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GC 456: Garrett VS Garcia PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jinjing Yan (ranked 3479 p4p, 4542 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 471 p4p, 545 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
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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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jinjing Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Yan blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yan scores with a nice strike.
Yan misses the jab.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yan missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan misses with an uppercut.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yan slips under a jab.
Jeff Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Yan ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Yan misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Yan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
Yan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yan.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yan.
As Johnson looks to move away, Yan throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Yan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Yan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Yan's head but Yan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Yan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson tries to work over Yan's front leg with a kick but Yan checks it.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yan.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Yan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yan circles away quickly and effectively.
As Johnson looks to move away, Yan throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Yan ducks down to avoid it.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
Johnson wants to slow Yan down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Yan misses the target.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Yan's head back.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yan was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
A jab from Yan misses.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Yan.
Yan slips a jab from Johnson.
Yan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Yan.
An attempted straight right counter from Yan misses the target.
Johnson jabs Yan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson works over Yan's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Yan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Yan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yan.
Yan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yan is looking to counter punch.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yan.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Yan counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws the left hand but Yan avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yan throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Yan is out of range.
Yan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Yan counters with a nice right hand that sends Johnson toppling to the canvas! Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yan finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yan slips under a jab from Johnson.
Yan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Yan's ribcage but misses.
Yan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
enabling Yan to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yan's head.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yan circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yan.
Yan throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Yan ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Yan to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yan.
Yan scores with a jab.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson takes a swing at Yan's ribcage but misses.
Yan moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Yan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson takes a swing at Yan's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Yan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeff Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yan throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Yan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
letting Yan counter with a right hand.
Yan slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Yan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Yan's head back.
Yan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Johnson.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
letting Yan counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Yan is just out of range.
Yan scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
 Johnson is rocked!
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yan counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Yan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Yan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jinjing Yan!
A less than humble Jinjing Yan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 23735 p4p, 2310 weight class) and Hudson Clarkson (ranked 644 p4p, 332 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rush - 2112. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hudson Clarkson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Hudson Clarkson has been cut.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarkson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarkson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clarkson shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
A big left from Smith misses.
Clarkson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clarkson fails to land the takedown.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hudson Clarkson.
Clarkson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarkson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clarkson.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Clarkson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Clarkson eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Clarkson has control of the leg.
Clarkson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Smith is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hudson Clarkson!
Hudson Clarkson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, PWNAGE™ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Mike Smith had this to say: 'I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sully (ranked 1909 p4p, 2109 weight class) and Rico Van-Plant (ranked 253 p4p, 275 weight class). Sully comes to the cage accompanied by Hail the Apocallipse. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Van-Plant!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van-Plant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sully paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van-Plant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sully swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sully stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sully wants it to stay on the feet.
Van-Plant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van-Plant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sully pinned against the cage. Sully gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jake Sully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Van-Plant.
Sully scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van-Plant doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Sully.
Van-Plant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sully misses with an uppercut
and Van-Plant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van-Plant.
Van-Plant works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Van-Plant wants to control but Sully is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van-Plant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sully doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Van-Plant.
Van-Plant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sully sees it coming and defends easily.
Van-Plant trying to control from half guard but Sully is working away.
Van-Plant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sully defends it well.
Van-Plant trying to pass the guard but Sully defending well.
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.
Van-Plant works his way into full mount!
Van-Plant is looking to work his way around to Sully's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Van-Plant thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Van-Plant thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sully keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant controlling from the full mount.
Van-Plant prevents Sully from getting the reversal.
Van-Plant jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sully manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Van-Plant is looking to take a break and control but Sully is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van-Plant tries for a kimura but Sully is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van-Plant is trying to get an arm triangle but Sully is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sully is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van-Plant's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Van-Plant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sully doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Van-Plant.
Sully is defending against the submission attempts here by Van-Plant.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Van-Plant dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van-Plant tries for a takedown but Sully circles away easily
and Sully counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van-Plant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van-Plant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van-Plant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van-Plant misses with a takedown attempt
and Sully counters with a straight right hand.
Van-Plant tries to clinch up.
Sully keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sully swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jake Sully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Van-Plant.
Sully rushes Van-Plant and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sully is working Van-Plant over against the cage.
Sully pushes Van-Plant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van-Plant is trying to pull guard but Sully turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Van-Plant goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sully prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully stalling.
Van-Plant goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sully prevents it.
Van-Plant is looking for a takedown.
Van-Plant is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sully lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van-Plant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sully pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van-Plant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Sully.
Sully working aggressively here.
Sully lands with a short shot to the head.
Sully stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van-Plant takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully breaks from the clinch.
Van-Plant works over Sully's head and body with a nice combination.
Sully will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rico Van-Plant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Van-Plant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sully sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van-Plant somewhat.
Sully slaps away a takedown attempt from Van-Plant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van-Plant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Sully counter with a right hand.
Sully swats away the attempt to clinch by Van-Plant.
