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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Bird (ranked 5321 p4p, 24611 weight class) and Frank Stein Jr (ranked 577 p4p, 616 weight class). Frank Stein Jr 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stein Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stein Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stein Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bird digs a good body shot into Stein Jr's ribs.
Bird closes the distance and clinches.
Stein Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stein Jr with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Larry Bird has been cut.
Stein Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
Stein Jr misses with a knee strike.
Bird tries to score a body lock takedown but Stein Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stein Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stein Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stein Jr pushes Bird back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stein Jr lands a knee to the head.
 Bird is rocked!
Stein Jr has Bird pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bird is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Stein Jr - that's hurt Bird badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bird is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bird doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Frank Stein Jr!
A victorious Frank Stein Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ovstraski (ranked 3226 p4p, 3819 weight class) and Dexter Doolittle (ranked 406 p4p, 458 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ovstraski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle misses with a looping left.
Ovstraski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doolittle swings widly with a right hand
and Ovstraski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doolittle scores with a jab to the head.
Doolittle cracks a nice hook into Ovstraski's ribs.
Doolittle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ovstraski ducks under a wild hook from Doolittle.
Ovstraski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doolittle.
Doolittle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doolittle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ovstraski eats them both and turns towards Doolittle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jack Ovstraski has been cut.
Doolittle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ovstraski throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ovstraski avoids the body shot from Doolittle.
Doolittle takes a swing at Ovstraski's ribcage but misses.
Ovstraski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ovstraski misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ovstraski misses with a straight right.
Doolittle swings widly with a right hand
and Ovstraski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doolittle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ovstraski counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovstraski connects with the punch.
Ovstraski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doolittle staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ovstraski misses the target.
Doolittle throws out a counter right but Ovstraski avoids it with no problem.
Doolittle throws a poor cross that misses
and Ovstraski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doolittle has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Doolittle misses the target.
Ovstraski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doolittle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Doolittle lands.
Ovstraski moves out of range as Doolittle strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski jabs at Doolittle's body.
Ovstraski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Doolittle.
Ovstraski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rollins Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Doolittle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ovstraski.
Doolittle lands a nice looking body shot.
Doolittle throws a body punch but Ovstraski moves out of range.
Ovstraski slips a straight right by Doolittle.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
Doolittle throws a series of punches but Ovstraski moves out of range.
Ovstraski just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Ovstraski.
Doolittle connects with a body shot.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Ovstraski.
Doolittle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ovstraski was well out of range. Poor timing from Doolittle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doolittle's head.
Doolittle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ovstraski finds it's way round the side to connect with Doolittle's head.
Ovstraski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doolittle lands a jab-cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doolittle.
Doolittle throws a lazy uppercut
and Ovstraski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ovstraski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ovstraski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ovstraski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doolittle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ovstraski looks to land a left hand but Doolittle moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doolittle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ovstraski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doolittle throws a shot from downtown. Ovstraski moves away and avoids it.
Doolittle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovstraski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doolittle.
Ovstraski is rocked!
Ovstraski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Ovstraski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doolittle throws a lazy uppercut
and Ovstraski counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovstraski seems to have got his legs back now.
Ovstraski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Ovstraski lands.
Dexter Doolittle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovstraski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doolittle throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Ovstraski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ovstraski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ovstraski avoids the body shot from Doolittle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle misses the jab.
Doolittle throws a hook to the side of Ovstraski's head but Ovstraski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doolittle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doolittle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Doolittle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ovstraski'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.
Doolittle throws a jab but it's blocked by Ovstraski.
Ovstraski missing with a left hand there. Doolittle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Doolittle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ovstraski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doolittle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doolittle misses with a body shot
and Doolittle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doolittle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Doolittle - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovstraski throws a right hand that misses
and Doolittle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doolittle throws a big shot that misses.
Doolittle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ovstraski moves out of range of the body kick.
Ovstraski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doolittle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ovstraski in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Doolittle misses its intended target.
It looked like Ovstraski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doolittle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ovstraski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Ovstraski lands.
Doolittle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ovstraski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Doolittle misses.
Ovstraski lands with a good body shot.
A leg kick checked by Ovstraski.
