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SMASH: Prescott vs Benedetti PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 1592 p4p, 886 weight class) and Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 196 p4p, 107 weight class). Bronco comes to the cage accompanied by The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Grigoriy Petrov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 4, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrov's waist but Petrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bronco off to one side.
Bronco misses with a body shot.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronco.
Bronco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrov on the side of the head.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Bronco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov scores with a jab. Bronco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bronco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrov is fending him off so far but Bronco persists. Nope, Petrov circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Bronco.
Bronco throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Petrov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Petrov connects with a high kick.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronco is just out of range.
Bronco throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov with a nice calf kick.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronco jabs at Petrov's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Bronco misses the jab.
Petrov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov lands a head shot.
Bronco tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Bronco throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Bronco cracks Petrov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
Bronco wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
Bronco moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bronco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronco misses with a body shot.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronco.
Bronco takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Bronco just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov slaps away a takedown attempt from Bronco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronco tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Bronco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrov.
Bronco looks for a takedown but Petrov sprawls well.
Bronco tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Bronco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronco throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a three punch combo that has Bronco backing up. Bronco nods at Petrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Petrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bronco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown but Petrov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrov as he avoids it easily.
Petrov is looking to score with low kicks.
Bronco feinted with a counter takedown.
Bronco throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Bronco.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bronco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bronco avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrov swings for the body but Bronco moves out of range.
Bronco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bronco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Bronco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Petrov finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronco's head.
Bronco wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bronco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petrov - the referee stops the clock and Bronco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petrov. Bronco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four 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!
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bronco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrov, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
Bronco tries to pull guard but Petrov won't allow it.
A short right from Petrov on the inside.
Petrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronco blocks the elbow strike.
Bronco jumps guard but Petrov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bronco misses with a punch to the body.
Bronco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrov to keep the fight standing.
Petrov lands a nice elbow.
Bronco jumps guard but Petrov stands there with Bronco around his waist. Bronco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Petrov misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Bronco - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Bronco.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Bronco had a free shot at his head there.
Petrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
Bronco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronco lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronco. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Bronco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bronco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov slips under a jab from Bronco.
Bronco misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
Bronco throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Bronco backing away here, and Petrov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Bronco shoots for a takedown but Petrov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bronco takes one to the side of the head.
Bronco 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.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Bronco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Bronco is out of range.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronco misses the target.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with a hook. Bronco ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Bronco was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Bronco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Bronco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrov doesn't seem phased though.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Bronco's head but Bronco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Bronco.
Petrov scores with a spinning back kick!
Grigoriy Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronco pushes Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Bronco.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronco struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Bronco is trying to pull guard but Petrov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronco is trying to pull guard but Petrov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronco blocking some punches.
Bronco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrov to keep the fight standing.
Bronco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronco's elbow.
Bronco is trying to pull guard but Petrov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bronco is trying to pull guard but Petrov has him pressed against the cage.
Bronco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Petrov manages to break the clinch.
Bronco wants to clinch.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrov throws a hook but Bronco blocks it.
Bronco moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Bronco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Bronco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bronco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov lands with a hook. Bronco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries a low kick but Bronco avoids it.
Bronco slips under a jab.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronco throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronco misses the jab.
Bronco clinches up against the cage.
Bronco scores with a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broncos head.
Petrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronco takes a shot to the head.
Bronco manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Petrov preventing the sweep.
Petrov looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
Petrov throws a body punch but Bronco moves out of range.
Bronco moves into the clinch.
Bronco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bronco misses with a body punch.
Bronco successfully pulls guard.
Bronco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bronco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Petrov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bronco works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov trying to control but Bronco is working from the bottom.
Bronco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco trying to control the position here.
Bronco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrov defends it easily.
Bronco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bronco being controlled here, momentarily.
Bronco wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bronco has his foot on Petrov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petrov works his way back into a safe position though.
Bronco wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Petrov is now in half guard.
Bronco is looking to control Petrov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bronco avoid being mounted?
Bronco is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bronco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
Bronco scores with a nice head shot.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronco is just out of range.
Bronco pushes Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broncos head.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Bronco.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronco.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronco throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Johnny Bronco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Bronco slips the punch.
Petrov tries to keep at a distance but Bronco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Bronco pulls guard effortlessly.
Bronco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Petrov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrov defends well.
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 Johnny Bronco.
