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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yusuf Mammadov (ranked 1128 p4p, 2817 weight class) and Bender Mein Armbach (ranked 145 p4p, 362 weight class). Mein Armbach has chosen Enter Sandman, Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Mammadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Mein Armbach!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mammadov's corner calls for a 1-2. Mammadov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mammadov leaves Mein Armbach with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mein Armbach has Mammadov up against the cage in a clinch.
Mammadov tries a body shot but Mein Armbach blocks it.
Mammadov breaks from the clinch.
Mein Armbach throws a lazy head kick
and Mammadov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mammadov.
Mammadov 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.
Mammadov misses with a punch to the body.
Mein Armbach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mein Armbach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mammadov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Mammadov.
Mammadov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mein Armbach is trying to keep an underhook but Mammadov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mein Armbach looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mammadov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov is looking for a kimura but Mein Armbach is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mammadov to get the leverage.
Mammadov seems to be looking for submissions.
Mein Armbach trying to control from the bottom.
Mein Armbach blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mammadov.
Mammadov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mein Armbach is looking to control Mammadov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mein Armbach avoid being mounted?
Mein Armbach looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mammadov prevents Mein Armbach from improving his position.
Mammadov seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov thows a huge punch but Mein Armbach dodges it nicely.
Mein Armbach wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mein Armbach wants to control but Mammadov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mein Armbach controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mammadov throwing shots but Mein Armbach is blocking nicely.
Mein Armbach wants to improve his position but Mammadov is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mammadov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mammadov is looking to advance position but Mein Armbach won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mammadov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mammadov's back!
Mammadov 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.
Mammadov tries to break free.
Mein Armbach is trying to stick to Mammadov's back but Mammadov is turning into Mein Armbach. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mein Armbach's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mammadov.
Mein Armbach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mammadov.
Mammadov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mein Armbach has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mammadov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mammadov slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov is looking for a kimura here.
Mammadov prevents Mein Armbach from improving his position.
Mammadov is thwarting Mein Armbach's attempts to control the position.
Mammadov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mein Armbach doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mammadov.
Mammadov is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuf Mammadov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mammadov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bender Mein Armbach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mammadov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mein Armbach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mammadov fails with the takedown
and Mein Armbach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammadov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mein Armbach manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Mein Armbach.
Mammadov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mammadov misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov avoids the head kick by Mein Armbach.
Mammadov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mein Armbach digs a good hook to Mammadov's body.
Mein Armbach throws a sloppy head kick and Mammadov moves out of range easily.
Mein Armbach drives through and clinches with Mammadov against the cage.
Mammadov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mein Armbach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mein Armbach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mammadov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mein Armbach shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mein Armbach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mein Armbach gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov trying to control but Mein Armbach is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mammadov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mein Armbach is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mein Armbach looking for a guillotine here but Mammadov defends easily.
Mammadov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mein Armbach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mammadov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov drops back looking for a leg! Mein Armbach is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mein Armbach manages to kick Mammadov off! Mammadov jumps back into Mein Armbach's guard.
Mammadov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mein Armbach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mammadov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mammadov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mein Armbach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mammadov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mein Armbach is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mammadov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mammadov's back!
Mein Armbach is riding his opponent, not letting Mammadov buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov trying to control the hands but Mein Armbach won't let him.
Mammadov rolls, trying to escape but Mein Armbach keeps control of the position.
Mammadov showing good submission defense here.
Mammadov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mein Armbach can do to turn this around?
Mein Armbach trying to control.
Mein Armbach is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mein Armbach trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bender Mein Armbach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mammadov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mammadov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mammadov duly obliges.
Mammadov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mein Armbach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mammadov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mein Armbach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mein Armbach throws a sloppy head kick and Mammadov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Mammadov.
Bender Mein Armbach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mammadov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mein Armbach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mammadov lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mein Armbach misses.
Mammadov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mammadov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mein Armbach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mammadov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mein Armbach misses with a few strikes there.
Mein Armbach misses with a double jab
and Mammadov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mammadov darts in looking for a takedown but Mein Armbach gets double underhooks and turns Mammadov into the cage.