Van-Plant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sully swivels and escapes.
Sully seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big left from Van-Plant misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully slips a jab and a cross from Van-Plant.
Van-Plant throws a nice looking combination but Sully bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jake Sully is winning the standup battle so far.
Van-Plant is breathing heavily.
Sully looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sully swings for the body but Van-Plant moves out of range.
Van-Plant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sully.
Van-Plant shoots in for a double leg but Sully sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van-Plant tries for a takedown but Sully circles away easily
and Sully counters with a straight right hand.
Jake Sully is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van-Plant swings widly with a right hand
and Sully counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sully. That's going to slow Van-Plant down.
Sully throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rico Van-Plant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sully is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van-Plant.
Sully is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van-Plant can do to turn this around?
Van-Plant shoots in but Sully avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sully was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sully. Sully obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Van-Plant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van-Plant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sully did well to prevent Van-Plant getting side control.
Van-Plant looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Van-Plant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van-Plant is trying to work for a kimura but Sully is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Sully dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Van-Plant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sully pinned against the cage. Sully gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van-Plant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sully's waist but Sully gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van-Plant off to one side.
Sully clinches with his opponent.
Sully creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van-Plant's defenses.
Van-Plant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van-Plant wants a takedown but no success here.
Jake Sully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Van-Plant.
Sully is working Van-Plant over against the cage.
Sully prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Sully.
Van-Plant is trying to pull guard but Sully turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Van-Plant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sully throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van-Plants head.
Van-Plant is working for takedown but Sully is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van-Plant tries to score a body lock takedown but Sully shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Sully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully is struggling to control the position.
Sully lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sully throws a head punch that misses.
Van-Plant wants a takedown.
Sully scores with a hook to the body.
Sully lands with a right to the head.
Sully digs a right hand into Van-Plant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van-Plant's gas tank.
Van-Plant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sully after a bit of a struggle.
Sully lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van-Plant backwards.
Van-Plant is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sully gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van-Plant tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sully is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van-Plant is working for takedown but Sully is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van-Plant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sully just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van-Plant blocks an elbow strike from Sully.
Sully misses with a punch to the body.
Van-Plant is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sully to keep the fight standing.
Sully lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van-Plant goes for a takedown attempt but Sully pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van-Plant walks into a stiff left hand from Sully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sully throws the left hand but Van-Plant avoids the punch easily.
Van-Plant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sully appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sully slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sully lands a nice hook to Van-Plant's body. Van-Plant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van-Plant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sully lunges at Van-Plant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van-Plant's hand.
A nice leg kick from Sully, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sully lands a jab.
Van-Plant misses with a double jab
and Sully connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van-Plant is rocked!
Sully connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van-Plant. Van-Plant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van-Plant is still on wobbly legs! Can Sully finish him?
Van-Plant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van-Plant seems to have recovered his senses.
Sully connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sully sizes up Van-Plant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sully connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van-Plant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sully defends it nicely.
Sully swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Sully misses its intended target.
Van-Plant doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Sully counter with a right hand.
Van-Plant throws the left hand but Sully avoids the punch easily.
Sully stuffs the takedown.
Sully seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sully feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Van-Plant sprawling to the canvas! Van-Plant rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sully finish him?!
No joy there for Van-Plant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van-Plant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sully throws out a loose jab but Van-Plant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van-Plant moves in looking to clinch but Sully pushes him off.
Van-Plant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sully counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Sully showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sully 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Sully!
A pretty intense looking Jake Sully took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Waddle (ranked 2025 p4p, 3268 weight class) and Jolly Roger (ranked 285 p4p, 442 weight class). Roger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Under Jolly Roger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jolly Roger 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Waddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jolly Roger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Waddle misses with a body shot.
And Roger tries to counter it with a takedown but Waddle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Waddle lands a nice hook to Roger's body. Roger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Waddle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roger throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Roger.
Roger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roger swings for the body but Waddle moves out of range.
Waddle connects with a right hand. Roger shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Waddle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Waddle.
Roger misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waddle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waddle throws a front kick aimed at Roger's knee but Roger avoids it well.
Waddle misses with a body shot.
Waddle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Waddle connects with the punch.
Roger lands an overhand right.
Waddle throws an overhand right that lands on Roger's shoulder, as Roger tries to avoid the shot.
Waddle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddle takes a swing at Roger's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Waddle misses.
Roger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Waddle at a distance.
Waddle misses with a hook. Roger ducked under it nicely.
Roger just misses with a punch to the body.
Roger lands a really nice looking cross but Waddle seems unphased.
Waddle throws a lazy right hand but Roger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roger stuns Waddle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roger throws a hook but Waddle avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Roger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Waddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waddle slips a straight right by Roger.
Waddle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Waddle slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waddle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 Waddle is rocked!
Waddle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oh Waddle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roger blocks a jab.
Waddle seems to have got his legs back now.
Waddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Roger is just out of range.
Roger is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waddle.
