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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hull (ranked 2338 p4p, 3347 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 197 p4p, 261 weight class). Justin Case has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case throws a series of punches but Hull avoids them all with ease.
Hull is looking to counter punch.
Hull tries to clinch there but Case circles away.
Hull tries to clinch up
enabling Case to counter with a crisp jab.
Case throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case misses with a lunging right hand
and Hull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Case lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hull's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Case.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Case, pushing him back against the cage.
Case breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hull.
Hull closes the distance but Case moves to the side
enabling Case to counter with a crisp jab.
Hull wants to clinch.
Case swats away the attempt to clinch by Hull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull has closed the distance and engaged Case in a clinch.
Hull gets control of Case's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hull will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hull has his foot on Case's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Case works his way back into a safe position though.
Hull escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Case gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hull can't keep his opponent in guard - Case advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hull blocking the ground and pound attempt from Case.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Case is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hull gets full guard.
Case lands a couple of digs.
Hull keeping moving, preventing Case from controlling successfully.
Hull keeping full guard, as Case tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Case wants to control from the top but Hull keeps moving.
Hull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Case working his ground and pound in the gym.
Hull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Case doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hull is tightening it up a little... Case has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Case reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Case taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jamie Hull!
Jamie Hull seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 1442 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Bobby Brawler (ranked 192 p4p, 163 weight class). Bobby Brawler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Brawler!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rishkinov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rishkinov tries to bum rush Brawler with a series of wild strikes but Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brawler! But no joy.
Rishkinov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rishkinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rishkinov with a poor takedown
and Brawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
Rishkinov shoots and misses
and Brawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serhey Rishkinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rishkinov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brawler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rishkinov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brawler manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov looking to sit in guard and control but Brawler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rishkinov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Brawler has his hands clasped together but Rishkinov extends and breaks Brawler's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rishkinov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Serhey Rishkinov!
A relieved looking Serhey Rishkinov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nori Voluspa (ranked 712 p4p, 1191 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 95 p4p, 151 weight class). Pierre has chosen O Canada as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nori Voluspa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voluspa.
Voluspa moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre 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.
Pierre tests Voluspa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Voluspa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Voluspa forces Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Pierre.
Voluspa has Pierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pierre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voluspa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pierre after a bit of a struggle.
Voluspa is trying to drag Pierre to the mat but Pierre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voluspa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Voluspa jumps into guard, dragging Pierre to the mat.
Pierre postures up.
Pierre wants to stand but Voluspa is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voluspa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pierre wants to stand but Voluspa is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pierre is now in half guard.
Voluspa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Voluspa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pierre defends it easily.
Voluspa is looking for a triangle but Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Voluspa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Voluspa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre wants to stand but Voluspa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Voluspa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Voluspa looking for a guillotine here but Pierre defends easily.
Pierre wanted to stand there but Voluspa had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Voluspa looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Voluspa darts in looking for a takedown but Pierre gets double underhooks and turns Voluspa into the cage.
Pierre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voluspa jumps guard but Pierre stands there with Voluspa around his waist. Voluspa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Voluspa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pierre regains guard.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre wants to stand up but Voluspa is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A left and a right from Pierre both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Voluspa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pierre circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Voluspa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voluspa fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voluspa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pierre to the mat! Pierre manages to get full guard.
Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voluspa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa throws a big elbow that misses.
Voluspa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Voluspa throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Voluspa content to stall in guard here.
Voluspa advances to half guard.
Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voluspa.
Voluspa misses with a head shot. Pierre uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voluspa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Voluspa throws a big elbow that misses.
Voluspa throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
Voluspa advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to stand.
Voluspa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.
Voluspa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pierre tries to kick Voluspa off but Voluspa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Voluspa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pierre defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Voluspa tries to counter with a takedown but Pierre is quick to defend against it.
Nori Voluspa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voluspa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Voluspa showed some decent athleticism there.
Voluspa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pierre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Voluspa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to escape back to his feet but Voluspa uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pierre is trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voluspa wants to control for a moment but Pierre uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Voluspa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nori Voluspa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Voluspa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Voluspa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre lands a lovely overhand right.
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pierre throws a right hand that Voluspa ducks under and follows up with a left that Voluspa also avoids with ease.
Voluspa fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voluspa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pierre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Voluspa.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Voluspa is looking to stall here but Pierre recovers full guard.
Voluspa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pierre's head.
