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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Carvalho (ranked 2748 p4p, 3306 weight class) and Braden Moore (ranked 315 p4p, 374 weight class). Braden Moore has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonas Carvalho's chin.
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braden Moore!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho drops Moore with a nice combination! Carvalho dives into Moore's guard, looking to finish!
 It looks like Braden Moore has been cut.
Moore controls Carvalho momentarily but Carvalho frees himself.
Carvalho stands up and waves to Moore to follow him.
Moore dives in for a single leg takedown but Carvalho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moore goes for a double leg but Carvalho avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carvalho continues to drive forward.
Carvalho cracks Moore's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Moore slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Carvalho can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Carvalho!
In his post fight interview, Jonas Carvalho started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Handicks (ranked 2065 p4p, 2625 weight class) and Brusse Liee (ranked 265 p4p, 337 weight class). Liee has chosen Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video] as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handicks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liee scores with a jab to the body.
Johny Handicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liee closes the distance and pushes Handicks back into the cage.
Liee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handickss head.
Liee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Liee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Handicks's efforts to push away.
Handicks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liee has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liee.
Handicks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liee pushes off an throws an elbow but Handicks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Handicks breaks the clinch.
Liee scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liee slips a straight right by Handicks.
Liee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liee moves in looking to clinch but Handicks pushes him off.
A bone on bone clash there as Handicks blocks the leg kick.
Handicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Handicks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Liee lands with an uppercut that bounces Handicks off the cage and back into range.
Handicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liee throws out the jab.
Handicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liee unleashes a big counter combination but Handicks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Liee throws a series of strikes that have Handicks backpedaling.
Liee gets a clinch.
Liee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handicks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liee swings wildly with an uppercut but Handicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Liee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Handicks's brow.
Nice elbow from Liee.
Liee scores with a hook to the body.
Liee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Handicks.
Handicks has had enough of the clinch but Liee keeps him there for the moment.
Liee can't find room to land a body shot as Handicks controls the action.
Liee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Handicks.
Liee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Handicks can't break the clinch.
Liee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Handicks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Handicks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Handicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liee works the jab nicely.
Liee takes the fight into the clinch.
Handicks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Handicks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Handicks misses its intended target.
Liee staying out of range there.
Liee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
Handicks breaks the clinch.
Handicks cracks Liee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liee misses with a body shot.
Handicks throws a jab when Liee was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Handicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Handicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Handicks connects with a right hand. Liee shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liee misses with a low kick.
Handicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liee.
Liee tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Handicks counter with a right hand.
Liee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handicks throws out the jab.
Liee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handicks.
Liee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Handicks with a body shot.
Handicks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Handicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Handicks throws a jab when Liee was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Liee.
Liee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brusse Liee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Handicks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Liee.
Liee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handicks throws out the jab.
Handicks checks a leg kick.
Liee lands with a shot to the body.
Handicks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liee tries to clinch up but Handicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Handicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liee moves away.
Handicks tries to keep at a distance but Liee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee pushes Handicks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liee.
Liee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
Knees to the body from Liee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Handicks or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liee pushes Handicks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liee working Handicks over with knees to the body.
Handicks takes an elbow to the temple.
Liee scores with a shot to the side of Handicks's head.
Brusse Liee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Handicks dodges an elbow strike from Liee.
Liee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Handicks is trying to break the clinch but Liee is controlling him.
Liee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Liee.
A hook to the body from Liee.
Liee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liee lands a nice uppercut.
That's two 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!
Liee pushes Handicks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liee digs a right hand underneath Handicks's ribcage. Handicks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liee scores with a shoulder strike.
Liee lands an elbow inside.
Liee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
 Handicks is rocked!
Liee gets through Handicks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Handicks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liee has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Handicks - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Liee, and another! Handicks is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Brusse Liee!
Post fight, Brusse Liee took to the microphone: 'Now you see the power of my Exploding Fist Eagle Boxing !!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fan Lee (ranked 2140 p4p, 1652 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 272 p4p, 231 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Bruce Lee Soundtrack blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Fan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes Iii misses with a low kick.
Lee looks to land a combination but Tepes Iii avoids it well.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tepes Iii. Tepes Iii obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tepes Iii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee tries a low kick but Tepes Iii avoids it.
Tepes Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Tepes Iii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands with a straight right. Tepes Iii didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee pushes Tepes Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii misses with some punches.
Tepes Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Tepes Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tepes Iii takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses the body punch
and Tepes Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Tepes Iii scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Tepes Iii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A body shot lands from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Tepes Iii gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee is pushing Tepes Iii up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tepes Iii throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tepes Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tepes Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tepes Iii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tepes Iii throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes Iii.
