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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brusse Liee (ranked 1540 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Sergey Bakarow (ranked 197 p4p, 164 weight class). Liee comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video]. Brusse Liee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergey Bakarow!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakarow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sergey Bakarow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Liee.
Bakarow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liee.
Bakarow fails with the takedown
and Liee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bakarow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bakarow closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Liee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bakarow blocks it with crossed arms.
Bakarow tries to pull guard but Liee won't allow it.
Liee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bakarow.
Liee prevents Bakarow from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakarow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Liee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brusse Liee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Bakarow.
Bakarow throws a sloppy head kick
and Liee counters with a crisp right that sends Bakarow to the canvas! Liee follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brusse Liee!
As Brusse Liee got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: We are building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors. You have our gratitude.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 1265 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Bruno Bleak (ranked 152 p4p, 148 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Mjölnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjölnir tries to keep at a distance but Bleak has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mjölnir.
A right handed body shot lands from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mjölnir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bleaks head.
Bleak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mjölnir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mjölnir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bleak 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.
Bleak is trying to trip Mjölnir. He has hold of a leg but Mjölnir is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bleak persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bleak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mjölnir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bleak trying to control the position from guard on top but Mjölnir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mjölnir wants to get back to his feet but Bleak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bleak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mjölnir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir keeping moving, preventing Bleak from controlling successfully.
Mjölnir keeping full guard, as Bleak tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mjölnir throws a sloppy head kick and Bleak moves out of range easily.
Torsten Mjölnir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bleak ducks under a wild hook from Mjölnir.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bleak.
Mjölnir wants to get back to his feet but Bleak is dominant here and he's now got Mjölnir's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mjölnir is defending well though. Bleak let's go of the attempt for now.
Bleak is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Mjölnir is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruno Bleak!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Bleak 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 1025 p4p, 450 weight class) and Jayden Sven (ranked 140 p4p, 59 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lawrence might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The All Mighty. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jayden Sven enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jayden Sven!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawrence has a takedown stuffed.
Sven scores with a hook.
 It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Sven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence lands a high kick!
Lawrence misses with a combination
and Sven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malachi Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lawrence or perhaps it was just good defense by Sven, which made it look bad.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Sven responds with a good body kick, but Lawrence manages to step out the way in time.
Sven looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
Lawrence drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sven sprawls and moves away.
Sven connects with a body shot.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sven moves away.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sven defends well and Lawrence ends up having to push Sven into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sven is struggling to control the position.
Sven stalling against the cage.
Sven is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lawrence stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut. Sven saw that one coming.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Sven avoids them all with ease.
Lawrence lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sven circles away quickly and effectively.
Sven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lawrence tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sven swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sven throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Sven moved out of range.
Sven throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
Lawrence throws a hook but Sven blocks it.
Sven looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sven slips under a jab from Lawrence.
A little jabbing left from Sven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence gets a double leg takedown into Sven's guard.
Lawrence working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawrence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawrence wants to pass the guard but Sven is keeping the position.
Lawrence works over Sven with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jayden Sven will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawrence counters with a left and a right that stings Sven.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
Sven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lawrence shoots for a takedown but Sven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malachi Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sven checks a leg kick.
Sven just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence.
Sven has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawrence pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sven is out of range and Lawrence settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sven, as that shot connected.
Sven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jayden Sven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawrence lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sven throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
Lawrence scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lawrence bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sven's head.
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!
Lawrence shoots and misses
and Sven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Sven. Beautiful body shot.
Sven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawrence misses with a hook
enabling Sven to counter with a crisp jab.
Malachi Lawrence's cut is getting worse.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sven throws out the jab.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sven.
Nice sprawl there from Sven as Lawrence shoots in.
Sven is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven with a jab.
Lawrence misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Sven was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sven throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sven defends it nicely.
Sven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Sven to counter with a crisp jab.
Sven misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawrence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sven. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sven displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Sven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lawrence tries for a takedown but Sven circles away easily
and Sven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence misses with a head kick.