Voluspa won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Voluspa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Voluspa stops Pierre from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Voluspa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voluspa tries to pull guard but Pierre won't allow it.
Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Voluspa.
Pierre digs a right hand underneath Voluspa's ribcage. Voluspa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Pierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa can't get the takedown.
Voluspa jumps guard.
Voluspa has a closed guard, preventing Pierre from standing up.
Voluspa working for a triangle but Pierre defends it easily.
Pierre wants to stand and escape but instead Voluspa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Voluspa lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Voluspa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Voluspa controls the pace.
Pierre is looking to stand up but Voluspa isn't so interested in that idea.
Voluspa passes Pierre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voluspa wants to control but Pierre is keeping him busy.
Voluspa is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Pierre.
I think Pierre 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Pierre!
Our winner, George Pierre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Mendoza (ranked 663 p4p, 814 weight class) and Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 57 p4p, 71 weight class). Cuntmara has chosen $$ Hoes mad $$ as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuntmara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuntmara throws a hook to the side of Mendoza's head but Mendoza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuntmara loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Cuntmara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendozas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mendoza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cuntmara throws a hook but Mendoza blocks it.
Mendoza tries to counter with a takedown but Cuntmara is quick to defend against it.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuntmara throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters with a low kick, right behind Cuntmara 's knee.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut.
Mendoza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cuntmara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendoza counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuntmara slips under a jab.
Cuntmara scores with a shot to the body.
Cuntmara loads up on a big right hand but Mendoza slips the punch.
Cuntmara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cuntmara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendoza. Mendoza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut. Mendoza saw that one coming.
Mendoza throws a lazy uppercut
and Cuntmara counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendoza jabs at Cuntmara's body.
Cuntmara misses with a right hand
and Mendoza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cuntmara throws out a loose jab but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibrahim Cuntmara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuntmara looks to land a right hand but Mendoza moved out of range.
Cuntmara lunges at Mendoza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendoza's hand.
Cuntmara misses with a hook
and Mendoza counters with a nice body shot.
Mendoza connects with a right hand. Cuntmara shakes it off.
Cuntmara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cuntmara misses the jab.
A cross from Cuntmara lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuntmara throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mendoza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cuntmara throws an overhand right that lands on Mendoza's shoulder, as Mendoza tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendoza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cuntmara. That one must have hurt.
Mendoza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cuntmara swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Cuntmara throws out a loose jab but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Mendoza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cuntmara defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendoza throws a low kick but Cuntmara moves out of range easily.
Cuntmara throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Mendoza is looking to counter punch.
Cuntmara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cuntmara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mendoza moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
Mendoza scores with a leg kick.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and Cuntmara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick from Mendoza misses.
Cuntmara throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara clobbers Mendoza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Cuntmara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cuntmara stuffs the takedown.
Cuntmara just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuntmara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuntmara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cuntmara tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Cuntmara.
Mendoza tries to counter with a takedown but Cuntmara is quick to defend against it.
Mendoza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the head.
Mendoza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cuntmara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendoza.
Cuntmara misses with a right hand
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuntmara cracks a nice hook into Mendoza's ribs.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Cuntmara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cuntmara misses with a hook
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Cuntmara misses
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuntmara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendoza thuds a left hand into Cuntmara's body.
A jab from Cuntmara does it's job there.
Cuntmara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mendoza moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
A clash of legs there as Cuntmara blocks the low kick.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cuntmara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza is looking to take a break and control but Cuntmara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cuntmara is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cuntmara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mendoza's head backwards.
Cuntmara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Cuntmara misses its intended target.
Cuntmara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendoza catches Cuntmara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the body from Cuntmara misses
and Mendoza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cuntmara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendoza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuntmara misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuntmara thows a body kick. Mendoza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuntmara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Mendoza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara moves out of range as Mendoza strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuntmara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.
Mendoza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendoza thumps Cuntmara with a low kick.
Mendoza dives in and scores a takedown into Cuntmara's guard.
Cuntmara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendoza is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuntmara is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mendoza wants to control from the top but Cuntmara keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza content to stall in guard here.
Cuntmara has his feet on Mendoza's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mendoza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuntmara throws out the jab.
Cuntmara misses with a looping left.
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara misses with a leg kick
and Mendoza counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza lands a body shot.
Mendoza tries to score with a low kick but Cuntmara moves his leg out of the way.
Mendoza throws a body punch but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Cuntmara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cuntmara throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a hook. Cuntmara ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuntmara! But no joy.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Cuntmara ducks down to avoid it.
