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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 1296 p4p, 2173 weight class) and Phol Boxaaja (ranked 188 p4p, 285 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Boxaaja!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxaaja blocks a head kick by Kongsangchai.
Boxaaja swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boxaaja fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kongsangchai misses with a hook. Boxaaja ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Boxaaja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boxaaja lunges at Kongsangchai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kongsangchai's hand.
 It looks like Akara Kongsangchai has been cut.
A head kick misses from Kongsangchai.
Boxaaja looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boxaaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kongsangchai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boxaaja! But no joy.
Kongsangchai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxaaja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kongsangchai misses with a wild body shot.
Kongsangchai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kongsangchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kongsangchai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Kongsangchai misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Boxaaja releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boxaaja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kongsangchai counters with a left to the body.
Kongsangchai clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxaaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxaaja.
Boxaaja blocks an uppercut.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Boxaaja stalling against the cage.
Boxaaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongsangchai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boxaaja is working Kongsangchai over against the cage.
Boxaaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxaaja blocking some punches.
A short right from Kongsangchai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxaaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Boxaaja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai misses with an elbow over the top.
Boxaaja content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Boxaaja.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongsangchai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongsangchai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxaaja.
Boxaaja is trying to break the clinch but Kongsangchai is controlling him.
Kongsangchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxaaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxaaja tries to break free but Kongsangchai pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Boxaaja.
Kongsangchai lands a hook that snaps the head of Boxaaja backwards.
Boxaaja stalling in the clinch.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Boxaaja.
Boxaaja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxaaja.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxaaja.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxaaja pushes Kongsangchai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boxaaja blocking some punches.
Kongsangchai missing with knees to the body.
Boxaaja blocks an elbow strike.
Kongsangchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boxaaja is defending well for now.
Kongsangchai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boxaaja backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxaaja manages to break the clinch.
Kongsangchai looks to land a right hand but Boxaaja moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Boxaaja.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxaaja bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kongsangchai's head.
Boxaaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kongsangchai throws a jab when Boxaaja was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boxaaja! But no joy.
Kongsangchai is looking to clinch but Boxaaja is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Kongsangchai.
Akara Kongsangchai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongsangchai jabs Boxaaja right on the nose. Boxaaja blinks but takes it well.
 Boxaaja is rocked!
Kongsangchai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boxaaja is still on wobbly legs! Can Kongsangchai finish him?
Kongsangchai unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Boxaaja! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kongsangchai is unloading with more strikes now! Boxaaja drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akara Kongsangchai!
Our winner, Akara Kongsangchai, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mareth Line (ranked 1383 p4p, 1598 weight class) and Cyrus Deangelo Queen (ranked 185 p4p, 211 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Queen's choice of entrance music: Go Hard. 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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mareth Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line scoring well with a low kick there.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mareth Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line misses with a head kick.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen wants to slow Line down by chopping away at his legs.
Queen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Line slips under a jab from Queen.
Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
Line connects with a body shot.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line throws a head kick that half lands.
Line misses with a jab to the body
enabling Queen to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Line - that will leave a mark!
Line lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Line misses.
Line backing away here, and Queen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Queen tries to work over Line's front leg with a kick but Line checks it.
A head kick by Line misses
and Queen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Queen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Queen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Line lands a jab to the head.
Line throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Queen counter with a right hand.
Queen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Line moves out of range of the strikes.
Queen throws a lazy uppercut
and Line finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Queen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Queen! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Queen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen slips a straight right by Line.
Queen connects with a crisp jab.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
It looked like Line was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Queen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Line. That's going to slow Queen down.
Line lands with a shot to the body.
Line misses with a straight right.
Queen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Queen blocks a head kick by Line.
Queen throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Queen counters with a right hand to the body.
Queen misses with the combination.
Queen cracks Line with a good jab.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Queen moves away and avoids it.
Line fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Queen.
Line throws a shot to the body.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Line walks into a stiff left hand from Queen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen is looking to chop away at Line's legs.
Mareth Line is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Queen takes one on the button.
Queen misses with a right hand
and Line counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line swings widly with a right hand
and Queen counters with a nice uppercut.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Line had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Queen blocks a head kick by Line.
Queen misses with a jab to the body
and Line counters with a good low kick that Queen was not able to check.
Line throws a right hand that misses
and Queen counters with a low kick, right behind Line 's knee.
Nice uppercut lands for Queen. That snapped Line's head back.
Queen misses with a looping right.
Line cracks Queen with an open hand slap.
Line doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mareth Line will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Queen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Line counter with a right hand.
Line connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Line.
Line scores with a leg kick.
Queen avoids the body shot from Line.
A swing and a miss from Queen.
Line swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Queen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mareth Line is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Queen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen misses with a low kick.
Queen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Queen throws a leg kick
and Line counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Queen.
Queen throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Queen.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Line is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
Queen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Queen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Line.
Line misses with an uppercut
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen.
A jab lands there for Line.
Line misses with a body punch
and Queen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Queen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Line looks to land a combination but Queen avoids it well.
Queen throws a right hand that misses
and Line counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Line's sensitive parts.
Queen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Line.