I think Petrov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
After winning the bout, Grigoriy Petrov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between A. Mere Con (ranked 1395 p4p, 1798 weight class) and Richie Alaska (ranked 169 p4p, 215 weight class). Con comes into the arena with Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen blaring out of the sound system. Alaska is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A Long December - Counting Crows. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, A. Mere Con!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Alaska!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Con works Alaska's body with a nice hook.
Con slips a straight right by Alaska.
Con throws a body punch but Alaska moves out of range.
Alaska misses with a straight left.
Alaska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Con.
Alaska swings for the body but Con moves out of range.
Alaska connects with a body shot.
Alaska slips under a jab from Con.
Alaska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Con throws out the jab.
Alaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Con manages to avoid it.
Con lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Alaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alaska swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alaska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Con.
Alaska misses the shot to the body.
Alaska stuns Con with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alaska connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Con lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alaska ducks under a wild hook from Con.
A little jabbing left from Alaska on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alaska lands with a good body shot.
Alaska connects with a crisp jab.
Con tests Alaska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Con lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Con lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alaska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Con takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
Con swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alaska works the jab nicely.
Alaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Con.
Alaska is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Con with a body shot.
Alaska connects with a crisp jab.
Alaska digs a good body shot into Con's ribs.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Con moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Con needs to keep his hands up - Alaska had a free shot at his head there.
Con pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Con swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alaska lands a lovely overhand right.
Con lunges at Alaska with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alaska's hand.
Alaska looks to land a right hand but Con moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaska takes a swing at Con's ribcage but misses.
Con was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Con looks to land a left hand but Alaska moved out of range nicely.
Alaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Con was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaska.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alaska darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Alaska scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alaska misses the shot to the body.
Con rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alaska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alaska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Con.
Nice defenses there by Alaska.
Alaska is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Con rather than just go for the knockout.
Con misses the shot to the body.
Alaska is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Con had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Alaska takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alaska has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Con lands with an uppercut that bounces Alaska off the cage and back into range.
Alaska scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alaska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Con sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Con throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Con on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A. Mere Con seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Con lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaska lands a right hook to the body.
Con throws a hook to the side of Alaska's head but Alaska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Con lands with a straight right. Alaska didn't see that one coming.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Alaska moves away and avoids it.
Con lands a nice shot to the body.
Alaska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Con.
Alaska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Con.
Con swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alaska throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
Alaska scores with a shot to the body.
Alaska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Con.
Alaska throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Con stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Con throws a body punch but Alaska moves out of range.
Alaska throws out a counter right but Con avoids it with no problem.
Alaska looks to land a left hand but Con moved out of range nicely.
Alaska slips under a jab from Con.
Alaska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Con.
Alaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alaska with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Con lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alaska misses with an uppercut. Con saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Alaska.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Con keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alaska.
A little feinted left hand from Con on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Con keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alaska just misses with a punch to the body.
Alaska walks into a stiff left hand from Con.
Alaska throws out a loose jab but Con uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alaska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Con misses.
Alaska throws out a counter right but Con avoids it with no problem.
Alaska takes a swing at Con's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Con moves out of range as Alaska strikes.
Con throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alaska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Con ducks right into an uppercut from Alaska.
Alaska fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Con looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alaska misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Alaska dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alaska cracks a nice hook into Con's ribs.
Con keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richie Alaska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Con misses the shot to the body.
Con throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Alaska was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Con throws a hook but Alaska avoids it easily.
Con defending well as Alaska loads up on a big left hand.
Con takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alaska on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Con throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alaska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alaska throws a lazy right hand but Con sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Con throws a jab when Alaska was well out of range.
Con lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Con, as that shot connected.
Con misses the jab.
Alaska changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alaska ducks under a wild hook from Con.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Con might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Con clobbers Alaska with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Con jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Con takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Con throws out the jab.
Alaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Con was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaska.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Con swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alaska doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Con looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaska is just out of range.
Alaska connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Con's hands.
Alaska cracks a nice hook into Con's ribs.
Con throws a jab but it's blocked by Alaska.
A swing and a miss from Con.
Con takes a swing at Alaska's ribcage but misses.
Con takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Con misses the target.
Alaska moves away from the strike by Con.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alaska! But no joy.
Con takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Con swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alaska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alaska lands a slapping body shot.
Alaska looks to land a left hand but Con moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaska defending well as Con loads up on a big left hand.
Con loads up on a big right hand but Alaska slips the punch.
Con moves away from the strike by Alaska.
Con throws a shot to the body.
Con scores with a decent looking hook.
Con lands a jab to the head.
Alaska takes a swing at Con's ribcage but misses.
Con throwing a counter right hand but Alaska manages to avoid it.