Cuntmara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that half lands.
Cuntmara throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Cuntmara throws a body kick that misses
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cuntmara throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Mendoza moved out of range nicely.
Cuntmara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cuntmara moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuntmara scores with a leg kick.
Mendoza misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Cuntmara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara's corner calls for a 1-2. Cuntmara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mendoza throws an overhand right that lands on Cuntmara's shoulder, as Cuntmara tries to avoid the shot.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Cuntmara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza throws out a powerful jab.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuntmara.
Mendoza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendoza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cuntmara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendoza.
Mendoza fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cuntmara just manages to avoid it.
Cuntmara scores with a hook.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mendoza counters with a shoot takedown. Cuntmara fights it but they end up in guard.
Cuntmara pushes Mendoza off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cuntmara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cuntmara throws a shot to the body.
Mendoza slips a straight right by Cuntmara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cuntmara misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mendoza lands a right hook to the body.
Mendoza misses with a body kick.
Cuntmara lands a lovely overhand right.
Cuntmara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Good exchange - Cuntmara coming out on top.
Cuntmara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuntmara.
Mendoza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cuntmara is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuntmara! But no joy.
Mendoza tries to land a front kick but Cuntmara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuntmara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Cuntmara.
As Cuntmara backs away, Mendoza returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cuntmara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza counters with a nice body kick.
Cuntmara throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara misses with a straight left.
Cuntmara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendoza counters with a right hand to the body.
Cuntmara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendoza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Cuntmara misses with a jab to the body
and Mendoza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cuntmara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Cuntmara throws a series of punches but Mendoza avoids them all with ease.
Mendoza dives in and grabs Cuntmara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cuntmara pushes down on Mendoza's head and hops out.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Mendoza is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cuntmara's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cuntmara defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara is refusing to be controlled, as Mendoza sits in half guard.
Ibrahim Cuntmara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendoza prevents Cuntmara from standing back up.
Mendoza drops an elbow to the side of Cuntmara's head.
Cuntmara felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cuntmara wants to get back to his feet.
Ibrahim Cuntmara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mendoza working over Cuntmara with some ground and pound. Cuntmara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cuntmara wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mendoza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mendoza wants to pass to mount but Cuntmara is defending the position.
Mendoza works his way into full mount!
Mendoza wants to control the pace but Cuntmara is squirming around nicely.
Luiz Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendoza unloading with bombs!
Cuntmara is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza landing strikes from the mount.
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza breaks from Cuntmara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cuntmara wants to get back to his feet.
Mendoza breaks from Cuntmara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cuntmara is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mendoza lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cuntmara is looking to escape.
BOOM! Mendoza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Mendoza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cuntmara 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Cuntmara!
A victorious Ibrahim Cuntmara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walad Anubis (ranked 406 p4p, 640 weight class) and Mikey Marciano (ranked 49 p4p, 85 weight class). Anubis comes to the cage accompanied by Hideaway. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Anubis throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Anubis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anubis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano misses with a hook. Anubis ducked under it nicely.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anubis tried to counter with a leg kick but Marciano avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano drops Anubis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Anubis looks back up at him and smiles so Marciano waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Anubis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a good low kick that Marciano was not able to check.
Oh Anubis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a body kick that stops Marciano in his tracks momentarily.
Anubis seems to have got his legs back now.
Anubis slips a straight right by Marciano.
Anubis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marciano throws a right hand that Anubis ducks under and follows up with a left that Anubis also avoids with ease.
Anubis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Marciano misses with an uppercut
and Anubis counters with a right hand to the body.
Marciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Anubis counters with a thumping low kick.
Marciano misses with a lunging right hand
letting Anubis counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anubis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Anubis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 It looks like Mikey Marciano has been cut.
Marciano misses with a hook
and Anubis counters with a crisp right that sends Marciano to the canvas! Anubis follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walad Anubis!
Walad Anubis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Mikey Marciano had this to say: 'robbery'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 394 p4p, 833 weight class) and My Time (ranked 36 p4p, 74 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that My Time was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, My Time!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong misses with a hook.
Time checks a low kick from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Time's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Xiaodong.
Time throws a body kick that misses.
Time throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Time manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Time.
Xiaodong scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiaodong.
Time with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Time.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Xiaodong throws a hook but Time avoids it easily.
Time is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Xiaodong with a body shot.
Time misses with a looping right.
