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DC 55: Mfer vs Johnson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robbie McBobbie (ranked 2597 p4p, 3917 weight class) and Frank Lucas Iv (ranked 201 p4p, 304 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robbie McBobbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Lucas Iv!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBobbie lands with a nice body punch.
Lucas Iv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McBobbie.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lucas Iv or perhaps it was just good defense by McBobbie, which made it look bad.
McBobbie lands with a straight right. Lucas Iv didn't see that one coming.
McBobbie connects with the punch.
McBobbie throws a hook to the side of Lucas Iv's head but Lucas Iv sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBobbie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McBobbie scores with a shot to the body.
McBobbie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lucas Iv is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McBobbie dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas Iv is trying to control McBobbie's posture but McBobbie avoids it.
McBobbie slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Iv is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucas Iv taking a bit of punishment here - McBobbie scoring with strikes.
Lucas Iv takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McBobbie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lucas Iv is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lucas Iv tries to improve position but can't.
McBobbie grinds an elbow into Lucas Iv's temple.
McBobbie misses with the ground and pound.
Lucas Iv dodges the ground and pound from McBobbie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie in side control lands a decent elbow.
McBobbie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lucas Iv takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lucas Iv is trying to control McBobbie's posture but McBobbie avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by McBobbie.
Lucas Iv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lucas Iv looks to move to half guard but instead McBobbie has passed into mount! Damn!
Lucas Iv is wriggling around trying to escape.
McBobbie landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas Iv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lucas Iv hang on?
Lucas Iv really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lucas Iv is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McBobbie looking to finish Lucas Iv with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lucas Iv!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucas Iv trying desperately to get to his feet.
McBobbie raining down shots from the mount!
McBobbie trying to control but Lucas Iv is having none of it.
McBobbie punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv can't escape the position.
McBobbie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
 Lucas Iv is rocked!
McBobbie unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Lucas Iv wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! McBobbie celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie McBobbie!
An out of breath Robbie McBobbie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Newport (ranked 2370 p4p, 3308 weight class) and Hector Ramos (ranked 310 p4p, 413 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hector Ramos 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Newport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
Newport connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Hector Ramos has been cut.
Hector Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Newport. Ramos shrugs it off though.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Newport but Newport pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Newport moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Newport as Ramos shoots in.
Aaron Newport has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Ramos.
Newport scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've been told by Newport's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Newport lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos dives in and grabs Newport's left leg, looking for a takedown. Newport pushes down on Ramos's head and hops out.
Newport connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramos is defended easily by Newport.
Newport feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Newport throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Ramos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Newport defends it well.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newport counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos 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.
Newport ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Newport but Newport pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ramos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Newport but Newport pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ramos shoots in but Newport avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but Newport shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Newport wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but Newport shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Newport was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramos.
Ramos looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newport fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newport misses with an uppercut.
Ramos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Newport.
Ramos fails with the takedown
and Newport counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newport counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick from Newport.
Newport lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aaron Newport is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newport lands a right hook to the body.
Newport looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown but Newport manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ramos needs to keep his hands up - Newport had a free shot at his head there.
That has opened up Hector Ramos's cut even more.
Newport scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos with a poor takedown
and Newport counters with a good low kick that Ramos was not able to check.
Newport scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Newport stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newport fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Newport works the jab nicely.
Newport sends Ramos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Newport is motioning to the referee to let Ramos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ramos is rocked!
The cut above Hector Ramos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Newport moves in close and cracks Ramos with a massive right hand! Ramos, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Newport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Newport!
A very excited looking Aaron Newport made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 1814 p4p, 3855 weight class) and Shingen Takeda (ranked 152 p4p, 298 weight class). Prince kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. Takeda has chosen Now We Are Free as his entrance music. Shingen Takeda 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingen Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Takeda.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takeda throws a series of punches but Prince moves out of range.
Takeda cracks Prince with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takeda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takeda throws a push kick but Prince slaps the foot to one side.
Takeda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prince.
Takeda lands the left hand.
Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prince 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.
