisaki missing with a left hand there. Redcliffe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redcliffe connects with a leg kick.
Redcliffe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Redcliffe lands with a right hand.
Chisaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Redcliffe's head.
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!
Redcliffe lands a right hook to the body.
Redcliffe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Redcliffe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chisaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe looks to land a body kick but Chisaki moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisaki tries to move into range but Redcliffe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Redcliffe blocks a jab.
Chisaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redcliffe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Redcliffe.
Chisaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Redcliffe misses with the body kick
and Chisaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chisaki.
Chisaki postures up.
Chisaki working some strikes from top position.
Chisaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Chisaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Redcliffe has wrist control.
Redcliffe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chisaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chisaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chisaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Redcliffe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chisaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kwame Redcliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chisaki scores with a jab.
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!
Redcliffe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe cracks Chisaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Chisaki misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki checks a leg kick.
Chisaki feints the counter takedown.
Chisaki throws a looping overhand right but Redcliffe ducks down to avoid it.
Redcliffe moves away from the strike by Chisaki.
Redcliffe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Redcliffe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chisaki throws a right hand that misses
and Redcliffe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chisaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chisaki looks to land a left hand but Redcliffe moved out of range nicely.
Redcliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chisaki.
Redcliffe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chisaki clobbers Redcliffe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Redcliffe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chisaki rushes Redcliffe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Redcliffe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chisaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Redcliffe is pressed up against the cage. Chisaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Redcliffe down to the mat. Redcliffe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chisaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chisaki misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chisaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Redcliffe off the cage and back into range.
Chisaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redcliffe connects with a leg kick.
Redcliffe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chisaki moves away from the strike by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe connects with a leg kick.
Redcliffe wants to slow Chisaki down by chopping away at his legs.
And Chisaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Redcliffe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chisaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chisaki fails with the takedown.
Kwame Redcliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Chisaki.
Redcliffe with a jab.
A jab from Chisaki misses.
Chisaki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Redcliffe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chisaki has time to react.
Redcliffe lands with a shot to the body.
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 Kwame Redcliffe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Redcliffe ducks under a wild hook from Chisaki.
Redcliffe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chisaki.
Kwame Redcliffe is winning the standup battle so far.
Redcliffe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chisaki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Redcliffe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Redcliffe lands a jab to Chisaki's midsection.
Chisaki looks to land a right hand but Redcliffe moved out of range.
Chisaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redcliffe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chisaki just manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Redcliffe.
Chisaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Redcliffe is just out of range.
Redcliffe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redcliffe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick lands for Redcliffe.
Chisaki throws a hook to the side of Redcliffe's head but Redcliffe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redcliffe scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redcliffe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chisaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redcliffe on the side of the head.
A big right from Chisaki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Redcliffe finds it's way through Chisaki's defenses.
Redcliffe throws a poor cross that misses
and Chisaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Chisaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Redcliffe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redcliffe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redcliffe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Redcliffe tests Chisaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redcliffe thows a leg kick but Chisaki checks it
and Chisaki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Redcliffe!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chisaki wants to control but Redcliffe is keeping him busy.
Redcliffe is trying to control Chisaki's posture but Chisaki avoids it.
Redcliffe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Redcliffe is not content to let Chisaki control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe is controlling Chisaki's trapped leg to prevent Chisaki from advancing to side control.
Chisaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Redcliffe gets back to full guard.
Redcliffe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chisaki.
Chisaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Redcliffe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chisaki has Redcliffe in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A lazy left from Redcliffe finds it's target.
Chisaki lands a nice hook to Redcliffe's body. Redcliffe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chisaki connects with a crisp jab.
Chisaki misses with a right hand
and Redcliffe counters with a nice leg kick.
Redcliffe connects with a leg kick.
Chisaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redcliffe slips under a jab from Chisaki.
Chisaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Redcliffe.
Chisaki defending well as Redcliffe loads up on a big left hand.
Chisaki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Redcliffe did well to prevent Chisaki getting side control.
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!
Chisaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chisaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki wants to take a breather but Redcliffe is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redcliffe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chisaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chisaki throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Redcliffe to regain full guard.
Chisaki stopping the sweep attempt from Redcliffe.
Chisaki wants to control from the top but Redcliffe keeps moving.
Redcliffe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chisaki.
Chisaki throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kai Chisaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Redcliffe moves away from the strike by Chisaki.