Time lands with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Time lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Time tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiaodong is able to avoid easily.
Time throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong drops his hands momentarily and Time takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xiaodong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Time checks it well.
Xiaodong jabs Time to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong jabs Time right on the nose. Time blinks but takes it well.
Time cracks Xiaodong with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Time throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Time keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Time uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Time just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Time was well out of range.
Time looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Time is looking to slow Xiaodong down with leg kicks.
Time just misses with a punch to the body.
Time connects with a solid leg kick.
Time checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Time keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Time moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time slips under a jab.
Xiaodong throws a low kick but Time moves out of range easily.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but Time moves out of range.
Time throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Time with a nice cross.
Xiaodong throws a leg kick but Time sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Time keeps it at a distance.
Time wants to slow Xiaodong down by chopping away at his legs.
Xiaodong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong is looking to score with low kicks.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Time's hands.
Time staying out of range there.
Xiaodong closes the distance and pushes Time back into the cage.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Time digs a right hand underneath Xiaodong's ribcage. Xiaodong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Time's elbow.
Time lands a hook that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Time lands a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Time breaks from the clinch.
Time dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Time looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Xiaodong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Time pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Time's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xiaodong under the eye.
Xiaodong jabs at Time's body.
Xiaodong lands a jab to Time's midsection.
Xiaodong scores with a one two! Time had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaodong swings for the body but Time moves out of range.
Time looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Time finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Time misses.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Time manages to avoid it.
Time throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaodong's shoulder, as Xiaodong tries to avoid the shot.
Time lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheers as Time lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiaodong doesn't seem phased though.
Time ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Time is just out of range.
Xiaodong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
Xiaodong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Time.
Donk. Time catches Xiaodong right on the button with a cross.
Time lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiaodong connects with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong cracks Time with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Time takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Time.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
Time throws a body kick that misses.
Time tries to land a front kick but Xiaodong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiaodong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Time looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Time misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong throws a good cross that connects.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Time sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Xiaodong checks a low kick from Time.
Time scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Time paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaodong misses the shot to the body.
Time misses with a body kick.
Xiaodong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
Xiaodong with a nice calf kick.
Xiaodong misses the jab.
Xiaodong lands with a cross.
Xiaodong misses with a looping left.
Time fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiaodong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Time throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Time pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time scores with a nice body kick.
Time throws a leg kick which misses Xiaodong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaodong tries to avoid it.
Time fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiaodong checks it well.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Xiaodong coming out on top.
Xiaodong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Time is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Time.
Time chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Xiaodong lands the left hand.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Time manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Time.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Time bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Time off balance momentarily.
Time moves away from the strike by Xiaodong.
Time misses with a looping left.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Time moves out of range.
Xiaodong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Xiaodong blocks a leg kick.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Xiaodong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Time's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Time. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Time misses with a low kick.
Time staying out of range there.
Li Xiaodong is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Xiaodong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Time jabs Xiaodong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xiaodong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Time works on Xiaodong's body with a couple of short punches.
Time breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Time keeps it at a distance.
Time lands with a nice body punch.
Time throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaodong throws a looping overhand right but Time ducks down to avoid it.
Time tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiaodong is wise to it.
Time misses with a low kick.
Xiaodong slips under a jab.
Xiaodong tries to work over Time's front leg with a kick but Time checks it.
My Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong misses with a two punch combination.
Time moves out of range of the body kick.
Time swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xiaodong.
Nice cross by Time.
Xiaodong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Time.
Time throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Time jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Time tries to keep at a distance but Xiaodong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Time escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Time throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.
Xiaodong clinches.
Xiaodong digs a right hand underneath Time's ribcage. Time let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Time is looking to break free of the clinch but Xiaodong has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Time's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Time tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Time wants to get back to striking at distance but Xiaodong won't allow it.
Time blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Time manages to break the clinch.
Xiaodong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaodong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Time moves out of range as Xiaodong strikes.
Jab from Time.
Time scoring well with a low kick there.
Xiaodong moves in looking to clinch but Time pushes him off.
Time checks a low kick from Xiaodong.
Donk. Xiaodong catches Time right on the button with a cross.
Xiaodong pushes Time up against the cage in a clinch.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Time's elbow.
Time lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Time.
Time manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Time missing with a left hand there. Xiaodong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiaodong ducks right into an uppercut from Time.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Time.
