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RISE 115 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Steel Iii (ranked 5459 p4p, 5858 weight class) and Jimbo Gregor (ranked 482 p4p, 497 weight class). Jimbo Gregor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Steel Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Gregor!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Gregor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Steel Iii.
Steel Iii shoots in and bounces Gregor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Steel Iii wants to control from the top but Gregor keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregor looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Steel Iii has picked Gregor up and slammed him! Gregor can't keep hold of the triangle and Steel Iii manages to pass to side control!
Gregor is looking to reverse the position.
Gregor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Iii is chipping away with strikes.
Steel Iii tries to advance to mount but Gregor denies him.
Steel Iii lands some shots froms side control.
Gregor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Steel Iii working over Gregor with some ground and pound. Gregor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
Gregor is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel Iii 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.
Steel Iii lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steel Iii perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Steel Iii lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
Steel Iii wants to control but Gregor is keeping him busy.
Gregor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Iii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've been hearing that Steel Iii has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Steel Iii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregor taking some punishment here, with Steel Iii in his half guard.
Gregor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steel Iii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Steel Iii takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steel Iii landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Steel Iii is taking a breather. Gregor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Steel Iii 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.
Gregor is staying active underneath Steel Iii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gregor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steel Iii takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Steel Iii there.
Gregor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steel Iii scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steel Iii seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor wants to get back to full guard.
Steel Iii landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steel Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gregor keeps working.
Gregor is trying to get back to full guard.
Steel Iii trying to control the action but Gregor is working from the bottom.
Gregor taking some punishment here, with Steel Iii in his half guard.
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
Steel Iii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steel Iii connects with a nice short shot to Gregor's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor actively working from the bottom here.
Steel Iii working the head and body with strikes.
Gregor actively working from the bottom here.
Steel Iii trying to control from half guard but Gregor is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steel Iii lands a nice short elbow.
Steel Iii trying to control the action but Gregor is working from the bottom.
Gregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steel Iii is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
Steel Iii is looking to advance position but Gregor won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Steel Iii dominated that round.
That's time! Steel Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steel Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steel Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steel Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gregor takes one to the chin there.
Steel Iii scores with a nice strike.
Alex Steel Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Gregor's shoulder, as Gregor tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Gregor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steel Iii misses with a looping right.
Gregor misses with a hook
and Steel Iii counters with a left and a right that stings Gregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Steel Iii misses.
A jab lands there for Gregor.
A combination from Gregor does no damage.
Steel Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steel Iii lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Steel Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Steel Iii misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gregor! But no joy.
Steel Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel Iii.
Steel Iii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alex Steel Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel Iii missing with a left hand there. Gregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Steel Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Steel Iii.
It seemed like Gregor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steel Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Gregor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steel Iii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steel Iii bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel Iii is putting a hurting on Gregor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gregor regains half guard.
Steel Iii landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
Steel Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gregor can do to turn this around?
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Iii wants to control but Gregor is keeping him busy.
Steel Iii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steel Iii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Steel Iii performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Steel Iii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steel Iii is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gregor is not content to let Steel Iii control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gregor looking for submissions off his back.
Steel Iii tries to pass to full mount but Gregor defends it.
Steel Iii not doing much here.
Gregor actively working from the bottom here.
Steel Iii is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Steel Iii seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gregor for as long as he can get away with.
Steel Iii slips a nice elbow through Gregor's hands, connecting with Gregor's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Steel Iii dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steel Iii scores with a punch to the head.
Steel Iii misses with a straight right.
Gregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steel Iii lands a nice hook to Gregor's body. Gregor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Steel Iii. Those never looked like landing.
Steel Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gregor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel Iii.
Steel Iii moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor being controlled against the cage.
Steel Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gregor backwards.
Steel Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steel Iii or not.
Gregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel Iii working aggressively here.
Steel Iii will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gregor up against the cage.
Gregor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel Iii blocking some punches.
Steel Iii pushes off an throws an elbow but Gregor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gregor lands a right hand.
Steel Iii scores with a shoulder strike.
Gregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Steel Iii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gregor.
Steel Iii pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steel Iii misses with a knee to the head.
Jimbo Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor lands a shoulder strike.
Steel Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel Iii loads up on a big right hand but Gregor slips the punch.
Gregor connects with the punch.