Roger lands a nice hook to Waddle's body. Waddle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waddle takes a swing at Roger's ribcage but misses.
Roger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waddle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Roger.
Waddle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Waddle scores with a jab.
Waddle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Waddle.
Roger throws an overhand right that drops Waddle like a sack of potatoes! Roger dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jolly Roger!
During a confident post fight interview, Jolly Roger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markos Hadjilis (ranked 3016 p4p, 1144 weight class) and Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 412 p4p, 165 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Markos Hadjilis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Vellei slips a jab from Hadjilis.
La Vellei lands with a hook. Hadjilis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hadjilis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
La Vellei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hadjilis sprawls well. Hadjilis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. La Vellei gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Hadjilis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
La Vellei shoots for a takedown but Hadjilis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hadjilis is looking to counter punch.
La Vellei loads up on a big right hand but Hadjilis slips the punch.
La Vellei fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hadjilis sprawls well initially but La Vellei persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hadjilis wants to control but La Vellei is keeping busy.
La Vellei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
La Vellei stalling away here and it's allowed Hadjilis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
La Vellei is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
La Vellei looking to pass the guard.
La Vellei trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadjilis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hadjilis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but La Vellei can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
La Vellei is fighting to break Hadjilis's control of his arms but Hadjilis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
La Vellei looking to pass the guard.
Hadjilis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
La Vellei throwing strikes from guard but Hadjilis blocks nicely.
La Vellei works over Hadjilis with some ground and pound from guard.
Hadjilis keeping full guard, as La Vellei tries to pass.
Hadjilis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadjilis pulls La Vellei in close to his closed guard and prevents La Vellei from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hadjilis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. La Vellei doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. La Vellei manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
La Vellei scoring with some ground and pound.
La Vellei with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hadjilis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
La Vellei trying to control but Hadjilis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hadjilis working for a triangle but La Vellei defends it easily.
La Vellei trying to control but Hadjilis is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei tries to free his leg and advance position but Hadjilis is retaining full guard.
La Vellei chips away with some ground and pound.
La Vellei drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hadjilis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hadjilis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hadjilis!
Hadjilis trying to control the position but La Vellei is working away.
You can see the frustration on La Vellei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
La Vellei is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hadjilis is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
La Vellei is looking to get to half guard.
La Vellei is still trying to improve position.
Hadjilis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hadjilis wants to get back to his feet but La Vellei is holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hadjilis manages to capitalize on a mistake by La Vellei to take his back!
La Vellei prevents Hadjilis from getting a body triangle.
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 Markos Hadjilis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hadjilis just misses with a punch to the body.
As Hadjilis backs off La Vellei throws a huge counter combo but Hadjilis manages to avoid it all.
Hadjilis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La Vellei fails with the takedown
and Hadjilis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Vellei tries to bum rush Hadjilis with a series of wild strikes but Hadjilis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
La Vellei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hadjilis misses with an uppercut
and La Vellei counters with a nice uppercut.
La Vellei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadjilis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
La Vellei drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hadjilis is trying to improve his position.
Hadjilis can't do much from the bottom here.
La Vellei wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hadjilis, who protects the arm well.
Hadjilis wants to control but La Vellei postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadjilis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because La Vellei is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hadjilis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
La Vellei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hadjilis keeps working.
Who's going to make the next move?
La Vellei goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hadjilis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for La Vellei but great work by Hadjilis.
Hadjilis is looking to take a break and control but La Vellei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
La Vellei can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadjilis tries to stand but La Vellei is controlling his head.
La Vellei tries to bench press Hadjilis off him but Hadjilis keeps the position.
La Vellei manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hadjilis's best efforts.
La Vellei tries to roll over but Hadjilis keeps him under control.
La Vellei wants to control but Hadjilis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hadjilis wants to stand up but La Vellei has a hold of him and won't allow it.
La Vellei is looking to improve his position.
Markos Hadjilis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadjilis slows the pace down in half guard.
Hadjilis wants to take a breather but La Vellei is having none of it.
La Vellei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
La Vellei looks like he's trying to stand up.
La Vellei wants to get back to full guard.
La Vellei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hadjilis pulls his head out easily.
La Vellei wants to control but Hadjilis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Hadjilis throws a big shot that misses.
Hadjilis feints and then cracks La Vellei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow La Vellei down.
La Vellei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hadjilis to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Hadjilis.
La Vellei takes one to the chin there.
Hadjilis misses with a hook
and La Vellei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Vellei tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hadjilis defends well and La Vellei ends up having to push Hadjilis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hadjilis throws a body punch but La Vellei moves out of range.
Hadjilis lands a nice looking body shot.
Hadjilis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
La Vellei thows a leg kick but Hadjilis checks it
and La Vellei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Excellent takedown into side control there by La Vellei.
Hadjilis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hadjilis trying to hold on to La Vellei's head to control him but La Vellei postures up.
Hadjilis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hadjilis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Markos Hadjilis 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. This is the final round!