Jun Fan Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Tepes Iii finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Tepes Iii.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Tepes Iii pushes him off.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Tepes Iii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Tepes Iii leaning against his opponent.
Lee wants to stall.
Tepes Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tepes Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tepes Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
Tepes Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes Iii dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tepes Iii throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Lee tries to clinch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes Iii.
A slow jab from Tepes Iii misses its intended target.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Tepes Iii circles away.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Tepes Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes Iii ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Sparks gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes Iii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tepes Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Tepes Iii misses with a low kick.
Tepes Iii walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a kick to the body
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Tepes Iii tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tepes Iii has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tepes Iii is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Tepes Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tepes Iii remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is not content to let Tepes Iii control the position.
Tepes Iii tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee asks Tepes Iii politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tepes Iii prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Tepes Iii controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tepes Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Tepes Iii in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lee is letting Tepes Iii control him for a moment.
Tepes Iii is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tepes Iii on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Tepes Iii's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tepes Iii is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tepes Iii looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee wants to clinch but Tepes Iii slips to the side
and Tepes Iii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Lee wants to clinch up but Tepes Iii keeps it at a distance.
Tepes Iii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tepes Iii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tepes Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Tepes Iii is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Tepes Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee blocks a head kick by Tepes Iii.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tepes Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tepes Iii pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tepes Iii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee wants to stall.
Lee blocking some punches.
Tepes Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tepes Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Vlad Tepes Iii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tepes Iii has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lee clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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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!
Tepes Iii is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Lee taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Tepes Iii.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlad Tepes Iii!
A relieved looking Vlad Tepes Iii 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 2091 p4p, 1600 weight class) and Ralph Long (ranked 251 p4p, 201 weight class). Van Cleefe's entrance music is Classics - The Master (1984) TV series. A fine choice. Lee Van Cleefe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 21 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Van Cleefe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Cleefe tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Cleefe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Van Cleefe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Long trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Long preventing the sweep.
Long stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Van Cleefe has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Long manages to get his head free but now Van Cleefe has transitioned to an armbar! Long grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Van Cleefe! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Van Cleefe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lee Van Cleefe made sure he mentioned Vegan Gains, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 1608 p4p, 1691 weight class) and Edgar Frankies (ranked 223 p4p, 233 weight class). Frankies has chosen Steady as she goes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Frankies!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankies takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tarlah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarlah lands a jab to the head.
Frankies is looking to clinch but Tarlah is avoiding it.
Frankies is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tarlah's half guard.
Frankies performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah is working hard here to advance position.
Tarlah wants to get back to full guard but Frankies has mounted him!
Frankies sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Frankies has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tarlah slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Frankies is controlling the pace.
Tarlah is in trouble now - Frankies has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah tries to hold on but Frankies pushes him away.
Frankies controlling from mount.
Frankies looking to finish with strikes here!
Tarlah is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankies moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tarlah has worked his arm free - good work by Tarlah!
Frankies taking a breather here.
Tarlah tries to improve position but can't.
We've been informed that Frankies has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tarlah looking for a sweep but Frankies has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tarlah is squirming around, avoiding Frankies's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tarlah tries to lock up and control but Frankies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Frankies tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Frankies working the ground and pound effectively.
Tarlah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frankies controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Frankies dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tarlah misses with an uppercut
and Frankies moves into the clinch.
Frankies gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tarlah.
Frankies pulls guard effortlessly.
Frankies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tarlah is aware though and is defending well.
Tarlah throws an elbow that misses. Frankies uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tarlah's guard. Nice move by Frankies!
Frankies slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankies is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarlah has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah managing to control the position.
Tarlah wants to improve his position but instead Frankies has moved into half guard.
Frankies performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Frankies trying to pass the guard but Tarlah defending well.
Edgar Frankies has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tarlah wants to get back to full guard but Frankies has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankies tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Frankies prevents Tarlah from getting the reversal.
Frankies trying to control but Tarlah is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankies lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Frankies content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarlah tries to hold on but Frankies postures up.
Frankies looking to control but Tarlah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tarlah is bucking up trying to escape but Frankies cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frankies sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frankies is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Frankies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tarlah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balink Tarlah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarlah throws a right hand that misses
and Frankies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frankies looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tarlah tries to close the distance and clinch but Frankies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frankies drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tarlah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Frankies controls the pace.
Tarlah wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankies is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Frankies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah pulls Frankies in close to prevent any damage.
Tarlah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Frankies wants to control from the top but Tarlah keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Tarlah. That snapped Frankies's head back.
Tarlah misses with a lunging right hand
and Frankies counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tarlah!
Frankies misses with the ground and pound.
Frankies working the head with strikes.
Tarlah wants to control but Frankies postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tarlah prevents Frankies from improving position.