A big left from Doolittle misses.
As Doolittle looks to move away, Ovstraski throws a big counter combo but Doolittle just gets out of the way.
Doolittle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ovstraski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doolittle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovstraski.
Dexter Doolittle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Ovstraski.
Doolittle throws a sloppy body shot
and Ovstraski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Ovstraski misses.
Doolittle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ovstraski moves away.
Doolittle connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovstraski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doolittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Ovstraski.
Doolittle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Ovstraski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doolittle doesn't seem phased though.
Doolittle 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.
Doolittle misses with a leg kick.
Doolittle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ovstraski avoids the body shot from Doolittle.
Ovstraski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ovstraski slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ovstraski.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
Doolittle misses with a looping right.
Doolittle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ovstraski.
A combination from Doolittle does no damage.
Doolittle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doolittle ducks under a wild hook from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doolittle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doolittle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Doolittle misses.
Ovstraski throwing a counter right hand but Doolittle manages to avoid it.
Ovstraski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doolittle.
Ovstraski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ovstraski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doolittle throws a poor cross that misses
and Ovstraski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ovstraski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Ovstraski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Doolittle misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovstraski throws a hook to the side of Doolittle's head but Doolittle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ovstraski throws out a loose jab but Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doolittle scores with a punch to the head.
Doolittle cracks Ovstraski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doolittle misses with a left hand
and Ovstraski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doolittle misses with a hook. Ovstraski ducked under it nicely.
Ovstraski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Doolittle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovstraski.
Doolittle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Doolittle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Ovstraski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice jab there from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski moves out of range of the leg kick from Doolittle.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
Ovstraski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ovstraski.
Doolittle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doolittle misses with a leg kick
and Ovstraski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doolittle throws a push kick but Ovstraski slaps the foot to one side.
Ovstraski moves out of range of the strikes.
Doolittle throws a lazy body kick
and Ovstraski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doolittle misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle throws a hook but Ovstraski avoids it easily.
Doolittle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doolittle throws an off balance right hand
and Ovstraski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ovstraski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ovstraski misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doolittle! But no joy.
Doolittle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doolittle lands the left hand.
A big left from Ovstraski misses.
Ovstraski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ovstraski slips under a jab.
Ovstraski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ovstraski slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Ovstraski is looking to counter punch.
Doolittle lunges at Ovstraski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ovstraski's hand.
Ovstraski checks a low kick from Doolittle.
Ovstraski misses with a straight right.
Doolittle moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Ovstraski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doolittle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doolittle staying out of range there.
A big left from Ovstraski misses.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Ovstraski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ovstraski throws a jab when Doolittle was well out of range.
Doolittle slips under a jab.
Doolittle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ovstraski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doolittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Ovstraski.
Doolittle misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Ovstraski counter with a right hand.
Ovstraski loads up on a big right hand but Doolittle slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski lands with a straight right. Doolittle didn't see that one coming.
Doolittle tests Ovstraski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Ovstraski misses.
Ovstraski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doolittle.
Doolittle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doolittle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doolittle slips under a jab.
Doolittle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ovstraski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doolittle misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Ovstraski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ovstraski throws a hook but Doolittle avoids it easily.
Ovstraski misses with a body punch
letting Doolittle counter with a right hand.
Ovstraski misses with a hook to the body
and Doolittle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle misses with a body shot.
Doolittle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Ovstraski does it's job there.
Doolittle throws a looping overhand right but Ovstraski ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ovstraski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
It seemed like Doolittle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doolittle moves away from the strike by Ovstraski.
Dexter Doolittle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doolittle scores with a jab.
Doolittle scores with a body shot.
Doolittle lunges at Ovstraski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ovstraski's hand.
Doolittle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ovstraski throws out the jab.
Doolittle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doolittle jabs Ovstraski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ovstraski scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dexter Doolittle.
Well Doolittle 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Doolittle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 2732 p4p, 3045 weight class) and Frankie Rodriguez (ranked 353 p4p, 387 weight class). The key to victory for Marco Polo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Polo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polo throws a counter high kick but Rodriguez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike from Polo.
Polo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Polo.