Steel Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel Iii lands a glancing blow to the side of Gregor's head.
Steel Iii lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gregor slips under a jab from Steel Iii.
Steel Iii forces Gregor back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor working aggressively here.
Gregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Gregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gregor scores with a shot to the side of Steel Iii's head.
Steel Iii controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Gregor.
Gregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel Iii lands with a short shot to the head.
Gregor blocks an uppercut.
Steel Iii trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gregor as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel Iii.
Gregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steel Iii throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Iii is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steel Iii pushes off an throws an elbow but Gregor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jimbo Gregor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gregor digs a right hand into Steel Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steel Iii's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel Iii blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Gregor.
Gregor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gregor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel Iii backwards.
Gregor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel Iii backwards.
Steel Iii blocking some punches.
Gregor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel Iii backwards.
Gregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steel Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Gregor.
A short left from Gregor.
Gregor struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Iii controls his hands.
Alex Steel Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gregor scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimbo Gregor.
I think Steel Iii 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Steel Iii!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cozad (ranked 3804 p4p, 3798 weight class) and Maurice Rollo (ranked 406 p4p, 404 weight class). Rollo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brass Monkey kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Rollo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollo scores with a takedown into Cozad's guard.
Rollo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cozad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rollo defends well.
Cozad wants to hit a sweep here but Rollo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cozad there!
Cozad regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rollo moves into full mount! Cozad won't be happy about that!
Rollo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollo has control of Cozad's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cozad regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rollo looking for a guillotine from mount but Cozad is having none of it.
Cozad can't escape the position.
Rollo wants to finish this one by submission but Cozad is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rollo.
Cozad tries to improve his position but instead Rollo has taken his back!
Rollo biding his time, controlling Cozad.
Cozad tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollo avoiding Cozad 's attempts to control his hands.
Cozad won't enjoy being in this position. Rollo looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Cozad is tapping - it's over boys! Rollo picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maurice Rollo!
A very excited looking Maurice Rollo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kou Ueda (ranked 24252 p4p, 2976 weight class) and John Henry Holliday (ranked 511 p4p, 344 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kou Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Henry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday rushes Ueda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holliday lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holliday lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Holliday.
Holliday blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holliday lands a nice shot to the body.
Ueda is breathing heavily.
Holliday digs a right hand underneath Ueda's ribcage. Ueda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Holliday.
Holliday lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holliday lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Holliday.
Holliday softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Holliday.
A body shot lands from Holliday.
Holliday lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Ueda has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holliday lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Holliday.
Holliday lands a nice uppercut.
Holliday pushes Ueda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Holliday.
Nice body punch from Holliday.
A short right from Holliday on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Holliday.
Holliday scores with a shot to the side of Ueda's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
A short right from Holliday.
Holliday cracks Ueda with a nice body shot.
Holliday looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holliday.
Holliday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body.
Holliday presses Ueda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Holliday on the inside.
Holliday lands with a short shot to the head.
Holliday lands a nice uppercut.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday presses Ueda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holliday stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holliday scores with a shot to the side of Ueda's head.
Holliday stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Holliday on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holliday.
A short right from Holliday.
Holliday gets through Ueda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holliday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holliday is working Ueda over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands a right hand.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body.
Holliday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holliday works on Ueda's body with a couple of short punches.
Holliday lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Holliday.
Nice body punch from Holliday.
Holliday lands a hook that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Holliday pushes Ueda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holliday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holliday lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 Ueda is rocked!
Holliday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Oh Ueda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holliday dips a shoulder and cracks Ueda with a mighty uppercut! Ueda falls back against the cage and Holliday unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ueda is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Holliday screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Henry Holliday!
During a confident post fight interview, John Henry Holliday 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Diggs (ranked 2916 p4p, 3921 weight class) and Kamil Krahujec (ranked 394 p4p, 486 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Krahujec!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krahujec shoots in for a double leg but Diggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krahujec is defended easily by Diggs.
It looked like Diggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diggs throws a lazy head kick
and Krahujec counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diggs won't be happy with that.
Krahujec fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Krahujec is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diggs has escaped the position, nice work there.
Krahujec in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Krahujec tries for a kimura but Diggs is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs is trying to control Krahujec's posture but Krahujec avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Krahujec.
