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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 2789 p4p, 2241 weight class) and Jinjing Yan (ranked 322 p4p, 263 weight class). Nigel Benn Jr had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Nigel Benn Jr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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9 - 6 - 1 |
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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 39 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jinjing Yan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Yan counters with a nice right hand that sends Benn Jr toppling to the canvas! Benn Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yan finish him?!
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Yan counters with a crisp right that sends Benn Jr to the canvas! Yan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jinjing Yan!
Jinjing Yan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'. |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Helix (ranked 1816 p4p, 1360 weight class) and Brooke Marsden (ranked 102 p4p, 75 weight class). Marsden has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooke Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden checks a leg kick.
Helix takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Helix misses with a hook.
Marsden only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Helix takes a jab right on the kisser.
Helix misses the jab.
We've been told by Helix's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Helix misses with a straight right.
Helix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsden.
Helix throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marsden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Helix counter with a right hand.
Marsden misses with a straight left.
Marsden moves into range and connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Helix blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsden checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marsden! But no joy.
Marsden misses with a looping right.
Marsden stuns Helix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Helix is just out of range.
Helix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Helix on the side of the head.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Helix as he jumps to the side.
Marsden throws the left hand but Helix avoids the punch easily.
Helix thows a leg kick but Marsden checks it
and Marsden counters with a straight right hand.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Marsden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Helix counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Helix. No joy for Marsden on that attempt.
Bryce Helix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooke Marsden.
Helix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsden lands a head kick. Helix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Helix misses with a straight right.
Marsden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helix circles away quickly and effectively.
Marsden lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick from Helix misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix scores with a nice head shot.
Marsden shoots in but Helix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Helix as he jumps to the side.
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from Helix.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helix.
Helix takes a jab right on the kisser.
Helix takes one on the button.
Helix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Helix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marsden counters with a straight right hand.
Marsden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab by Marsden.
Helix scores with a jab. Marsden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marsden is looking to score with low kicks.
Marsden lands with a thumping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Marsden blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Marsden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix defending well as Marsden loads up on a big left hand.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Helix. That one must have hurt.
Marsden looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Marsden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Helix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marsden momentarily.
Helix leaves Marsden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Helix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marsden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Helix checks a leg kick.
Marsden cracks Helix with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix slips a jab from Marsden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helix throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Marsden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Helix - that will leave a mark!
Helix throws a hook but Marsden avoids it easily.
Helix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Helix avoids the head kick by Marsden.
Marsden throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden avoids a kick to the body.
Helix swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Helix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marsden checks a leg kick.
Marsden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Helix counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marsden.
It looked like Helix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden looks for the body kick but Helix saw that one coming.
Marsden tries to clinch there but Helix circles away.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Helix saw that one coming.
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 Bryce Helix will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Helix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Helix is just out of range.
Helix is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marsden.
Helix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marsden.
Marsden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Helix. Beautiful body shot.
Brooke Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helix misses with a body shot.
Marsden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helix misses the shot to the body.
Marsden throws a body punch but Helix moves out of range.
Marsden takes a swing at Helix's ribcage but misses.
Helix feints and then cracks Marsden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marsden down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Helix.
Marsden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Helix has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsden.
Helix tries to counter by clinching up but Marsden breaks away and moves out of range.
Marsden catches Helix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Helix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden darts in and clinches Helix up against the cage.
Marsden blocks an uppercut.
Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Helix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden.
Marsden throws an overhand right that lands on Helix's shoulder, as Helix tries to avoid the shot.
Helix missing with a left hand there. Marsden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Helix saw that one coming.
It looked like Helix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marsden tries to clinch but Helix is having none of it.
Helix lands a nice looking body kick.
Marsden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helix throws out the jab.
Marsden throws a hook but Helix avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marsden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helix on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Helix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden is looking to clinch.
Marsden swings for the body but Helix moves out of range.
Helix connects with a jab.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Helix.
Marsden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helix punishes Marsden's body with a nice straight punch.
Marsden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marsden.
Marsden avoids the body shot from Helix.
Marsden throws a hook but Helix avoids it easily.
Marsden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helix throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marsden counters with a straight right hand.
Marsden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Helix momentarily.
Helix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Marsden slips a straight right by Helix.
Marsden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Helix misses with a head kick.
Marsden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Helix bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marsden's head.
Marsden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helix was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden.
Helix throwing a counter right hand but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Marsden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marsden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Helix. Helix circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marsden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marsden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Helix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marsden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden takes a swing at Helix's ribcage but misses.
Marsden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Helix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bryce Helix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden ducks right into an uppercut from Helix.
Helix throws a leg kick
and Marsden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Helix.
Nice body punch from Helix.
Helix misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marsden looks to throw the jab but Helix is out of range.
Helix throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helix misses the shot to the body.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Marsden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
Marsden misses with a low kick.
Marsden connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Helix.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bryce Helix will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Helix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Marsden misses.
Marsden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Helix misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marsden throws a jab when Helix was well out of range.