Con's corner calls for a 1-2. Con obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alaska slips a straight right by Con.
Alaska throws a hook to the side of Con's head but Con sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alaska scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Con misses.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
Con misses with a left hand
and Alaska makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
Alaska swings for the body but Con moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Con loads up on a big right hand but Alaska slips the punch.
Alaska misses the jab.
Alaska throws a jab when Con was well out of range.
Con blocks a jab.
Con throws out a powerful jab.
Con dips to his left and cracks Alaska with an uppercut!
Alaska misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Alaska. Beautiful body shot.
Alaska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Con coming out on top.
Alaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Con.
Con tests Alaska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
Alaska swings for the body but Con moves out of range.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Con moves away.
Con misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alaska takes a swing at Con's ribcage but misses.
Alaska misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Con.
Alaska misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Con on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alaska misses with a hook to the body
and Alaska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Con keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Alaska has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alaska rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Con counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Con connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alaska misses with a jab to the body
enabling Con to counter with a crisp jab.
Alaska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Con throws out the jab.
Alaska changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Alaska 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alaska throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
Alaska slips a jab from Con.
Nice defenses there by Con.
Alaska misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Con connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alaska scores with a sloppy right hand. Con should have avoided that one.
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 A. Mere Con 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alaska misses with an uppercut.
Con lands a glancing blow to the side of Alaska's head.
Alaska connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking cross lands there for Con.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Con moves away.
Alaska jabs Con to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alaska fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alaska digs a good hook to Con's body.
Alaska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Con throws out the jab.
A big left from Alaska misses.
Alaska throws a jab but it's blocked by Con.
Con is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alaska.
Alaska defending well as Con loads up on a big left hand.
Con lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Con.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alaska throws a body shot but no joy.
Alaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alaska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Con.
Good exchange - Con coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Con throws the left hand but Alaska avoids the punch easily.
Alaska connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Con does a little dance to reset his feet.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Alaska moves away and avoids it.
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Con was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alaska swings for the body but Con moves out of range.
Alaska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Con.
Con missing with a left hand there. Alaska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Con throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alaska scores with a jab.
Con bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alaska connects with a jab.
Con is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alaska misses with a hook.
Con swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alaska moves out of range as Con strikes.
Alaska lands a jab to the head.
Con avoids the body shot from Alaska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Con throws a hook but Alaska blocks it.
Alaska takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Alaska misses its intended target.
Con slips under a jab from Alaska.
Alaska throws out a loose jab but Con uses good head movement to avoid it.
Con steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alaska.
Con throws out a loose jab but Alaska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alaska uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Con has time to react.
Con missing with a left hand there. Alaska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Con throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alaska stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Con takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alaska slips a straight right by Con.
Con misses with a looping right.
Con misses with a lunging right hand
and Alaska counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaska throws a shot from downtown. Con moves away and avoids it.
Con misses the jab.
Con keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alaska walks into a stiff left hand from Con.
Con throws a jab when Alaska was well out of range.
Alaska throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
It looked like Con wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Con misses.
Alaska let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alaska looks to land a left hand but Con moved out of range nicely.
Alaska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Con.
Con works Alaska's body with a nice hook.
Con throws an off balance right hand
and Con takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alaska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Con.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Con does a little dance to reset his feet.
Con misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Con throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Con moves away.
Alaska throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Con on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Con listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Con scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alaska doesn't seem bothered though.
Alaska throws a body shot but no joy.
Alaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Con.
A left and a right from Con both land. Nice combination.
Con misses with an uppercut.
Con misses with a looping right.
Alaska throws out a counter right but Con avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Alaska. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alaska.
A jab from Con misses.
Con throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alaska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Alaska was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Con throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alaska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alaska paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alaska throws a looping overhand right but Con ducks down to avoid it.
Alaska lands with a good body shot.
Alaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Con.
Alaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Con was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaska.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richie Alaska.
Well Alaska 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Richie Alaska!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Vera (ranked 1603 p4p, 1302 weight class) and Macho Man Randy (ranked 192 p4p, 162 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Macho Man Randy!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera staying out of range there.
Vera throwing a counter right hand but Randy manages to avoid it.
Randy lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Vera sprawling to the canvas. Randy follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Vera hang on?
 It looks like Marco Vera has been cut.
Vera is refusing to be controlled, as Randy sits in half guard.
Randy is looking for a kimura but Vera is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Randy to get the leverage.
Randy trying to control from Vera's half guard. Vera has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Vera wants to stand but Randy is controlling the position.