Krahujec looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krahujec in side control, throwing shots but Diggs defends.
Krahujec thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diggs is looking to regain half guard here but Krahujec keeps moving and retains side control.
Diggs defending against the ground and pound.
Krahujec has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diggs regains half guard, as Krahujec was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krahujec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krahujec is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diggs sees it coming and defends easily.
Krahujec is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krahujec passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diggs!
Krahujec punching from mount but Diggs doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Krahujec goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Diggs is on top in guard.
Krahujec looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diggs is one step ahead there.
Diggs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Krahujec's guard.
Krahujec working for submissions but it's allowed Diggs to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diggs pulls his head out easily.
Krahujec looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diggs moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Krahujec.
Krahujec is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggs wants to stand but Krahujec has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krahujec is looking for a sweep.
Diggs tries to stand but Krahujec is controlling his head.
Krahujec is trying to improve his position.
Krahujec is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diggs's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Krahujec actively working from the bottom here.
Diggs wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diggs is thwarting Krahujec's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Krahujec dominated that round.
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.
Diggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Diggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krahujec gets a takedown into half guard.
Krahujec 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.
Diggs is defending against the submission attempts here by Krahujec.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krahujec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krahujec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diggs's head.
Diggs is trying to control but can't.
Krahujec is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diggs is just riding it out for now. Krahujec eventually gives up the hold.
Diggs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diggs keeping moving, preventing Krahujec from controlling successfully.
Diggs keeping full guard, as Krahujec tries to pass.
Krahujec throwing strikes from guard but Diggs blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diggs is trying to keep Krahujec in close.
Krahujec stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diggs managing to control the position.
Krahujec looking to pass the guard.
Krahujec drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Krahujec jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diggs is trying to keep Krahujec in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Krahujec counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Krahujec.
Krahujec throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diggs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diggs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krahujec working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krahujec has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krahujec drops back looking for a leg! Diggs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diggs manages to kick Krahujec off! Krahujec jumps back into Diggs's guard.
Diggs trying to control the position.
Krahujec throws a big elbow that misses.
Krahujec is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diggs has his foot on Krahujec's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krahujec works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec drops back looking for a leg! Diggs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diggs manages to kick Krahujec off! Krahujec jumps back into Diggs's guard.
Krahujec tries to free his leg and advance position but Diggs is retaining full guard.
Krahujec throwing strikes but missing.
Diggs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krahujec postures up.
Krahujec postures up in Diggs's guard and throws a big left but Diggs blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Krahujec showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Krahujec will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kamil Krahujec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krahujec stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggs.
Krahujec looks for a takedown but Diggs sprawls well.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krahujec was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
Diggs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Krahujec throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krahujec drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Krahujec jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Krahujec trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs controls Krahujec momentarily but Krahujec frees himself.
Krahujec passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krahujec tries to pass to full mount but Diggs defends it.
Krahujec throws a strike but Diggs avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Krahujec missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diggs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krahujec throws a sloppy strike and Diggs has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Krahujec is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Diggs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matthew Diggs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomiji Fukusawa (ranked 4860 p4p, 3071 weight class) and Metbal Skabetti (ranked 523 p4p, 413 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomiji Fukusawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metbal Skabetti!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukusawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Fukusawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skabetti connects with a body shot.
Fukusawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Skabetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skabetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skabetti slips a jab from Fukusawa.
We've been told by Fukusawa's head coaches at Gym Goroshi London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fukusawa throws a right hand that misses
and Skabetti counters with a leg kick.
Skabetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skabetti has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fukusawa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Skabetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fukusawa.
Skabetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skabetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fukusawa.
It seemed like Skabetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fukusawa throws a combination that misses
and Skabetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fukusawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skabetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fukusawa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skabetti scores with a body shot.
Oh Fukusawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fukusawa is breathing heavily.
Skabetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Fukusawa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skabetti batters Fukusawa with a massive right followed by a huge left! Fukusawa is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Skabetti lands a final crushing right hand to drop Fukusawa to the mat with a gruesome thud! Skabetti is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Metbal Skabetti!
An out of breath Metbal Skabetti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kush Cake (ranked 2442 p4p, 2878 weight class) and Marcel Tower (ranked 287 p4p, 331 weight class). Marcel Tower has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kush Cake's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kush Cake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Tower!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cake looks to throw the jab but Tower is out of range.