Lawrence drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sven is trying to control Lawrence's posture but Lawrence avoids it.
Sven is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sven defending well though.
Lawrence misses with a head shot. Sven uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lawrence slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lawrence has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lawrence wants to take a breather but Sven is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sven manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lawrence is fighting to break Sven's control of his arms but Sven is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.
Lawrence with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Sven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lawrence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawrence looking to pass the guard.
Sven being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lawrence throws the kick towards the body but Sven avoids it.
Sven let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lawrence works over Sven's head and body with a nice combination.
Sven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lawrence.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sven is holding on to half guard well.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sven's head.
Sven wants to improve his position but Lawrence is controlling well.
Sven is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lawrence wants to pass the guard but Sven is defending well.
Malachi Lawrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawrence.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sven keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lawrence is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lawrence sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sven defending well though.
Malachi Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sven keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence slips a nice elbow through Sven's hands, connecting with Sven's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sven sees it coming and defends easily.
Sven makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sven.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malachi Lawrence showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sven 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jayden Sven!
Malachi Lawrence spoke after the fight, saying 'The Hood Hit Harder Than You'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Legions (ranked 811 p4p, 2141 weight class) and Krister Soderberg (ranked 98 p4p, 247 weight class). Krister Soderberg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Legions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krister Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legions checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soderberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Legions sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soderberg somewhat.
Soderberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Legions tries to avoid it but Soderberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Legions to the ground. Legions escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A low kick lands for Legions.
Legions dodges the punch combination from Soderberg.
A counter left hand to the body from Legions misses its target.
Soderberg fails with the takedown.
Fidel Legions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krister Soderberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legions scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soderberg dodges the punch combination from Legions.
Despite the aggression on Soderberg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions slaps away a takedown attempt from Soderberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Soderberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Legions throws a body shot but no joy.
Soderberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Legions defends it well.
Legions ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soderberg moves away.
Legions jabs at Soderberg's body.
Legions throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Soderberg tries to counter it with a takedown but Legions pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Soderberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Legions scores with a sloppy right hand. Soderberg should have avoided that one.
Legions thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Soderberg if he has to take too many more of those.
Legions throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Legions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legions displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soderberg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legions. Soderberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soderberg wants to counter with a clinch but Legions pushes him away.
Legions fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Legions scores with a hook to the body. Soderberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Legions throws a sloppy head kick
and Soderberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Soderberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Legions doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Soderberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legions is keeping the position for now.
Soderberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soderberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soderberg wants to control from the top but Legions keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Legions looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Legions connects with a body shot that sends Soderberg's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big left from Legions misses.
Soderberg scores with a takedown into Legions's guard.
Legions looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Legions is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soderberg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Legions looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Legions dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Legions swinging wildly here.
Legions gets tackled into the cage by Soderberg. Soderberg maintains the clinch.
Legions gets through Soderberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soderberg tries to pull guard but Legions forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Legions.
Legions lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soderberg backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legions creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderberg can't get the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soderberg breaks from the clinch.
Soderberg shoots in but Legions avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fidel Legions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krister Soderberg.
Legions swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soderberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg won't allow Legions to sweep him here.
Legions is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Legions keeping moving, preventing Soderberg from controlling successfully.
Legions has his foot on Soderberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soderberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Soderberg postures up.
Soderberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legions working for a triangle but Soderberg defends it easily.
Legions pulls Soderberg in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Legions is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soderberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Legions.
Legions is looking to wear down Soderberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soderberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Legions circles away.
Legions lands a high kick!
Soderberg needs to keep his hands up - Legions had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soderberg looks for a takedown but Legions sprawls well.
Legions seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Legions throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Legions.
Legions cracks Soderberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Legions is looking to slow Soderberg down with leg kicks.
Legions throws a body shot but no joy.
Legions connects with a body shot that sends Soderberg's belly button to the back.
Soderberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Legions misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions throws a right and a left that Soderberg avoids nicely.
Soderberg misses with a takedown
and Legions counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legions throws a shot to the body.