Randy trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
Randy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Randy wants to control from the top but Vera keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera wriggles free and stands up.
Randy thuds a left hand into Vera's body.
Randy looks to land a left hand but Vera moved out of range nicely.
Randy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vera.
Vera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Randy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randy throws a hook but Vera blocks it.
Randy takes a swing at Vera's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy lands with a straight right. Vera didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Vera misses the target.
Randy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Randy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vera throwing a counter right hand but Randy manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Randy misses its intended target.
Vera appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
Vera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vera tries to clinch up
and Randy counters with a straight right hand.
 Vera is rocked!
Vera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Randy needs to keep his hands up - Vera had a free shot at his head there.
Vera looks to land a left hand but Randy moved out of range nicely.
Randy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab by Vera.
Vera scores with a punch to the head.
 Randy is rocked!
Randy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vera counters with a crisp right that sends Randy to the canvas! Vera follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Vera!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darren Dixon (ranked 2056 p4p, 1271 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 149 p4p, 92 weight class). Zemin has chosen 부모님 ì€í˜œ as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zemin moves away.
Zemin tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Zemin scores with a sloppy right hand. Dixon should have avoided that one.
Dixon misses with a body punch
and Zemin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zemin.
Dixon misses with a combination
and Dixon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zemin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zemin clinches up with Dixon and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin prevents Dixon from breaking the clinch.
Dixon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zemin prevents it.
Dixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zemin throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon looks to land a right hand but Zemin moved out of range.
Zemin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin looks to land a body kick but Dixon moved away.
Zemin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dixon, pushing him back against the cage.
Zemin is pushing Dixon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Dixon working aggressively here.
Dixon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dixon misses with a left hand
and Zemin counters with a one-two to the body.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Dixon misses
and Zemin counters with a crisp one two that drops Dixon! Zemin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dixon to his feet! Dixon is in big trouble!
Dixon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zemin throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Oh Dixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zemin throws a low kick but Dixon avoids it.
Dixon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dixon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Dixon misses.
Zemin cracks Dixon with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dixon tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Zemin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dixon is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Unang Zemin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Ducreux (ranked 884 p4p, 1430 weight class) and AJ Llewellyn (ranked 99 p4p, 160 weight class). Llewellyn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Doomsday kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llewellyn throws a right hand that misses
and Ducreux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ducreux gets caught napping as Llewellyn dives in and scores a takedown. Ducreux manages to retain guard.
Llewellyn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Llewellyn wants to control from the top but Ducreux keeps moving.
Llewellyn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn pushing down on Ducreux's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Llewellyn works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn misses with the ground and pound.
Llewellyn tries to move to mount but Ducreux blocks the move with his legs.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ducreux keeps working.
Llewellyn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ducreux is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee asks Llewellyn politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Llewellyn prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ducreux can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ducreux takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ducreux is looking for a sweep.
Ducreux avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Llewellyn.
Llewellyn is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ducreux looks calm but he's in trouble here. Llewellyn gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ducreux is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Llewellyn lets go of the hold and Ducreux can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AJ Llewellyn!
A very excited looking AJ Llewellyn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micah Frank (ranked 369 p4p, 856 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 53 p4p, 111 weight class). Chad Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Micah Frank's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frank dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith clinches up with Frank and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Frank's ribcage. Frank let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Frank misses with the head strike.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frank backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Smith lands a body punch.
Frank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Frank controls the action.
Frank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith cracks Frank with a nice body shot.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frank. Frank circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Micah Frank has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Frank gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Frank misses with a body punch.
Frank struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Frank works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Frank in his tracks for a moment.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch there but Frank circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith pushes Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
Frank digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frank backwards.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frank digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Frank lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Frank takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith prevents a body shot from Frank.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frank tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Frank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frank lands a shot to the body.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands an elbow just above Frank 's eye.
Frank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Frank's head.
Frank presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frank lands with a short shot to the head.
Frank struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Frank keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.
Smith lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith digs a right hand into Frank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frank's gas tank.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frank blocks a body shot from Smith.
Frank lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A short left from Frank.
Frank lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Frank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Frank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frank lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micah Frank's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith gets a clinch.
Frank lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank breaks the clinch.
Smith pushes Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
Frank has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frank presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Frank's ribcage. Frank let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Frank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Chad Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Frank shrugs off.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Frank lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Frank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank breaks the clinch.
Frank throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Frank.
A punch lands to the side of Frank 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Micah Frank's cut is getting worse.
Frank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frank tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Frank back against the cage.
Frank blocking some punches.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Nice defenses there by Frank.