Takeda cracks Prince with a good jab.
Takeda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prince sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takeda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prince swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prince throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takeda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takeda misses with the combination.
Prince throws a hook but Takeda blocks it.
Takeda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prince throws a jab when Takeda was well out of range.
Takeda slips under a jab from Prince.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takeda counters with a body kick.
Takeda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takeda there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Prince tries to sprawl but Takeda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Takeda wants to work for an arm triangle but Prince is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prince wants to get back to full guard.
Takeda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Prince defends it well.
Prince is not content to let Takeda control the position.
Takeda is trying to work for a kimura but Prince is defending well.
Takeda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Prince sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Prince is just riding it out for now. Takeda eventually gives up the hold.
Takeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeda looking for a submission but Prince manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Prince can't keep his opponent in guard - Takeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda wants to work for an arm triangle but Prince is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Takeda wants to take a breather but Prince is having none of it.
Takeda is looking for a kimura here.
Takeda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Takeda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Takeda wants to pass the guard but Prince is defending well.
Takeda seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Takeda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Takeda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Takeda is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Prince still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Prince has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Takeda is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shingen Takeda will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Takeda scores with a jab to the head.
Takeda swinging wildly here.
Takeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takeda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Takeda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prince circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Prince. That snapped Takeda's head back.
Takeda avoids the body shot from Prince.
Prince throws a series of punches but Takeda avoids them all with ease.
Prince throws a series of punches but Takeda avoids them all with ease.
Shingen Takeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takeda lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Prince.
Takeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takeda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takeda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takeda throws a series of punches but Prince moves 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!
Prince avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prince walks into a stiff left hand from Takeda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince throws a body punch but Takeda moves out of range.
Prince misses with a straight right.
Takeda unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Takeda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prince.
Jab by Takeda.
Prince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takeda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prince loads up on a big right hand but Takeda slips the punch.
Takeda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takeda digs a good hook to Prince's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Takeda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Prince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takeda.
Takeda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takeda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Takeda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Prince cracks Takeda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nasir Prince is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice defenses there by Takeda.
Prince loads up on a big right hand but Takeda slips the punch.
Prince jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prince takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Prince is looking to slow Takeda down with leg kicks.
Takeda moves out of range of the body kick.
Takeda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Prince buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Prince chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Prince throws out a loose jab but Takeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeda tries to move into range but Prince moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Nasir Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shingen Takeda.
Takeda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prince avoids it really well and circles away.
Prince lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Takeda or perhaps it was just good defense by Prince, which made it look bad.
Takeda 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.
Takeda defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Takeda defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Prince throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takeda manages to avoid it.
Prince misses with a left hand
and Takeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
Prince walks into a jab.
A shot to the liver by Prince. Beautiful body shot.
Prince connects with a jab.
Prince fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takeda.
Takeda blocks a jab.
Prince looks to land a right hand but Takeda moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince slips under a jab.
Takeda lands with a straight right. Prince didn't see that one coming.
Prince uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prince tries to land a leg kick but Takeda saw it coming and moves away.
Takeda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takeda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prince. Prince circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prince lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takeda's sensitive parts.
Takeda tries to land a leg kick but Prince saw it coming and moves away.
Prince throws a nice looking combination but Takeda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prince lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Prince misses with a hook. Takeda ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Takeda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Prince throws a hook but Takeda blocks it.
Takeda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Prince shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Prince takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Prince dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takeda.
Prince misses with a hook.
Takeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takeda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prince avoids the body shot from Takeda.
Prince takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takeda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takeda.
Takeda lands with a straight right. Prince didn't see that one coming.
Takeda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prince connects with the punch.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prince wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Takeda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Prince takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeda clobbers Prince with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takeda misses with a low kick.
Takeda doesn't manage to clinch there - Prince circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince lands a head shot.
Takeda swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.
Takeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takeda throws a series of punches but Prince avoids them all with ease.
Prince is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Takeda.
Prince fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takeda walks into a straight right hand from Prince.
Takeda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Prince scores with a nice head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takeda.
Takeda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeda.