A frustrated look appears on Polo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Polo blocks a body shot from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Polo effectively controlling the action here.
Rodriguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Polo's face.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo stalling.
A bit of stalling here from Polo.
Polo being controlled against the cage.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rodriguez .
Polo manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Rodriguez misses
and Polo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodriguez with a hook.
Rodriguez forces Polo back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Rodriguez .
Polo trying to stall but Rodriguez improves his position.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Polo.
Rodriguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodriguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Polo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rodriguez effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Polo tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Polo trying to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Polo can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Polo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Polo tries to circle away but Rodriguez has him pinned against the cage.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Polo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
Polo wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Polo blocking some punches.
Polo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polo blocks it with crossed arms.
Polo missing with knees to the body.
Polo can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Polo blocking some punches.
Rodriguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
Rodriguez blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez working Polo over with knees to the body.
Polo letting Rodriguez take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Polo scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez 's head.
Polo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodriguez prevents Polo from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Polo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo is trying to force a seperation but Rodriguez has the dominant position.
Polo breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez darts in trying to clinch
and Polo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez lands a high kick!
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!
Polo misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez clobbers Polo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Polo moves out of range of the body kick from Rodriguez .
Polo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Polo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rodriguez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Polo scrambles back to his feet.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Polo counters with a quick kick to the body but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Polos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Polo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Polo ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez .
Polo throws a low kick, looking for Rodriguez 's leg but Rodriguez calmly moves out of range.
Polo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Polo pushes him off.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Polo is just out of range.
Rodriguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Polo misses its target.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Polo moves out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Polo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rodriguez just manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodriguez rushes Polo and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Polo.
Rodriguez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rodriguez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rodriguez looking to throw knees to the head but Polo is blocking nicely.
Polo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Polo ducks under and follows up with a left that Polo also avoids with ease.
Frankie Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo blocks a head kick by Rodriguez .
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Polo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rodriguez .
Polo misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Frankie Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Polo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Polo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a knee strike.
Polo wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frankie Rodriguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rodriguez landing knees to the head.
Polo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Polo blocks a body shot from Rodriguez .
Polo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Polo is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez has Polo pushed against the cage.
Rodriguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Polo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Polo tries to stall but Rodriguez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has Polo pressed against the cage, preventing Polo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Rodriguez .
Polo manages to break the clinch.
Polo tests Rodriguez 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frankie Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Polo keeps the fight on the outside.
Polo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Polo there.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Polo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez just leaning against Polo, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez prevents Polo from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez stalling in the clinch but Polo improves position.
Polo avoiding damage as Rodriguez throws knees to the body.
Polo tries to circle away but Rodriguez has him pinned against the cage.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but instead, Polo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodriguez into the cage.
Polo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Polo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Polo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Polo missing with knees to the body.
Polo cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
Polo blocking some punches.
Rodriguez gets through Polo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Polo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Polo taking a breather.
Polo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Polo ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez .
Polo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodriguez blocks the leg kick.
Rodriguez connects with a right hand. Polo shakes it off.
Polo lands a jab to Rodriguez 's midsection.
Polo misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Polo avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez closes the distance and pushes Polo back into the cage.
Rodriguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polo blocks it with crossed arms.
Polo tries to circle away but Rodriguez has him pinned against the cage.
Polo prevents a body shot from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Polo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Polo is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Rodriguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Polo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Polo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Polo managing to block the knees to the body from Rodriguez .
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rodriguez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rodriguez prevents Polo from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez has Polo pressed against the cage, preventing Polo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Polo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Polo controls the action.
Polo tries to circle away but Rodriguez has him pinned against the cage.
Rodriguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rodriguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Polo as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Rodriguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Polo is trying to force a seperation but Rodriguez has the dominant position.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polo trying to control the position but instead, Rodriguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Polo into the cage.
Rodriguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Polo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Polo has Rodriguez pushed against the cage.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Polo blocks it.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike.
Polo is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Polo is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Rodriguez trying to stall but Polo improves his position.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Frankie Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez prevents Polo from breaking the clinch.
Polo tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Polo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodriguez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Polo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez keeps control of Polo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Polo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Polo.