Smith connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frank connects with a nice looking jab.
Frank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chad Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Frank in a clinch.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Frank takes a shot to the head.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Frank avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith motions for Frank to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Frank throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Frank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith moves away from the strike by Frank.
Frank stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Frank lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Frank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Frank ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Frank is rocked!
Smith throws a jab when Frank was well out of range.
Smith cracks Frank with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Frank looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Smith finish him?
Oh Frank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Frank to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Frank looks to clinch but Smith throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Frank taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chad Smith!
Chad Smith decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dawkins (ranked 350 p4p, 604 weight class) and Hjallis Kalske (ranked 55 p4p, 91 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hjallis Kalske enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dawkins tries a body shot but Kalske blocks it.
Kalske is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dawkins can't fight it off and eventually Kalske manages to take the fight to the floor. Dawkins looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kalske keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dawkins's head.
Kalske stopping the sweep attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins looking to control.
Kalske postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawkins has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kalske has passed into side control.
Kalske looking to control but instead Dawkins has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins tries to get to full guard but Kalske has control of the leg.
Kalske lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kalske lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kalske takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Kalske there.
Dawkins is rocked!
We've been hearing good reports from Dawkins's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kalske scores with a big shot! Dawkins's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Dawkins! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjallis Kalske!
Hjallis Kalske thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olenev Stepanovich (ranked 687 p4p, 332 weight class) and Rimtas Kentas (ranked 80 p4p, 47 weight class). Stepanovich's entrance music is Swallowing Dust. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olenev Stepanovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Kentas.
Kentas lands a slapping body shot.
A cross from Kentas lands.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Kentas slips the punch.
Kentas digs a good body shot into Stepanovich's ribs.
Kentas digs a good hook to Stepanovich's body.
Nice defenses there by Kentas.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kentas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kentas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stepanovich.
Kentas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stepanovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kentas scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kentas lands a slapping body shot.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Kentas avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas gets a clinch.
Kentas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kentas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kentas blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stepanovich.
Kentas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stepanovich working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kentas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kentas tries to work over Stepanovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kentas lands an uppercut.
Stepanovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kentas defending well as Stepanovich loads up on a big left hand.
Kentas tries to clinch but Stepanovich is having none of it.
Olenev Stepanovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
Kentas throws a hook to the side of Stepanovich's head but Stepanovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kentas looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanovich is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kentas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kentas throws a leg kick
enabling Stepanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Stepanovich thuds a left hand into Kentas's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kentas blocks the leg kick.
Kentas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kentas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stepanovich rather than just go for the knockout.
Kentas misses with an uppercut. Stepanovich saw that one coming.
Stepanovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kentas momentarily.
Kentas swings for the body but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Kentas connects with a looping right hand.
Kentas just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Stepanovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stepanovich clobbers Kentas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stepanovich avoids the body shot from Kentas.
Stepanovich lands with a cross.
Kentas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kentas throws a lazy uppercut
and Stepanovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kentas moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kentas.
Kentas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kentas has hold of one of Stepanovich's legs. Stepanovich is fighting the takedown attempt but Kentas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stepanovich is wriggling around but Kentas manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kentas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stepanovich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kentas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich is refusing to be controlled, as Kentas sits in half guard.
Kentas is trying to work for a kimura but Stepanovich is defending well.
Kentas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stepanovich tries to get to full guard but Kentas has control of the leg.
Stepanovich wants to get back to his feet.
Stepanovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kentas is trying to work for a kimura but Stepanovich is defending well.
Kentas is looking for a kimura but Stepanovich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kentas to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rimtas Kentas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kentas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kentas feints and as Stepanovich raises his hands in defense, Kentas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stepanovich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kentas won't allow Stepanovich to sweep him here.
Kentas trying to control but Stepanovich is working from the bottom.
Kentas drops back looking for a leg! Stepanovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stepanovich manages to kick Kentas off! Kentas jumps back into Stepanovich's guard.
Stepanovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich keeping moving, preventing Kentas from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kentas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stepanovich is keeping the position for now.
Stepanovich has control of Kentas's left arm, preventing Kentas from doing any damage.
Kentas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stepanovich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kentas is trying to keep Stepanovich in close.
Kentas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stepanovich wants to control from the top but Kentas keeps moving.
Stepanovich wants to stand but Kentas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stepanovich wants to pass the guard but Kentas is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kentas striking off his back but it's not causing Stepanovich any problems.
Kentas is pulling down on Stepanovich's head. It's preventing any offense from Stepanovich, at least for the moment.