Tower blocks a head kick by Cake.
A nice side step and Tower releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cake throws a shot from downtown. Tower moves away and avoids it.
Cake backing away here, and Tower unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kush Cake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cake swinging wildly here.
Cake misses with a lunging right hand
and Tower counters with an inside leg kick.
Cake lands a lovely overhand right.
Cake throws a right hand that Tower ducks under and follows up with a left that Tower also avoids with ease.
Cake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cake misses with a left hand
and Tower counters with a low kick, right behind Cake 's knee.
Cake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cake throws an overhand right that lands on Tower's shoulder, as Tower tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick by Cake misses
and Tower counters with a good, hard body kick but Cake shrugs it off.
Cake is breathing heavily.
Tower lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tower scores with a leg kick.
Cake connects with a looping right hand.
Cake misses with a looping left.
Tower appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tower counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cake! Tower lets Cake back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cake is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tower moves in close and cracks Cake with a massive right hand! Cake, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Tower!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcel Tower!
Marcel Tower decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Clerk Maxwell (ranked 1777 p4p, 2101 weight class) and Eh Phuthong (ranked 99 p4p, 113 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Clerk Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clerk Maxwell drops Phuthong with a beautiful combination! Phuthong stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Clerk Maxwell is looking for the KO!
 Phuthong is rocked!
 It looks like Eh Phuthong has been cut.
Phuthong throws a hook to the side of Clerk Maxwell's head but Clerk Maxwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phuthong is still on wobbly legs! Can Clerk Maxwell finish him?
Phuthong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clerk Maxwell.
Phuthong seems to have recovered his senses.
Phuthong cracks Clerk Maxwell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clerk Maxwell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Clerk Maxwell throws a hook but Phuthong avoids it easily.
Phuthong jabs at Clerk Maxwell's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phuthong misses the jab.
Phuthong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clerk Maxwell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phuthong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a nice uppercut.
Phuthong defending well as Clerk Maxwell loads up on a big left hand.
Clerk Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
A little feinted left hand from Clerk Maxwell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phuthong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clerk Maxwell at a distance.
A big left from Clerk Maxwell misses.
Clerk Maxwell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phuthong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clerk Maxwell is looking to counter punch.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Clerk Maxwell moves out of range.
It looked like Clerk Maxwell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phuthong throws the left hand but Clerk Maxwell avoids the punch easily.
Phuthong stuns Clerk Maxwell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clerk Maxwell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clerk Maxwell throws out the jab.
Phuthong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clerk Maxwell loads up on a big right hand but Phuthong slips the punch.
Clerk Maxwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phuthong moves away.
Phuthong scores with a shot to the body.
Phuthong works Clerk Maxwell's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Phuthong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clerk Maxwell doesn't seem phased though.
Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Clerk Maxwell is just out of range.
Phuthong tests Clerk Maxwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phuthong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clerk Maxwell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clerk Maxwell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phuthong lands with a good body shot.
Clerk Maxwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws a shot from downtown. Clerk Maxwell moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phuthong moves away from the strike by Clerk Maxwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phuthong throws a right and a left that Clerk Maxwell avoids nicely.
Phuthong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice uppercut lands for Phuthong. That snapped Clerk Maxwell's head back.
Clerk Maxwell is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Phuthong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Clerk Maxwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phuthong throws a lazy uppercut
and Clerk Maxwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phuthong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phuthong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clerk Maxwell throws a big counter combination but Phuthong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell drops his hands momentarily and Phuthong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clerk Maxwell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clerk Maxwell.
Phuthong looks to throw the jab but Clerk Maxwell is out of range.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Clerk Maxwell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong scores with a nice head shot.
Clerk Maxwell walks into a left hand.
Eh Phuthong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clerk Maxwell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clerk Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
Phuthong digs a good hook to Clerk Maxwell's body.
Phuthong lands a body shot.
Phuthong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clerk Maxwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phuthong.
A little feinted left hand from Clerk Maxwell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Clerk Maxwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phuthong swings for the body but Clerk Maxwell moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell throwing a counter right hand but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Phuthong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clerk Maxwell is looking to counter punch.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a double jab.
Phuthong throws a hook but Clerk Maxwell avoids it easily.