Xiaodong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xiaodong misses with a low kick.
Time looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Time throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaodong's shoulder, as Xiaodong tries to avoid the shot.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiaodong lands an overhand right.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
Time lands a nice hook to Xiaodong's body. Xiaodong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Time takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Time swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong fails to land with a series of punches.
Time uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
A little jabbing left from Time on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Time misses with a body kick.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Time.
Time ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Time on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Xiaodong there.
A nice leg kick from Xiaodong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Time chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiaodong can pounce on him.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time misses with an uppercut. Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Xiaodong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong is looking to clinch.
Time throws a body kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Time - that will leave a mark!
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
letting Time counter with a right hand.
Time throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Xiaodong gets a clinch.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Time fails to land.
Time scores with a shot to the side of Xiaodong's head.
A short uppercut from Time.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Time blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Time's elbow.
Time scores with a shot to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Li Xiaodong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xiaodong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Time throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong tries to work over Time's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time can't break the clinch.
Time misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time lands with a right to the head.
Time manages to break the clinch.
Time tries a low kick but Xiaodong avoids it.
Time throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Time just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong throws a low kick but Time avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Time misses with an attempted mid kick.
Time uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Time takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Time misses with a hook. Xiaodong ducked under it nicely.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Time.
Nice body punch from Time.
Time scores with a leg kick.
Time is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaodong.
Time takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Time misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Xiaodong coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Time misses.
Xiaodong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiaodong connects with a leg kick.
Time misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiaodong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Time.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch
and Time counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xiaodong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Time lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaodong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Time stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaodong.
Time misses with a looping right.
Xiaodong works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xiaodong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Time swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Time gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Time misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xiaodong. That's going to slow Time down.
Time 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.
Xiaodong slips a jab from Time.
Time attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Time will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Time looks to move away, Xiaodong throws a big counter combo but Time just gets out of the way.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Time has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Xiaodong throws a right and a left that Time avoids nicely.
Time tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiaodong is wise to it.
Time throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiaodong counters with a nice body shot.
Time lands a front kick.
Xiaodong scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
A jab from Time finds it's way through Xiaodong's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong clobbers Time with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiaodong connects with a solid leg kick.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaodong blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Li Xiaodong.
Well Xiaodong 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Li Xiaodong!
A victorious Li Xiaodong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quebra Cranio (ranked 151 p4p, 210 weight class) and Principo Adam (ranked 21 p4p, 30 weight class). Adam has chosen Dona Eis Requiem as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Quebra Cranio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Quebra Cranio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Quebra Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam thuds his right hand into Cranio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adam misses with a body shot
and Cranio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cranio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adam moves away from the strike by Cranio.
Adam is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cranio with a body shot.
Adam cracks a nice hook into Cranio's ribs.
Cranio misses with a hook
and Adam counters with a nice body shot.
Adam misses with an uppercut. Cranio saw that one coming.
Adam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cranio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam throws a body shot but no joy.
Cranio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Adam scores with a jab.
It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut.
Adam lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Adam misses.
Cranio is looking to counter punch.
Cranio avoids the body shot from Adam.
Adam throws a hook but Cranio avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cranio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cranio staying out of range there.
Cranio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adam.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cranio missing with a left hand there. Adam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adam feints the counter takedown.
Cranio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cranio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cranio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.
A little feinted left hand from Cranio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranio is just out of range.
Cranio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Adam throws a looping overhand right but Cranio ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Adam misses
and Cranio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranio throws a looping overhand right but Adam ducks down to avoid it.
Adam lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Cranio misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cranio scores with a three punch combo!
Cranio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Adam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adam misses with a looping left.
Cranio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cranio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranio is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cranio misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam connects with a right hand. Cranio shakes it off.
Adam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adam slips a straight right by Cranio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cranio throws out the jab.
Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cranio sizes up Adam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Cranio misses.
Cranio moves away from the strike by Adam.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Principo Adam will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cranio moves out of range of the strikes.
Cranio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adam.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adam! But no joy.
Cranio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adam throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cranio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranio is just out of range.
Cranio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adam lands with an uppercut that bounces Cranio off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cranio throws a hook to the side of Adam's head but Adam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adam takes a swing at Cranio's ribcage but misses.
Cranio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio throws a lazy uppercut
and Adam counters with a good low kick that Cranio was not able to check.
Cranio throws the left hand but Adam avoids the punch easily.