Rimtas Kentas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kentas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stepanovich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stepanovich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kentas trying to keep a closed guard but Stepanovich is proving a slippery customer.
Stepanovich wants to get up but he can't break Kentas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kentas is looking for a triangle here but Stepanovich uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich wants to control for a moment but Kentas uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kentas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stepanovich tries to stand and escape but Kentas actually recovers to full guard.
Stepanovich lands a couple of elbows.
Stepanovich with a nice head shot there.
Kentas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stepanovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stepanovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kentas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stepanovich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kentas is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Stepanovich frees his head nicely. Oh but Kentas has switched to an armbar! Stepanovich is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rimtas Kentas!
Rimtas Kentas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 330 p4p, 548 weight class) and Ivan Bispen (ranked 49 p4p, 81 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bispen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Bispen.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Cleever 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.
Cleever walks into a stiff left hand from Bispen.
Bispen tests Cleever's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bispen's corner calls for a 1-2. Bispen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cleever connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bispen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cleever.
Cleever tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bispen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Cleever bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bispen misses with a looping right.
Bispen misses the shot to the body.
Cleever is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from Bispen. Those never looked like landing.
Bispen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cleever counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen misses with a lunging right hand
and Cleever counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cleever tries a low kick but Bispen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispen throws out a loose jab but Cleever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses.
Ivan Bispen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bispen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bispen swinging wildly here.
Cleever misses with a head kick.
Bispen throws a big shot that misses.
Bispen throws a jab when Cleever was well out of range.
Bispen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cleever looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bispen throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Cleever tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleever takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cleever slips under a jab from Bispen.
Bispen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cleever throws a sloppy head kick and Bispen moves out of range easily.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bispen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Bispen as he connects with a hook.
Cleever takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bispen misses with an uppercut. Cleever saw that one coming.
Bispen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bispen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cleever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
A swing and a miss from Bispen.
Bispen throws a poor cross that misses
and Cleever makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bispen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cleever swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleever connects with a body shot.
Cleever lands with a nice body punch.
Bispen looks winded!
Cleever's corner calls for a 1-2. Cleever obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bispen throws a poor cross that misses
and Cleever counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bispen thinking.
Cleever is looking to wear down Bispen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Bispen misses.
It looked like Cleever wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever tries to score with a low kick but Bispen moves his leg out of the way.
Bispen misses with a looping right.
Bispen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bispen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cleever.
Nice uppercut lands for Bispen. That snapped Cleever's head back.
Bispen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleever defending well as Bispen loads up on a big left hand.
Bispen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cleever swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cleever takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bispen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bispen missing with a left hand there. Cleever was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cleever swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bispen thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Cleever was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Cleever.
 It looks like Ivan Bispen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen throws a series of punches but Cleever moves out of range.
Cleever lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bispen!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cleever. That's going to slow Bispen down.
Cleever ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
Cleever takes a swing at Bispen's ribcage but misses.
Cleever lands a nice shot to the body.
Cleever throws a body punch but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cleever cracks Bispen with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bispen throws a body punch but Cleever moves out of range.
Bispen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleever manages to avoid it.
Cleever avoids the body shot from Bispen.
Bispen scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bispen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cleever lunges at Bispen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bispen's hand.
Cleever takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Bispen.
Bispen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bispen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bispen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bispen connects with a right hand. Cleever shakes it off.
Cleever tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bispen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bispen misses with a double jab
and Cleever counters with a nice body shot.
Bispen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleever walks into a left hand.
Cleever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
Bispen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cleever ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever digs a good hook to Bispen's body.
Cleever ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
Cleever lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bispen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleever is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bispen scores with a decent looking hook.
Bispen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cleever momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cleever.
Cleever waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bispen.
Bispen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cleever finds it's way round the side to connect with Bispen's head.
Bispen looks to land a combination but Cleever avoids it well.
Bispen throws a big shot that misses.
Cleever throws a hook but Bispen avoids it easily.
Bispen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivan Bispen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cleever connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleever slips a straight right by Bispen.
Cleever swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bispen throws an off balance right hand
and Cleever counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cleever looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bispen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleever moves away.
Cleever throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bispen slips a jab and a cross from Cleever.
Bispen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bispen dips to his left and cracks Cleever with an uppercut!
Cleever has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cleever there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bispen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cleever throws a head kick but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bispen misses with a two punch combination.
Bispen throws a body shot but no joy.
Cleever jabs Bispen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bispen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen throws a shot from downtown. Cleever moves away and avoids it.
Cleever appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cleever is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cleever moves away from the strike by Bispen.