Polo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Polo.
Rodriguez just leaning against Polo, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodriguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Polo tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
Polo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Polo's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez connects with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Polos head.
A frustrated look appears on Polo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Polo blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Polo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodriguez keeps control of Polo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Polo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polo tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Polo back against the cage.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike from Polo.
Marco Polo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodriguez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Rodriguez !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winter Panda (ranked 3503 p4p, 3687 weight class) and Tony Pacucci (ranked 434 p4p, 452 weight class). Tony Pacucci will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winter Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Pacucci!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacucci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pacucci jumps into guard, dragging Panda to the mat.
Panda is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacucci has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda stands up over Pacucci, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pacucci is on top in guard.
Panda scores with a nice shot.
Pacucci is looking to work some ground and pound but Panda has wrist control.
Panda scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Panda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Panda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pacucci wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Panda tries to strike from the bottom.
Panda will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Panda striking off his back but it's not causing Pacucci any problems.
Pacucci makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacucci is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Pacucci pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panda is keeping the position for now.
Panda throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Panda throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda striking off his back but it's not causing Pacucci any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacucci.
Panda trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Panda throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Panda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Panda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pacucci chips away with some ground and pound.
Pacucci has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pacucci trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Pacucci stopping the sweep attempt from Panda.
Panda punching from the bottom.
Panda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Pacucci from controlling successfully.
Pacucci lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pacucci looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pacucci distracts Panda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pacucci trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Panda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci trying to control the position from guard on top but Panda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panda strikes from his own guard.
Panda trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pacucci connects with a couple of short punches.
Panda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Panda tries to get out of the position.
Panda throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Panda throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
My spies in Besta-Fera Training Center inform me that Pacucci has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pacucci wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Panda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Panda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Panda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Panda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Panda trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Panda striking from the bottom here.
Pacucci trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Panda has momentary wrist control but Pacucci slips an elbow through the middle.
Panda lands with a heel strike from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacucci is one step ahead there.
Panda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Panda trying to strike off his back.
Panda will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pacucci preventing the sweep.
Pacucci trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pacucci is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Panda tries to strike from the bottom.
Pacucci slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Panda.
Panda punching from the bottom.
Pacucci blocks the strikes from Panda.
Pacucci lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Panda is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Ground and pound from Pacucci.
Pacucci is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Panda strikes from the bottom but Pacucci uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Panda striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Panda tries to bench press Pacucci off him but Pacucci keeps the position.
Panda chipping away with strikes from the bottom.
Pacucci has hold of Panda's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Panda tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Pacucci cranks the arm and Panda screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Panda, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tony Pacucci!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Shaw (ranked 2411 p4p, 2959 weight class) and Joey Cruz (ranked 268 p4p, 335 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leopold Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz clinches.
Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Cruz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shaws head.
Cruz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Shaw tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
Shaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Cruz lands an elbow just above Shaw 's eye.
Cruz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shaw's defenses.
Cruz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Leopold Shaw has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cruz after a bit of a struggle.
Shaw definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cruz.
Cruz pushes Shaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shaw takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cruz.
Cruz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cruz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
Cruz lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Cruz.
Shaw is rocked!
Cruz pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Shaw! Cruz unloads with more strikes and Shaw sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Cruz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Knox (ranked 1689 p4p, 3093 weight class) and Don Higgins (ranked 254 p4p, 428 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Higgins misses with a body shot.
Don Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Higgins misses with a hook.
Knox's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knox duly obliges.
It looks like Don Higgins has been cut.
Higgins fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a nice right hand that sends Higgins toppling to the canvas! Higgins scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Knox finish him?!
 Higgins is rocked!
Higgins looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higgins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Knox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Higgins misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a crisp one two that drops Higgins! Knox thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Higgins to his feet! Higgins is in big trouble!
Higgins is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Higgins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox catches Higgins with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Higgins forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Knox!
After the fight, John Knox was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cathal O Doherty (ranked 2139 p4p, 2508 weight class) and Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 89 p4p, 102 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Atsushi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atsushi tries a quick counter leg kick but O Doherty is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty misses with a leg kick
and Atsushi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
O Doherty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty scores with a nice strike.