Queen throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Line throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Line throws the left hand but Queen avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Queen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Line tries to work over Queen's front leg with a kick but Queen checks it.
Line throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Queen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Line on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Queen.
A nice leg kick from Queen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Line throws a predictable looking body shot
and Queen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Line scores with a hook.
Line moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Line takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Line tests Queen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Queen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Line lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Line throws a leg kick but Queen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Queen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Line with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queen throws out a loose jab but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line loads up on a big right hand but Queen slips the punch.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Queen's shoulder, as Queen tries to avoid the shot.
Queen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Queen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Line.
Queen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Queen moves away and avoids it.
Queen throws a counter combo.
Line walks into a left hand.
Queen misses with a body shot
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Line misses with a head kick.
Line checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Queen moves away.
Queen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Queen avoids the body shot from Line.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mareth Line dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Line lands a really nice looking cross but Queen seems unphased.
Line throws a hook but Queen avoids it easily.
Line turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Line connects with a high kick.
Line buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Line lands a nice shot that snaps Queen's head back.
Queen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Queen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line looks to throw the jab but Queen is out of range.
Line scores with a decent looking hook.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Line misses with a left hand
and Queen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Queen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Line finds it's target.
Queen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Queen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Line has got the better of the exchanges.
Line throws a nice head kick!
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Queen lands with a good body shot.
Queen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Line.
Queen misses with a hook
enabling Line to counter with a crisp jab.
Queen defending well as Line loads up on a big left hand.
Queen misses with a left hand
and Line counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line misses with an uppercut.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Queen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Queen lands a nice shot to the body.
Line takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Line gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Queen.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Line throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Queen throws a solid leg kick but Line takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Queen.
Queen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Queen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Line misses.
Queen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a lunging right hand
and Line takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Queen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Queen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Line stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Queen misses.
Queen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Queen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Queen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Queen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Queen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Queen seems to be working for a kimura but Line defends the submission attempt.
Line on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Queen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Queen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mareth Line is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Line is trying to stand back up but Queen is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cyrus Deangelo Queen.
I think Line 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mareth Line!
After winning the bout, Mareth Line 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Williams (ranked 1318 p4p, 2095 weight class) and Peter Petersson (ranked 116 p4p, 184 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Petersson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petersson throws out the jab.
A jab from Petersson misses.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
Petersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Williams.
Peter Petersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Petersson's head but Petersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petersson misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Petersson throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice cross by Petersson.
Petersson throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams tests Petersson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Petersson blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Petersson misses the target.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Petersson is just out of range.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Petersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Petersson misses with a hook.
Williams avoids the body shot from Petersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Petersson there.
Petersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams moves away from the strike by Petersson.
Petersson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Petersson misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
A jab from Petersson finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petersson throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Petersson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 Williams is rocked!
We've been informed that Petersson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Williams slips a jab from Petersson.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petersson.
Petersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petersson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersson throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petersson just manages to avoid it.
Petersson throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Petersson misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
Williams takes a swing at Petersson's ribcage but misses.
Petersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petersson.
Petersson dodges the punch combination from Williams.
A jab from Petersson misses.
It looked like Williams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petersson.
Petersson misses with a right hand
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petersson looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petersson scores with a hook.
Petersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petersson.
Nice uppercut there from Petersson.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersson throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Petersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petersson throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Petersson misses.
A jab from Petersson does it's job there.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams looks to land a combination but Petersson avoids it well.
Petersson sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petersson throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Petersson's belly button to the back.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Petersson's knee but Petersson avoids it well.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Petersson misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petersson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Petersson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petersson tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams defending well as Petersson loads up on a big left hand.
Petersson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A cross from Petersson lands.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Petersson misses with a straight right.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petersson if he has to take too many more of those.
Petersson looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petersson throws out the jab.
Petersson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petersson misses with a hook
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Petersson's defenses.
Petersson is rocked!
Petersson misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spencer Williams!
An out of breath Spencer Williams 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 1782 p4p, 710 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 243 p4p, 109 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezerra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adee. Adee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've been informed that Adee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bezerra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adee circles away.
Adee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adee throws a low kick but Bezerra moves out of range easily.
Bezerra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Erasmo Bezerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee lands a nice hook to Bezerra's body. Bezerra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adee stuns Bezerra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Bezerra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adee has managed to clinch.
Bezerra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Adee misses with some punches.
Bezerra tries to score a body lock takedown but Adee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bezerra tries a body shot but Adee blocks it.
Bezerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adee.
Bezerra has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Bezerra avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Bezerra has Adee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bezerra tightens his grip and picks Adee up, before dumping him to the ground. Adee manages to land in guard.
Adee has his feet on Bezerra's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bezerra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bezerra tries to work over Adee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bezerra lands with a left to the head.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Adee.
A short right from Adee on the inside.
Bezerra jumps guard and drags Adee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bezerra has an active guard here but Adee has managed to pass into half guard.
Adee wants to stand but Bezerra has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Adee decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bezerra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bezerra scores with a sloppy right hand. Adee should have avoided that one.