Bispen looks to land a combination. Cleever sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cleever misses the body punch
and Bispen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cleever throws a leg kick which misses Bispen's front leg but catches the back leg as Bispen tries to avoid it.
Bispen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bispen throws a hook but Cleever blocks it.
Cleever looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bispen looks to land a left hand but Cleever moved out of range nicely.
Bispen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bispen checks a leg kick.
Bispen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bispen looks to land a right hand but Cleever moved out of range.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Cleever avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Bispen misses its intended target.
Bispen misses with a right hand
and Cleever counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Bispen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen throws a nice looking combination but Cleever bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cleever throws an off balance right hand
and Cleever takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleever lands a nice hook to Bispen's body. Bispen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bispen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleever moves away.
Nice shot by Cleever.
Cleever scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cleever lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleever takes a swing at Bispen's ribcage but misses.
Cleever lunges at Bispen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bispen's hand.
Bispen throws a shot from downtown. Cleever moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bispen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bispen lands a really nice looking cross but Cleever seems unphased.
Cleever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bispen misses with an uppercut.
As Bispen backs away, Cleever returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Bispen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bispen lands a really nice looking cross but Cleever seems unphased.
Cleever lands a big head kick that sends Bispen tumbling to the mat! Cleever takes a step backwards and waves Bispen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bispen is rocked!
A slow jab from Bispen misses its intended target.
Bispen is still on wobbly legs! Can Cleever finish him?
Bispen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bispen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Bispen misses.
Cleever lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Bispen misses the target.
Bispen seems to have recovered his senses.
Bispen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bispen throws a hook but Cleever blocks it.
Bispen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bispen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bispen throws a hook but Cleever avoids it easily.
Cleever scores with a body shot.
Cleever fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bispen manages to avoid it.
Cleever takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever scores with a body shot.
Cleever clinches up against the cage.
Cleever tries to throw a body punch but Bispen avoids it by throwing Cleever back against the cage.
Cleever holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cleever scores with a shot to the side of Bispen's head.
Cleever blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleever lands a damaging elbow.
Cleever misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Cleever.
Cleever misses with a punch to the body.
Bispen is trying to break free.
Bispen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bispen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever tries a body shot but Bispen blocks it.
Cleever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bispen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cleever.
Bispen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cleever counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bispen looks to land a combination but Cleever avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bispen throws a hook but Cleever avoids it easily.
Bispen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cleever tried to counter with a leg kick but Bispen avoided it.
Cleever fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bispen is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cleever.
Cleever wants to slow Bispen down by chopping away at his legs.
Bispen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bispen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bispen misses with a looping left.
Cleever throws a body shot but no joy.
Bispen throws a hook but Cleever avoids it easily.
Bispen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miet Cleever has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bispen.
Bispen lands a really nice looking cross but Cleever seems unphased.
Ivan Bispen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bispen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cleever counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cleever swings for the body but Bispen moves out of range.
A lazy left from Bispen finds it's target.
Bispen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleever manages to avoid it.
Cleever staying out of range there.
Cleever is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bispen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cleever counters with a nice uppercut.
Cleever takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bispen throws a lazy right hand but Cleever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bispen misses with a lunging right hand
and Cleever counters with a three punch combo that has Bispen backing up. Bispen nods at Cleever to acknowledge the strikes.
Bispen misses with a hook.
Bispen lands a body shot.
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!
Cleever with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen misses with a wild body shot.
Cleever throws a series of punches but Bispen avoids them all with ease.
Bispen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleever gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cleever.
Cleever tries to clinch but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bispen digs a good hook to Cleever's body.
Cleever misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Bispen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cleever throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleever throws a hook to the side of Bispen's head but Bispen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cleever scores with a hook to the body. Bispen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cleever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miet Cleever showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bispen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Bispen!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Bispen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Prescott (ranked 74 p4p, 313 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 12 p4p, 47 weight class). Prescott comes into the arena with Negative Creep - Nirvana blaring out of the sound system. Benedetti has chosen Atrevete te as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pete Prescott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Prescott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prescott manages to avoid it.
Prescott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedetti misses with the combination.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prescott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prescott clinches up against the cage.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Prescott blocking some punches.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prescott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prescott darts in and clinches Benedetti up against the cage.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Prescott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Prescott.
Prescott swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prescott working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prescott.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Benedetti.
Benedetti blocks an elbow strike.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prescott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Prescott throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
Prescott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti scores with a head kick. Prescott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Prescott is looking to counter punch.
Prescott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benedetti, pushing him back against the cage.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Prescott breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Prescott clinches up against the cage.