Good work by O Doherty as he checks the leg kick.
It appears O Doherty was looking to counter with a kick there.
Atsushi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from O Doherty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Doherty moves out of range of the body kick.
O Doherty feinted there with a counter leg kick.
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.
O Doherty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Doherty is looking to slow Atsushi down with leg kicks.
O Doherty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atsushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atsushi.
Atsushi checks a leg kick.
Atsushi moves out of range of the leg kick from O Doherty.
Atsushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
O Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atsushi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Atsushi's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Atsushi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A clash of legs there as O Doherty blocks the low kick.
O Doherty moves out of range of the body kick.
Atsushi checks a leg kick nicely.
Atsushi feints a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atsushi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cathal O Doherty dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from O Doherty misses.
O Doherty misses with a looping left.
O Doherty backing away here, and Atsushi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Atsushi tries to land a leg kick but O Doherty saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushi misses with a low kick.
Atsushi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like O Doherty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Doherty counters with a nice uppercut.
Atsushi digs a good hook to O Doherty's body.
O Doherty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Doherty misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a body punch but Atsushi moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Atsushi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, O Doherty has got the better of the exchanges.
O Doherty moves out of range of the leg kick from Atsushi.
O Doherty half committed to a counter leg kick.
O Doherty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atsushi can do to turn this around?
O Doherty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Atsushi counters with a nice leg kick.
Atsushi wants to land a leg kick but O Doherty is out of range.
O Doherty feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
O Doherty throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Doherty misses with a low kick.
O Doherty throws out a leg kick but Atsushi moves out of range and O Doherty only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atsushi! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atsushi tries to score with a low kick but O Doherty moves his leg out of the way.
As Atsushi backs away, O Doherty returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
O Doherty looks for the body kick but Atsushi saw that one coming.
Atsushi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Doherty's hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atsushi can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kuroda Atsushi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Atsushi tries to land a body kick
and O Doherty counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Doherty gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Atsushi counters with a nice leg kick.
O Doherty staying out of range there.
O Doherty looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atsushi moves away.
Atsushi tries a quick counter leg kick but O Doherty is wise to it.
O Doherty misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atsushi. Atsushi obviously looking to wear him down.
Atsushi tried to score with a low kick but O Doherty checks it.
O Doherty throws a quick counter kick to the body but Atsushi avoids it.
Atsushi scoring well with a low kick there.
O Doherty misses with a kick to the body.
Atsushi is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Atsushi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
O Doherty throws the kick towards the body but Atsushi avoids it.
Atsushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Atsushi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Doherty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atsushi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Doherty.
Atsushi connects with an inside leg kick.
Atsushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
Atsushi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi connects with a solid leg kick.
O Doherty throws a low kick, looking for Atsushi's leg but Atsushi calmly moves out of range.
Atsushi misses with a kick to the body
and O Doherty counters with a low kick, right behind Atsushi 's knee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Atsushi 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
A very excited looking Kuroda Atsushi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Akamu (ranked 1542 p4p, 1941 weight class) and Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 187 p4p, 232 weight class). Akamu comes to the cage accompanied by Audioslave - Be Yourself. 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 Tinashe Chukwuma 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Akamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akamu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chukwuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Akamu.
Akamu moves out of range of the strikes.
Akamu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akamu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Akamu.
Akamu drops his hands momentarily and Chukwuma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akamu misses with a left hand
and Chukwuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akamu throws a leg kick
and Chukwuma counters with a nice uppercut.
Chukwuma moves into range and clinches up with Akamu.
Chukwuma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akamu blocks it with crossed arms.
Akamu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chukwuma is defending well for now.
Akamu blocks an uppercut.
Chukwuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Akamu controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akamu.
Chukwuma misses with a punch to the body.
Chukwuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akamu backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma lands a shot to the body.
Chukwuma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Chukwuma - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma presses Akamu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akamu is breathing heavily.
Chukwuma misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akamu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akamu misses with an elbow over the top.
Akamu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akamu stalling in the clinch.
Akamu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Akamu has been cut.
Akamu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Akamu pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akamu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akamu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chukwuma is defending well.