Prince lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot by Prince.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takeda.
Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takeda throws a body shot but no joy.
Prince throws a body punch but Takeda moves out of range.
Prince scores with a leg kick.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince cracks Takeda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Prince throws an overhand right that lands on Takeda's shoulder, as Takeda tries to avoid the shot.
Takeda with the counter takedown but Prince avoids it easily.
Takeda connects with the punch.
Takeda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prince takes one to the chin there.
Takeda dodges the punch combination from Prince.
Takeda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prince misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Takeda misses.
Prince takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takedas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Takeda misses its intended target.
Prince tries to counter by clinching up but Takeda breaks away and moves out of range.
Takeda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prince with a jab.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prince lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takeda's sensitive parts.
Prince is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Prince fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takeda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Prince bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takeda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Prince. Takeda shrugs it off though.
Takeda throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Prince turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takeda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nasir Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shingen Takeda.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prince.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeda slips under a jab from Prince.
A bone on bone clash there as Prince blocks the leg kick.
Prince swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takeda misses with a looping right.
Prince takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prince misses with a hook. Takeda ducked under it nicely.
Takeda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Takeda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Prince.
Takeda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prince looks to land a right hand but Takeda moved out of range.
Nasir Prince is winning the standup battle so far.
Prince slips a jab from Takeda.
Prince avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prince scores with a jab to the head.
Prince delivers a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nasir Prince showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prince has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Prince!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 2192 p4p, 3187 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 293 p4p, 401 weight class). Ruthlessness comes to the cage accompanied by Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruthlessness connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
Ruthlessness scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diego misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruthlessness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruthlessness moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diego throws the left hand but Ruthlessness avoids the punch easily.
Ruthlessness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego is trying to break free.
Diego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruthlessness.
Ray Ruthlessness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruthlessness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruthlessness misses with a straight right.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruthlessness.
Diego takes one to the chin there.
Ruthlessness has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthlessness has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruthlessness there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruthlessness is looking to clinch.
Diego throws out a counter right but Ruthlessness avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruthlessness misses with a looping right.
Ruthlessness throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruthlessness scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diego in his tracks.
Ruthlessness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego moves away from the strike by Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness throws a poor cross that misses
and Diego counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diego tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruthlessness counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego is rocked!
Ruthlessness knocks out Diego with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ruthlessness before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ruthlessness picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Ruthlessness!
Ray Ruthlessness 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 Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 624 p4p, 1464 weight class) and Tom Eli (ranked 78 p4p, 192 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Eli!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into Eli's torso.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Eli's front leg but catches the back leg as Eli tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Eli avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Eli ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Eli.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eli connects with a solid leg kick.
Eli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit cracks Eli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses
and Eli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Eli ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Eli avoids the punch easily.
Eli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good shot there by Eli.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eli.
Eli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Eli.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Eli is out of range.
Eli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eli scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
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!
Eli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Eli counters with a straight right hand.
Eli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eli.
Eli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eli finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
Eli avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Eli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eli was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Eli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Eli lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Eli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Eli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eli.
Eli tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Eli slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eli moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Eli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eli tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Eli saw that one coming.
A left lands for Eli.
Eli moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Eli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Eli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Eli saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Eli counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Eli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Eli jumps back.
Eli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Eli counters with a two punch combo.
Eli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Eli.
Eli throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eli tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Eli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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 Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Eli.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Eli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Eli.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Eli slips the punch.
Eli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eli was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Eli checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Eli misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eli.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eli moves away.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eli lands with a good body shot.
Eli ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Eli misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Eli moved out of range.
Eli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Eli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Eli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Eli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Eli's knee but Eli avoids it well.
Eli ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eli manages to avoid it.
Eli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eli manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Eli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eli checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Eli is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Eli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eli's head backwards.
Eli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eli is able to avoid easily.
Eli moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Eli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Eli looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Eli with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Eli's ribcage but misses.
Eli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eli with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Eli misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Eli blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Eli makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sitsongrit really felt that one!