It seemed like Mein Armbach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mammadov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mammadov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yusuf Mammadov is winning the standup battle so far.
Mammadov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mein Armbach but Mein Armbach pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mammadov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mein Armbach throws a head kick that misses.
Mein Armbach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mammadov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mein Armbach misses with a head kick.
Mammadov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mein Armbach moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mammadov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mein Armbach scores with a shot to the side of Mammadov's head.
Mein Armbach breaks from the clinch.
Mein Armbach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mammadov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mammadov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein Armbach lands with a nice combination. Mammadov backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Yusuf Mammadov has been cut.
Mein Armbach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mammadov, pushing him back against the cage.
Mammadov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mammadov lands with a short shot to the head.
Mein Armbach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Mein Armbach misses its intended target.
Mein Armbach takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mammadov misses the shot to the body.
Mein Armbach lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mammadov misses with an uppercut. Mein Armbach saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Mein Armbach's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mammadov throws a hook but Mein Armbach avoids it easily.
Mein Armbach shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mammadov counters with a left to the body.
Mein Armbach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mammadov jabs Mein Armbach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook to the body
and Mammadov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mammadov.
Mammadov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mein Armbach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mammadov misses with the head strike.
Mammadov is trying to trip Mein Armbach. He has hold of a leg but Mein Armbach is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mammadov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mammadov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mammadov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mammadov pushing down on Mein Armbach's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mammadov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mein Armbach has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mein Armbach avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mammadov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuf Mammadov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mammadov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuf Mammadov!
A very excited looking Yusuf Mammadov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Barrengarry (ranked 1115 p4p, 1649 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 141 p4p, 217 weight class). Barrengarry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Young Crazed Peeling by The Distillers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Barrengarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman scores with a jab. Barrengarry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body punch from Barrengarry.
Rahman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barrengarry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahman.
Barrengarry with a jab.
 It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Barrengarry ducks under a wild hook from Rahman.
Rahman throws a hook but Barrengarry blocks it.
Rahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahman lands with an uppercut that bounces Barrengarry off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Logan Barrengarry has been cut.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrengarry misses with a looping right.
Rahman throws an off balance right hand
and Barrengarry counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrengarry slips under a jab from Rahman.
Jab from Rahman.
Barrengarry 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.
Rahman throws a hook but Barrengarry blocks it.
Rahman misses with a hook.
Barrengarry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rahman finds it's way round the side to connect with Barrengarry's head.
Rahman swings widly with a right hand
and Barrengarry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rahman misses with a left hand
and Barrengarry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rahman really felt that one!
Rahman blocks a low kick nicely.
Rahman throws a leg kick
and Barrengarry counters with a good low kick that Rahman was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrengarry lands a nice looking body kick.
Barrengarry connects with the punch.
Rahman avoids the body shot from Barrengarry.
Rahman unleashes a big counter combination but Barrengarry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barrengarry throws the kick towards the body but Rahman avoids it.
Barrengarry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rahman looks winded!
Barrengarry tests Rahman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrengarry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rahman's hands.
Barrengarry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rahman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barrengarry with a body shot.
Rahman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrengarry counters with a low kick, right behind Rahman 's knee.
Rahman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrengarry thuds his right hand into Rahman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 Rahman is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahman throws a right hand that misses
and Barrengarry scores with a counter punch that sends Rahman to the canvas! Barrengarry smells blood - he's punishing Rahman with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rahman has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Barrengarry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dempsey ONeill (ranked 1928 p4p, 1976 weight class) and Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 289 p4p, 300 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yuldashev's choice of entrance music: Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Temirbek Yuldashev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill misses the body punch
and Yuldashev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ONeill scoring well with a low kick there.
Yuldashev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yuldashev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
ONeill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev swings widly with a right hand
and ONeill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
ONeill throws a sloppy body shot
and Yuldashev counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuldashev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ONeill tried to counter with a leg kick but Yuldashev avoided it.
Yuldashev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yuldashev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from ONeill - the referee stops the clock and Yuldashev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says ONeill. Yuldashev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
ONeill lands a nice hook to Yuldashev's body. Yuldashev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONeill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuldashev moves away.