Clerk Maxwell takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Phuthong misses its intended target.
It looked like Clerk Maxwell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phuthong misses with a right hand
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phuthong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Phuthong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clerk Maxwell is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an uppercut.
Phuthong misses with a hook
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Clerk Maxwell avoids the body shot from Phuthong.
It looked like Clerk Maxwell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clerk Maxwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clerk Maxwell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Clerk Maxwell's shoulder, as Clerk Maxwell tries to avoid the shot.
Phuthong slips a jab from Clerk Maxwell.
Phuthong misses with a straight right.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Clerk Maxwell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phuthong finds it's way round the side to connect with Clerk Maxwell's head.
Clerk Maxwell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phuthong connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phuthong tests Clerk Maxwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Phuthong finds it's target.
Phuthong misses with a hook to the body
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a three punch combo that has Phuthong backing up. Phuthong nods at Clerk Maxwell to acknowledge the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eh Phuthong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phuthong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clerk Maxwell's head.
Phuthong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clerk Maxwell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phuthong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phuthong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phuthong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clerk Maxwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuthong lands a nice looking body shot.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clerk Maxwell throws a shot from downtown. Phuthong moves away and avoids it.
Phuthong throws out a loose jab but Clerk Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clerk Maxwell moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
Clerk Maxwell is looking to counter punch.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
Phuthong throws an overhand right that lands on Clerk Maxwell's shoulder, as Clerk Maxwell tries to avoid the shot.
Phuthong lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phuthong slips a jab from Clerk Maxwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clerk Maxwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Phuthong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phuthong.
Phuthong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clerk Maxwell momentarily.
Phuthong throws a shot from downtown. Clerk Maxwell moves away and avoids it.
Clerk Maxwell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clerk Maxwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a hook. Phuthong ducked under it nicely.
Phuthong punishes Clerk Maxwell's body with a nice straight punch.
Clerk Maxwell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phuthong throws a shot from downtown. Clerk Maxwell moves away and avoids it.
Phuthong misses with a shot to the body
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Phuthong there.
Phuthong misses with a hook.
Clerk Maxwell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Phuthong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Clerk Maxwell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong connects with a body shot that sends Clerk Maxwell's belly button to the back.
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!
Phuthong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clerk Maxwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clerk Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell is looking to counter punch.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clerk Maxwell drops his hands momentarily and Phuthong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a hook. Phuthong ducked under it nicely.
Phuthong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong misses with a lunging right hand
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clerk Maxwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phuthong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clerk Maxwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong throws out a loose jab but Clerk Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell staying out of range there.
Clerk Maxwell defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong throws a body punch but Clerk Maxwell moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Clerk Maxwell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Phuthong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phuthong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong throws a jab when Clerk Maxwell was well out of range.
Clerk Maxwell works Phuthong's body with a nice hook.
Clerk Maxwell throws a big shot that misses.
Phuthong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eh Phuthong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clerk Maxwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuthong.
Clerk Maxwell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clerk Maxwell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phuthong throws a jab when Clerk Maxwell was well out of range.
Phuthong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clerk Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clerk Maxwell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clerk Maxwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phuthong throws a lazy right hand but Clerk Maxwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clerk Maxwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Clerk Maxwell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clerk Maxwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phuthong.
Phuthong cracks Clerk Maxwell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phuthong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phuthong looks to land a right hand but Clerk Maxwell moved out of range.
It looked like Clerk Maxwell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phuthong.
Phuthong jabs Clerk Maxwell right on the nose. Clerk Maxwell blinks but takes it well.
Phuthong misses the body punch
and Clerk Maxwell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phuthong misses with a hook. Clerk Maxwell ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Clerk Maxwell misses the target.
Phuthong throws an off balance right hand
letting Clerk Maxwell counter with a right hand.
Clerk Maxwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phuthong.
Clerk Maxwell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phuthong throws a hook but Clerk Maxwell avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Clerk Maxwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Clerk Maxwell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Phuthong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Clerk Maxwell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phuthong.
Clerk Maxwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell swinging wildly here.
Phuthong throws out a counter right but Clerk Maxwell avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eh Phuthong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eh Phuthong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Clerk Maxwell lands with a good body shot.