Redcliffe tried to score with a low kick but Chisaki checks it.
Chisaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Redcliffe defends it well.
Chisaki 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.
Redcliffe feints and then cracks Chisaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chisaki down.
Chisaki 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.
Redcliffe misses with a looping left.
Chisaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chisaki misses with a hook to the body
and Redcliffe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chisaki cracks Redcliffe with a good jab.
Chisaki throws a jab when Redcliffe was well out of range.
Redcliffe lands a right hook to the body.
Redcliffe scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab lands there for Redcliffe.
Redcliffe connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Redcliffe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redcliffe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chisaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chisaki throws a hook but Redcliffe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Redcliffe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chisaki doesn't seem phased though.
Redcliffe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chisaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chisaki.
Chisaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Chisaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Redcliffe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chisaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chisaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Redcliffe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redcliffe wants to hit a sweep here but Chisaki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Redcliffe there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chisaki.
Redcliffe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chisaki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chisaki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Redcliffe because Chisaki loaded up on that one.
Redcliffe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chisaki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
A nice elbow there by Chisaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisaki punching from mount but Redcliffe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chisaki wants to control the action but instead Redcliffe gets a body lock and reverses into Chisaki's guard! Nice work!
Redcliffe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chisaki is looking for a triangle but Redcliffe pushes his legs off easily.
Chisaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Redcliffe's guard.
Chisaki wants to control from the top but Redcliffe keeps moving.
Chisaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redcliffe is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chisaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Redcliffe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chisaki is looking to pass into half guard but Redcliffe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Redcliffe is in guard.
Chisaki pulls Redcliffe in to control the position.
Redcliffe is looking to stand up but Chisaki won't let him.
Chisaki is looking for a triangle but Redcliffe pushes his legs off easily.
Redcliffe wants to stand but Chisaki is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Chisaki.
I think Chisaki 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kwame Redcliffe!
A relieved looking Kwame Redcliffe 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 Attilio De Fiore (ranked 1559 p4p, 1791 weight class) and William S Burroughs (ranked 234 p4p, 269 weight class). Burroughs has chosen William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer as his entrance music. Attilio De Fiore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William S Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burroughs shoots in and bounces De Fiore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burroughs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Fiore keeping moving, preventing Burroughs from controlling successfully.
Burroughs throws an elbow that misses. De Fiore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burroughs's guard. Nice move by De Fiore!
Burroughs controlling De Fiore's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs is trying to keep De Fiore in close.
Burroughs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore won't allow Burroughs to sweep him here.
De Fiore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burroughs trying to control the position here.
Burroughs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burroughs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burroughs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
De Fiore circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Fiore throwing a counter right hand but Burroughs manages to avoid it.
De Fiore lands with an overhand left.
 It looks like William S Burroughs has been cut.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burroughs.
Burroughs scores with a takedown into De Fiore's guard.
Burroughs looking to sit in guard and control but De Fiore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Fiore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore prevents Burroughs from getting back to his feet.
Burroughs looking to control.
Burroughs controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Fiore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burroughs wants to sweep but no luck.
De Fiore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burroughs wants to sweep but no luck.
De Fiore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Fiore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Burroughs wants to sweep here but De Fiore controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Fiore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burroughs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Attilio De Fiore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burroughs gets the takedown into side control.
Burroughs throws an elbow but De Fiore slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burroughs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Fiore dodges the ground and pound from Burroughs.
De Fiore gets back to half guard.
Burroughs is trying to control the action in half guard but De Fiore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William S Burroughs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William S Burroughs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from De Fiore.
Burroughs moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Fiore looks to land a right hand but Burroughs moved out of range.
Burroughs lands a right hook to the body.
Burroughs blocks a jab.
De Fiore scores with a shot to the body.
Burroughs looks for a takedown but De Fiore sprawls well.
De Fiore misses with a low kick as Burroughs jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Fiore sprawls well initially but Burroughs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Fiore has his hands clasped together around Burroughs's back. He's all about the action.
Burroughs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Burroughs.
Burroughs postures up in De Fiore's guard and throws a big left but De Fiore blocks it.
De Fiore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burroughs is looking to work some ground and pound but De Fiore has wrist control.
Burroughs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Burroughs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Fiore is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burroughs forces his way into half guard.