Helix ducks under a wild hook from Marsden.
Helix catches Marsden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marsden throws a jab when Helix was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helix. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from Helix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden, as that shot connected.
Marsden moves away from the strike by Helix.
Helix with a jab.
Marsden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Helix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helix tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marsden is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Marsden.
Marsden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marsden shoots and misses
and Helix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marsden misses with a looping left.
Helix lands with a good body shot.
Helix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marsden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helix can pounce on him.
Marsden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Marsden misses its intended target.
Helix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marsden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Helix misses the target.
Marsden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Helix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden.
Helix misses with a leg kick
and Marsden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Helix tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marsden manages to circle out of the way.
Bryce Helix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooke Marsden.
Marsden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helix throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marsden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Helix.
Decent striking displayed by Helix there.
Helix throws the kick towards the body but Marsden avoids it.
Good leg kick by Helix.
Helix moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marsden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Helix counters with a body kick that stops Marsden in his tracks momentarily.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
Helix sets himself, and Marsden steps forward looking for the clinch! Helix avoids it this time.
Helix misses with a body kick.
Marsden cracks Helix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marsden throws an off balance right hand
and Helix counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden scores with a sloppy right hand. Helix should have avoided that one.
That kick from Helix tenderised Marsden's leg. Marsden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helix.
A slapping body kick lands there for Helix.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Marsden backs away, Helix returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marsden wants to clinch but Helix slips to the side
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helix misses the shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Marsden.
Bryce Helix is winning the standup battle so far.
Helix ducks under a wild hook from Marsden.
Helix lands a nice looking body shot.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Helix slips under a jab from Marsden.
Nice body kick from Helix.
Marsden looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Helix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helix cracks Marsden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Helix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helix takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
Marsden stuns Helix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marsden tries to clinch up but Helix circles away and keeps his distance.
Marsden walks into a left hand.
Helix keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helix blocks a jab.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helix. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.
A big left from Marsden misses.
Brooke Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helix wants to land a leg kick but Marsden is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce Helix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helix 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bryce Helix!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brook (ranked 2080 p4p, 1263 weight class) and Lou Higgins (ranked 278 p4p, 179 weight class). Lou Higgins has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Brook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Higgins.
It looks like Danny Brook has been cut.
Brook misses with a takedown attempt
and Higgins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danny Brook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brook misses with a lunging right hand
and Higgins counters with a crisp right that sends Brook to the canvas! Higgins follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Higgins!
An out of breath Lou Higgins 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 1420 p4p, 1385 weight class) and Nate Masvidal (ranked 196 p4p, 172 weight class). Hanayama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hanayama vs Katsumi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaoru Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Masvidal misses with a right hand
and Hanayama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masvidal thinking.
Hanayama is breathing heavily.
Masvidal misses with a left hand
and Hanayama counters with a stiff right hand.
Masvidal pushes Hanayama up against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanayama blocks a body shot from Masvidal.
Masvidal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal digs a right hand underneath Hanayama's ribcage. Hanayama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Masvidal tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanayama avoids the damage to the body.
Hanayama blocking some punches.
Masvidal tries a body shot but Hanayama blocks it.
Masvidal has Hanayama pressed against the cage, preventing Hanayama from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masvidal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masvidal tries a knee to the head but Hanayama blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanayama managing to block the knees to the body from Masvidal.
Masvidal tries to throw a body punch but Hanayama avoids it by throwing Masvidal back against the cage.
Masvidal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Masvidal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masvidal lands a right hand.
Masvidal throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanayama.
Masvidal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanayama.
I was talking to Hanayama's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Masvidal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masvidal misses with a knee to the head.
Hanayama takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kaoru Hanayama has been cut.
Masvidal scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masvidal.
Masvidal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Masvidal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masvidal.
Hanayama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masvidal has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanayama.
Masvidal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masvidal swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanayama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masvidal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is working Hanayama over against the cage.
Hanayama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanayama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masvidal.
Masvidal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Masvidal.
Masvidal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanayama avoiding damage as Masvidal throws knees to the body.
Masvidal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanayama backwards.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the head but Hanayama blocks with his arms.
Masvidal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masvidal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Masvidal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masvidal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanayama blocks it with crossed arms.
Masvidal misses with a knee strike.
Masvidal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanayama backwards.
Masvidal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanayama.
Masvidal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masvidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masvidal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanayama counters with a left and a right that stings Masvidal.
Masvidal closes the distance and clinches.
Hanayama working hard to break the clinch.
Masvidal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Masvidal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanayama counters with a straight right hand.
Masvidal misses the body punch
letting Hanayama counter with a right hand.
Masvidal closes the distance and clinches.
Masvidal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masvidal throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masvidal lands with a right to the head.
Masvidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masvidal swings widly with a right hand
and Hanayama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masvidal closes the distance and clinches.
Masvidal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Masvidal.
Masvidal scores with a shoulder strike.
Masvidal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanayama or not.