Clerk Maxwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clerk Maxwell throwing a counter right hand but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clerk Maxwell staying out of range there.
It looked like Clerk Maxwell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phuthong.
Phuthong takes a swing at Clerk Maxwell's ribcage but misses.
Clerk Maxwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clerk Maxwell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clerk Maxwell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phuthong. Phuthong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phuthong digs a good body shot into Clerk Maxwell's ribs.
Clerk Maxwell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phuthong momentarily.
Phuthong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuthong throws a sloppy head kick and Clerk Maxwell moves out of range easily.
Phuthong staying out of range there.
Clerk Maxwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phuthong throws a jab when Clerk Maxwell was well out of range.
Eh Phuthong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phuthong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phuthong slips a straight right by Clerk Maxwell.
Phuthong misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Clerk Maxwell misses the target.
Phuthong slips under a jab from Clerk Maxwell.
Phuthong misses with a hook. Clerk Maxwell ducked under it nicely.
Phuthong takes a swing at Clerk Maxwell's ribcage but misses.
Clerk Maxwell loads up on a big right hand but Phuthong slips the punch.
Phuthong throws a series of punches but Clerk Maxwell moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clerk Maxwell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phuthong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Phuthong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clerk Maxwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Phuthong loads up on a big right hand but Clerk Maxwell slips the punch.
Clerk Maxwell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clerk Maxwell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phuthong lands a jab to Clerk Maxwell's midsection.
Clerk Maxwell needs to keep his hands up - Phuthong had a free shot at his head there.
Phuthong swings for the body but Clerk Maxwell moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phuthong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phuthong misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Clerk Maxwell misses the target.
Phuthong ducks under a wild hook from Clerk Maxwell.
Phuthong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clerk Maxwell moves away from the strike by Phuthong.
Phuthong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phuthong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clerk Maxwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phuthong. Clerk Maxwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Clerk Maxwell is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phuthong.
Clerk Maxwell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phuthong lands a nice shot to the body.
Phuthong jabs Clerk Maxwell right on the nose. Clerk Maxwell blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Phuthong misses.
Phuthong scores with a nice right hand.
Phuthong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clerk Maxwell counters with a stiff right hand.
James Clerk Maxwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clerk Maxwell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clerk Maxwell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phuthong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clerk Maxwell.
Jab by Phuthong.
Clerk Maxwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clerk Maxwell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Phuthong misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clerk Maxwell. Phuthong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clerk Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuthong.
Clerk Maxwell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Phuthong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phuthong scores with a jab.
A big right from Phuthong misses.
A quick step to the side and Clerk Maxwell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Clerk Maxwell.
Phuthong lands a slapping body shot.
Phuthong misses the jab.
Phuthong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clerk Maxwell moves away.
Phuthong misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Clerk Maxwell to counter with a crisp jab.
Clerk Maxwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clerk Maxwell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phuthong's hands.
Clerk Maxwell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eh Phuthong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phuthong 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eh Phuthong!
After winning the bout, Eh Phuthong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Owens (ranked 1938 p4p, 1175 weight class) and Robert Kelly (ranked 260 p4p, 166 weight class). Kelly has chosen Rnb (feat. Bandit Gang Marco) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grant Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly slips under a jab.
Owens scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kelly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Owens is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kelly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Owens on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Owens tries to get out of the position.
Owens managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kelly misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens struggling a bit here.
Owens dodges the ground and pound from Kelly.
An elbow from Kelly crashes against the mat.
Kelly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kelly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owens is trying to improve his position.
Kelly creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Owens sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Owens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Owens is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kelly lands a few punches from side control.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Owens is trying to get back to half guard.
Owens is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at McGrady FT that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kelly throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kelly working the ground and pound but Owens is defending the strikes.
Kelly tries for a kimura but Owens is defending well.
Kelly postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swings around for an armbar but Owens sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kelly's guard.
Kelly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Owens sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Kelly doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Owens paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Kelly - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robert Kelly!
Our winner, Robert Kelly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 1325 p4p, 2128 weight class) and Petar Popara (ranked 197 p4p, 310 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius walks into a straight right hand from Popara.
Popara misses with an uppercut
and Meridius counters with a stiff right hand.
Popara tries to clinch
and Meridius counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Meridius's head coaches at Punch Fit that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Popara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meridius.