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Eli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eli moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Eli throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eli.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
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 Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Eli down.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eli manages to avoid it.
Eli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
No joy there for Eli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Eli misses.
Eli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Eli looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Eli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Eli misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Eli avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eli throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Eli.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Eli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eli scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Eli's side.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Eli jumps back.
Eli thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Eli to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eli lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sitsongrit will feel that in the morning.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tom Eli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eli tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Eli.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Eli swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Eli's midsection.
Eli checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Eli misses.
Eli checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Eli lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli checks the leg kick.
Eli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eli misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Eli blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Eli.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eli backwards.
Eli lands with a left to the head.
Eli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Eli counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit clobbers Eli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eli's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Eli blocks the low kick.
Eli throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Eli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eli.
Eli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eli. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eli scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eli! But no joy.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Eli down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
A countering left hand to the body from Eli misses.
Eli moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit looks to land a combination. Eli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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 Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rich Voss (ranked 2316 p4p, 1364 weight class) and Wilbur Ratt (ranked 303 p4p, 197 weight class). Wilbur Ratt 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Voss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilbur Ratt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ratt sizes up Voss with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ratt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voss.
Voss shoots in and drives through. Ratt sprawls well.
Voss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ratt.
A little jabbing left from Ratt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ratt misses with a straight left.
Ratt misses with a straight left.
Voss drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ratt sprawls and moves away.
Voss takes one to the side of the head.
Voss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ratt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voss closes the distance and clinches.
Voss lands a nice uppercut.
Ratt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Ratt fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ratt is keeping busy.
Ratt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voss misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ratt.
Voss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ratts head.
Ratt misses with a body punch.
Voss has a couple of punches blocked by Ratt.
Ratt breaks the clinch.
Ratt lands with an overhand left.
Voss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ratt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Voss's sensitive parts.
Voss 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.
Ratt 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.
Voss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss throws a hook but Ratt blocks it.
Ratt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Voss.
Ratt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratt cracks Voss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Voss staying out of range there.
Voss misses with a shot to the body
and Ratt counters with a leg kick.
Voss misses the jab.
Ratt flicks out a counter leg kick but Voss steps away.
Voss misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ratt.
Voss 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.
Nice defenses there by Voss.
Voss closes the distance and pushes Ratt back into the cage.
Voss blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Voss uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Ratt fails to land.
Voss stalling in the clinch.
Ratt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voss can't get the takedown.
Ratt misses with the head strike.
Voss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ratt works on Voss's body with a couple of short punches.
Ratt blocks an uppercut.
Ratt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ratt.
Ratt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voss keeps control of Ratt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ratt.
Ratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
Ratt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voss backwards.
Ratt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Voss.
Ratt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ratt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ratt.
Ratt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ratt misses with some punches.
Ratt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voss working aggressively here.
Voss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ratt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ratt throws a head punch that misses.
Ratt working aggressively here.
Ratt manages to break the clinch.
Voss throws a sloppy body shot
and Ratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voss is looking to wear down Ratt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Voss misses with a hook
and Ratt counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbur Ratt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Voss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ratt.
Voss misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Ratt counter with a right hand.
Ratt throws a jab when Voss was well out of range.
Voss walks into a stiff left hand from Ratt.
Voss moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Voss.
Ratt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voss backwards.
Voss has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ratt after a bit of a struggle.
Voss misses with a body punch.
Voss tries for a takedown but Ratt manages to get underhooks.
Voss's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Ratt.
Voss lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Voss's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ratt lands an uppercut.
Wilbur Ratt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voss.
Voss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ratt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Voss.
Ratt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Voss scores with a shoulder strike.
Ratt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ratt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ratt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Voss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voss misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ratt.
Voss takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Voss.
Ratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
Ratt throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
Voss misses with a punch to the body.
Ratt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ratt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ratt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Voss misses its intended target.
Ratt throws out a counter right but Voss avoids it with no problem.
Voss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voss's head backwards.
Voss misses with a hook
and Ratt counters with a nice uppercut.