Masvidal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masvidal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masvidal throws an off balance right hand
letting Hanayama counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masvidal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanayama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masvidal thinking.
Masvidal has Hanayama up against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masvidal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanayamas head.
A frustrated look appears on Hanayama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Masvidal.
Masvidal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanayama backwards.
Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Masvidal misses with a left hand
and Hanayama counters with a left and a right that stings Masvidal.
Masvidal misses with a left hand
and Hanayama counters with a left to the body.
Masvidal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanayama. That did some damage!
Masvidal clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Masvidal.
Masvidal can't find room to land a body shot as Hanayama controls the action.
Masvidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masvidal throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanayama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick from Masvidal lands but Hanayama takes it in his stride.
Masvidal swings widly with a right hand
and Hanayama counters with a series of strikes. Masvidal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Masvidal misses with a hook
and Hanayama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masvidal throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hanayama to counter with a crisp jab.
Masvidal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanayama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masvidal throws a right hand that misses
and Hanayama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masvidal thinking.
Masvidal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanayama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masvidal misses with a right hand
and Hanayama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masvidal darts in and clinches Hanayama up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masvidal.
Masvidal misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Masvidal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaoru Hanayama'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.
Masvidal throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hanayama counter with a right hand.
Masvidal throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanayama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masvidal swings widly with a right hand
and Hanayama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masvidal misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanayama counters with a stiff right hand.
Masvidal lands a leg kick that knocks Hanayama off balance momentarily.
Masvidal misses with a hook
and Hanayama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masvidal has Hanayama up against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal lands a shoulder strike.
Masvidal lands a right hand.
Masvidal manages to break the clinch.
Masvidal throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanayama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masvidal thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masvidal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanayama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masvidal throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanayama counters with a three punch combo that has Masvidal backing up. Masvidal nods at Hanayama to acknowledge the strikes.
Masvidal throws an off balance right hand
and Hanayama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masvidal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanayama counters with a one-two to the body.
Masvidal connects with a high kick.
 Hanayama is rocked!
Masvidal misses with an uppercut
and Hanayama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Hanayama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masvidal throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hanayama counter with a right hand.
Masvidal throws an off balance right hand
and Masvidal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masvidal misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanayama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masvidal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanayama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Masvidal misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanayama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masvidal closes the distance and clinches.
Masvidal creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hanayama's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hanayama drops to his knees and Masvidal pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Masvidal!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nate Masvidal made sure he mentioned Un-Kaged Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 1200 p4p, 1389 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 149 p4p, 173 weight class). Mandiang has chosen Oliver Twist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Atunes's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang scores with a nice strike.
Mandiang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mandiang thuds his shin into the meat of Atunes's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Mandiang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1-2. Atunes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Atunes with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Atunes tried to counter with a leg kick but Mandiang avoided it.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Mandiang wants to slow Atunes down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Mandiang tries to work over Atunes's front leg with a kick but Atunes checks it.
Atunes is looking for a counter combo.
Atunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Mandiang as he checks the leg kick.
Mandiang misses with a two punch combination.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Mandiang avoids it.
Atunes cracks Mandiang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mandiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mandiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Mandiang lands a nice shot that snaps Atunes's head back.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mandiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mandiang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Mandiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandiang throws a lazy head kick
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mandiang moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes throws a body punch but Mandiang moves out of range.
Mandiang scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mandiang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Mandiang finds it's way through Atunes's defenses.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mandiang misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mandiang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Atunes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mandiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes tried to counter with a leg kick but Mandiang avoided it.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
Mandiang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Atunes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mandiang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang throws a right and a left that Atunes avoids nicely.
Atunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mandiang can pounce on him.
Mandiang slips a straight right by Atunes.
Mandiang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick from Mandiang lands but Atunes takes it in his stride.
Mandiang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atunes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Mandiang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandiang.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Mandiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Aboubacar Mandiang's cut even more.
Mandiang throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Mandiang slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Mandiang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAtunes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandiang.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mandiang staying out of range there.
Mandiang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mandiang thows a body kick. Atunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang'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.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandiang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mandiang! But no joy.
Mandiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Mandiang ducks down to avoid it.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang walks into a jab.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Atunes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Atunes defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Mandiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mandiang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandiang.
The fighters circling - Mandiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mandiang.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mandiang has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Atunes counters with an inside leg kick.
Atunes lands the left hand.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mandiang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Atunes has time to react.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Mandiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mandiang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mandiang.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mandiang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandiang lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandiang checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Mandiang cracks Atunes with an open hand slap.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Mandiang moved out of range nicely.
Mandiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mandiang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandiang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mandiang is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mandiang! But no joy.
Mandiang misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a hook. Atunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mandiang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Mandiang throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Mandiang's shoulder, as Mandiang tries to avoid the shot.
Mandiang throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandiang manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Atunes misses with a left hand
and Mandiang counters with an outside leg kick.