Bezerra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bezerra tests Adee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bezerra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arriorus Adee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bezerra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bezerra shoots in but Adee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bezerra is out of range.
Bezerra fails to land the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Bezerra. That snapped Adee's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bezerra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bezerra thinking.
Adee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adee slaps away a takedown attempt from Bezerra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bezerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bezerra throws a sloppy body shot
and Adee counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adee.
Adee throws a big shot that misses.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Adee connects with a looping right hand.
Bezerra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bezerra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bezerra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Bezerra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adee ducks right into an uppercut from Bezerra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezerra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Adee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bezerra dives in for a single leg takedown but Adee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee digs a right hand into Bezerra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bezerra's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Adee.
Adee working aggressively here.
Bezerra tries to score a body lock takedown but Adee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bezerra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bezerra tries for a takedown but Adee manages to get underhooks.
Bezerra has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adee.
Bezerra jumps guard.
Bezerra is breathing heavily.
Bezerra is working an open guard so Adee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bezerra tests Adee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arriorus Adee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bezerra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bezerra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body kick from Adee.
Bezerra connects with a single shot there.
Adee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adee misses with a hook
and Adee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Adee. Beautiful body shot.
Bezerra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch combination from Adee misses.
Bezerra appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adee throws a head kick but Bezerra moves out of range.
Bezerra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bezerra throws out the jab.
Adee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bezerra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adee manages to avoid it.
Adee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bezerra.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Adee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bezerra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adee keeping moving, preventing Bezerra from controlling successfully.
Adee wants to get back to his feet but Bezerra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bezerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Adee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bezerra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bezerra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bezerra postures up in Adee's guard and throws a big left but Adee blocks it.
Bezerra looking to sit in guard and control but Adee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bezerra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adee is aware though and is defending well.
Adee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bezerra has his foot on Adee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adee works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Adee won't allow Bezerra to sweep him here.
Erasmo Bezerra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bezerra looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Adee passes into half guard.
Adee postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bezerra to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bezerra throws a sloppy body shot
and Adee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bezerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adee sizes up Bezerra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bezerra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Bezerra counters with a stiff right hand.
Bezerra misses with a lunging right hand
and Adee counters with a stiff right hand.
Adee cracks Bezerra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Adee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Bezerra with that takedown attempt.
Bezerra misses with a body shot
and Adee counters with a thumping low kick.
Bezerra misses the shot to the body.
Adee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bezerra throws out the jab.
Adee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arriorus Adee 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!
Bezerra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Adee throws a head kick that misses
and Bezerra counters with a stiff right hand.
Adee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Bezerra misses the target.
Adee misses with a wild body shot.
Adee avoids the body shot from Bezerra.
Bezerra darts in looking for a takedown but Adee gets double underhooks and turns Bezerra into the cage.
Bezerra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adee misses with a body kick.
Adee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bezerra.
Bezerra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adee's waist but Adee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bezerra off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Adee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erasmo Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bezerra's head.
Bezerra punishes Adee's body with a nice straight punch.
Bezerra slips a jab from Adee.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Bezerra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee looks to score with a jab to the body but Bezerra is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bezerra.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezerra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Bezerra lands a nice shot that snaps Adee's head back.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bezerra misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Adee.
Bezerra misses with an uppercut.
Bezerra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bezerra throws a poor cross that misses
and Adee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adee.
Bezerra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra goes for a takedown attempt but Adee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bezerra avoids the head kick by Adee.
Bezerra misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Bezerra.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Adee misses.
Bezerra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bezerra somewhat.
Bezerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bezerra misses the target.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Adee swings for the body but Bezerra moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Adee.
Arriorus Adee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Adee misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Adee on his heels. He'll look to pass Adee's guard now, I'm sure.
Adee wriggles free and stands up.
Adee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bezerra in his tracks.
Adee throws a hook but Bezerra blocks it.
Bezerra appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bezerra tests Adee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bezerra throws a jab but it's blocked by Adee.
Adee throws a head kick that misses.
Bezerra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adee misses with a shot to the body
and Bezerra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bezerra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bezerra misses with a lunging right hand
and Adee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adee takes one on the button.
Adee pushes Bezerra up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Bezerra.
Adee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bezerra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bezerra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Adee fails to land.
Arriorus Adee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
Adee is pressed up against the cage. Bezerra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adee down to the mat. Adee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bezerra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bezerra slips under a jab from Adee.
Bezerra throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
Bezerra gets a takedown into half guard.
Bezerra throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Adee to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arriorus Adee.
Well Adee 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arriorus Adee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 503 p4p, 820 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 76 p4p, 127 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lester might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Back - Ludacris. Theorist comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MoonDeity - WAKE UP! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theorist takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Lester misses.
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Lester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lester avoids the body shot from Theorist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theorist. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Theorist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Theorist misses with a straight right.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Lester misses with a hook
and Theorist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Theorist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Theorist.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Theorist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Theorist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Theorist stuffs the takedown.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theorist.
Theorist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Theorist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Theorist.
It looked like Lester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Theorist misses its intended target.
We've been told by Lester's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Theorist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theorist. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Theorist misses its intended target.