Ratt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ratt throws a shot from downtown. Voss moves away and avoids it.
Voss tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ratt manages to circle out of the way.
Voss doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ratt counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss throws a looping overhand right but Ratt ducks down to avoid it.
Ratt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voss moves away from the strike by Ratt.
Ratt slips a jab from Voss.
Ratt slips a straight right by Voss.
Ratt throws a poor cross that misses
and Voss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ratt looking to stall.
Ratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
Voss blocks an uppercut.
Ratt is trying to stall.
Ratt misses with some punches.
Ratt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss blocks a body shot from Ratt.
Voss scores with a shoulder strike.
Ratt breaks from the clinch.
Voss tests Ratt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Ratt.
Ratt tries to keep at a distance but Voss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ratt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ratt misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Voss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ratt lands with a short shot to the head.
Ratt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voss swings wildly with an uppercut but Ratt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ratt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbur Ratt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Voss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ratt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Voss throws a jab when Ratt was well out of range.
A big right from Ratt misses.
Voss tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ratt manages to circle out of the way.
Voss misses with a right hand
and Ratt counters with a nice uppercut.
Voss looks to land a left hand but Ratt moved out of range nicely.
Voss backing away here, and Ratt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick lands for Ratt.
Ratt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ratt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Voss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Voss closes the distance but Ratt moves to the side
and Ratt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ratt throws a hook to the side of Voss's head but Voss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss throws a looping overhand right but Ratt ducks down to avoid it.
Ratt scores with a jab. Voss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Voss tries to clinch up.
Voss throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ratt counter with a right hand.
Voss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ratt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ratt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilbur Ratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ratt is looking to slow Voss down with leg kicks.
Nice cross by Ratt.
Ratt moves out of range of the strikes.
Voss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ratt counters with a nice uppercut.
Ratt connects with a leg kick.
Ratt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rich Voss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss's corner calls for a 1-2. Voss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voss wants to clinch up but Ratt keeps it at a distance.
Ratt walks into a jab.
Voss looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Voss misses the jab.
Nice cross by Ratt.
Ratt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick from Ratt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voss scores with the left hand. Ratt knows he should have avoided that one.
Voss moves into the clinch.
Voss blocks an uppercut.
Voss misses with a punch on the inside.
Ratt misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ratt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voss backwards.
Voss blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Voss as the two fighters clinch.
Voss throws a punch but it's blocked by Ratt.
A body shot lands from Voss.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ratt.
Ratt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Voss.
A short right from Voss on the inside.
Voss tries to throw a body punch but Ratt avoids it by throwing Voss back against the cage.
Ratt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ratt blocking some punches.
Voss drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ratt misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voss.
Voss stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratt throws a head punch that misses.
Ratt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ratt has a couple of punches blocked by Voss.
Ratt breaks the clinch.
Voss misses with a hook
and Voss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voss loads up on a big right hand but Ratt slips the punch.
Ratt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rich Voss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voss just misses with a punch to the body.
Voss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Ratt.
An inside leg kick lands from Ratt.
Voss with a nice cross.
It looks like Wilbur Ratt has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ratt. That's going to slow Voss down.
Ratt defending well as Voss loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilbur Ratt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ratt 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbur Ratt!
Wilbur Ratt 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 411 p4p, 2336 weight class) and Slim Slow (ranked 28 p4p, 142 weight class). Yuuji Hoshino could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Slim Slow's chin.
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140
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135
5 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuji Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Slow moves into the clinch.
Slow misses with a body punch.
Hoshino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoshino tries to keep at a distance but Slow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoshino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoshino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slow closes the distance and pushes Hoshino back into the cage.
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
Hoshino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slow has him pressed against the cage.
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
Slow tries a body shot but Hoshino blocks it.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Hoshino.
Slow keeps control of Hoshino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino wants to break free but Slow has control.
Slow misses with the head strike.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Hoshino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slow scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoshino lands an elbow that stopped Slow in his tracks for a moment.
Hoshino wants to get back to striking at distance but Slow won't allow it.