Mandiang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mandiang scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandiang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Mandiang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mandiang lands a lovely overhand right.
Mandiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mandiang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aboubacar Mandiang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Mandiang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atunes scores with a head kick.
Mandiang thumps Atunes with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Atunes misses.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Mandiang's defenses.
Mandiang throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Mandiang avoids it.
Mandiang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mandiang throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mandiang.
Mandiang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandiang counters with a low kick, right behind Atunes 's knee.
Atunes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The cut above Aboubacar Mandiang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mandiang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Atunes staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mandiang throws a low kick but Atunes moves out of range easily.
Mandiang dips to his left and cracks Atunes with an uppercut!
Mandiang takes one on the button.
Atunes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut.
Atunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
A quick step to the side and Atunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edison Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body
and Mandiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandiang slips a jab from Atunes.
Mandiang throws a big counter head kick but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Atunes tries to clinch but Mandiang is having none of it.
Jab by Mandiang.
Atunes throws a body punch but Mandiang moves out of range.
Mandiang connects with a body shot.
Mandiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mandiang scores with a jab.
Mandiang lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Mandiang blocks a jab.
Mandiang tries to bum rush Atunes with a series of wild strikes but Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mandiang is out of range.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Mandiang saw that one coming.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang jabs Atunes right on the nose. Atunes blinks but takes it well.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Mandiang.
Decent striking displayed by Mandiang there.
Mandiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mandiang looks for the body kick but Atunes saw that one coming.
Mandiang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands the left hand.
Mandiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Mandiang counter with a right hand.
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!
Mandiang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Atunes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mandiang.
Atunes connects with a body shot that sends Mandiang's belly button to the back.
Mandiang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mandiang scores with a punch to the head.
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Mandiang.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aboubacar Mandiang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atunes with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aboubacar Mandiang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mandiang 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aboubacar Mandiang!
An out of breath Aboubacar Mandiang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Edison Atunes spoke after the fight, saying 'Seeing out my contract then I’m getting wasted til I’m dead.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 707 p4p, 1005 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 94 p4p, 125 weight class). Ragnaar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mustasch - The Wave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk misses with a body shot
and Ragnaar counters with a nice body shot.
Ragnaar scores with a decent looking hook.
Kirk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've been told by Kirk's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kirk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a body kick.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick
and Kirk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Kirk.
Ragnaar throws out a leg kick but Kirk moves out of range and Ragnaar only half commits.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirk slips a jab from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar checks a leg kick.
Kirk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ragnaar blocks a head kick by Kirk.
A swing and a miss from Ragnaar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Kirk misses.
Ragnaar misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ragnaar throws an overhand right that lands on Kirk's shoulder, as Kirk tries to avoid the shot.
Kirk with the inside leg kick.
Ragnaar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ragnaar throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick from Kirk misses.
Ragnaar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ragnaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnaar. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirk misses with a body punch
and Ragnaar counters with a head kick.
Ragnaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirk throws out the jab.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnaar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kirk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnaar moves out of range as Kirk throws a body kick.
Kirk instigates a clinch.
Kirk breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Ragnaar.
Kirk moves into range and clinches up with Ragnaar.
A short body shot lands from Kirk as the two fighters clinch.
Kirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnaar.
Good body shot from Kirk.
Ragnaar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar swings for the body but Kirk moves out of range.
Ragnaar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ragnaar moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirk.
Kirk backing away here, and Ragnaar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ragnaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirk.
Kirk takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Kirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirk.
Ragnaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirk.
Ragnaar swinging wildly here.
Ragnaar lands a glancing blow to the side of Kirk's head.
Kirk misses with a looping right.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirk.
Ragnaar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirk.
Kirk checks a leg kick.
Kirk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirk can pounce on him.
Ragnaar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kirk has time to react.
Kirk connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Ragnaar misses
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ragnaar will feel that in the morning.
A clash of legs there as Kirk blocks the low kick.
Ragnaar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kirk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnaar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kirk with a nice calf kick.
Kirk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Kirk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ragnaar blocks a head kick by Kirk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirk.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirk misses with a straight left.
Ragnaar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Kirk will probably get the nod.
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.
Kirk lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick by Ragnaar misses
letting Kirk counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Ragnaar misses
and Kirk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Kirk misses
and Ragnaar counters with a left to the body.
Ragnaar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ragnaar looks to land a left hand but Kirk moved out of range nicely.
Kirk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick by Kirk misses
and Ragnaar counters with a nice body shot.
Ragnaar fails to land with a series of punches.
Ragnaar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnaar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirk's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kirk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnaar gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kirk gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ragnaar is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Kirk!
James Kirk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Nils Ragnaar had this to say: 'Gonna Train Hard Again And Get The Next Win'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 817 p4p, 1296 weight class) and Tommy Weismuller (ranked 97 p4p, 141 weight class). Weismuller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Nosebleed Section by Hilltop Hoods. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Weismuller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weismuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Edmond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Edmond lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Tommy Weismuller has been cut.
Edmond clinches up against the cage.