Soderberg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soderberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Legions sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soderberg somewhat.
Soderberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Legions thuds his right hand into Soderberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soderberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Legions dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Legions scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Legions pushes Soderberg away with a front kick.
Legions scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Legions. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Legions.
Soderberg slips a jab and a cross from Legions.
Soderberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Legions lands a leg kick that knocks Soderberg off balance momentarily.
Legions throws a nice head kick!
 Soderberg is rocked!
Soderberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Legions to score with a decent uppercut.
Soderberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Legions finish him?
Soderberg fails to land the takedown.
Soderberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soderberg seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg is looking to land body kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soderberg.
Legions fires out a quick counter leg kick but Soderberg just manages to avoid it.
Legions misses the shot to the body.
Legions lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soderberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Legions throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Legions. Soderberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legions stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Legions wants it to stay on the feet.
Fidel Legions has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krister Soderberg.
Soderberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Legions sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Legions gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Soderberg counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control the position but Legions is working away.
Soderberg tries to advance to mount but Legions denies him.
Legions is not content to let Soderberg control the position.
You can see the frustration on Legions's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Legions being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions is trying to control Soderberg's posture but Soderberg avoids it.
Legions is looking for a sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Legions is working hard here to advance position.
Soderberg tries to advance to mount but Legions denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Legions is trying to control Soderberg's posture but Soderberg avoids it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Legions loads up on a big right hand but Soderberg slips the punch.
Legions tries a head kick but it misses.
Fidel Legions is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soderberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Legions lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soderberg's sensitive parts.
Soderberg looks for a takedown but Legions sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soderberg tries for a takedown but Legions circles away easily
and Legions counters with a three punch combo that has Soderberg backing up. Soderberg nods at Legions to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fidel Legions showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Legions, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fidel Legions!
Fidel Legions made sure to mention his sponsor, Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 476 p4p, 919 weight class) and Matvey Buryckin (ranked 62 p4p, 114 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matvey Buryckin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buryckin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bonaparte napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Buryckin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonaparte keeps working.
Buryckin is trying to get an arm triangle but Bonaparte is defending well.
Buryckin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bonaparte rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Buryckin's guard! Nice work there by Bonaparte!
Bonaparte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Buryckin has his foot on Bonaparte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bonaparte works his way back into a safe position though.
Buryckin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bonaparte has passed into half guard!
Buryckin wants to control but Bonaparte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buryckin tries to roll over but Bonaparte keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buryckin with the active half guard here but Bonaparte passes nicely into side control.
Buryckin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Buryckin is looking for a sweep.
Buryckin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Buryckin looking for submissions off his back.
Bonaparte tries to stand and escape but Buryckin is controlling the position.
Buryckin tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bonaparte has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buryckin is trying to reverse the position but instead Bonaparte has taken his back - oops!
Buryckin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Buryckin wants to control his opponent's hands but Bonaparte gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Buryckin's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Buryckin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buryckin trying to control the position but Bonaparte manages to sink in the hooks.
Bonaparte has the hooks in. Buryckin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Buryckin trying to control the hands but Bonaparte won't let him.
Buryckin breaks Bonaparte's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Buryckin won't allow Bonaparte to sweep him here.
Bonaparte keeping moving, preventing Buryckin from controlling successfully.
Buryckin looking to sit in guard and control but Bonaparte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte wanted to stand there but Buryckin had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buryckin looking for a guillotine here but Bonaparte defends easily.
Bonaparte stands up and waves to Buryckin to follow him.
Buryckin missing with a left hand there. Bonaparte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buryckin lands with a nice combination. Bonaparte backs away looking to recover.
Bonaparte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonaparte throws a series of punches but Buryckin avoids them all with ease.
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 Maximilian Bonaparte will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Buryckin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonaparte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buryckin misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bonaparte counter with a right hand.
Buryckin misses with a hook
and Bonaparte counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonaparte lands a big head kick that sends Buryckin tumbling to the mat! Bonaparte takes a step backwards and waves Buryckin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Buryckin is rocked!