Lester looking to score a takedown here. Theorist is defending well but Lester drives through and ends up in Theorist's guard.
Theorist looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lester puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Theorist tries to roll over but Lester keeps him under control.
Theorist keeps trying to improve his position.
Theorist trying to control but Lester postures up.
Lester looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Theorist with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lester content to control rather than advance.
Lester missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist wants to get back to his feet.
Lester sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Theorist is trying to control but can't.
Theorist controlling the position well.
Lester not doing much here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester is thwarting Theorist's attempts to control the position.
Theorist is trying to get back to full guard.
Lester is keen to just control but Theorist is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester prevents Theorist from improving his position.
Theorist wants to get back to his feet.
Lester wants to take a breather but Theorist is having none of it.
Lester trying to control the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Theorist swings widly with a right hand
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Theorist defends well and Lester ends up having to push Theorist into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lester prevents a body shot from Theorist.
Lester is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Lester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester has hold of one of Theorist's legs. Theorist is fighting the takedown attempt but Lester gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theorist wants to stand up but Lester is controlling him.
Lester controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lester preventing the sweep.
Theorist has Lester pulled in close to control his posture.
Lester postures up in Theorist's guard and throws a big left but Theorist blocks it.
Lester connects with a couple of short punches.
Theorist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Theorist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Theorist has Lester pulled in close to control his posture.
Lester trying to control the position from guard on top but Theorist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Theorist has Lester pulled in close to control his posture.
Theorist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Theorist misses with a hook
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lester lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lester shoots in looking for a takedown. Theorist tries to sprawl out of it but Lester keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Theorist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Theorist cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lester throws out a powerful jab.
Theorist misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lester catches Theorist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Theorist throws a jab but it's blocked by Lester.
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Theorist throws a jab when Lester was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Theorist controls Lester momentarily but Lester frees himself.
Lester showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lester keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Theorist's head.
Theorist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Theorist has momentary wrist control but Lester slips an elbow through the middle.
Theorist wants to sweep but no luck.
Lester is working Theorist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Theorist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lester seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Theorist holds on and takes a little breather.
Lester not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist has his hands on Lester's head, controlling the position.
Lester wants to control from the top but Theorist keeps moving.
Theorist has his hands on Lester's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theorist wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist is controlling Lester's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lester.
Theorist is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lester's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Theorist controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Moe Lester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Lester seems content to control.
Theorist is looking to control Lester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Theorist avoid being mounted?
Theorist keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lester prevents Theorist from improving his position.
Lester slips a nice elbow through Theorist's hands, connecting with Theorist's forehead.
Theorist trying to control here.
Lester is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Theorist is trying to control but can't.
Theorist is looking for a sweep. Lester is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lester working Theorist over with strikes.
Theorist is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lester scores with a couple of nice shots.
Theorist keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Theorist scores with a body shot.
Theorist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lester moves away from the strike by Theorist.
Lester scores with a jab to the head.
Lester is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Theorist lands an overhand right.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Theorist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Theorist throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Theorist gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lester.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Theorist enables Lester to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Theorist manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theorist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lester postures up and lands a big shot to Theorist's brow.
Theorist has momentary wrist control but Lester slips an elbow through the middle.
Theorist is wriggling around but Lester manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist is trying to control but Lester passes into side control!
Lester is looking to take a break and control but Theorist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lester scoring with punches from side control.
Lester tries to advance to mount but Theorist denies him.
Theorist is looking for a sweep.
Theorist is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lester off and has taken his back!
Theorist is looking to control Lester but Lester is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Theorist has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lester's body.
Lester looking very determined here, making life difficult for Theorist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist gets his hands free as Lester looks to control.
Lester is in bad spot here.
Lester covering up well under a series of strikes from Theorist.
Theorist is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lester tries to break free.
Theorist controlling the position well here. Lester rolled but Theorist kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist tries to get the hooks in deep but Lester pushed the leg off.
Theorist controlling the position well here. Lester rolled but Theorist kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Theorist wants to control but Lester is keeping busy.
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I would not like to be Lester right now.
Will Theorist go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Theorist controlling well, preventing Lester from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist keeps control of the position easily here as Lester tries to buck him off.
Theorist is looking to control Lester but Lester is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lester rolls, trying to escape but Theorist keeps control of the position.
Lester trying to control the action but Theorist just sinks the hooks in.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conspiracy Theorist.
I think Lester 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lentz (ranked 513 p4p, 436 weight class) and Apophis Kalmisto (ranked 78 p4p, 63 weight class). Kalmisto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tässäkö tää oli. Apophis Kalmisto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apophis Kalmisto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentz throws a good cross that connects.
Kalmisto drops his hands momentarily and Lentz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lentz.
Lentz gets caught flat footed, as Kalmisto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lentz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalmisto postures up.
Lentz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalmisto is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalmisto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kalmisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Lentz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lentz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kalmisto, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalmisto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lentz is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz trying to control but Kalmisto is working from the bottom.
Kalmisto looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lentz is defending well. Kalmisto quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lentz has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kalmisto celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Apophis Kalmisto!