Weismuller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Edmond is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Edmond.
Weismuller wants a takedown.
Edmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmond throws a leg kick but Weismuller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Weismuller shoots in looking for a takedown but Edmond manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weismuller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rayful Edmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Weismuller.
Edmond is looking to clinch but Weismuller is avoiding it.
Edmond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weismuller misses with a head kick.
Weismuller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Edmond if he has to take too many more of those.
Good work by Weismuller as he checks the leg kick.
Edmond blocks a head kick by Weismuller.
Edmond went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Edmond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Edmond connects with a leg kick.
Weismuller shoots in for a takedown but Edmond shows good takedown defense.
Edmond is looking for a counter combo.
Edmond leaves Weismuller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weismuller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edmond.
Weismuller 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.
Rayful Edmond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weismuller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Weismuller throws a head kick that half lands.
Weismuller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edmond sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses.
Weismuller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses.
Edmond connects with a nice looking jab.
Edmond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weismuller looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weismuller fails with a takedown attempt.
Edmond lands a big uppercut and Weismuller crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Weismuller looks OK. Edmond waves Weismuller back to his feet!
 Weismuller is rocked!
Weismuller throws a sloppy head kick and Edmond moves out of range easily.
Edmond has Weismuller up against the cage in a clinch.
Edmond cracks Weismuller with a nice body shot.
Edmond pushes Weismuller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edmond misses with some punches.
Edmond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weismuller moves out of range as Edmond strikes.
Edmond lands with a right that hurts Weismuller. Weismuller looks to clinch but Edmond throws a short knee that drops Weismuller. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Rayful Edmond!
A very excited looking Rayful Edmond made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Merel (ranked 404 p4p, 653 weight class) and Rockwell Mcgee (ranked 39 p4p, 57 weight class). Mcgee has chosen Rocky Balboa - Música de entrenamiento as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rockwell Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee throws a shot from downtown. Merel moves away and avoids it.
Mcgee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mcgee throws the left hand but Merel avoids the punch easily.
Merel swinging wildly here.
Merel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Merel avoids the body shot from Mcgee.
Mcgee 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.
Mcgee lands a nice hook to Merel's body. Merel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Merel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mcgee sprawls well. Mcgee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Merel gets slowly back to his feet.
Merel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mcgee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rockwell Mcgee has been cut.
Merel throws a right hand that misses
and Mcgee counters with a nice uppercut.
Merel looks to land a left hand but Mcgee moved out of range nicely.
Mcgee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Merel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mcgee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Merel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcgee misses with a hook. Merel ducked under it nicely.
Mcgee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Merel has time to react.
Merel is rocked!
It looks like Anthony Merel has been cut.
Mcgee misses the shot to the body.
Oh Merel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgee throws a right and a left that Merel avoids nicely.
Merel seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcgee throws an off balance right hand
and Merel counters with a right hand to the body.
Merel misses with a straight left.
Merel shoots in and gets a takedown into Mcgee's guard.
Merel throwing strikes but missing.
Merel stops Mcgee from standing up.
Merel wants to control from the top but Mcgee keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel prevents Mcgee from getting back to his feet.
Merel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcgee keeping moving, preventing Merel from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mcgee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Merel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcgee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Merel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Merel connects with a looping right hand.
Merel swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgee.
Merel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee missing with a left hand there. Merel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Merel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mcgee sprawls and moves away.
Mcgee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Merel circles away quickly and effectively.
Merel misses with an uppercut.
Mcgee tries to bum rush Merel with a series of wild strikes but Merel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcgee throws a hook to the side of Merel's head but Merel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgee manages to avoid it.
Mcgee throws a nice looking combination but Merel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcgee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Merel counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcgee misses with a body shot.
Mcgee misses with a right hand
enabling Merel to counter with a crisp jab.
Merel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Merel throws a body punch but Mcgee moves out of range.
Mcgee throws a right hand that misses
and Merel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mcgee tests Merel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rockwell Mcgee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merel looks to throw the jab but Mcgee is out of range.
Mcgee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Merel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgee manages to avoid it.
Merel slips a jab and a cross from Mcgee.
Mcgee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merel throws out the jab.
Mcgee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mcgee.
Mcgee throws a jab when Merel was well out of range.
Mcgee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcgee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mcgee duly obliges.
Merel defending well as Mcgee loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rockwell Mcgee will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merel moves away.
Mcgee moves away from the strike by Merel.
Merel lands a head shot.
Rockwell Mcgee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgee misses with the combination.
A big right from Mcgee misses.
Mcgee throws a right and a left that Merel avoids nicely.
Mcgee throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Merel to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgee defending well as Merel loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Mcgee misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgee misses the jab.
Merel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcgee.
Merel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcgee's hands.
Mcgee throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Mcgee finds it's way through Merel's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mcgee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mcgee misses with a hook to the body
and Merel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcgee is rocked!
Mcgee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Merel counters with a left hand that sends Mcgee to the canvas!