La Vellei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
La Vellei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Vellei takes a jab right on the kisser.
La Vellei scores with a hook.
La Vellei digs a good hook to Hadjilis's body.
Hadjilis thows a leg kick but La Vellei checks it
and La Vellei counters with a two punch combo.
 It looks like Markos Hadjilis has been cut.
Hadjilis throws a big shot that misses.
La Vellei misses the body punch
and Hadjilis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hadjilis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
La Vellei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
La Vellei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hadjilis.
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!
La Vellei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La Vellei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hadjilis. That's going to slow La Vellei down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei moves out of range of the body kick.
La Vellei is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hadjilis tries to score with a low kick but La Vellei moves his leg out of the way.
La Vellei bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
La Vellei working the ground and pound from side control.
La Vellei looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
La Vellei is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hadjilis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
La Vellei goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hadjilis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for La Vellei but great work by Hadjilis.
Hadjilis swings around for an armbar but La Vellei sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hadjilis's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hadjilis pulls La Vellei in close to prevent any damage.
La Vellei looking to pass the guard.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadjilis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hadjilis is pulling down on La Vellei's head. It's preventing any offense from La Vellei, at least for the moment.
Hadjilis looking to control.
La Vellei avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hadjilis 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.
Hadjilis working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadjilis seems keen to control La Vellei's posture.
La Vellei postures up.
La Vellei landing some decent shots from guard.
La Vellei is looking to work some ground and pound but Hadjilis has wrist control.
Hadjilis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hadjilis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
La Vellei must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
La Vellei scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hadjilis is on top in guard.
Hadjilis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. La Vellei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
La Vellei wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hadjilis is aware though and is defending well.
Markos Hadjilis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
La Vellei looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hadjilis has picked La Vellei up and slammed him! La Vellei can't keep hold of the triangle and Hadjilis manages to pass to side control!
La Vellei is looking for a sweep.
La Vellei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hadjilis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt La Vellei will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hadjilis is looking to take a break and control but La Vellei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hadjilis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Markos Hadjilis.
Well Hadjilis 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markos Hadjilis!
A less than humble Markos Hadjilis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 2226 p4p, 607 weight class) and Lathem McGuire (ranked 324 p4p, 94 weight class). Mahogany comes to the cage accompanied by Litty. 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 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a front kick that sends Mahogany stumbling back into the cage.
Mahogany blocks a head kick by McGuire.
McGuire looks for the body kick but Mahogany saw that one coming.
Mahogany loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGuire 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.
McGuire moves forwards but Mahogany connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGuire thuds his right hand into Mahogany's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lathem McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire lands the left hand.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mahogany on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire scores with a nice right hand.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mahogany on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahogany lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGuire clinches up against the cage.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire has Mahogany pressed against the cage, preventing Mahogany from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahogany throws a head punch that misses.
Mahogany tries to pull guard but McGuire holds him up against the cage and eventually Mahogany drops back down to his feet.
I was talking to Mahogany's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGuire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGuire pushes Mahogany back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGuire presses Mahogany against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
Mahogany blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mahogany backwards.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGuire is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for McGuire.
McGuire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mahogany misses its intended target.
McGuire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by McGuire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire scores with a body shot.
McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Mahogany.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
McGuire jabs Mahogany to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGuire clinches with his opponent.
Mahogany misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahogany goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from McGuire.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
Mahogany tries to pull guard but McGuire forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Mahogany. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahogany blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire has Mahogany pressed against the cage, preventing Mahogany from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahogany tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Mahogany back against the cage.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mahogany if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mahogany finds it's target.
Mahogany takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mahogany throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire cracks Mahogany with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahogany lands a jab to McGuire's midsection.
Mahogany misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahogany doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahogany throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
Mahogany takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahogany is just out of range.
Mahogany takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mahogany connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGuire scrambles back to his feet.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
Mahogany throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Mahogany scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGuire doesn't seem bothered though.
Mahogany thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire punishes Mahogany's body with a nice straight punch.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahogany drops down looking for a counter takedown but McGuire sprawls and moves away.
Mahogany gets tackled into the cage by McGuire. McGuire maintains the clinch.
Mahogany is trying to break free.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from McGuire tenderised Mahogany's leg. Mahogany is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
As McGuire tries to get set, Mahogany tries to push him back and clinch up but McGuire manages to avoid the attempt.
McGuire with a nice calf kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahogany takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mahogany had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Mahogany throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lathem McGuire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mahogany on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGuire misses with a two punch combination.
Mahogany steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Mahogany walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGuire.
Mahogany tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Mahogany lands.
McGuire scores with a jab to the head.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahogany moves away.
Mahogany tries to counter by clinching up but McGuire breaks away and moves out of range.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
Mahogany thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and Mahogany takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by McGuire.
Mahogany connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahogany waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahogany counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick lands for McGuire.
Lathem McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mahogany momentarily.