Cranio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cranio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adam throws out a counter right but Cranio avoids it with no problem.
Adam misses with an uppercut.
Cranio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cranio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adam circles away quickly and effectively.
Adam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Principo Adam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands with a straight right. Cranio didn't see that one coming.
Adam misses with a hook. Cranio ducked under it nicely.
Adam staying out of range there.
Adam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranio was well out of range. Poor timing from Adam.
Adam works Cranio's body with a nice hook.
Adam throws the left hand but Cranio avoids the punch easily.
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!
Cranio throws a right hand that misses
and Adam counters with a straight right hand.
Adam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cranio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranio is just out of range.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Adam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cranio lands a two punch combo.
Cranio throws a hook but Adam avoids it easily.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranio is just out of range.
Cranio misses with an uppercut.
Cranio backing away here, and Adam unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cranio ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Adam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cranio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Adam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cranio scores with a decent looking hook.
Adam takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adam lands a head shot.
Adam misses with a body shot
and Cranio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cranio tests Adam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cranio scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio's cut.
That's time! Cranio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cranio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cranio's head.
Adam scores with the left hand. Cranio knows he should have avoided that one.
Quebra Cranio's cut is getting worse.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adam. Cranio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio drops his hands momentarily and Adam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cranio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam throws a shot to the body.
Adam just misses with a punch to the body.
Cranio misses with an uppercut. Adam saw that one coming.
Adam jabs Cranio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adam cracks Cranio with a big right hand and Cranio goes down!
Cranio is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam wants to control from the top but Cranio keeps moving.
Adam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cranio has Adam pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands a couple of elbows.
Cranio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adam controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adam trying to control but Cranio is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Adam with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Cranio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cranio is trying to keep Adam in close.
Adam looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Principo Adam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cranio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cranio throws a sloppy body shot
and Adam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam misses with a hook. Cranio ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Adam lands.
Cranio misses with a hook.
Cranio checks a low kick from Adam.
An attempted straight right counter from Cranio misses the target.
Quebra Cranio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cranio misses with a left hand
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cranio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Principo Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adam 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Principo Adam!
Principo Adam was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Jones (ranked 127 p4p, 401 weight class) and Deon Big Daddy (ranked 22 p4p, 56 weight class). Big Daddy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator. Ed Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deon Big Daddy !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Big Daddy , pushing him back against the cage.
Jones pushes Big Daddy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Big Daddy under the eye.
It looks like Deon Big Daddy has been cut.
Big Daddy slips a straight right by Jones.
Big Daddy tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones is wise to it.
Jones throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Big Daddy counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Big Daddy .
A head kick from Jones lands but Big Daddy takes it in his stride.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Big Daddy 's head but Big Daddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Big Daddy moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Big Daddy is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looks to throw the jab but Big Daddy is out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but Big Daddy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Big Daddy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones throws a hook but Big Daddy avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Big Daddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Big Daddy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Big Daddy counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Big Daddy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Big Daddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Big Daddy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Big Daddy moves away and avoids it.
Big Daddy throws a big counter head kick but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Big Daddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones looks to clinch
and Big Daddy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Big Daddy slips the punch.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Big Daddy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Big Daddy . That's going to slow Jones down.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Big Daddy doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to clinch but Big Daddy moves out of range.
Big Daddy is looking to score with low kicks.
Big Daddy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Big Daddy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Big Daddy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Daddy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Big Daddy throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Big Daddy .
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Big Daddy in a clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Big Daddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Big Daddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Big Daddy is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Big Daddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones lands a body shot.
Big Daddy ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Big Daddy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Big Daddy to the floor! Jones dives in looking for the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to stand but can't do so whilst Big Daddy controls his leg.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Big Daddy is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Big Daddy avoid being mounted?
Big Daddy wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Big Daddy wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deon Big Daddy 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Big Daddy swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Big Daddy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Jones.
Big Daddy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones lands a big shot that drops Big Daddy ! Can he finish him?
 Big Daddy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Daddy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Big Daddy is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Big Daddy 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Big Daddy seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Daddy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Big Daddy being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Big Daddy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Big Daddy looking to pass the guard.
Big Daddy content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Big Daddy prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Big Daddy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Big Daddy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Big Daddy lands with a cross.
It looks like Ed Jones has been cut.
Jones tries to clinch but Big Daddy moves out of range.