An attempted straight right counter from Meridius misses the target.
Nice body punch from Popara.
Popara swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius throwing a counter right hand but Popara manages to avoid it.
Popara looks to land a right hand but Meridius moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Meridius misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Popara.
It looked like Meridius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Popara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meridius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Popara finds it's target.
Popara throws a body punch but Meridius moves out of range.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch but Meridius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popara scores with a shot to the body.
Popara just misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popara lands with a cross.
Popara lands a jab to Meridius's midsection.
Popara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meridius ducks under a wild hook from Popara.
Popara moves to clinch but Meridius breaks away
and Popara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popara lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popara lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Popara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meridius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Popara throws a right hand that Meridius ducks under and follows up with a left that Meridius also avoids with ease.
Popara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Meridius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popara swings widly with a right hand
and Meridius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popara is looking to clinch but Meridius is avoiding it.
It looked like Meridius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Popara lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popara clinches with his opponent.
Meridius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meridius is working Popara over against the cage.
Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popara backwards.
Popara tries to work over Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popara.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Popara controls his hands.
Popara blocks a body shot from Meridius.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Popara avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
A short right from Popara.
Meridius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Popara or not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Popara throws an elbow but misses.
Popara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popara lands an elbow inside that Meridius shrugs off.
 It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Meridius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Meridius controls the action.
Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Popara.
Meridius manages to break the clinch.
Popara tries to clinch but Meridius is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Meridius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Petar Popara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Popara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meridius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Popara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.
Popara moves to clinch but Meridius breaks away
and Meridius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meridius is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Popara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Popara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popara tries to clinch up.
Popara throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Meridius to counter with a crisp jab.
Petar Popara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meridius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meridius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Popara throws a jab when Meridius was well out of range.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meridius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Popara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Meridius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meridius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Meridius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popara forces Meridius back against the cage and clinches.
Meridius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Popara.
Popara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meridius breaks from the clinch.
Popara lands a right hook to the body.
Popara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popara throws a hook but Meridius blocks it.
Meridius is looking to counter punch.
Popara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popara digs a good hook to Meridius's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Meridius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meridius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Popara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Popara misses the jab.
Meridius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Popara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Popara misses with a combination
and Meridius counters with a left to the body.
Popara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meridius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Popara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popara clinches with his opponent.
Meridius blocks an elbow strike from Popara.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meridius.
Meridius misses with a body punch.
Popara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meridius misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius digs a right hand underneath Popara's ribcage. Popara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Popara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meridius misses with the head strike.
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!
Meridius prevents a body shot from Popara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meridius.
Popara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Meridius on the inside.
Meridius lands with a right to the head.
Meridius blocks an elbow strike.
Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popara backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Meridius fails to land.
Popara struggles to land a body shot inside as Meridius controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petar Popara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Popara misses with a double jab
and Meridius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popara gets a clinch.
Meridius misses with a punch on the inside.
Popara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Meridius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Popara can turn it around.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Meridius controls the action.
Meridius lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Meridius.
Popara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Meridius controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Popara.
Popara misses with a body punch.
Popara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Popara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meridius backwards.
Popara lands an elbow inside that Meridius shrugs off.
Maximus Meridius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meridius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Meridius fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popara blocking some punches.
Popara digs a right hand underneath Meridius's ribcage. Meridius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Popara avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Popara throws an elbow but misses.
Popara misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius pushes Popara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Popara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Popara.
Nice body punch from Popara - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Popara.
Popara tries a body shot but Meridius blocks it.
Meridius lands a shot to the body.
Popara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popara tries a body shot but Meridius blocks it.
Popara is working Meridius over against the cage.
Popara lands with a light punch inside.
Maximus Meridius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meridius digs a right hand into Popara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Popara's gas tank.
Popara digs a right hand into Meridius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meridius's gas tank.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Meridius controls the action.
Meridius takes an elbow to the temple.
Popara lands an elbow just above Meridius 's eye.
Maximus Meridius's cut is getting worse.
Meridius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poparas head.
Popara works on Meridius's body with a couple of short punches.
Popara tries a body shot but Meridius blocks it.
Popara misses with an elbow strike.
Meridius takes an elbow to the temple.
Meridius tries to work over Popara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meridius misses with some punches.