A short left from Akamu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akamu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chukwuma tries to land knees in the clinch but Akamu avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akamu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma connects with a knee to the head.
Akamu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chukwuma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akamu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Akamu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chukwuma is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Akamu passes into side control, despite Chukwuma's attempt to control the position.
Akamu is working Chukwuma over with some ground and pound from side control.
Akamu controls the position from side control.
Akamu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chukwuma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chukwuma is looking for a sweep.
Chukwuma can't do much from the bottom here.
Chukwuma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akamu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akamu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chukwuma down.
Chukwuma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Akamu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chukwuma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Akamu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chukwuma will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Akamu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Akamu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Akamu remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Chukwuma is working to avoid the ground and pound but Akamu connects with a decent elbow.
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 John Akamu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Akamu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akamu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akamu stalks Chukwuma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chukwuma's face. Chukwuma staggers backwards, shaken.
Chukwuma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akamu throws out the jab.
Akamu scores with a takedown into Chukwuma's guard.
Akamu works over Chukwuma with some ground and pound from guard.
Akamu pushing down on Chukwuma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akamu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Akamu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akamu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chukwuma is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Akamu jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma is trying to control Akamu's posture but Akamu avoids it.
Chukwuma is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chukwuma wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Akamu has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Chukwuma's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Chukwuma is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Akamu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Akamu!
A relieved looking John Akamu 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Legions (ranked 1328 p4p, 3655 weight class) and Tommy Weismuller (ranked 65 p4p, 140 weight class). Weismuller has chosen The Nosebleed Section by Hilltop Hoods as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Legions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Weismuller!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weismuller misses with a takedown attempt - Legions sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Weismuller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weismuller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legions moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fidel Legions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legions gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Legions lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weismuller backwards.
Legions breaks the clinch.
Weismuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weismuller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legions rushes Weismuller and presses him up against the cage.
Legions lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legions creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Legions misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Legions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weismuller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Legions avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Legions working aggressively here.
A short right from Legions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Legions lands a right hand.
Weismuller blocking some punches.
Weismuller is working for takedown but Legions is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fidel Legions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Weismuller.
Weismuller looks winded!
Weismuller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weismuller tries for a takedown but Legions manages to get underhooks.
Weismuller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Legions gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Legions scores with a nice hook to the head.
Legions makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Legions working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weismuller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Legions gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legions.
Legions escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weismuller keeps the fight on the outside.
Legions throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Weismuller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Legions sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weismuller somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions lands a jab to Weismuller's midsection.
Legions lands a two punch combo.
Legions throws a nice head kick!
Weismuller gets tackled into the cage by Legions. Legions maintains the clinch.
Legions misses with some punches.
Legions breaks the clinch.
Legions fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Legions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weismuller tries to keep at a distance but Legions has taken the fight into the clinch.
Legions lands with a short shot to the head.
Legions pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Legions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weismuller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller keeps the fight on the outside.
Legions stuffs the takedown.
Legions closes the distance and clinches.
Legions's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weismuller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weismuller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Legions lands a jab to the head.
Legions looks to land a combination. Weismuller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Legions tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weismuller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Legions tries to bum rush Weismuller with a series of wild strikes but Weismuller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legions fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weismuller, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weismuller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legions misses with a punch on the inside.
Weismuller blocking some punches.
Legions lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Legions fails to land.
Legions swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Legions scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Legions.
Legions scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weismuller wants a takedown but no success here.
Legions gets underhooks to prevent Weismuller's takedown attempt.
A short left from Legions.
Legions throws a punch but it's blocked by Weismuller.
Weismuller wants a takedown.
Legions lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Legions.
Legions lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Legions scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legions lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legions tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Legions's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weismuller misses with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Legions dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Weismuller'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.
Legions lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weismuller at a distance.
Legions avoids a kick to the body.
Legions wants to clinch up but Weismuller keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Legions.
Weismuller thows a leg kick but Legions checks it
and Legions counters with a straight right hand.
Legions has taken the fight to the clinch.
Legions swings wildly with an uppercut but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legions tries to work over Weismuller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legions pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weismuller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fidel Legions is winning the standup battle so far.