 It looks like Matvey Buryckin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buryckin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonaparte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buryckin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonaparte finish him?
Buryckin ducks into an uppercut from Bonaparte and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 491 p4p, 1124 weight class) and Akahoshi Hisashi (ranked 66 p4p, 155 weight class). Hisashi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Feng Shui. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akahoshi Hisashi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Longabaugh misses.
Longabaugh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hisashi momentarily.
Hisashi's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hisashi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Longabaugh moves into the clinch successfully.
Longabaugh blocking some punches.
Longabaugh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hisashi.
Longabaugh misses with a punch on the inside.
Hisashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longabaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Hisashi.
A short right from Hisashi on the inside.
Hisashi looking to stall.
Longabaugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hisashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longabaugh misses with the head strike.
Longabaugh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longabaugh blocking some punches.
Longabaugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longabaugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Hisashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hisashi prevents a body shot from Longabaugh.
Hisashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hisashi blocks a body shot from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Hisashi controls his hands.
Hisashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Longabaugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longabaugh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hisashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Longabaugh.
Longabaugh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Longabaugh - that landed with a thud.
Hisashi looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Longabaugh.
Longabaugh misses with a punch to the body.
Longabaugh scores with a shoulder strike.
Longabaugh tries to throw a body punch but Hisashi avoids it by throwing Longabaugh back against the cage.
Longabaugh lands a left hand.
Longabaugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Hisashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Longabaugh on the inside.
Hisashi prevents a body shot from Longabaugh.
Hisashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hisashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longabaugh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hisashi up against the cage.
Longabaugh misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Longabaugh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Longabaugh.
Hisashi misses with some punches.
Hisashi working aggressively here.
Longabaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Hisashi.
Longabaugh blocking some punches.
Longabaugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hisashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hisashi working aggressively here.
Longabaugh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longabaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Hisashi.
Longabaugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hisashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hisashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Longabaugh works on Hisashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Longabaugh misses with the head strike.
Hisashi working aggressively here.
Longabaugh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Longabaugh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hisashi.
Longabaugh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hisashi is looking to control Longabaugh's arms but Longabaugh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hisashi has his back to the cage.
Longabaugh blocking some punches.
Longabaugh works on Hisashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Hisashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longabaugh.
Stalling in the clinch from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh lands a shoulder strike.
Hisashi is rocked!
Hisashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hisashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Longabaugh finish him?
Hisashi blocks an uppercut.
Hisashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Longabaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Hisashi.
Longabaugh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Longabaugh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hisashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longabaugh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Longabaugh tries a body shot but Hisashi blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Longabaugh fails to land.
Longabaugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Hisashi.
Hisashi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh dominated that round.
That's time! Longabaugh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Longabaugh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hisashi manages to avoid it.
Hisashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Longabaugh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hisashi can do to turn this around?
Longabaugh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Longabaugh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jab from Longabaugh.
Hisashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Longabaugh.
Nice defenses there by Longabaugh.
Hisashi throws out a loose jab but Longabaugh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hisashi misses with a looping right.
Hisashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh dips to his left and cracks Hisashi with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Longabaugh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hisashi scores with a head kick.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longabaugh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Longabaugh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisashi throws an off balance right hand
and Longabaugh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Longabaugh misses the shot to the body.
Hisashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hisashi ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hisashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hisashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hisashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Longabaugh misses with a right hand
and Hisashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hisashi looks to land a combination but Longabaugh avoids it well.
Longabaugh wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Longabaugh there.
Longabaugh throws an off balance right hand
and Hisashi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Longabaugh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hisashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longabaugh cracks Hisashi with an open hand slap.
Longabaugh drops Hisashi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hisashi looks back up at him and smiles so Longabaugh waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hisashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Longabaugh cracks Hisashi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hisashi falls to his knees and Longabaugh doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
During a confident post fight interview, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Greene (ranked 323 p4p, 154 weight class) and Ezequiel Canizares (ranked 41 p4p, 24 weight class). Greene's entrance music is Tokyo Drifting - Glass Animals & Denzel Curry. A fine choice. Canizares comes into a darkened arena with his song building. El Loco kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezequiel Canizares!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canizares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Greene. Those never looked like landing.