Mahogany tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Mahogany.
Lathem McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire throws a nice head kick!
Mahogany is rocked!
McGuire connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Mahogany.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahogany misses with the head strike.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mahogany tries to counter with a takedown but McGuire is quick to defend against it.
McGuire with the inside leg kick.
Mahogany misses with a hook to the body
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahogany misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire scores with a one two! Mahogany had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mahogany.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahogany sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire punishes Mahogany's body with a nice straight punch.
Mahogany throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire throws the left hand but Mahogany avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahogany there as he acknowledges the shot.
A good leg kick by Mahogany.
A lazy left from McGuire finds it's target.
McGuire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mahogany connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mahogany walks into a left hand.
Mahogany takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGuire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire tries to bum rush Mahogany with a series of wild strikes but Mahogany uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahogany swings widly with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Mahogany.
McGuire lands a head shot.
Mahogany misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Mahogany is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahogany steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
Mahogany seems to have got his legs back now.
Mahogany fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGuire checks it well.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahogany. That did some damage!
Mahogany looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mahogany in his tracks.
McGuire steps in with a hook that catches Mahogany right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! McGuire follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mahogany looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lathem McGuire!
Lathem McGuire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Rich Mahogany spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations Pice O'Xit. You were a hell of an opponent. I will go home and take solace in my many leatherbound volumes.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Rodgers (ranked 1065 p4p, 797 weight class) and Torcadall Sailcirc (ranked 147 p4p, 114 weight class). Sailcirc is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: THE SCOTTS. 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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Rodgers !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Torcadall Sailcirc!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers defending well as Sailcirc loads up on a big left hand.
Rodgers is looking to counter punch.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Sailcirc.
We've been hearing reports that Rodgers has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sailcirc scores with a punch to the head.
Sailcirc scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sailcirc misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodgers counters with a nice uppercut.
Sailcirc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodgers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sailcirc just misses with a punch to the body.
Sailcirc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sailcirc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sailcirc throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodgers .
Sailcirc slips a straight right by Rodgers .
Sailcirc drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rodgers defends it well.
Rodgers scores with a sloppy right hand. Sailcirc should have avoided that one.
Sailcirc misses the body punch
and Rodgers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sailcirc scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc throws a hook but Rodgers avoids it easily.
Rodgers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keith Rodgers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sailcirc scores with a decent looking hook.
Rodgers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodgers scores with a jab to the body.
Rodgers throws a jab when Sailcirc was well out of range.
Sailcirc lands with a good body shot.
Sailcirc misses the body punch
and Rodgers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sailcirc throws an off balance right hand
enabling Rodgers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodgers tries to sprawl but Sailcirc drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodgers is on top in guard.
Rodgers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Sailcirc keeps moving.
Rodgers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodgers 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Sailcirc keeps moving.
Sailcirc controlling Rodgers 's posture.
Rodgers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sailcirc pulls Rodgers in close to prevent any damage.
Sailcirc tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc seems keen to control Rodgers 's posture.
Sailcirc trying to keep a closed guard but Rodgers is proving a slippery customer.
Rodgers postures up in Sailcirc's guard and throws a big left but Sailcirc blocks it.
Sailcirc has momentary wrist control but Rodgers slips an elbow through the middle.
Sailcirc trying to control the position.
Rodgers is fighting to break Sailcirc's control of his arms but Sailcirc is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rodgers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sailcirc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodgers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodgers is in close to Sailcirc's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sailcirc wants to sweep but no luck.
Sailcirc trying to keep a closed guard but Rodgers is proving a slippery customer.
Rodgers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc is trying to keep Rodgers in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodgers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodgers postures up in Sailcirc's guard and throws a big left but Sailcirc blocks it.
Rodgers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rodgers throwing strikes but missing.
Sailcirc has a closed guard, preventing Rodgers from standing up.
Rodgers trying to control but Sailcirc is working from the bottom.
Sailcirc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sailcirc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rodgers is trying to maintain the position but Sailcirc is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers 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.
Rodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers slips under a jab.
Sailcirc walks into a straight right hand from Rodgers .
Sailcirc paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodgers cracks Sailcirc with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sailcirc shoots in and drives through. Rodgers sprawls well.
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc throws an off balance right hand
and Rodgers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sailcirc lands a body shot.
Sailcirc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodgers .
Rodgers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sailcirc's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sailcirc drops his hands momentarily and Rodgers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodgers throws a body punch but Sailcirc moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Rodgers .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailcirc just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sailcirc can do to turn this around?
Sailcirc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Rodgers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodgers needs to keep his hands up - Sailcirc had a free shot at his head there.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Sailcirc.
Rodgers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sailcirc has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sailcirc there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodgers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sailcirc feints the counter takedown.
Sailcirc throws a sloppy body shot
and Sailcirc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sailcirc scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodgers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sailcirc scores with a shot to the body.
Rodgers misses with a straight right.