Burroughs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burroughs in particular looking to stall.
Burroughs is looking to stall here but De Fiore recovers full guard.
Burroughs throwing strikes from guard but De Fiore blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burroughs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burroughs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Fiore at a distance.
Burroughs lands a slapping body shot.
De Fiore misses with a straight right.
Burroughs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burroughs has his takedown stuffed
and De Fiore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burroughs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Fiore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs misses with a double jab.
De Fiore throwing a counter right hand but Burroughs manages to avoid it.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burroughs misses with a body shot
and De Fiore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burroughs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burroughs looks to land a combination but De Fiore avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fiore with the inside leg kick.
Burroughs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fiore.
Burroughs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Fiore throwing a counter right hand but Burroughs manages to avoid it.
Attilio De Fiore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William S Burroughs.
Burroughs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Fiore counters with a good low kick that Burroughs was not able to check.
Burroughs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Fiore rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Fiore swings for the body but Burroughs moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Attilio De Fiore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William S Burroughs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Burroughs is just out of range.
De Fiore misses with a hook. Burroughs ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Burroughs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Burroughs misses with a few strikes there.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut
and Burroughs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burroughs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Fiore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from De Fiore misses.
Burroughs instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs blocks a body shot from De Fiore.
Burroughs has clasped his hands together around De Fiore's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Burroughs is trying to move to mount but De Fiore reverses beautifully and ends up in Burroughs's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burroughs being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore preventing the sweep.
Burroughs working a defensive guard but De Fiore manages to pass into side control anyway.
Burroughs is looking to regain half guard here but De Fiore keeps moving and retains side control.
Burroughs struggling a bit here.
William S Burroughs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burroughs tries to bench press De Fiore off him but De Fiore keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burroughs struggling a bit here.
Burroughs tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but De Fiore presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Burroughs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Fiore is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs tries to hold on but De Fiore postures up.
De Fiore controlling the position easily from mount.
Burroughs is desperately trying to improve his position but De Fiore has a good base and remains in mount.
Burroughs keeps trying to improve his position.
De Fiore avoids the attempt from Burroughs to control.
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.
Burroughs reaches up to try and control the position but De Fiore seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Burroughs rolls and tries to escape and now De Fiore has his back!
De Fiore is hanging on to Burroughs's back as he tries to escape.
De Fiore controlling the position well here. Burroughs rolled but De Fiore kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burroughs tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Attilio De Fiore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Fiore 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attilio De Fiore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Suarez (ranked 1482 p4p, 1106 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 195 p4p, 155 weight class). Suarez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mexican Sun. This should be a great matchup!
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez misses the jab.
Suarez misses with a left hand
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Suarez misses with an uppercut. Turcotte saw that one coming.
Turcotte checks a leg kick.
Turcotte misses with a hook.
Turcotte jabs at Suarez's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Suarez misses the target.
Turcotte looks to land a left hand but Suarez moved out of range nicely.
Suarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turcotte throws a shot to the body.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Suarez throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
Suarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Turcotte counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turcotte moves out of range of the strikes.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Suarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez cracks Turcotte with a good jab.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turcotte misses with a hook.
Suarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Turcotte counter with a right hand.
Turcotte scores with a hook to the body. Suarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suarez swings widly with a right hand
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Suarez ducks down to avoid it.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Turcotte tests Suarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Suarez misses.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
Suarez walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turcotte jabs Suarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turcotte swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Suarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Suarez fails with the takedown.
Suarez feints and as Turcotte raises his hands in defense, Suarez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Turcotte is retaining full guard.
Suarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turcotte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turcotte has his hands on Suarez's head, controlling the position.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Turcotte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suarez is stalling in the full guard.
Turcotte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suarez's guard.
Turcotte sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Suarez doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Turcotte paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Suarez - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Felix Suarez!
Felix Suarez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vegan Gains logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 1834 p4p, 1164 weight class) and Jack Phillips (ranked 275 p4p, 183 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Phillips 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.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phillips counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with a straight right. Phillips didn't see that one coming.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Phillips's head.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Phillips misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phillips ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Phillips off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phillips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Phillips misses.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phillips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Phillips is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Phillips drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left and a right from Barbosa both land. Nice combination.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Phillips tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Phillips doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phillips slips under a jab from Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Phillips walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
Barbosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Junior Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Barbosa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a right hand to the body.