Legions misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weismuller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Legions takes a step back to recover.
Legions throws a head kick but Weismuller moves out of range.
Legions tests Weismuller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weismuller is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Legions.
Legions avoids the head kick by Weismuller.
Legions connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weismuller momentarily.
Legions catches Weismuller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Weismuller is rocked!
Weismuller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Legions sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Weismuller somewhat.
Weismuller is still on wobbly legs! Can Legions finish him?
Legions is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weismuller can do to turn this around?
Weismuller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Weismuller seems to have recovered his senses.
Legions lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses.
Legions lands a high kick to the side of Weismuller's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Legions dives into guard, looking to finish.
That has opened up Tommy Weismuller's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legions drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Legions jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Legions is stalling in the full guard.
Legions's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller wants to stand but Legions is controlling the position.
Legions looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Legions is aware though and is defending well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Weismuller walks into a stiff left hand from Legions.
Weismuller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Legions sprawls well. Legions wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weismuller gets slowly back to his feet.
Fidel Legions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Weismuller.
Legions throws a head kick that half lands.
Legions moves out of range of the body kick.
Fidel Legions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legions is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legions's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Legions duly obliges.
The cut above Tommy Weismuller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions tries to clinch but Weismuller moves out of range.
Weismuller shoots in but no luck this time.
Legions slaps away a takedown attempt from Weismuller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Weismuller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Legions lands a body shot.
Legions fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weismuller on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Legions does no damage.
Legions wants to clinch up but Weismuller keeps it at a distance.
Legions looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weismuller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Legions catches Weismuller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Legions wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Legions dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Weismuller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Legions throws a head kick that half lands.
Weismuller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Legions.
Legions went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Weismuller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Legions's waist but Legions gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Weismuller off to one side.
Legions tries to clinch up.
Legions connects with a high kick.
Weismuller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weismuller throws a low kick but Legions moves out of range easily.
Weismuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weismuller avoids the head kick by Legions.
Legions lands with a nice body punch.
Legions misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legions tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weismuller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weismuller thuds his shin into the meat of Legions's side.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Legions.
Legions lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Weismuller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legions misses with a wild combination.
Legions instigates a clinch.
Legions lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller blocks a body shot from Legions.
Legions swings wildly with an uppercut but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legions lands a nice shot to the body.
Legions working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Legions manages to break the clinch.
Legions ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Legions does no damage.
A head kick misses from Legions.
Tommy Weismuller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions avoids the head kick by Weismuller.
A head kick lands from Legions that sends Weismuller to the canvas. Weismuller tries to scramble back to his feet but Legions brings him back down into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weismuller is looking for a sweep.
Legions has an Americana. Weismuller didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Legions is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Legions hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fidel Legions!
A very excited looking Fidel Legions made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anakoni Kai (ranked 1059 p4p, 686 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 54 p4p, 36 weight class). Anakoni Kai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Munson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Munson.
Munson keeps Kai at a distance using the push kick.
Munson wants to clinch.
Kai checks a low kick from Munson.
Kai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Munson looks to throw a body kick
and Kai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Munson misses.
Munson misses with a body shot.
Kai throwing a counter right hand but Munson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson throws a hook but Kai avoids it easily.
Kai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Munson tries to score with a low kick but Kai moves his leg out of the way.
Kai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Munson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Munson throws a lazy body kick
and Kai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kai checks it well.
Kai checks a low kick from Munson.
Kai is looking to counter punch.
Munson swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Munson looks to throw a body kick
and Kai counters with an outside leg kick.
Munson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Munson.
Munson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Munson throws a push kick but Kai slaps the foot to one side.
As Munson backs away, Kai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Munson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kai. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson throws a low kick, looking for Kai's leg but Kai calmly moves out of range.
Kai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Munson can pounce on him.
Munson wants to land a leg kick but Kai is out of range.
Munson misses with an uppercut
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Kai blocks the leg kick.
Kai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Munson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Munson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson misses with a leg kick
and Kai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Munson tries to land a front kick but Kai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Munson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kai has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Munson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munson 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 9:10
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Munson!
An out of breath Robert Munson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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