Jones drives through and clinches with Big Daddy against the cage.
Jones prevents a body shot from Big Daddy .
Big Daddy can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Big Daddy 's efforts to push away.
Big Daddy swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Daddy throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones cracks Big Daddy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Big Daddy .
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Big Daddy 's hands.
Jones throws a hook but Big Daddy blocks it.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Big Daddy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Big Daddy has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Big Daddy is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Big Daddy tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Big Daddy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Jones dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
Big Daddy avoids the head kick by Jones.
Big Daddy takes one to the chin there.
Jones lands a left and a right that sends Big Daddy crashing to the canvas! Jones dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big Daddy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Big Daddy can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Big Daddy is having none of it.
Big Daddy wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Big Daddy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Deon Big Daddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Big Daddy is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Big Daddy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones wants to control the pace but Big Daddy is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Big Daddy is trying to escape the mount.
Jones controlling from mount.
Big Daddy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big Daddy is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones prevents Big Daddy from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones trying to control but Big Daddy is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Jones!
A pretty intense looking Ed Jones took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 101 p4p, 36 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 17 p4p, 7 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155
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162
27 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut
and Billabong counters with a single leg into guard. Ji Woo didn't expect that.
Billabong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Billabong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ji Woo holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Billabong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ji Woo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ji Woo trying to control the position here.
Ji Woo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ji Woo moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ji Woo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Billabong backwards.
Billabong presses Ji Woo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ji Woo struggles to land a body shot inside as Billabong controls his hands.
Billabong has had enough of the clinch but Ji Woo keeps him there for the moment.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Billabong turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Billabong manages to end up in side control.
Ji Woo sneaks back into half guard.
Ji Woo trying to control from the bottom.
Ji Woo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Billabong is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Billabong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ji Woo is looking to control Billabong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ji Woo avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ji Woo tries to land a leg kick but Billabong saw it coming and moves away.
Ji Woo lands the left hand.
Billabong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Billabong misses the shot to the body.
Ji Woo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Billabongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Billabong avoids a kick to the body.
Ji Woo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo looks to score with a jab to the body but Billabong is just out of range.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Billabong blocks it.
Billabong lands an overhand right.
Ji Woo misses with the body kick
and Billabong counters with a shoot takedown. Ji Woo fights it but they end up in guard.
We've been hearing that Billabong has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji Woo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Billabong's guard.
Billabong looking for a guillotine here but Ji Woo defends easily.
Ji Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Billabong is keeping the position for now.
Ji Woo keeps trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ji Woo scores with a jab to the body.
Billabong drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ji Woo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Billabong preventing the sweep.
Ji Woo is trying to keep Billabong in close.
Ji Woo seems keen to control Billabong's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong is looking to work some ground and pound but Ji Woo has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong stopping the sweep attempt from Ji Woo.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Billabong looking to sit in guard and control but Ji Woo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ji Woo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ji Woo looking to pass the guard.
Ji Woo advances to half guard.
Ji Woo wants to free his trapped foot but Billabong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo is keen to just control but Billabong is a slippery customer.
Ji Woo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Billabong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ji Woo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ji Woo wants to control but Billabong is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ji Woo misses
and Billabong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ji Woo pushes Billabong up against the cage in a clinch.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Billabong.
Ji Woo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ji Woo lands a shoulder strike.
Ji Woo lands a hook that snaps the head of Billabong backwards.
Billabong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ji Woo is defending well.
Billabong blocks an uppercut.
Ji Woo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Billabong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Billabong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ji Woo can turn it around.
Ji Woo tries to work over Billabong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Billabong backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Ji Woo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo takes a shot to the head.
Billabong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
Ji Woo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Billabong backwards.
Ji Woo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ji Woo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Billabong or not.
Billabong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ji Woo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
Billabong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Billabong can't get the takedown.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo 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!
Ji Woo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ji Woo controlling the position.
Ji Woo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong prevents Ji Woo from moving into mount.
Ji Woo wants to control for a moment but Billabong uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo is working for a kimura but Billabong is defending it quite comfortably.
Billabong is trying to control but can't.
Ji Woo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Billabong sees it coming and defends easily.
Billabong is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ji Woo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Billabong's thigh. Billabong counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Billabong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ji Woo wants to control from the top but Billabong keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Billabong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ji Woo throws a nice looking combination but Billabong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ji Woo tries to clinch
and Billabong counters with a takedown into side control.