Phillips walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Phillips counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phillips doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Phillips might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barbosa has got the better of the exchanges.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phillips.
Phillips slips a jab from Barbosa.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Phillips's head back.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phillips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa cracks Phillips with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Phillips misses.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phillips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Junior Barbosa 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 Bruno Bleak (ranked 829 p4p, 1337 weight class) and Paulo Kogos (ranked 112 p4p, 179 weight class). Bruno Bleak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Kogos!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kogos shoots in and gets a takedown into Bleak's guard.
Kogos wants to control from the top but Bleak keeps moving.
Kogos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bleak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kogos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kogos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kogos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kogos looking to sit in guard and control but Bleak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kogos wants to sweep but no luck.
Kogos working for a triangle but Bleak defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bleak passes Kogos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos tries to get to full guard but Bleak has control of the leg.
Bleak is pressing down on Kogos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kogos is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kogos is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bleak jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bleak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kogos is trying to improve his position.
Kogos regains half guard, as Bleak was trying to land strikes.
Bleak trying to pass the guard but Kogos defending well.
Kogos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kogos can't keep his opponent in guard - Bleak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kogos tries to get to full guard but Bleak has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kogos is trying to get back to full guard.
Bleak thows a huge punch but Kogos dodges it nicely.
Kogos gets full guard.
Bleak advances position into side control!
Bleak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kogos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kogos keeps trying to improve his position.
Kogos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bleak lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kogos down.
Kogos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bleak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is trying to get an arm triangle but Kogos is defending well.
Kogos is looking to reverse the position.
Bleak postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bleak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bleak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bleak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kogos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kogos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kogos is trying to control but can't.
Bleak is working for a kimura but Kogos is defending it quite comfortably.
Bleak throwing shots but Kogos is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kogos defends it well.
Kogos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bleak looking to pass the guard.
Bleak passes Kogos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bleak is working for a kimura but Kogos is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kogos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kogos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Bleak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kogos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kogos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kogos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bleak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kogos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bleak.
Kogos swings for the body but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak feinted with a counter takedown.
Kogos lands a two punch combo.
Kogos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak staying out of range there.
Bleak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kogos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kogos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from Kogos.
Kogos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kogos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from Kogos.
Kogos connects with a body shot.
Kogos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bleaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Kogos.
Paulo Kogos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bleak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kogos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Bleak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kogos misses with a double jab.
Kogos misses with a combination
and Bleak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
Bleak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kogos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kogos tries to pass to full mount but Bleak defends it.
Bleak actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kogos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bleak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bleak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kogos pulls his head out easily.
Kogos is pressing down on Bleak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bleak is holding on for now.
Bleak tries to get to full guard but Kogos has control of the leg.
Bleak is working hard here to advance position.
Bleak won't allow Kogos to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kogos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kogos trying to control from half guard but Bleak is working away.
Bruno Bleak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kogos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kogos wants to pass the guard but Bleak is defending well.
Bleak has hold of Kogos's hands but Kogos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kogos is keen to just control but Bleak is a slippery customer.
Kogos lands with a punch from half guard.
Bleak is looking for a sweep. Kogos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bleak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kogos pulls his head out easily.
Kogos is looking to pass Bleak's guard but actually Bleak recovers to full guard.
Kogos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kogos working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kogos trying to control but Bleak is working from the bottom.
Bleak throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kogos escapes and throws Bleak's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bleak manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kogos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bleak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bleak is refusing to be controlled, as Kogos sits in half guard.
Bleak taking some punishment here, with Kogos in his half guard.
Kogos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kogos is trying to control the action in half guard but Bleak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bleak looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kogos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Kogos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kogos misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kogos.
Kogos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kogos. Bleak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bleak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kogos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kogos throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bleak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bleak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos works Bleak's body with a nice hook.
Kogos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bleak manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kogos pushes down on Bleak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kogos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bleak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bleak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kogos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bleak is keeping the position for now.
Bleak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kogos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is looking to regain half guard here but Kogos keeps moving and retains side control.
Bleak is not content to let Kogos control the position.
Kogos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kogos working the body and head with strikes.
Bleak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kogos scoring with punches from side control.
Bleak is looking for a sweep.
Kogos trying to control the position but Bleak is working away.
Kogos scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bleak is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kogos can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Kogos!
Paulo Kogos took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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