Apophis Kalmisto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 325 p4p, 306 weight class) and Saggy Dinglestomper (ranked 32 p4p, 29 weight class). Point comes into the arena with Roots Reggae Music blaring out of the sound system. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saggy Dinglestomper!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Dinglestomper.
Point lands with an uppercut that bounces Dinglestomper off the cage and back into range.
Point looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dinglestomper digs a good body shot into Point's ribs.
Brayden Point seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinglestomper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Point thuds a left hand into Dinglestomper's body.
Point punishes Dinglestomper's body with a nice straight punch.
Dinglestomper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Point uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 It looks like Saggy Dinglestomper has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinglestomper scores with a push kick.
Point checks a leg kick.
Dinglestomper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Point misses its intended target.
Dinglestomper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Point scores with a jab. Dinglestomper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, jab by Point - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point just misses with a punch to the body.
Point stuns Dinglestomper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Point throws an overhand right that lands on Dinglestomper's shoulder, as Dinglestomper tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dinglestomper! But no joy.
Dinglestomper catches Point with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinglestomper is just out of range.
Dinglestomper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dinglestomper jabs at Point's body.
Point pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinglestomper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Point counters with a nice body shot.
Dinglestomper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A cross from Point lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Point.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point takes a swing at Dinglestomper's ribcage but misses.
Point checks a leg kick.
Dinglestomper throws a jab but it's blocked by Point.
Point fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dinglestomper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Point connects with a crisp jab.
Dinglestomper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dinglestomper throws a leg kick which misses Point's front leg but catches the back leg as Point tries to avoid it.
Point lands with a cross.
Dinglestomper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Point stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dinglestomper.
Point is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dinglestomper is rocked!
BAM! Point delivers a spinning backfist that drops Dinglestomper like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Brayden Point!
Brayden Point 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 115 p4p, 218 weight class) and Paulo Gentil (ranked 15 p4p, 26 weight class). 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 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Gentil!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka misses with a kick to the body.
Matsuzaka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gentil lands a nice shot to the body.
Gentil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gentil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matsuzaka is out of range and Gentil settles back down.
Matsuzaka misses with a low kick.
Gentil throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentil. Matsuzaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gentil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gentil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matsuzaka's head backwards.
Gentil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matsuzaka slips under a jab.
Gentil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuzaka throws a looping overhand right but Gentil ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
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!
Gentil moves out of range as Matsuzaka strikes.
A slow jab from Matsuzaka misses its intended target.
Matsuzaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Gentil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gentil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsuzaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gentil lands with a cross.
Matsuzaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gentil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka scores with a shot to the body.
Gentil blocks a leg kick.
Matsuzaka with a hook.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Gentil.
A counter left hand to the body from Matsuzaka misses its target.
Gentil throws a hook but Matsuzaka avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gentil!
Gentil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gentil scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matsuzaka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gentil.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuzaka drives through and clinches with Gentil against the cage.
Gentil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matsuzaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gentil or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gentil lands a nice uppercut.
Gentil is working Matsuzaka over against the cage.
Gentil struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Matsuzaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Gentil.
A short right from Gentil.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Matsuzaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Gentil.
Gentil lands with a short shot to the head.
Gentil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gentil lands a left hand.
Matsuzaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gentil lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Matsuzaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gentil backwards.
Gentil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matsuzaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gentil.
Matsuzaka is looking to slow Gentil down with leg kicks.
Gentil misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil cracks a nice hook into Matsuzaka's ribs.
Matsuzaka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gentil. Gentil obviously looking to wear him down.
Matsuzaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matsuzaka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gentil looks to land a left hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range nicely.
Gentil defending well as Matsuzaka loads up on a big left hand.
Paulo Gentil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuzaka wants to land a leg kick but Gentil is out of range.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gentil.
Matsuzaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matsuzaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gentil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matsuzaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gentil throws a nice looking combination but Matsuzaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matsuzaka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gentils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Gentil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gentil lands with an uppercut that bounces Matsuzaka off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentil delivers a nice body kick.
Matsuzaka cracks Gentil with an open hand slap.
Matsuzaka defending well as Gentil loads up on a big left hand.
Gentil throws a jab when Matsuzaka was well out of range.
Matsuzaka throws a body kick that misses
and Gentil counters with a good, hard body kick but Matsuzaka shrugs it off.
Matsuzaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsuzaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gentil throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Gentil connects with a body shot.
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gentil moves away.
Gentil throws the kick towards the body but Matsuzaka avoids it.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Gentil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gentil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuzaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsuzaka moves out of range as Gentil throws a body kick.
Matsuzaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gentil counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Gentil dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matsuzaka tests Gentil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gentil.
Gentil keeps Matsuzaka at a distance using the push kick.
Matsuzaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matsuzaka moves out of range as Gentil throws a body kick.
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gentil moves away.
Matsuzaka rushes Gentil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentil.
Matsuzaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gentil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuzaka tries to work over Gentil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gentil misses with a punch on the inside.
Gentil is leaning against Matsuzaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gentil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsuzaka lands a body shot.
Gentil scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gentil's elbow.
Gentil lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gentil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gentil throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gentil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsuzaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gentil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Gentil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsuzaka is leaning against Gentil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentil.
Gentil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gentil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gentil blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuzaka.