Slow blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slow.
A right handed body shot lands from Slow.
Slow can't find room to land a body shot as Hoshino controls the action.
Slow working aggressively here.
Hoshino takes a shot to the head.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Slow scores with a hook.
Slow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hoshino is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Slow.
Slow shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hoshino eats them both and turns towards Slow to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slow.
Slow connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slow misses with a looping right.
Hoshino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Slow takes the fight into the clinch.
Slow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoshino is stalling here.
Slow lands a left hand.
Slow keeps control of Hoshino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoshino blocks a body shot from Slow.
Slow misses with some punches.
Hoshino manages to break the clinch.
Slow tries to clinch there but Hoshino circles away.
Slow jabs Hoshino right on the nose. Hoshino blinks but takes it well.
Slow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoshino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hoshino keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshino quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Slow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow lands with a good body shot.
Hoshino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slow has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hoshino is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hoshino throws a jab when Slow was well out of range.
Slow scores with a nice strike.
Slow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slow throws a body shot but no joy.
Slow tries to clinch up
and Hoshino counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoshino in his tracks.
Slow misses with a straight right.
Slow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Slow misses the body punch
and Slow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Slow 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 good leg kick by Hoshino.
Slow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoshino.
As Slow backs away, Hoshino returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Slow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hoshino tries to keep at a distance but Slow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slow lands a shoulder strike.
Slow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoshino's elbow.
Slow misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hoshino lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slim Slow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slow tries to bum rush Hoshino with a series of wild strikes but Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Hoshino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Slow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoshino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoshino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slow is out of range.
Hoshino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoshino. Hoshino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slow moves into the clinch.
Slow misses with a body punch.
Hoshino prevents a body shot from Slow.
Slow can't find room to land a body shot as Hoshino controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshino.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoshino.
Hoshino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoshino slips under a jab from Slow.
Hoshino throws a quick counter kick to the body but Slow avoids it.
Hoshino lunges at Slow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slow's hand.
Slow is rocked!
Hoshino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slow is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoshino finish him?
Slow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hoshino.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoshino.
Slow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoshino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slow is breathing heavily.
Hoshino pushes Slow away with a front kick.
Slim Slow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoshino lands a leg kick that knocks Slow off balance momentarily.
Hoshino lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Slow - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Hoshino!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuuji Hoshino!
Yuuji Hoshino thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 1388 p4p, 1233 weight class) and Kano Sicarius (ranked 123 p4p, 114 weight class). Arturo Ellacuria has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
149
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28
145
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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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kano Sicarius!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sicarius scores with a nice right hand.
Sicarius lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellacuria off the cage and back into range.
Ellacuria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ellacuria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Sicarius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sicarius misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellacuria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ellacuria misses with a hook. Sicarius ducked under it nicely.
Sicarius misses with a hook
and Ellacuria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellacuria tries to sprawl but Sicarius drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sicarius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ellacuria's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sicarius throwing shots but Ellacuria is blocking nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sicarius working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ellacuria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ellacuria is trying to stand back up but Sicarius is controlling him
Ellacuria is trying to get back to full guard.
Sicarius thows a huge punch but Ellacuria dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicarius winds up and cracks Ellacuria with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ellacuria is looking to improve his position.
Sicarius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sicarius passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sicarius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sicarius has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellacuria's face.
Sicarius lands a couple of good shots and Ellacuria has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
 Ellacuria is rocked!
 It looks like Arturo Ellacuria has been cut.
Ellacuria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sicarius is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Oh Ellacuria is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sicarius avoiding Ellacuria 's attempts to control his hands.
Sicarius tries to get the hooks in deep but Ellacuria pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ellacuria hold on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sicarius throws strikes from the back but Ellacuria rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sicarius pushing down on Ellacuria's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sicarius trying to mount his opponent but Ellacuria defends it.
Ellacuria seems to have got his legs back now.
Ellacuria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sicarius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ellacuria moves into full guard.
Sicarius trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellacuria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius stops Ellacuria from standing up.