Mcgee is still in real trouble! Can Merel finish him?
Merel landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgee pushes Merel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merel moves away.
Merel drops Mcgee with a naaaaasty hook - Mcgee is in real trouble here! Merel dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Merel!
After winning the bout, Anthony Merel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 370 p4p, 559 weight class) and Myles Ruth (ranked 43 p4p, 71 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Fury misses with a body punch
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.
Fury misses the body punch
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like John Fury has been cut.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Fury throwing a counter right hand but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Fury cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fury tries to clinch up but Ruth circles away and keeps his distance.
As Fury backs off Ruth throws a huge counter combo but Fury manages to avoid it all.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth thuds a left hand into Fury's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth scores with a body shot.
Ruth 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.
Fury throws the left hand but Ruth avoids the punch easily.
Fury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruth in his tracks.
Fury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruth's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Ruth catches Fury right on the button with a cross.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Fury misses.
Ruth throws a right and a left that Fury avoids nicely.
Fury misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruth misses with a wild combination.
Ruth lands a right hook to the body.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury throws a big counter combination but Ruth scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ruth darts in trying to clinch
and Ruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Fury dips to his left and cracks Ruth with an uppercut!
It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
Ruth defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Ruth lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruth connects with a looping right hand.
Fury tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Fury has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ruth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fury had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ruth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fury swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth walks into a stiff left hand from Fury.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Fury tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Ruth swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Ruth throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth misses with a combination
enabling Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruth should have avoided that one.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Ruth misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fury takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
Ruth throws out a counter right but Fury avoids it with no problem.
Ruth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Ruth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ruth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fury throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Fury swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
Fury misses with a body punch
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruth loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fury moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth gets tackled into the cage by Fury. Fury maintains the clinch.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruth.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruth wants to break free but Fury has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a shot to the side of Ruth's head.
Ruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Ruth throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and Fury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruth thinking.
Ruth throws a poor cross that misses
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth misses with a right hand
and Fury counters with a huge left! Ruth is in big trouble! He's backing up but Fury isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ruth from any more damage. A dominating finish by Fury!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fury!
A relieved looking John Fury thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 60 p4p, 161 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Big Mouth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bigmouth Strikes Again. River has chosen Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy as his entrance music. Charlie River has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Mouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River 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.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Big Mouth.
River cracks Big Mouth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Big Mouth loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
Big Mouth throws a shot to the body.
Big Mouth takes one to the chin there.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Big Mouth manages to avoid it.
Big Mouth moves out of range as River strikes.
River throws a chopping leg kick but Big Mouth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
Decent striking displayed by Big Mouth there.
River throws a head kick but Big Mouth moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
Big Mouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big Mouth throws a chopping leg kick but River manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Big Mouth.
River on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River tries to work over Big Mouth's front leg with a kick but Big Mouth checks it.
River is looking to clinch but Big Mouth is avoiding it.
Big Mouth staying out of range there.
Big Mouth throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Big Mouth.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Big Mouth manages to avoid it.
River slips under a jab from Big Mouth.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Big Mouth checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Big Mouth, as that shot connected.
River slips under a jab.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Big Mouth was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Big Mouth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from River - the referee stops the clock and Big Mouth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says River. Big Mouth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Big Mouth lands with a right hand.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Big Mouth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
River misses with an uppercut
and Big Mouth counters with a straight right hand.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Big Mouth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
River fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big Mouth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body kick from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth stalks River and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into River's face. River staggers backwards, shaken.
River tries to work over Big Mouth's front leg with a kick but Big Mouth checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid body kick from Big Mouth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River walks into a jab.
Big Mouth throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
Good leg kick by River.
River blocks a head kick by Big Mouth.
River gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Big Mouth.
River checks a low kick from Big Mouth.
Some bone on bone action there as River checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And River responds with a good body kick, but Big Mouth manages to step out the way in time.
Big Mouth takes one to the side of the head.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Mouth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
River moves out of range as Big Mouth strikes.
Big Mouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Big Mouth is just out of range.
Yasha Big Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Mouth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from River misses
and Big Mouth counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. Big Mouth catches River right on the button with a cross.
River takes a swing at Big Mouth's ribcage but misses.
River has closed the distance and engaged Big Mouth in a clinch.
Big Mouth blocking some punches.
I was talking to Big Mouth's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River breaks the clinch.
River lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
River throws a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Big Mouth misses its target.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
and Big Mouth counters with a nice low kick that buckles River's knee momentarily.
A nice combination there by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth avoids the body shot from River.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Big Mouth takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Big Mouth avoids the head kick by River.
River ducks under a wild hook from Big Mouth.
River connects with a crisp jab.
Big Mouth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Mouth takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Big Mouth lands with a good body shot.
Big Mouth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Big Mouth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
River looks to land a left hand but Big Mouth moved out of range nicely.
River throws a low kick, looking for Big Mouth's leg but Big Mouth calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Big Mouth.