Popara misses with a punch to the body.
Popara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Popara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Popara lands a body shot.
Popara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meridius.
Meridius misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popara tries to throw a body punch but Meridius avoids it by throwing Popara back against the cage.
Popara misses with a body punch.
Popara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Popara works on Meridius's body with a couple of short punches.
Popara lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Popara.
Popara pushes off an throws an elbow but Meridius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Popara.
Popara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meridius.
A short right from Popara on the inside.
Popara lands an elbow inside.
Popara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meridius.
Popara struggles to land a body shot inside as Meridius controls his hands.
Popara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popara lands a body punch.
Popara lands with a left to the head.
Meridius misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Popara.
Popara lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maximus Meridius's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popara lands an elbow inside.
Popara tries to throw a body punch but Meridius avoids it by throwing Popara back against the cage.
Meridius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Popara lands an elbow just above Meridius 's eye.
Jeez, Maximus Meridius's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Popara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meridius's elbow.
Meridius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popara misses with an elbow strike.
Meridius prevents a body shot from Popara.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Popara.
Popara misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Popara.
Popara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popara tries a body shot but Meridius blocks it.
Meridius avoids the elbow strike from Popara, against the cage.
Popara is working Meridius over against the cage.
Popara pushes off an throws an elbow but Meridius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meridius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Popara blocks a body shot from Meridius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petar Popara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Popara 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petar Popara!
A victorious Petar Popara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Castellanos (ranked 546 p4p, 1224 weight class) and Panagiotis Nikolau (ranked 85 p4p, 181 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Castellanos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panagiotis Nikolau!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolau throws out a loose jab but Castellanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolau rushes Castellanos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nikolau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikolau misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Nikolau.
Nikolau throws a head punch that misses.
Nikolau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castellanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Castellanos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikolau blocks a body shot from Castellanos.
Nikolau throws a punch but it's blocked by Castellanos.
Castellanos trying to land knees to the body.
Nikolau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Nikolau.
I was talking to Castellanos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Castellanos tries a body shot but Nikolau blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellanos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castellanos struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikolau controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nikolau.
Castellanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castellanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nikolau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castellanos tries to throw a body punch but Nikolau avoids it by throwing Castellanos back against the cage.
Castellanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos scores with a shoulder strike.
Nikolau tries a body shot but Castellanos blocks it.
Nikolau working aggressively here.
Castellanos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nikolau blocks an uppercut.
Nikolau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castellanos prevents a body shot from Nikolau.
Castellanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikolau.
Castellanos throws a head punch that misses.
Castellanos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Castellanos.
Castellanos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castellanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikolau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolau working aggressively here.
Nikolau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nikolau working aggressively here.
Nikolau blocking some punches.
Castellanos misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nikolau lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castellanos is breathing heavily.
Nikolau scores with a hook to the body.
Nikolau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nikolau.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nikolau.
Nice body punch from Nikolau - that landed with a thud.
Nikolau pushes Castellanos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nikolau.
Nikolau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nikolau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castellanos or not.
Nikolau lands a shot to the body.
Nikolau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nikolau lands with a right to the head.
Nikolau can't find room to land a body shot as Castellanos controls the action.
Nikolau lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nikolau.
Nikolau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nikolau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolau has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Castellanos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nikolau can turn it around.
Castellanos throws a head punch that misses.
Castellanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Castellanos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castellanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nikolau tries a body shot but Castellanos blocks it.
Nikolau tries to throw a body punch but Castellanos avoids it by throwing Nikolau back against the cage.
Nikolau struggles to land a body shot inside as Castellanos controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikolau controls his hands.
Castellanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castellanos working aggressively here.
Nikolau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castellanos backwards.
Nice body punch from Castellanos.
A nice left hand lands by Nikolau.
A short left from Nikolau.
Nikolau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castellanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Nikolau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Nikolau.
Castellanos is rocked!
A hook to the body from Nikolau.
Oh Castellanos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nikolau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nikolau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikolau scores with a shoulder strike.
Nikolau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nikolau throws a big uppercut that drops Castellanos! More strikes from Nikolau and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Castellanos lies dazed against the cage as Nikolau celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panagiotis Nikolau!
Panagiotis Nikolau is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Panagiotis Nikolau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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