ONeill takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to ONeill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
ONeill blocking some punches.
Yuldashev scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev throws a head punch that misses.
ONeill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yuldashev's elbow.
Yuldashev misses with a hook from the clinch.
ONeill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
ONeill effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from ONeill.
Yuldashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill has Yuldashev pushed against the cage.
ONeill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
ONeill is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yuldashev as ONeill tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dempsey ONeill.
Yuldashev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ONeill looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yuldashev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ONeill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ONeill takes a swing at Yuldashev's ribcage but misses.
ONeill misses with a wild body shot.
ONeill is looking to wear down Yuldashev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yuldashev checks a low kick from ONeill.
ONeill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuldashev was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeill.
ONeill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yuldashev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by ONeill. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from ONeill.
Yuldashev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONeill lands a nice hook to Yuldashev's body. Yuldashev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yuldashev looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuldashev.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill takes one on the button.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill misses with a combination
and Yuldashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
ONeill lands with a good body shot.
ONeill tries to land a leg kick but Yuldashev saw it coming and moves away.
ONeill throws a body shot but no joy.
ONeill slips under a jab from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev with a jab.
ONeill misses the shot to the body.
ONeill lands a right hook to the body.
ONeill blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a wild body shot.
Yuldashev blocks a low kick nicely.
Yuldashev avoids the body shot from ONeill.
A lazy body kick from ONeill
and Yuldashev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuldashev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ONeill.
ONeill throws a sloppy body shot
and Yuldashev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yuldashev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! ONeill had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yuldashev scores with the left hand. ONeill knows he should have avoided that one.
ONeill checks a leg kick.
ONeill scores with a leg kick.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuldashev moves away.
ONeill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ONeill lands a body shot.
ONeill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yuldashev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yuldashev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey ONeill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
ONeill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuldashev manages to avoid it.
ONeill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ONeill throws a sloppy body shot
and Yuldashev counters with an outside leg kick.
Yuldashev looks to throw the jab but ONeill is out of range.
ONeill on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
ONeill blocks a leg kick.
ONeill throws a leg kick
and Yuldashev counters with a straight right hand.
Yuldashev throws an overhand right that lands on ONeill's shoulder, as ONeill tries to avoid the shot.
Yuldashev throws a hook but ONeill blocks it.
ONeill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill lands a nice shot to the body.
ONeill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yuldashev.
ONeill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dempsey ONeill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONeill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a leg kick.
ONeill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yuldashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yuldashev avoids the body shot from ONeill.
ONeill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev throws out a counter right but ONeill avoids it with no problem.
ONeill throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yuldashev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yuldashev throws a lazy right hand but ONeill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuldashev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yuldashev tests ONeill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yuldashev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
ONeill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuldashev was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeill.
ONeill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yuldashev connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a low kick.
ONeill ducks under a wild hook from Yuldashev.
ONeill connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuldashev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yuldashev is breathing heavily.
Yuldashev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ONeill thuds a left hand into Yuldashev's body.
ONeill throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yuldashev! But no joy.
ONeill misses with a body shot.
ONeill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeill misses the shot to the body.
Yuldashev throws out a counter right but ONeill avoids it with no problem.
ONeill takes a swing at Yuldashev's ribcage but misses.
Yuldashev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
ONeill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
ONeill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuldashev throws out a counter right but ONeill avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses the shot to the body.
ONeill misses the body punch
and Yuldashev counters with a stiff right hand.
ONeill slips a straight right by Yuldashev.
Yuldashev tried to score with a low kick but ONeill checks it.
Dempsey ONeill is winning the standup battle so far.
ONeill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeill tries to clinch but Yuldashev is having none of it.
A shot to the body from ONeill misses
and Yuldashev counters with a nice uppercut.
ONeill throws a lazy head kick
and Yuldashev counters with a straight right hand.
Yuldashev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ONeill.
Yuldashev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
ONeill swings away with a leg kick that misses.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuldashev moves away.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuldashev is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a body shot
and Yuldashev counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuldashev is looking to slow ONeill down with leg kicks.
ONeill takes a swing at Yuldashev's ribcage but misses.