Big Mouth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
River misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Big Mouth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Big Mouth tries a head kick but it misses.
Big Mouth backing away here, and River unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth checks a leg kick.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River throws a lazy right hand but Big Mouth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Big Mouth throws a quick inside leg kick.
River throws a hook but Big Mouth blocks it.
Big Mouth connects with an inside leg kick.
River takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Big Mouth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Big Mouth lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from River.
Big Mouth ducks under a wild hook from River.
Good shot there by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth swings for the body but River moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasha Big Mouth dominated that round.
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.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Big Mouth circles away.
Big Mouth scores with a jab. River acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Mouth ducks under a wild hook from River.
Big Mouth just misses with a punch to the body.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
River takes one on the button.
River throws the left hand but Big Mouth avoids the punch easily.
Yasha Big Mouth is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth lands with a straight right. River didn't see that one coming.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of Big Mouth's head.
Big Mouth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Big Mouth swings widly with a right hand
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
Big Mouth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River looks to land a body kick but Big Mouth moved away.
Big Mouth scores with a head kick.
River throws a hook but Big Mouth avoids it easily.
River lands a slapping body shot.
Big Mouth avoids the body shot from River.
Big Mouth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by River.
River walks into a straight right hand from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Big Mouth moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Big Mouth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River takes a swing at Big Mouth's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by River.
A jab from River misses.
Big Mouth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between River's hands.
River throws a hook but Big Mouth avoids it easily.
It looked like Big Mouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River throws a hook to the side of Big Mouth's head but Big Mouth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Big Mouth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big Mouth misses with a kick to the body.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Big Mouth to score with a decent uppercut.
Big Mouth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Mouth.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by River.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River avoids a kick to the body.
River takes a swing at Big Mouth's ribcage but misses.
Big Mouth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Big Mouth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Big Mouth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt River.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
River drives through and clinches with Big Mouth against the cage.
Big Mouth tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Big Mouth lands with a left to the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River tries to stall but Big Mouth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Big Mouth lands with a left to the head.
River manages to break the clinch.
River has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
River avoids the head kick by Big Mouth.
River misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Big Mouth.
River lands a leg kick that knocks Big Mouth off balance momentarily.
River lands with a good body shot.
Big Mouth staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Big Mouth is just out of range.
Big Mouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Big Mouth lands a right hook to the body.
Big Mouth takes one to the chin there.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Big Mouth lands a lovely overhand right.
Big Mouth lands a jab to River's midsection.
Big Mouth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Mouth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Big Mouth throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from River finds it's way through Big Mouth's defenses.
Big Mouth's corner calls for a 1-2. Big Mouth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Big Mouth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Big Mouth feints and then cracks River's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
Nice defenses there by River.
River swings for the body but Big Mouth moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth lands a really nice looking cross but River seems unphased.
Big Mouth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Big Mouth is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big Mouth. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River moves out of range as Big Mouth throws a body kick.
River misses with a hook. Big Mouth ducked under it nicely.
River throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from River misses.
The crowd cheers as River lands an impressive looking overhand right. Big Mouth doesn't seem phased though.
Big Mouth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
River lands a head shot.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Big Mouth moves away.
Big Mouth takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River slips a jab from Big Mouth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Big Mouth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Big Mouth slips a straight right by River.
Big Mouth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yasha Big Mouth will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Big Mouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Big Mouth misses with a head kick.
River looks to land a right hand but Big Mouth moved out of range.
Big Mouth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Big Mouth scores with a jab to the body.
Big Mouth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River tries to clinch but Big Mouth is having none of it.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Big Mouth takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Big Mouth throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Big Mouth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
River has taken the fight to the clinch.
Big Mouth throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
A head punch on the inside from Big Mouth fails to land.
River prevents a body shot from Big Mouth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Mouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Big Mouth lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Big Mouth.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
Big Mouth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
Nice body punch from Big Mouth.
River is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
River taking a breather.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Mouth controls his hands.
Big Mouth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Big Mouth.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Big Mouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Big Mouth as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Big Mouth working aggressively here.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Big Mouth has River pressed against the cage, preventing River from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Big Mouth working aggressively here.
River blocks a body shot from Big Mouth.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River tries to work over Big Mouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Big Mouth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Big Mouth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Big Mouth working aggressively here.
Big Mouth prevents a body shot from River.
Big Mouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Big Mouth lands with a short shot to the head.
Big Mouth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Big Mouth misses with the head strike.
A short right from Big Mouth on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth is leaning against River and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Big Mouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Big Mouth scores with a hook to the body.
River blocking some punches.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Big Mouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big Mouth.
River lands with a light punch inside.
Big Mouth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Big Mouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
Big Mouth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Big Mouth lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Big Mouth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with an uppercut. Big Mouth saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Big Mouth. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Big Mouth.
Big Mouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big Mouth. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Big Mouth keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
Big Mouth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Big Mouth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Big Mouth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Big Mouth. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from River misses.
Big Mouth scores with a leg kick.