Gentil is leaning against Matsuzaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matsuzaka tries to throw a body punch but Gentil avoids it by throwing Matsuzaka back against the cage.
A short right from Matsuzaka.
Gentil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gentil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gentil lands a body shot.
Gentil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gentil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gentil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matsuzaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka tries to work over Gentil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuzaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gentil prevents a body shot from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gentil prevents a body shot from Matsuzaka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Matsuzaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Matsuzaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gentil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil lands with a short shot to the head.
Gentil breaks the clinch.
Matsuzaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsuzaka darts in and clinches Gentil up against the cage.
Gentil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Gentil.
Matsuzaka loads up on a big right hand but Gentil slips the punch.
Gentil throws a series of strikes that have Matsuzaka backpedaling.
Matsuzaka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gentil moves away.
Gentil walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matsuzaka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gentil misses with a shot to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a two punch combo.
Gentil misses with a low kick.
Gentil misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Gentil slams his shin into Matsuzaka's torso.
Paulo Gentil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gentil keeps the fight on the outside.
Gentil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands with a right hand.
Gentil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Gentil replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Matsuzaka blocks it well.
Gentil missing with a left hand there. Matsuzaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gentil throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Gentil bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gentil goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gentil.
Gentil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gentil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuzaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Gentil.
Gentil thuds his shin into the meat of Matsuzaka's side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulo Gentil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Gentil.
Gentil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matsuzaka connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Gentil misses.
A little feinted left hand from Matsuzaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matsuzaka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Matsuzaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsuzaka throwing a counter right hand but Gentil manages to avoid it.
Gentil throws a push kick but Matsuzaka slaps the foot to one side.
Gentil swinging wildly here.
Matsuzaka is looking to counter the offense by Gentil and move into the clinch.
Matsuzaka moves out of range as Gentil throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matsuzaka. That one must have hurt.
Matsuzaka misses with a wild body shot.
Matsuzaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gentil misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Gentil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil moves into the clinch.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gentil working aggressively here.
Gentil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsuzaka lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuzaka.
Gentil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Matsuzaka lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Gentil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gentil fails to land.
Matsuzaka lands a left hand.
Gentil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gentil's elbow.
Gentil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsuzaka scores with a shot to the side of Gentil's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentil cracks Matsuzaka with a nice body shot.
Matsuzaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuzaka.
Gentil breaks from the clinch.
Matsuzaka connects with a right hand. Gentil shakes it off.
Matsuzaka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsuzaka throws a front kick that sends Gentil stumbling back into the cage.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch there but Gentil circles away.
Gentil misses with a wild body shot.
Matsuzaka throwing a counter right hand but Gentil manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka clobbers Gentil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gentil throws a shot from downtown. Matsuzaka moves away and avoids it.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook.
Matsuzaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsuzaka misses the shot to the body.
Gentil unleashes a big counter combination but Matsuzaka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Matsuzaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gentil scores with a sloppy right hand. Matsuzaka should have avoided that one.
Matsuzaka jabs at Gentil's body.
Matsuzaka lands with a big left! Gentil is wobbled badly! Matsuzaka comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Gentil to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 22 p4p, 245 weight class) and Ronan Darongo (ranked 4 p4p, 37 weight class). Darongo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chaos And Destruction. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darongo throws a leg kick which misses Haggar's front leg but catches the back leg as Haggar tries to avoid it.
Darongo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haggar shoots in for a double leg but Darongo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darongo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haggar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darongo slaps away a takedown attempt from Haggar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haggar backing away here, and Darongo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Darongo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darongo connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Haggar misses.
Darongo needs to keep his hands up - Haggar had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haggar avoids the body shot from Darongo.
Darongo lands a jab.
Haggar looks for a takedown but Darongo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darongo misses with a body shot
and Haggar counters with a nice uppercut.
Haggar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darongo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horrible takedown attempt by Haggar or perhaps it was just good defense by Darongo, which made it look bad.
Darongo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haggar scores with a jab to the head.
Darongo tries to land a front kick but Haggar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Darongo misses the target.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
Haggar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggar was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
Haggar throws the left hand but Darongo avoids the punch easily.
Haggar misses with an uppercut
enabling Darongo to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darongo as he avoids it easily.
Darongo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar throws a body punch but Darongo moves out of range.
Haggar misses with a hook
and Darongo counters with a straight right hand.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but Darongo moved out of range.
Haggar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Darongo to the ground. Haggar is now in Darongo's guard.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Darongo has wrist control.
Darongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Darongo keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Darongo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar is in close to Darongo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo looking for a sweep. Not yet Darongo, not yet.
Haggar throws a strike but Darongo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Darongo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haggar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Haggar is working hard here to advance position.
Darongo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Darongo won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haggar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darongo tries to avoid it but Haggar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darongo to the ground. Darongo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darongo feints a counter leg kick.
Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darongo's guard.
Darongo keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darongo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haggar looking to pass the guard.
Haggar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronan Darongo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haggar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darongo works Haggar's body with a nice hook.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar tries to move into range but Darongo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Darongo is just out of range.
Haggar fails with the takedown.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darongo counters with a stiff right hand.
Haggar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Darongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Darongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Haggar coming out on top.