Tarlah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frankies remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Tarlah tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tarlah struggling a bit here.
Frankies trying to control the position but Tarlah is working away.
Tarlah is looking to reverse the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice defenses there by Frankies.
Tarlah misses with an uppercut. Frankies saw that one coming.
Frankies on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tarlah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frankies changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Balink Tarlah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frankies has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frankies there as he acknowledges the shot.
Frankies forces Tarlah back against the cage and clinches.
Frankies stops a takedown attempt from Tarlah.
Frankies is pressed up against the cage. Tarlah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frankies down to the mat. Frankies avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big right from Tarlah misses.
Edgar Frankies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tarlah, as that shot connected.
Frankies drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frankies has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frankies there as he acknowledges the shot.
 Frankies is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frankies is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarlah finish him?
Tarlah lands with a right to the head.
Tarlah tries to score a body lock takedown but Frankies shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Balink Tarlah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balink Tarlah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarlah looking for a takedown.
Frankies prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Balink Tarlah.
I think Frankies has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Frankies!
Our winner, Edgar Frankies, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Skillz Kneeland (ranked 1378 p4p, 1591 weight class) and The Royal Savage (ranked 195 p4p, 219 weight class). Kneeland comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu FIghting. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skillz Kneeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Royal Savage!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kneeland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kneeland blocks a jab.
Kneeland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Kneeland counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kneeland punishes Savage's body with a nice straight punch.
Kneeland tries to clinch up but Savage circles away and keeps his distance.
Kneeland feints a jab promting Savage to slip. Kneeland then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Savage slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kneeland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kneeland works Savage's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeland lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kneeland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland wants to stall.
Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kneeland.
Kneeland stalling against the cage.
Kneeland leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Skillz Kneeland.
Savage misses with a lunging right hand
and Kneeland counters with a good low kick that Savage was not able to check.
Kneeland has managed to clinch.
Kneeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savage's defenses.
I was talking to Kneeland's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneeland misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeland slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeland avoiding damage.
Kneeland lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with the head strike.
Kneeland stalling.
Kneeland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savage throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Savage working aggressively here.
Kneeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeland just leaning against Savage, taking a breather.
Kneeland stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kneeland for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kneeland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeland throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Savage blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeland has Savage pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kneeland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Skillz Kneeland.
Savage throws a hook but Kneeland avoids it easily.
Kneeland appears to be looking for a big counter.
Savage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kneeland counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savage misses with a double jab.
Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kneeland circles away quickly and effectively.
Kneeland closes the distance looking to clinch
and Savage counters with a three punch combo that has Kneeland backing up. Kneeland nods at Savage to acknowledge the strikes.
Kneeland moves into range and clinches up with Savage.
Kneeland lands an elbow that stopped Savage in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kneeland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeland effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeland slows down the pace here.
Kneeland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
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!
Kneeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeland pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Savage fails to land.
Kneeland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Savage tries to work over Kneeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kneeland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeland stalls.
Kneeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Skillz Kneeland dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kneeland misses with a body shot.
Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
Savage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Kneeland.
Kneeland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Savage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kneeland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 It looks like Skillz Kneeland has been cut.
Savage cracks Kneeland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kneeland manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savage connects with a right that clearly hurt Kneeland. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Savage proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Kneeland collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Royal Savage!
An out of breath The Royal Savage 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Smith (ranked 1361 p4p, 731 weight class) and Tino Takala (ranked 211 p4p, 115 weight class). Rob Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tino Takala's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takala misses with a two punch combination.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takala as he jumps to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takala.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Takala.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith drives through and clinches with Takala against the cage.
Smith has Takala pressed against the cage, preventing Takala from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Takala as the two fighters clinch.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Takala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takala lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Takala breaks from the clinch.
Takala throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Takala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith forces Takala back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Takala looking to stall.
Takala working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takala is defending well.
Takala working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takala manages to break the clinch.
Takala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takala misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith tries to clinch up but Takala circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Takala back into the cage.
Takala tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Takala gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takalas head.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takala.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Takala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to clinch but Takala moves away
and Takala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rob Smith has been cut.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Takala is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takala doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Takala counter with a right hand.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith sets himself, and Takala steps forward looking for the clinch! Smith avoids it this time.
Takala closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Smith! Takala dives in looking to finish! Smith is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tino Takala!
Tino Takala seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovidio Kiran (ranked 370 p4p, 579 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 61 p4p, 98 weight class). Kiran comes to the cage accompanied by Katmandu. Payton has chosen Andre Nickatina - Yeah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Walter Payton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ovidio Kiran's chin.
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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton misses with a left hand
and Kiran counters with a straight right hand.
Payton misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Kiran's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kiran misses with a body shot.