Sicarius with a nice head shot there.
Sicarius won't allow Ellacuria to sweep him here.
Sicarius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sicarius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sicarius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sicarius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sicarius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellacuria looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sicarius is one step ahead there.
Sicarius wants to control from the top but Ellacuria keeps moving.
Sicarius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sicarius pushing down on Ellacuria's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ellacuria defending well though.
Sicarius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ellacuria blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sicarius.
Sicarius lands strikes from half guard.
Ellacuria blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sicarius.
Sicarius is nestled in close to Ellacuria, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ellacuria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sicarius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellacuria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sicarius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sicarius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ellacuria knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ellacuria tries to get to full guard but Sicarius has control of the leg.
Sicarius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ellacuria knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kano Sicarius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Ellacuria's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sicarius misses the jab.
Ellacuria looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sicarius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ellacuria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sicarius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sicarius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ellacuria seems keen to control Sicarius's posture.
Sicarius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sicarius passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sicarius scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellacuria is looking to regain half guard here but Sicarius keeps moving and retains side control.
Sicarius lands a nice forearm strike.
Sicarius landing a few strikes.
Ellacuria tries to buck Sicarius off but Sicarius is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria trying his best to control but Sicarius has mounted him.
Ellacuria keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sicarius landing shots from mount.
Sicarius prevents Ellacuria from getting the reversal.
Sicarius raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ellacuria has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Sicarius's lack of action.
Ellacuria avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sicarius.
Sicarius drops an elbow to the side of Ellacuria's head.
Sicarius is trying to control the action in half guard but Ellacuria is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ellacuria taking some punishment here, with Sicarius in his half guard.
Ellacuria is trying to stand up here but Sicarius is controlling him well.
Sicarius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellacuria is looking for a sweep. Sicarius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sicarius is pressing down on Ellacuria's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ellacuria is holding on for now.
Sicarius drops an elbow to the side of Ellacuria's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ellacuria defending well though.
Ellacuria avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sicarius.
Ground and pound from Sicarius.
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!
Sicarius working over Ellacuria with some ground and pound. Ellacuria looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sicarius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sicarius uses his free foot to push down on Ellacuria's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ellacuria.
Sicarius is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Ellacuria goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Sicarius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kano Sicarius!
A victorious Kano Sicarius 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Babel (ranked 703 p4p, 1129 weight class) and Katelynn Arby (ranked 95 p4p, 141 weight class). Arby has chosen Sweet But Psycho as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Babel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katelynn Arby!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arby decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Arby is thwarting Babel's attempts to control the position.
Arby seems to be looking for submissions.
Babel is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Arby is tapping! Great win for Babel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nino Babel!
A very excited looking Nino Babel rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Mfer (ranked 262 p4p, 226 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 35 p4p, 31 weight class). Kareem Johnson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Pate Mfer has been cut.
A head kick from Mfer lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Mfer misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer misses with a head kick.
Mfer jabs at Johnson's body.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pate Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Mfer throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab from Mfer.
Mfer throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mfer is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
Mfer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
A left lands for Mfer.
Mfer throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Mfer avoids it well.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Mfer backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Mfer manages to avoid it all.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Mfer's head back.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mfer cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That has opened up Kareem Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big left from Johnson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A jab from Johnson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mfer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Mfer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mfer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Johnson.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Mfer misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Mfer throws a quick counter head kick but Johnson was just out of range.
Mfer misses with a straight right.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Mfer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Johnson responds with a good body kick, but Mfer manages to step out the way in time.
Mfer avoids the head kick by Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Pate Mfer's cut is getting worse.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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 Pate Mfer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Mfer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer breaks from the clinch.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Mfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mfer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Mfer ducks down to avoid it.
Mfer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pate Mfer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Mfer was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mfer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mfer! Johnson lets Mfer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mfer is rocked!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson sends Mfer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Mfer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Mfer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Pate Mfer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mfer tries to get into range but Johnson steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Mfer! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Johnson scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kareem Johnson!
Our winner, Kareem Johnson, 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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