Haggar misses with a head kick.
Haggar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Darongo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darongo is fending him off so far but Haggar persists. Nope, Darongo circles away and we're back to standing.
Darongo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haggar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darongo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar misses with a takedown
and Darongo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darongo blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Darongo misses.
Haggar misses with a body kick.
Darongo cracks a nice hook into Haggar's ribs.
Darongo scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haggar at a distance.
Ronan Darongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haggar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haggar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haggar shoots for a double leg takedown but Darongo sprawls well. He's pushed Haggar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haggar swings for the body but Darongo moves out of range.
Darongo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haggar rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darongo.
Haggar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darongo on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Haggar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
Darongo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haggar on the side of the head.
Haggar scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darongo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haggar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darongo in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darongo.
Haggar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Darongo. Beautiful body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haggar.
A countering left hand to the body from Darongo misses.
Donk. Haggar catches Darongo right on the button with a cross.
Good exchange - Darongo coming out on top.
Haggar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar throws a nice looking combination but Darongo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Darongo. No joy for Haggar on that attempt.
Darongo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haggar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haggar moves forwards but Darongo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darongo throws a hook but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darongo misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Darongo catches Haggar right on the button with a cross.
Haggar misses with a hook
enabling Darongo to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Haggar misses.
Haggar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darongo.
Darongo throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darongo.
Haggar takes one to the side of the head.
Haggar is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar throws a body punch but Darongo moves out of range.
Darongo misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darongo.
Haggar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haggar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darongo on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darongo.
Darongo lands a brutal head kick. Haggar looks out on his feet and Darongo throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ronan Darongo!
Ronan Darongo is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Ronan Darongo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 7 p4p, 44 weight class) and Chip Nickel (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). Matsuda comes to the cage accompanied by Gojira - Another World. Nickel has chosen TISM - Greg the Stop Sign 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nickel swings widly with a right hand
and Matsuda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nickel's guard.
Matsuda advances to half guard.
Matsuda wants to control but Nickel is keeping him busy.
Matsuda wants to pass to mount but Nickel is defending the position.
Matsuda working the head and body with strikes.
Matsuda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nickel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matsuda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matsuda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nickel's head.
Nickel trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nickel wants to get back to full guard.
Nickel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nickel tries to get to full guard but Matsuda has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nickel tries to get to full guard but Matsuda has control of the leg.
Matsuda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matsuda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nickel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nickel is trying to control but Matsuda passes into side control!
Matsuda is looking to take a break and control but Nickel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nickel is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Matsuda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nickel is trying to control Matsuda's posture but Matsuda avoids it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nickel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nickel is looking to regain half guard here but Matsuda keeps moving and retains side control.
Matsuda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickel keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matsuda landing strikes.
Nickel tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda working the head and body with strikes.
Matsuda lands a few punches from side control.
Nickel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Matsuda off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickel has the hooks in. Matsuda is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Matsuda breaks Nickel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nickel wants to sweep here but Matsuda controlling him for the moment.
Matsuda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matsuda trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsuda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsuda trying to control but Nickel is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda advances position into side control!
Matsuda working the head and body with strikes.
Matsuda is working Nickel over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matsuda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nickel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nickel tries to bench press Matsuda off him but Matsuda keeps the position.
Nickel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickel is not content to let Matsuda control the position.
Nickel is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nickel looks to land a body kick but Matsuda moved away.
Matsuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuda scores with the left hand. Nickel knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Matsuda throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickel.
Matsuda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from Matsuda.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel looks to throw the jab but Matsuda is out of range.
Nickel looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuda is just out of range.
Matsuda feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel throws a low kick, looking for Matsuda's leg but Matsuda calmly moves out of range.
Nickel misses with a low kick as Matsuda jumps back.
Nickel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nickel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Nickel tenderised Matsuda's leg. Matsuda is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda throws a shot from downtown. Nickel moves away and avoids it.
Matsuda looks to throw the jab but Nickel is out of range.
Matsuda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nickel looks to throw a body kick
and Matsuda counters with a nice body shot.
Nice jab there from Nickel.
Nickel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nickel misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Matsuda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Matsuda is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nickel taking shots to the head.
Tanaka Matsuda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nickel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel is squirming around, avoiding Matsuda's attempts to control the action.
Nickel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matsuda with the ground and pound from mount.
Matsuda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nickel is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Matsuda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nickel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nickel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Matsuda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nickel is desperately trying to improve his position but Matsuda has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsuda scoring with strikes but Nickel is staying in there.
Matsuda trying to control but Nickel is having none of it.
Matsuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickel can do to turn this around?
Nickel tries to lock up and control but Matsuda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nickel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matsuda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nickel working to try and regain half guard.
Nickel is squirming around, avoiding Matsuda's attempts to control the action.
Matsuda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nickel is looking to improve his position but Matsuda isn't that keen on the idea.
Matsuda is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nickel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Nickel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel is squirming around, avoiding Matsuda's attempts to control the action.
Matsuda with the ground and pound from mount.
Matsuda raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matsuda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nickel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nickel really wants to buck Matsuda off and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Matsuda or perhaps it was just good defense by Nickel, which made it look bad.