Greene lands with a cross.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Canizares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greene.
Canizares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greene.
Canizares lands a jab.
Marcus Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canizares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canizares.
Canizares wants to slow Greene down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Canizares.
Canizares throws the kick towards the body but Greene avoids it.
Canizares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Greene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Canizares throws a wild body kick that Greene sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Greene on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Canizares doesn't seem bothered though.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Greene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Canizares tries to clinch but Greene moves out of range.
Greene seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Greene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canizares.
Canizares throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greene takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Canizares throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
A slow jab from Greene misses its intended target.
Greene tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Greene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canizares.
Greene connects with a body shot.
Canizares defending well as Greene loads up on a big left hand.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Canizares is just out of range.
Greene misses with a straight left.
Greene misses with the combination.
Canizares has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Canizares scoring well with a low kick there.
Greene loads up on a big right hand but Canizares slips the punch.
Greene takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene throws a jab but it's blocked by Canizares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canizares misses with a body shot.
Canizares lands a really nice looking cross but Greene seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Canizares throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
Canizares closes the distance and clinches.
Canizares misses with a body punch.
Canizares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canizares throws a head punch that misses.
Canizares misses with some punches.
Canizares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greene misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Canizares on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Canizares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canizares lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Canizares.
Canizares looks to land a body kick but Greene moved away.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Greene misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Canizares. That snapped Greene's head back.
Greene tries to keep at a distance but Canizares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canizares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canizares tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Canizares back against the cage.
Greene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Canizares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canizares working aggressively here.
Canizares throws a punch but it's blocked by Greene.
Greene misses with a body punch.
Greene throws a head punch that misses.
Canizares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Canizares struggles to land a body shot inside as Greene controls his hands.
Canizares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canizares.
Greene takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Greene as the two fighters clinch.
Canizares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Canizares struggles to land a body shot inside as Greene controls his hands.
Greene lands a left hand.
Canizares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Canizares.
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!
Canizares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Canizares fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canizares blocks a body shot from Greene.
Canizares tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Canizares tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Canizares back against the cage.
Greene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greene digs a right hand underneath Canizares's ribcage. Canizares let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Canizares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Canizares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canizares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canizares's elbow.
Canizares tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Canizares keeps Greene at a distance using the push kick.
Canizares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Canizares, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greene fails to land with a series of punches.
Canizares slips under a jab from Greene.
Canizares throws out a counter right but Greene avoids it with no problem.
Canizares cracks Greene with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Canizares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezequiel Canizares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Canizares misses with a body shot.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Canizares throws out the jab.
Greene appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canizares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Greene misses with a straight right.
Canizares feints a counter leg kick.
Greene throws a good cross that connects.
Greene cracks a nice hook into Canizares's ribs.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canizares was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Greene shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Canizares misses with a wild body shot.
Canizares tried to score with a low kick but Greene checks it.
Canizares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canizares. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene avoids the body shot from Canizares.
Canizares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canizares throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Canizares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greene lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Greene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greene staying out of range there.
Greene is looking for a counter combo.
Greene thuds his right hand into Canizares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Greene thuds his right hand into Canizares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Greene cracks a nice hook into Canizares's ribs.
Greene lands with an overhand left.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canizares manages to avoid it.
Greene takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greene misses with a hook.
Canizares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greene misses with a body shot.
Canizares throws a front kick that sends Greene stumbling back into the cage.
Canizares throws a sloppy head kick and Greene moves out of range easily.
Greene swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Greene with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canizares with a nice calf kick.
Canizares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canizares throws out a counter right but Greene avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Greene misses.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Greene misses with a double jab.
Canizares steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Greene scores with a decent looking hook.
Greene closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Canizares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Greene.
Canizares staying out of range there.
Canizares punishes Greene's body with a nice straight punch.
Greene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greene misses with a body shot.