ONeill takes a swing at Yuldashev's ribcage but misses.
Yuldashev throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuldashev scores with a sloppy right hand. ONeill should have avoided that one.
ONeill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
ONeill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuldashev was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeill.
Yuldashev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from ONeill misses its target.
ONeill slips a jab from Yuldashev.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuldashev is just out of range.
Nice body punch from ONeill.
ONeill closes the distance and pushes Yuldashev back into the cage.
Yuldashev lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Temirbek Yuldashev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
ONeill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yuldashev looks to land a left hand but ONeill moved out of range nicely.
ONeill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yuldashev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! ONeill scrambles back to his feet.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
ONeill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
ONeill drives through and clinches with Yuldashev against the cage.
ONeill tries to throw a body punch but Yuldashev avoids it by throwing ONeill back against the cage.
Yuldashev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ONeill is trying to stall.
ONeill lands a hook that snaps the head of Yuldashev backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuldashev.
Yuldashev pushes ONeill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
ONeill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yuldashev misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill misses with some punches.
Yuldashev misses with a punch on the inside.
ONeill slows down the pace here.
Yuldashev is struggling to control the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as ONeill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yuldashev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yuldashev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuldashev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
ONeill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yuldashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuldashev.
Yuldashev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuldashev moves away.
Yuldashev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yuldashev lands a jab to the head.
ONeill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
ONeill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuldashev throws out a powerful jab.
Yuldashev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ONeill's hands.
ONeill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuldashev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yuldashev blocks a leg kick.
Yuldashev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
ONeill misses with a double jab
and Yuldashev counters with a stiff right hand.
Yuldashev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ONeill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yuldashev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ONeill.
Yuldashev checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuldashev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for ONeill.
ONeill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
ONeill throws a body punch but Yuldashev moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from ONeill, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuldashev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yuldashev scores with a decent looking hook.
ONeill tries to clinch but Yuldashev moves out of range.
ONeill has Yuldashev up against the cage in a clinch.
ONeill is trying to maintain a safe position but Yuldashev gets an underhook and turns ONeill into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from ONeill fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yuldashev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuldashev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
ONeill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ONeill looking to stall.
Temirbek Yuldashev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
ONeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
ONeill working aggressively here.
Yuldashev pushes ONeill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
ONeill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yuldashev lands a right hand that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
ONeill lands a nice uppercut.
Yuldashev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Temirbek Yuldashev.
I think Yuldashev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dempsey ONeill!
An out of breath Dempsey ONeill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mareth Line (ranked 1329 p4p, 979 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 174 p4p, 123 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mareth Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 32 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Swanson.
Line moves out of range of the strikes.
Swanson misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Line on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Line blocks a jab.
Line blocks the body kick.
Line on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Line moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Line tried to score with a low kick but Swanson checks it.
Swanson staying out of range there.
Swanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Swanson lands with a hook. Line tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Line defending well as Swanson loads up on a big left hand.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson lands a head shot.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Line off the cage and back into range.
Swanson scores with a jab to the head.
Line misses with a looping right.
Line blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Swanson throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Line throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Line blocks a head kick by Swanson.
A big left from Line misses.
A little jabbing left from Swanson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Line tries a low kick but Swanson avoids it.
Swanson connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Line is looking to counter with head kicks.
Line turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Line connects with a body shot.
Line blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
Line blocks the body kick.
Line lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Line does it's job there.
Swanson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Swanson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Line avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Swanson cracks Line with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swanson slips a straight right by Line.
Line misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Swanson.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Line shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Line works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Line looks to land a left hand but Swanson moved out of range nicely.
Line slips under a jab.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Line on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Swanson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Line takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Swanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Line in the body.
Line feints and then cracks Swanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swanson down.
Some bone on bone action there as Swanson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Swanson scores with a jab.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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!
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Swanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Line moved away.
Line tries a low kick but Swanson avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Swanson - that will leave a mark!
Nice body punch from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Line throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Line.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Line slips under a jab.
Line appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Swanson.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson dominated that round.
That's time! Line's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Swanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Line moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Line misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swanson! But no joy.