Sailcirc throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Sailcirc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodgers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rodgers throws a leg kick which misses Sailcirc's front leg but catches the back leg as Sailcirc tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sailcirc jabs Rodgers right on the nose. Rodgers blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rodgers as Sailcirc shoots in.
Rodgers tried to counter with a leg kick but Sailcirc avoided it.
Sailcirc looks to land a left hand but Rodgers moved out of range nicely.
Sailcirc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodgers .
Rodgers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sailcirc has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sailcirc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sailcirc lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodgers digs a good hook to Sailcirc's body.
Rodgers drops his hands momentarily and Sailcirc takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodgers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sailcirc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sailcirc.
Nice straight punches there by Sailcirc. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sailcirc.
Rodgers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sailcirc. Sailcirc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sailcirc doesn't seem bothered though.
Sailcirc throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodgers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sailcirc is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rodgers misses with a hook. Sailcirc ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Sailcirc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keith Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Sailcirc misses with a looping left.
Sailcirc misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Sailcirc takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sailcirc throws an off balance right hand
and Rodgers counters with a left to the body.
Sailcirc is breathing heavily.
Rodgers lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc throws a looping overhand right but Rodgers ducks down to avoid it.
Rodgers throws out a powerful 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!
Rodgers throws a big shot that misses.
Sailcirc works Rodgers 's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Sailcirc.
Rodgers attempts a counter takedown but Sailcirc avoids it well and moves away.
Rodgers throws a right hand that Sailcirc ducks under and follows up with a left that Sailcirc also avoids with ease.
Sailcirc just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Sailcirc.
Rodgers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rodgers misses with a looping left.
Rodgers thuds a left hand into Sailcirc's body.
Sailcirc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodgers on the side of the head.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Rodgers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sailcirc misses with a left hand
and Rodgers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sailcirc shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodgers as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sailcirc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sailcirc throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Sailcirc misses with a hook
and Rodgers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sailcirc!
Rodgers working away.
Sailcirc regains half guard.
Rodgers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodgers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rodgers in particular looking to stall.
Rodgers is keen to just control but Sailcirc is a slippery customer.
Sailcirc trying to hold on to Rodgers 's head to control him but Rodgers postures up.
Sailcirc is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sailcirc is refusing to be controlled, as Rodgers sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers is thwarting Sailcirc's attempts to control the position.
Rodgers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sailcirc's head.
Rodgers is trying to control the action in half guard but Sailcirc is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sailcirc is trying to maintain the position but Rodgers is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sailcirc manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rodgers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodgers works over Sailcirc with some ground and pound from guard.
Sailcirc controls Rodgers momentarily but Rodgers frees himself.
Rodgers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Keith Rodgers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc trying to keep a closed guard but Rodgers is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Torcadall Sailcirc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodgers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodgers is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodgers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc misses with a wild body shot.
Sailcirc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers throwing a counter right hand but Sailcirc manages to avoid it.
Sailcirc has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Rodgers .
Sailcirc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodgers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodgers thuds a left hand into Sailcirc's body.
Sailcirc missing with a left hand there. Rodgers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sailcirc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Sailcirc lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodgers attempts a counter takedown but Sailcirc avoids it well and moves away.
Sailcirc tries to move into range but Rodgers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sailcirc jabs at Rodgers 's body.
Rodgers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodgers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sailcirc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc misses with a looping right.
Rodgers is looking to counter punch.
Sailcirc closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Rodgers is pressed up against the cage. Sailcirc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rodgers down to the mat. Rodgers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sailcirc misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rodgers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodgers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sailcirc chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodgers can pounce on him.
Sailcirc misses with a shot to the body
and Sailcirc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodgers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sailcirc doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodgers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sailcirc swings for the body but Rodgers moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodgers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodgers lands with a shot to the body.
Torcadall Sailcirc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Sailcirc.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Rodgers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodgers , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Rodgers !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hin Areni (ranked 1115 p4p, 631 weight class) and Abduwali Hassan (ranked 127 p4p, 71 weight class). Areni comes to the cage accompanied by Mosaique. Abduwali Hassan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hin Areni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abduwali Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Areni drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hassan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hassan tries to circle away but Areni has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hassan.
Areni can't find room to land a body shot as Hassan controls the action.
Areni misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Hassan.
Areni stalling in the clinch but Hassan improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hassan.
A body shot lands from Areni.
Areni misses with a punch on the inside.
Areni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Areni throws a head punch that misses.
Hassan can't find room to land a body shot as Areni controls the action.
Hassan manages to break the clinch.
Hassan lands a jab.
Areni misses with a straight right.
Areni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hassan. Hassan obviously looking to wear him down.
Areni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Areni blocks a head kick by Hassan.
Hassan lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan moves out of range as Areni strikes.
Hassan 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.
Hassan throws a head kick but Areni moves out of range.
Areni drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hassan sprawls and moves away.
Areni tries to clinch but Hassan moves out of range.
Areni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hassan moves out of range of the body kick.