Matsuda throws an overhand right that lands on Nickel's shoulder, as Nickel tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Matsuda.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from Matsuda.
Matsuda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickel.
Nickel misses with an uppercut.
Matsuda is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matsuda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickel.
Matsuda takes a swing at Nickel's ribcage but misses.
Nickel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel throws a hook but Matsuda avoids it easily.
Matsuda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Matsuda.
Nickel flicks out a counter leg kick but Matsuda steps away.
Nickel jabs at Matsuda's body.
Nickel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsuda's head.
Nickel looks to throw a body kick
and Matsuda counters with a takedown into side control.
Nickel bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
Nickel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuda.
Matsuda feinted with a counter takedown.
Matsuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickel throws a leg kick
and Matsuda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nickel!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel is looking for a sweep.
Nickel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Matsuda lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nickel down.
Matsuda controlling the position from side mount.
Matsuda in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda tries for a kimura but Nickel is defending well.
Matsuda wants to control but Nickel is keeping him busy.
Matsuda postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Matsuda has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nickel!
Matsuda looking to finish Nickel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nickel!
Matsuda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nickel is looking to escape.
Matsuda punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Matsuda looking to finish Nickel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nickel!
Nickel is trying desperately to improve position.
Matsuda raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matsuda lands a nice shot to the head.
Matsuda wants to finish this one by submission but Nickel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Matsuda.
Matsuda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
You get the feeling that Nickel really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel is looking to improve his position but Matsuda isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Matsuda.
Matsuda raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuda landing strikes from the mount.
Matsuda working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Matsuda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nickel is looking to escape.
Nickel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nickel is squirming around, avoiding Matsuda's attempts to control the action.
Matsuda looking to finish Nickel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nickel!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Nickel.
Matsuda with a nice cross.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Matsuda appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Matsuda swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel connects with a jab.
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Chip Nickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickel.
Matsuda dives in for a single leg takedown but Nickel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nickel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chip Nickel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickel throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Nickel tries to land a leg kick but Matsuda saw it coming and moves away.
Matsuda slips a jab from Nickel.
Matsuda with a poor takedown
and Nickel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuda just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nickel throws a solid leg kick but Matsuda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nickel.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Nickel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nickel throws a shot to the body.
Matsuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsuda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nickel misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Nickel misses
and Matsuda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matsuda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsuda. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsuda throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickel misses with a hook. Matsuda ducked under it nicely.
Nickel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuda thuds his right hand into Nickel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda throws a lazy right hand but Nickel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nickel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matsuda's head backwards.
Nickel misses with a looping right.
Nickel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Matsuda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickel misses with a straight left.
Nickel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuda.
Chip Nickel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuda misses with a hook. Nickel ducked under it nicely.
Nickel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nickel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuda shoots and misses
and Nickel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanaka Matsuda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nickel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nickel throws a leg kick that misses.
Nickel connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda looks to land a left hand but Nickel moved out of range nicely.
Matsuda misses with a lunging right hand
and Nickel counters with a low kick, right behind Matsuda 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Matsuda.
Nickel misses the body punch
and Matsuda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nickel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nickel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nickel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Matsuda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nickel's head.
Matsuda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Matsuda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Matsuda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nickel keeping moving, preventing Matsuda from controlling successfully.
Matsuda is looking to work some ground and pound but Nickel has wrist control.
Nickel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matsuda.
Matsuda is fighting to break Nickel's control of his arms but Nickel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Matsuda passes into half guard.
Matsuda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nickel trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuda jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nickel manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chip Nickel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nickel blocks a jab.
Matsuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Nickel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuda.
Nickel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Matsuda.
Nickel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsuda defending well as Nickel loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Matsuda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matsuda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matsuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsuda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nickel is fending him off so far but Matsuda persists. Nope, Nickel circles away and we're back to standing.
Matsuda moves out of range of the leg kick from Nickel.
Nickel lunges at Matsuda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matsuda's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsuda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matsuda staying out of range there.
Nickel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsuda blocks a jab.
Matsuda slips under a jab from Nickel.
Matsuda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nickel.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Nickel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matsuda. Matsuda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matsuda misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Nickel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nickel misses with a body shot.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Matsuda finds it's way through Nickel's defenses.
Nickel misses with a straight right.
Nickel tries to bum rush Matsuda with a series of wild strikes but Matsuda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nickel scores with a sloppy right hand. Matsuda should have avoided that one.
Nickel works Matsuda's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuda closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nickel's guard.
Matsuda is standing up over Nickel. Nickel looks to escape but Matsuda dives into side control.
Matsuda landing strikes.
Nickel holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Matsuda working the body and head with strikes.
Matsuda has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nickel working to try and regain half guard.
Chip Nickel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel is trying to stand.
Matsuda is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Nickel is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Nickel flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Matsuda anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Nickel and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Matsuda slips an arm under Nickel chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Matsuda has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Matsuda is squeezing on Nickel like an anaconda would it's prey. Nickel fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tanaka Matsuda!
Tanaka Matsuda retains his middleweight title!
Tanaka Matsuda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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