Line will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swanson checks a leg kick.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Line throws out the jab.
Swanson throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
Swanson slips a jab from Line.
Line throws a push kick but Swanson slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Nice body punch from Line.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Line's shoulder, as Line tries to avoid the shot.
Line closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line swings away with a body shot that misses
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Line moved out of range nicely.
Line on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Line slips a straight right by Swanson.
Nice body kick from Line.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Line.
Line slips under a jab from Swanson.
Line tries to land a front kick but Swanson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Swanson throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
Swanson throws a big shot that misses.
Line takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Line swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Line will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big left from Line misses.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Swanson scores with a body shot.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Line stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swanson.
Swanson throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Line. That did some damage!
Line takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Line avoids it.
Line appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Line looks to land a body kick but Swanson moved away.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Line saw that one coming.
Swanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Swanson. Line shrugs it off though.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Line avoids it.
Swanson cracks Line with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Line moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body punch from Line.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Swanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line moves out of range of the body kick from Swanson.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Swanson throws a body kick that misses.
Swanson lands a right hook to the body.
Line swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Line misses with a body kick.
Swanson scores with a body shot.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Line avoids it.
Swanson throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Line misses its target.
Good work by Swanson as he checks the leg kick.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Line.
Line turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Swanson misses with a hook.
And Line counters with a quick kick to the body but Swanson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Line cracks Swanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Swanson scores with a push kick.
Swanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Line saw that one coming.
Line lands a head kick!
Swanson punishes Line's body with a nice straight punch.
Line misses the jab.
Swanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses.
Line slips a straight right by Swanson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Line throws out a leg kick but Swanson moves out of range and Line only half commits.
Line misses the shot to the body.
Line throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Line throws a nice looking combination but Swanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Line might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Swanson throws a big shot that misses.
Line throws a body kick that misses.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Line.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Line lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Line misses with a looping right.
Line throws a nice head kick!
Swanson scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson with a nice cross.
Swanson works Line's body with a nice hook.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Swanson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Swanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Line finds it's target.
Line lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
Line misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
Line throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Line.
Benedicte Swanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Line looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson jabs Line right on the nose. Line blinks but takes it well.
Line has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Swanson.
Swanson throws out a leg kick but Line moves out of range and Swanson only half commits.
Line misses with a few strikes there.
Line staying out of range there.
Swanson with a nice cross.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body
and Line counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swanson throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Line on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice cross by Swanson.
A clash of legs there as Swanson blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson misses with the combination.
Nice body kick from Swanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Swanson misses.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Swanson avoids a kick to the body.
Swanson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Line moves out of range as Swanson throws a body kick.
Swanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Line tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Swanson misses with a head kick.
Swanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Swanson.
Line takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson misses with a head kick.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Line.
Line takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Swanson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Line counters with a right hand to the body.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swanson defending well as Line loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Line lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Swanson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swanson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Line scores with a head kick. Swanson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Line - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheers as Line lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swanson doesn't seem phased though.
Line loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Line moved away.
Line lands a nice looking body kick.
Line moves away from the strike by Swanson.
Mareth Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benedicte Swanson.
Well Swanson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedicte Swanson!
A relieved looking Benedicte Swanson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 1157 p4p, 1737 weight class) and African King (ranked 167 p4p, 230 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, African King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reed swivels and escapes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Reed lands a right hook to the body.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reed, pushing him back against the cage.
Reed lands a body punch.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reed working aggressively here.
Reed working aggressively here.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reed lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Reed lands a shoulder strike.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reed gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Reed pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Reed controls the action.
Reed tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Reed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed lands with a right to the head.
King blocking some punches.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Reed controls the action.
Reed lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reed lands a left hand.
Reed breaks from the clinch.
King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like African King has been cut.
Reed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on King if he has to take too many more of those.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick.
King throws the left hand but Reed avoids the punch easily.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Reed avoids the head kick by King.
Reed stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed misses with a hook.
Reed lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Reed.
King is rocked!
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reed avoids it really well and circles away.
Ben Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of African King.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reed lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Reed finish him?