Areni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Areni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Areni misses its intended target.
Hassan thuds a left hand into Areni's body.
Areni is looking to clinch but Hassan is avoiding it.
We've been told by Areni's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Areni shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Areni was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hassan sneaks out the side door and pushes Areni away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Hassan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hassan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hassan ducks under a wild hook from Areni.
Hassan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Areni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Areni clinches up against the cage.
Areni has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hassan after a bit of a struggle.
Areni prevents a body shot from Hassan.
Hassan lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Areni.
Areni has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hassan after a bit of a struggle.
Hassan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hassan pushes Areni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Hin Areni has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Areni takes a shot to the head.
Hassan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hassan is leaning against Areni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hassan misses with a body punch.
Areni is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hassan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hin Areni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Areni is breathing heavily.
Hassan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hassan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hassan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hassan lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Areni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hassan lands an uppercut.
Hassan scores with a shot to the side of Areni's head.
Areni is rocked!
Hassan lands a left hand.
Oh Areni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Areni trying to stall but Hassan improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hassan.
Areni seems to have got his legs back now.
Hassan pushes Areni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Areni pushes Hassan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hassan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hassan throws a leg kick which misses Areni's front leg but catches the back leg as Areni tries to avoid it.
Areni misses with a leg kick.
Hassan thuds a left hand into Areni's body.
Hassan scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassan tries a head kick but it misses.
Areni was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Areni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
Areni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hassan thumps Areni with a low kick.
Areni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hassan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Areni slips the punch.
Areni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Areni misses.
Hassan connects with a solid leg kick.
Areni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Areni feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hassan is looking to stand up but Areni isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Areni content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Areni throwing strikes from guard but Hassan blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Areni throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abduwali Hassan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hin Areni'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.
Areni misses with a body kick.
Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Areni is just out of range.
Areni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hassan scores with a nice strike.
Areni shoots and misses
and Hassan counters with a low kick, right behind Areni 's knee.
A big left from Hassan misses.
Some wild striking there from Areni.
Areni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hassan's hands.
Hassan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Areni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Areni swings for the body but Hassan moves out of range.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Areni clinches up against the cage.
Hassan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Areni gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Hassan is looking to escape.
Areni takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan tries to kick Areni off but Areni keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hassan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Abduwali Hassan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hassan cracks Areni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hassan lands a high kick!
Hassan lands with a straight right. Areni didn't see that one coming.
Areni misses with a looping left.
Hassan lands a head kick!
Areni fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Areni misses.
Areni looks to land a body kick but Hassan moved away.
Good exchange - Hassan coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassan lands with an overhand left.
Hassan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Areni thows a body kick. Hassan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hassan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hassan lands a right hook to the body.
Hassan checks a leg kick nicely.
Areni ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
Areni motions for Hassan to come forward. Areni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Areni misses with a series of wild punches.
Areni wants to land a leg kick but Hassan is out of range.
Areni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hassan.
Hassan misses with a hook. Areni ducked under it nicely.
Hassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Areni looks to land a left hand but Hassan moved out of range nicely.
Hassan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hassan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Areni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hassan connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Areni slips a straight right by Hassan.
Hassan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Hassan.
A big right from Hassan misses.
Areni throws a leg kick but Hassan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hassan throws a head kick that misses.
Areni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hassan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hassan takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Hassan throws a big shot that misses.
Areni moves out of range of the strikes.
Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Areni ducks down to avoid it.
Areni throws out a loose jab but Hassan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Hassan.
Areni tries to bum rush Hassan with a series of wild strikes but Hassan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Areni misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Areni.
Hassan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Areni.
Hassan sizes up Areni with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left lands for Hassan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassan throws a big shot that misses.
Areni shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Areni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hassan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hassan.
Areni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
And Hassan responds with a good body kick, but Areni manages to step out the way in time.
Hassan throws a head kick but Areni moves out of range.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Areni.
Areni cracks a nice hook into Hassan's ribs.
Hassan moves out of range of the leg kick from Areni.
Hassan lands a nice shot that snaps Areni's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Areni slips under a jab from Hassan.
Hassan missing with a left hand there. Areni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abduwali Hassan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hin Areni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hassan misses with a hook. Areni ducked under it nicely.
Hassan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Areni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Areni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Areni tries to move into range but Hassan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Areni.
Areni misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hassan.
A jab from Hassan misses.
Areni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Hassan.
Decent striking displayed by Areni there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan scores with a head kick.
Areni scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Areni.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan misses with a hook.
Hassan slips under a jab from Areni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Areni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hassan throws a leg kick but Areni moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Areni. Hassan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hassan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Areni misses with a looping right.
Hassan misses with a body kick.
A big left from Areni misses.
Areni doesn't manage to clinch there - Hassan circles away.
A head kick misses from Areni.
Areni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hassan throws a jab when Areni was well out of range.
Areni moves out of range as Hassan strikes.
Hassan looks to throw the jab but Areni is out of range.