Payton takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiran misses with a body punch.
Kiran tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Kiran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Payton prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Payton blocks an uppercut.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Payton throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Payton.
Kiran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payton prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran misses with a punch on the inside.
Payton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton blocks the elbow strike.
Payton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Payton avoids the elbow strike from Kiran, against the cage.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payton is struggling to control the position.
Kiran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiran lands a nice elbow.
Payton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Kiran - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Kiran.
Payton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiran uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Kiran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiran can't find room to land a body shot as Payton controls the action.
Payton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiran is keeping busy.
Payton misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiran takes an elbow to the forehead.
Payton working aggressively here.
Kiran throws a head punch that misses.
Kiran tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Payton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Payton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiran.
Payton misses with the head strike.
Kiran holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kiran throws a head punch that misses.
Payton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Kiran.
It looks like Walter Payton has been cut.
Payton blocks an elbow strike.
Payton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Payton blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiran lands an elbow just above Payton 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Kiran scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
Kiran tries to work over Payton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiran lands an elbow inside that Payton shrugs off.
Payton stalling in the clinch but Kiran improves position.
Kiran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payton throws a head punch that misses.
Kiran slows down the pace here.
Payton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payton blocks a body shot from Kiran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payton.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Payton.
Payton lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ovidio Kiran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Payton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Kiran.
Kiran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payton can do to turn this around?
Payton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Payton misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Kiran misses.
Payton scores with a three punch combo!
Payton lands a lovely overhand right.
Payton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiran is just out of range.
Payton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton misses with a left hand
and Kiran counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiran lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Kiran moves away and avoids it.
Walter Payton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payton.
Payton just misses with a punch to the body.
Payton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiran.
Payton just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Payton cracks Kiran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Payton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiran.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Kiran moves away and avoids it.
Kiran throws a hook to the side of Payton's head but Payton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Payton.
Kiran slips under a jab.
Kiran moves away from the strike by Payton.
Kiran wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kiran misses with an uppercut.
Kiran slips a straight right by Payton.
Kiran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Payton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiran's hands.
Kiran misses with a kick to the body.
Kiran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Kiran moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton tries to stall but Kiran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Payton working aggressively here.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Kiran lands with a light punch inside.
Kiran works on Payton's body with a couple of short punches.
Kiran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Payton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Kiran misses with a punch to the body.
Payton cracks Kiran with a nice body shot.
Payton lands with a light punch inside.
Payton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiran's defenses.
Payton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kiran on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton avoids the elbow strike from Kiran, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiran.
Nice body punch from Payton - that landed with a thud.
Payton takes an elbow to the temple.
Payton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirans head.
Kiran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Payton blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Payton.
A short uppercut from Payton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kiran.
Kiran misses with some punches.
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!
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton lands an elbow just above Kiran 's eye.
It looks like Ovidio Kiran has been cut.
Nice elbow from Kiran.
Kiran has a couple of punches blocked by Payton.
Payton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Kiran controls the action.
Kiran misses with a body punch.
Payton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kiran up against the cage.
Payton tries to work over Kiran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Walter Payton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kiran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kiran. That one must have hurt.
Kiran digs a good hook to Payton's body.
Kiran instigates a clinch.
Payton blocks an elbow strike from Kiran.
Payton prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Kiran scores with a hook to the body.
Payton avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiran.
Kiran blocking some punches.
Kiran misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payton stalling against the cage.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payton trying to control the position but instead, Kiran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payton into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payton.
Ovidio Kiran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payton's defenses.
Kiran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiran.
Payton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiran.
Payton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiran pushes off an throws an elbow but Payton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kiran dodges an elbow strike from Payton.
Kiran lands an elbow just above Payton 's eye.
That has opened up Walter Payton's cut even more.
Payton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kiran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kiran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payton lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Payton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiran slowing the pace effectively.
Kiran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiran throws an elbow but it misses.
Payton presses Kiran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payton stalling against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Payton's brow.
Payton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiran throws an elbow but misses.
Payton blocks a body shot from Kiran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiran lands with a right to the head.
Payton working aggressively here.
Payton avoids the elbow strike from Kiran, against the cage.
Kiran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirans head.
Payton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiran uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Payton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Payton throws an elbow that misses.
Kiran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kiran.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
Payton has a couple of punches blocked by Kiran.
Kiran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiran.
Kiran can't find room to land a body shot as Payton controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kiran fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payton lands a left hand.
Payton gets through Kiran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiran.
Kiran misses with an elbow strike.
Kiran lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiran gets through Payton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ovidio Kiran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ovidio Kiran!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ovidio Kiran made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Walter Payton spoke after the fight, saying 'Bullsh*t'.
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