Reed defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Reed swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Reed throws a monster overhand right that drops King! Reed follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Reed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between More IsMore (ranked 1085 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Olli Lindholm (ranked 130 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Olli Lindholm enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, More IsMore!
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, Olli Lindholm!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindholm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. IsMore doesn't seem bothered though.
IsMore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
IsMore drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lindholm sprawls and moves away.
Lindholm throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lindholm tries to clinch but IsMore moves out of range.
Lindholm throws a sloppy head kick and IsMore moves out of range easily.
IsMore swings for the body but Lindholm moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lindholm! But no joy.
Lindholm tries to close the distance and clinch but IsMore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lindholm loads up on a big right hand but IsMore slips the punch.
Lindholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindholm clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Lindholm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been hearing reports that IsMore has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
IsMore goes for a takedown attempt but Lindholm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lindholm closes the distance and pushes IsMore back into the cage.
IsMore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lindholm is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IsMore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lindholm is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for More IsMore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindholm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
IsMore has picked Lindholm up - he's going for a ride! IsMore dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
IsMore trying to control from half guard but Lindholm is working away.
Lindholm wants to get back to full guard.
Lindholm is pressing down on IsMore's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
IsMore stopping the sweep attempt from Lindholm.
IsMore forces his way into half guard.
Lindholm is looking to get back to full guard here but IsMore has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lindholm is trying to work for a sweep but IsMore has mounted him!
IsMore tries to control but Lindholm wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lindholm is working to get back to half guard.
Lindholm is still trying to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
IsMore lands with some strikes.
IsMore wants to finish this one by submission but Lindholm is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from IsMore.
Lindholm is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
IsMore scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lindholm?
IsMore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lindholm is trying to escape the mount.
IsMore lands a couple of good shots and Lindholm has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lindholm is trying to break free.
IsMore is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
IsMore scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
IsMore keeps control of the position as Lindholm tries to break free.
IsMore softening up his opponent with strikes here.
IsMore is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lindholm. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Lindholm is rocked!
Lindholm is really stuck here.
Lindholm is still in real trouble! Can IsMore finish him?
Lindholm wants to get back to his feet.
Lindholm seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Lindholm tries to escape but IsMore has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lindholm is trying to defend against the choke here but IsMore has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. IsMore Tightens the hold and Lindholm taps out furiously! IsMore displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). More IsMore!
During a confident post fight interview, More IsMore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 997 p4p, 699 weight class) and Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 145 p4p, 105 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 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dimms.
Dimms throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimms throws a looping overhand right but Karter ducks down to avoid it.
Dimms lands with a cross.
Karter scores with a hook.
Karter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Karter throws a body punch but Dimms moves out of range.
Karter thows a leg kick but Dimms checks it
and Dimms counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimms steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Karter takes one to the chin there.
Dimms has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimms throws a head punch that misses.
Dimms is leaning against Karter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimms as Karter tries to tie him up.
Dimms lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter tries to throw a body punch but Dimms avoids it by throwing Karter back against the cage.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Dimms gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karter.
Dimms lands with a right to the head.
Dimms lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms struggles to land a body shot inside as Karter controls his hands.
Dimms prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karter can't find room to land a body shot as Dimms controls the action.
Karter gets through Dimms's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karter lands a nice uppercut.
Karter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karter goes for a takedown attempt but Dimms pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimms tries to score with a low kick but Karter moves his leg out of the way.
Karter moves in looking to clinch but Dimms pushes him off.
Karter connects with a single shot there.
Schmedgar Dimms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimms feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dimms tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Karter misses.
Dimms doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimms fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Karter misses.
Karter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Dimms stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dimms looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dimms lands with a shot to the body.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimms manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms closes the distance and clinches.
Karter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karter works on Dimms's body with a couple of short punches.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karter working aggressively here.
Karter struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimms controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dimms.
Karter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dimms is defending well.
Dimms has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dimms can turn it around.
Karter lands a shot to the body.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimms prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karter.
Dimms tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Karter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karter is trying to pull guard but Dimms has him pressed against the cage.
Dimms lands an uppercut.
Dimms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Karter on the inside.
Karter wants a takedown.