Ji Woo wants to control but Billabong postures up.
Billabong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ji Woo keeps working.
Billabong controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Ji Woo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnny Billabong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ji Woo tries to improve position but can't.
Ji Woo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Billabong off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Billabong's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billabong defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bong Ji Woo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ji Woo 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 99 p4p, 87 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 17 p4p, 15 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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27
245
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266
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haggar finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonaparte's head.
Haggar lands an overhand right.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away easily
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bonaparte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonaparte!
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar avoids a kick to the body.
Haggar throws a series of punches but Bonaparte avoids them all with ease.
Bonaparte throws a quick counter kick to the body but Haggar avoids it.
Haggar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bonaparte!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte is working to avoid the ground and pound but Haggar connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar throws a strike aimed at the side of Bonaparte's head but Bonaparte avoids it well.
Haggar lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Haggar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Haggar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bonaparte is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar cracks Bonaparte with a big elbow.
Haggar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bonaparte sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bonaparte's coaches at Ice Cream Parlour have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar cracks Bonaparte with a big elbow.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bonaparte prevents Haggar from moving into mount.
Haggar grinds an elbow into Bonaparte's temple.
Bonaparte dodges the ground and pound from Haggar.
Bonaparte parries the strikes from Haggar easily there. Haggar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bonaparte to escape.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Haggar wants to control but Bonaparte is keeping him busy.
Haggar cracks Bonaparte with a big elbow.
Bonaparte manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Haggar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haggar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haggar winds up and cracks Bonaparte with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bonaparte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haggar.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haggar moves into full mount! Bonaparte won't be happy about that!
Haggar looking to control but Bonaparte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bonaparte avoids a series of strikes thrown by Haggar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar looking to finish with strikes here!
Haggar looking to ground and pound but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.
Haggar landing punches.
Haggar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haggar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Haggar thowing shots but they're missing.
Bonaparte blocking the ground and pound.
Haggar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Haggar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bonaparte because Haggar loaded up on that one.
Haggar landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that round.
That's time! Bonaparte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haggar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonaparte finds it's way round the side to connect with Haggar's head.
Haggar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonaparte avoids it really well and circles away.
Haggar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haggar dives in and grabs Bonaparte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonaparte pushes down on Haggar's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Haggar is defended easily by Bonaparte.
Maximilian Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar misses with a left hand
and Bonaparte counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Haggar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonaparte momentarily.
Maximilian Bonaparte is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haggar throws out a leg kick but Bonaparte moves out of range and Haggar only half commits.
Bonaparte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Haggar moves out of range of the body kick from Bonaparte.
Haggar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bonaparte avoids the body shot from Haggar.
Haggar tries for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away easily
and Bonaparte counters with a leg kick.
Haggar scores with a kick to the body.
Haggar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonaparte counters with a series of strikes. Haggar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Bonaparte as Haggar shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar shoots in but no luck this time.
A counter left hand to the body from Bonaparte misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar connects with a crisp jab.
Haggar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haggar.
Bonaparte scores with a nice strike.
Bonaparte lands with a right hand.
Bonaparte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haggar scores with a nice strike.
Haggar lands with a straight right. Bonaparte didn't see that one coming.
Bonaparte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haggar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Bonaparte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haggar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haggar throws a good cross that connects.
Bonaparte slips under a jab from Haggar.
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonaparte finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haggar is breathing heavily.
Bonaparte stuffs the takedown.
Bonaparte thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bonaparte leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonaparte thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bonaparte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haggar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar avoids the body shot from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries to move into range but Haggar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bonaparte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Haggar misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bonaparte misses its target.
Haggar with a poor takedown
and Bonaparte counters with a solid body kick.
Haggar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonaparte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haggar lands the left hand.
Haggar misses with a left hand
enabling Bonaparte to counter with a crisp jab.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonaparte counters with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Bonaparte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bonaparte scores with a push kick.
Haggar throws a leg kick
and Bonaparte counters with a right hand to the body.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Bonaparte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Bonaparte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haggar moves out of range of the body kick.
Haggar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonaparte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonaparte cracks Haggar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bonaparte has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Haggar to stand back up!
Haggar is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar with a poor takedown
and Bonaparte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haggar is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonaparte finish him?
Bonaparte thumps Haggar with a low kick.
Bonaparte lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Au Revoir Bitch - now my next fight must be Jimmy Granite. I took him lightly last time so he is due. '.
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