Big Mouth lands a leg kick that knocks River off balance momentarily.
Big Mouth misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Big Mouth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasha Big Mouth clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Big Mouth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Big Mouth momentarily.
Big Mouth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Big Mouth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Big Mouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Big Mouth circles away.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Big Mouth is out of range and River settles back down.
Big Mouth misses with a looping left.
River has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Big Mouth.
River throws a low kick but Big Mouth avoids it.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Big Mouth.
River shapes to counter with a head kick.
Big Mouth works over River's head and body with a nice combination.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Big Mouth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Nice uppercut lands for Big Mouth. That snapped River's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big Mouth checks a leg kick.
River misses with a straight right.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Mouth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from River finds it's target.
Big Mouth scores with a jab. River acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
River misses with a low kick.
Big Mouth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
River takes one on the button.
River misses with a looping left.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Big Mouth.
A quick step to the side and Big Mouth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Mouth moves away from the strike by River.
Big Mouth slips under a jab.
Big Mouth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Big Mouth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Mouth throws a head kick that misses.
Big Mouth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Big Mouth scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big Mouth throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River takes one to the chin there.
Big Mouth with a nice calf kick.
Big Mouth scores with a hook.
Big Mouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Big Mouth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
River is looking to clinch.
River misses with a hook.
Big Mouth throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
Big Mouth misses with a hook.
Big Mouth takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Big Mouth stalks River and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into River's face. River staggers backwards, shaken.
A big right from River misses.
River misses with a straight left.
Big Mouth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Big Mouth throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
River thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Big Mouth if he has to take too many more of those.
Big Mouth throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a looping left.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by River.
Big Mouth misses with a head kick.
Big Mouth cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
River throws a hook but Big Mouth avoids it easily.
Big Mouth moves away from the strike by River.
Big Mouth lands a right hook to the body.
River misses with a body shot.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River throws a body punch but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Big Mouth is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
River takes a swing at Big Mouth's ribcage but misses.
River throws a low kick but Big Mouth moves out of range easily.
Big Mouth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
River tries to score with a low kick but Big Mouth moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River moves out of range of the leg kick from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but River moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Big Mouth digs a good body shot into River's ribs.
Big Mouth moves out of range of the strikes.
River tries to bum rush Big Mouth with a series of wild strikes but Big Mouth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Big Mouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Big Mouth down.
Big Mouth scores with a push kick.
River looks to land a right hand but Big Mouth moved out of range.
River misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth avoids the body shot from River.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Big Mouth is looking to counter punch.
River is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Big Mouth tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Big Mouth tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasha Big Mouth had his way with Charlie River in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
River throws an overhand right that lands on Big Mouth's shoulder, as Big Mouth tries to avoid the shot.
Big Mouth cracks River with a right hand to the side of the head.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Big Mouth defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
Big Mouth jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
River lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Big Mouth circles away quickly and effectively.
Big Mouth is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the body from Big Mouth misses
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River avoids the head kick by Big Mouth.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Big Mouth ducks under a wild hook from River.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
River throws out a loose jab but Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
River throws a low kick, looking for Big Mouth's leg but Big Mouth calmly moves out of range.
Big Mouth throws a predictable looking body shot
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Big Mouth. Beautiful body shot.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Big Mouth manages to avoid it.
Big Mouth is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands the left hand.
Big Mouth misses with a lunging right hand
and River counters with a straight right hand.
Big Mouth misses with a few strikes there.
River thows a leg kick but Big Mouth checks it
and Big Mouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River swings for the body but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Jab by River.
Big Mouth throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
Big Mouth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Big Mouth. That's going to slow River down.
River lands a nice looking kick to the body. Big Mouth takes a step back to recover.
River takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
River lands with an uppercut that bounces Big Mouth off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River takes one to the chin there.
River looks to land a right hand but Big Mouth moved out of range.
River throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Big Mouth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yasha Big Mouth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River has managed to clinch.
River has Big Mouth pressed against the cage.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Big Mouth.
River breaks the clinch.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Big Mouth lands an overhand right.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Big Mouth.
River lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Big Mouth is rocked!
Big Mouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Big Mouth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Big Mouth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between River's hands.
Big Mouth seems to have got his legs back now.
Big Mouth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Big Mouth.
Charlie River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Big Mouth, right into the meat of the thigh.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Big Mouth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Big Mouth lands a slapping body shot.
Big Mouth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from River misses.
Big Mouth scoring well with a low kick there.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Big Mouth.
River misses the jab.
Big Mouth scores with a nice strike.
River scores with a nice strike.
River closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big Mouth's elbow.
River misses with the head strike.
River misses with a body punch.
River digs a right hand into Big Mouth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Big Mouth's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Big Mouth.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
A short right from River.
River tries to throw a body punch but Big Mouth avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big Mouth's elbow.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River misses with some punches.
River misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Big Mouth 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:47
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasha Big Mouth!
Yasha Big Mouth retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Yasha Big Mouth made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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