Prescott has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Prescott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Prescott scores with a shoulder strike.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Prescott lands a nice uppercut.
Prescott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Prescott.
Prescott lands a right hand.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Prescott pushes Benedetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Prescott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Prescott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benedettis head.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Prescott throws an elbow but misses.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benedetti dodges an elbow strike from Prescott.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Prescott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prescott attempts a counter takedown but Benedetti avoids it well and moves away.
Prescott tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Benedetti.
It looks like Pete Prescott has been cut.
Benedetti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prescott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prescott tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prescott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prescott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prescott moves into the clinch successfully.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
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 Pete Prescott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pete Prescott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prescott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Prescott has Benedetti pressed against the cage, preventing Benedetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Prescott's head.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
Prescott lands an elbow that stopped Benedetti in his tracks for a moment.
Pete Prescott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott blocking some punches.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Prescott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
A short right from Prescott.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Prescott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prescott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benedetti's defenses.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Prescott lands an uppercut.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti has Prescott pressed against the cage, preventing Prescott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Prescott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Prescott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prescott.
Prescott lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Prescott lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Prescott.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Prescott clinches.
Prescott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benedettis head.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prescott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prescott scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prescott has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Prescott lands a shoulder strike.
Prescott lands an uppercut.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Prescott pushes Benedetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prescott throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Prescott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Prescott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prescott clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prescott.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Prescott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Prescott on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prescott.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
Prescott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Prescott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prescott lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott manages to break the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Prescott tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Prescott scores with a decent looking hook.
Prescott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti tries to break free but Prescott pushes him back against the cage.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Prescott.
Prescott lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Benedetti misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prescott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lunges at Prescott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Prescott's hand.
Prescott's corner calls for a 1-2. Prescott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Prescott has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
A short left from Prescott.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Prescott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prescott lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Prescott.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Prescott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benedetti's defenses.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
A nice left hand lands by Prescott.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prescott lands with a short shot to the head.
Prescott lands a shoulder strike.
Prescott throws an elbow that misses.
Prescott lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Prescott wants to clinch.
Prescott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claudio Benedetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prescott closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Prescott.
Prescott is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prescott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Prescott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prescott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Prescott misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that Prescott avoids nicely.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Prescott's shoulder, as Prescott tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Prescott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benedetti throws a sloppy body shot
and Prescott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prescott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prescott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Prescott clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Prescott's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benedetti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Prescott cracks Benedetti with a good jab.
Prescott has Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Prescott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prescott gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Prescott.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Prescott lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prescott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott lands a right hand.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Prescott scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Prescott blocking some punches.
Prescott lands an uppercut.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
Prescott lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Prescott.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Prescott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Prescott pushes off an throws an elbow but Benedetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti keeps control of Prescott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prescott has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Benedetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prescott.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Prescott.
Benedetti can't break the clinch.
A short right from Prescott.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
Prescott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prescott finds it's way round the side to connect with Benedetti's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prescott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prescott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Prescott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Prescott avoids them all with ease.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Prescott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prescott finds it's way round the side to connect with Benedetti's head.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Prescott's head but Prescott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prescott lands with an uppercut that bounces Benedetti off the cage and back into range.
Prescott scores with a nice head shot.
Prescott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prescott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prescott wants to clinch.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Prescott avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Prescott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prescott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prescott takes the fight into the clinch.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Prescott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prescott scores with a shoulder strike.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Prescott.
A nice left hand lands by Prescott.
Prescott lands with a short shot to the head.
Prescott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prescott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benedetti's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Prescott throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Prescott had his way with Claudio Benedetti in that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Prescott's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Prescott connects with the punch.
Prescott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prescott slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prescott ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Prescott clobbers Benedetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prescott moves into range and clinches up with Benedetti.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prescott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Prescott's head.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Prescott pushes off an throws an elbow but Benedetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benedetti takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prescott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Prescott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prescott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prescott is looking to break free of the clinch but Benedetti has double underhooks.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott pushes off an throws an elbow but Benedetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Prescott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Prescott throws an elbow but misses.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Benedetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti blocks an elbow strike from Prescott.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Prescott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Claudio Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Prescott scores with a shoulder strike.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott lands with a light punch inside.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Prescott as he checks the leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Prescott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prescott.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prescott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prescott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Benedetti dodges an elbow strike from Prescott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pete Prescott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Prescott has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Prescott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prescott blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benedetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prescott throws an elbow but it misses.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Benedetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Prescott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prescott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Prescott!
Pete Prescott retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Pete Prescott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Claudio Benedetti stepped up to the mic, saying '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'.
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