Areni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Areni defending well as Hassan loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Hassan.
Hassan just misses with a punch to the body.
Areni staying out of range there.
Hin Areni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abduwali Hassan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hassan throws a jab when Areni was well out of range.
Areni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hassan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Areni.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Areni changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hassan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Areni swings widly with a right hand
and Hassan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Areni.
Areni moves forwards but Hassan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Areni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hassan throws a lazy right hand but Areni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Areni looks to land a right hand but Hassan moved out of range.
Hassan lands a body shot.
Areni tried to score with a low kick but Hassan checks it.
Areni shoots in looking for a takedown but Hassan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Areni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Areni shoots in but Hassan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Areni's hands.
Areni missing with a left hand there. Hassan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Areni misses with a leg kick
and Hassan counters with a stiff right hand.
Areni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hassan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Areni throws a body punch but Hassan moves out of range.
Areni wants to land a leg kick but Hassan is out of range.
Hassan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hassan!
Areni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hassan lands a leg kick that knocks Areni off balance momentarily.
Areni throws the left hand but Hassan avoids the punch easily.
Areni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Areni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Areni looks to land a left hand but Hassan moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Areni misses with a low kick.
Hassan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Areni. Areni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hassan scores with a jab to the head.
Hassan misses with a left hand
and Areni counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hassan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Areni wants to land a leg kick but Hassan is out of range.
Hassan connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hassan.
Hassan with a hook.
Hassan throws the left hand but Areni avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hassan! But no joy.
Areni looks to land a right hand but Hassan moved out of range.
Hassan slips a straight right by Areni.
Areni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abduwali Hassan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hassan 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abduwali Hassan!
Abduwali Hassan very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 1357 p4p, 919 weight class) and Diego Garcia (ranked 208 p4p, 134 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garrett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garrett scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Garrett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
It looked like Garrett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Garrett's legs.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
Garrett lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett works the jab nicely.
Garrett checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
Garrett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
Diego Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Garrett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garrett throws a strike but Garcia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garrett keeping hold of Garcia's head, controlling as best he can.
Garrett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garrett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett managing to control the position.
Garrett keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Garcia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garrett is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garrett is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Garcia is trying to control here but Garrett has managed to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Garrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Garrett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Garrett does it's job there.
Garrett lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garrett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garrett throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia wants to slow Garrett down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but Garrett avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garcia throws a big counter head kick but Garrett avoids it with no problem.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Garrett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Garrett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garrett clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garrett tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Garrett.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia swings for the body but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Garrett missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia feints and then cracks Garrett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garrett down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garrett cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Garcia has his foot on Garrett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garrett works his way back into a safe position though.
Garrett cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Garrett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garrett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garrett is trying to keep Garcia in close.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrett keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Garrett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
That's time! Garrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Garrett blocks the leg kick.
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrett misses the target.
Garrett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garrett's head.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Garrett jumps back.
Garrett with a hook.
Diego Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Garrett sees coming a mile off.
Garrett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Garrett. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garrett misses with a looping left.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garrett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett scores with a nice head shot.
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garrett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garrett lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garcia slips under a jab from Garrett.
Garrett lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garrett is able to avoid easily.
Garrett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrett.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Garrett with an uppercut!
Garrett misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garrett misses the shot to the body.
Garrett throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a hook but Garrett blocks it.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Garrett misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garrett drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Garcia pulls Garrett into guard.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Garrett controlling him for the moment.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett lands a couple of digs.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garrett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garrett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garrett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garrett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Garrett slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrett cracks Garcia with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Garrett slips an elbow through the middle.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bo Garrett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garrett misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Garrett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Garrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
Garrett moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garrett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Garrett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Garcia.
A right handed body shot lands from Garrett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrett moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garrett slips under a jab.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia thinks about the counter body kick.
Garrett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Garrett's legs.
Diego Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Garcia lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garrett misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Garrett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garrett's head backwards.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Garrett moved out of range.
Garrett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garrett on the side of the head.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garrett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garrett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Garrett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garrett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garrett tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garrett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garcia on his heels. He'll look to pass Garcia's guard now, I'm sure.
Garrett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garrett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garcia is looking to control Garrett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Garrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garrett 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.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garcia is trying to keep Garrett in close.
Garrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garrett stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garrett postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Diego Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Garrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garrett misses with an uppercut.
Garcia cracks Garrett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a body punch but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Garrett moved away.
Garrett looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Garrett blocks the leg kick.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garrett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garrett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garrett swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garrett dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garcia is looking for the big counter here.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garrett to keep the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Garrett gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.
Garrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrett swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia decides to pull guard.
Garrett is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Garrett drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garcia dives on top into guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett controlling Garcia's posture.
Garcia pushes down on Garrett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garrett is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half 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.
Garcia passes to side control.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garrett keeps working.
Garcia controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia wants to control but Garrett is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Garcia!
Diego Garcia is the new middleweight champion!
Diego Garcia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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