Dimms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter stalls.
Dimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimms misses with a body punch.
Karter tries a body shot but Dimms blocks it.
Dimms scores with a shoulder strike.
Karter misses with some punches.
Dimms misses with some punches.
Karter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karter can't get the takedown.
Dimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karter or not.
Karter misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
Karter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimmss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimms.
Karter is working for takedown but Dimms is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dimms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimms lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karter.
Dimms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Dimms scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karter lands an uppercut.
Dimms lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Karter.
Dimms lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karter blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Dimms.
Dimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimms lands with a light punch inside.
Karter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms scores with a shot to the side of Karter's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms gets through Karter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Karter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karter motions for Dimms to come forward. Karter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimms.
Dimms scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dimms swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Dimms cracks a nice hook into Karter's ribs.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Dimms misses with a jab to the body
and Dimms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick from Karter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dimms doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimms wants to slow Karter down by chopping away at his legs.
Karter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karter misses with a hook.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karter misses with a straight right.
Dimms throws a hook but Karter blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimms keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dimms fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dimms but Dimms pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karter throws a leg kick but Dimms checks it.
Karter swings for the body but Dimms moves out of range.
Dimms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimms fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dimms slips under a jab.
Karter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimms.
Dimms moves away from the strike by Karter.
Karter throws a body punch but Dimms moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimms.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karter.
Karter has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karters head.
Karter misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimms scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Dimms.
Dimms presses Karter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dimms lands a right hand.
Dimms has a couple of punches blocked by Karter.
Dimms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karter.
Karter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dimms gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karter misses with some punches.
Karter tries to work over Dimms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karter or not.
Karter blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dimms fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karter looks for the body kick but Dimms saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms throws a solid leg kick but Karter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimms.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimms. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Dimms, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimms.
Karter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Karter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karter throws a head kick that misses
and Dimms counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dimms gets tackled into the cage by Karter. Karter maintains the clinch.
Dimms works on Karter's body with a couple of short punches.
Karter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dimms lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karter throws a head punch that misses.
Dimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimms lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimms working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dimms.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimms.
Dimms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dimms just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karter blocks an uppercut.
Dimms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter jumps guard but Dimms stands there with Karter around his waist. Karter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dimms scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimms misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimms.
Karter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Karter swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimms prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dimms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Dimms lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dimms moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Karter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms lands with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimms checks a leg kick.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimms avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from Karter misses.
Dimms throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
Dimms throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimms moves away.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimms wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimms takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dimms thuds a left hand into Karter's body.
Karter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dimms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimms lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karter.
Dimms uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karter has time to react.
Dimms connects with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimms misses the target.
Nice shot by Dimms.
Karter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dimms takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Dimms misses with a low kick.
Dimms throws an off balance right hand
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter tries to work over Dimms's front leg with a kick but Dimms checks it.
Dimms tried to score with a low kick but Karter checks it.
Karter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dimms.
Dimms throws a leg kick but Karter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karter is looking to counter punch.
Dimms is looking to chop away at Karter's legs.
Dimms throws a chopping leg kick but Karter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dimms throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dimms is looking to clinch.
Dimms cracks a nice hook into Karter's ribs.
Jesus Christ Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimms wants to clinch.
Karter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Karter throws a body kick that misses.
Karter tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimms throws a counter combo.
Karter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dimms takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Dimms ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Karter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Karter clinches up against the cage.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimms tries a body shot but Karter blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimms.
Dimms swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karter looking for a takedown.
Dimms swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimms's elbow.
Dimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter wants the takedown. Dimms is fighting it off but Karter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dimms's guard against the cage.
Dimms has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Karter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dimms throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dimms stuns Karter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Dimms misses with a body shot.
Karter connects with a body shot.
A jab from Dimms misses.
Karter scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimms throws a body shot but no joy.
Karter tried to counter with a leg kick but Dimms avoided it.
Dimms closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Karter.
Karter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter avoiding damage.
Dimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Karter on the inside.
Dimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karter is trying to drag Dimms to the mat but Dimms just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimms stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karter jumps into guard, dragging Dimms to the mat.
Dimms stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dimms not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schmedgar Dimms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dimms 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schmedgar Dimms!
After winning the bout, Schmedgar Dimms thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Amir (ranked 831 p4p, 464 weight class) and Will Wrecks (ranked 105 p4p, 62 weight class). Amir comes to the cage accompanied by Mastodon - Gobblers of Dregs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Wrecks!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Wrecks blocks the low kick.
Amir misses with a low kick.
Amir swings for the body but Wrecks moves out of range.
Amir delivers a nice body kick.
Wrecks tries to clinch up.
Amir was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Amir scores with a decent looking hook.
Amir cracks a nice hook into Wrecks's ribs.
The fighters circling - Wrecks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Wrecks looks to move away, Amir throws a big counter combo but Wrecks just gets out of the way.
Amir connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Will Wrecks has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir lands a big right hand that sends Wrecks crashing to the mat! Amir stays standing though and waves Wrecks back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrecks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Amir is able to avoid easily.
Amir wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wrecks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Ali Amir has been cut.
Amir lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir throws a body shot but no joy.
Amir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wrecks. That did some damage!
Amir cracks Wrecks with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Amir has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wrecks to stand back up!
Wrecks is rocked!
Amir throws an uppercut from hell that sends Wrecks clean off his feet! He's out cold! Amir stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ali Amir!
An out of breath Ali Amir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parta Matti (ranked 256 p4p, 593 weight class) and Daniel Spong (ranked 37 p4p, 72 weight class). Matti comes to the cage accompanied by Language (Hula Cam) - Porter Robinson. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parta Matti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Spong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matti throws a body punch but Spong moves out of range.
Matti walks into a left hand.
Spong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matti did well to prevent Spong getting side control.
Spong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matti defending well though.
Spong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matti defending well though.
Spong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Matti is defending against the submission attempts here by Spong.
Spong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Matti to regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Matti controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spong is looking to work some ground and pound but Matti has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws a big right hand that misses.
Spong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spong looking to pass the guard.
Spong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spong working some strikes from top position.
Spong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matti pulls Spong in close to prevent any damage.
Spong looking to pass the guard.
Spong chips away with some ground and pound.
It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Matti has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Spong has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Spong working the ground and pound but Matti is defending the strikes.
Matti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Matti parries the strikes from Spong easily there. Spong is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Matti to escape.
You can see the frustration on Matti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Spong throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Matti works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Spong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong with the ground and pound but Matti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Spong stopping the sweep attempt from Matti.
Spong postures up in Matti's guard and throws a big left but Matti blocks it.
Spong scoring with some ground and pound.
Matti has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Spong has passed into side control.
Matti can't do much from the bottom here.
Spong tries to move into full mount but can't pass Matti's legs.
An elbow from Spong crashes against the mat.
Matti holds on to Spong's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti looking for a sweep but Spong has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Spong wants to control the pace but Matti is squirming around nicely.
Matti wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Spong.
Spong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Matti because Spong loaded up on that one.
Spong working Matti over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Spong cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parta Matti's cut is getting worse.
Spong with good strikes from the mount here!
Jeez, Parta Matti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Parta Matti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Spong!
A relieved looking Daniel Spong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Anderson (ranked 29 p4p, 113 weight class) and Charon Lehto (ranked 4 p4p, 20 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Bassically by Tei Shi. 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson looks to throw a body kick
and Lehto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Lehto lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Lehto moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lehto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Lehto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Lehto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lehto throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Noah Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Anderson lands a head kick. Lehto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anderson lands a jab to Lehto's midsection.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Lehto.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Lehto shapes to counter with a head kick.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a hook. Lehto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick lands from Lehto.
Lehto scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lehto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anderson.
Lehto looks winded!
Anderson drops Lehto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lehto looks back up at him and smiles so Anderson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Noah Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson works Lehto's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lehto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lehto sprawling to the canvas! Lehto rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Anderson finish him?!
Lehto is rocked!
Anderson weaves into range and cracks Lehto right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Lehto goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Anderson is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noah Anderson!
Noah Anderson retains his heavyweight title!
Noah Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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