Greene throws a looping overhand right but Canizares ducks down to avoid it.
Canizares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greene throws out the jab.
Canizares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Greene darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Greene throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Greene misses with a looping left.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canizares.
Canizares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Canizares misses with a leg kick.
Canizares avoids the body shot from Greene.
Greene lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcus Greene is winning the standup battle so far.
Greene takes one to the side of the head.
Greene misses with a hook.
Canizares bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Canizares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Greene lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Greene.
Greene checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Canizares. Beautiful body shot.
Canizares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene lands a glancing blow to the side of Canizares's head.
Some wild striking there from Greene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canizares walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Greene checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Greene lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Greene takes one to the side of the head.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Canizares is looking to score with low kicks.
Greene wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Canizares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Canizares misses.
Canizares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Canizares throws a leg kick but Greene checks it.
Canizares throws a push kick but Greene slaps the foot to one side.
Greene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canizares misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Canizares.
Canizares lunges at Greene with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Greene's hand.
Greene missing with a left hand there. Canizares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Greene dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Greene misses with an uppercut.
Canizares throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Greene sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Canizares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canizares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canizares.
Greene looks to land a right hand but Canizares moved out of range.
A left and a right from Greene both land. Nice combination.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene throws a nice looking combination but Canizares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greene takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greene digs a good hook to Canizares's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canizares throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
Greene walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canizares was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canizares manages to avoid it.
Canizares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canizares lands with an overhand left.
Canizares lands a jab to the head.
Canizares cracks Greene with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Canizares misses with the combination.
Canizares misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Greene tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Canizares.
Greene 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.
Greene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Canizares circles away quickly and effectively.
Canizares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greene doesn't seem bothered though.
Canizares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greene.
Greene misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Canizares throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Greene swings for the body but Canizares moves out of range.
Canizares throws a half hearted mid kick.
Greene works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canizares misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene lands with a right hand.
Greene misses with a jab to the body
and Canizares counters with a straight right hand.
Greene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Canizares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Canizares throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
As Canizares looks to move away, Greene throws a big counter combo but Canizares just gets out of the way.
Greene moves out of range of the body kick.
Canizares misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canizares manages to avoid it.
Greene lands a nice hook to Canizares's body. Canizares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Greene swings widly with a right hand
and Canizares counters with a straight right hand.
Greene misses the jab.
Greene on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Canizares. Canizares obviously looking to wear him down.
Canizares scores with a sloppy right hand. Greene should have avoided that one.
Greene scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canizares moves out of range as Greene strikes.
Canizares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Canizares's head but Canizares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canizares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greene is able to avoid easily.
Canizares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canizares. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene throws a right hand that misses
and Canizares counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Canizares.
Greene avoids a kick to the body.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Canizares is just out of range.
Canizares attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Greene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canizares.
Canizares getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Canizares with the inside leg kick.
Canizares throws a big shot that misses.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canizares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Greene misses with a straight right.
Canizares avoids the body shot from Greene.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canizares.
Greene digs a good hook to Canizares's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canizares. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Canizares lands a body shot.
Greene moves out of range of the body kick.
Greene looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Greene will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greene takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Greene moves out of range as Canizares throws a body kick.
Greene misses with a hook.
Greene is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canizares manages to avoid it.
Greene throws the left hand but Canizares avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezequiel Canizares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Canizares 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezequiel Canizares!
A very excited looking Ezequiel Canizares 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 228 p4p, 702 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 32 p4p, 83 weight class). Mukunzi comes into the arena with Champion (ft. D Smoke) - Fireboy DML blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall wants to land a leg kick but Mukunzi is out of range.
Mukunzi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Mukunzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mukunzi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Hall 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.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mukunzi moves out of range of the body kick.
Mukunzi tried to counter with a leg kick but Hall avoided it.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hall tries to land a front kick but Mukunzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mukunzi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mukunzi misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Mukunzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hall can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mukunzi.
Henry Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mukunzi - that will leave a mark!
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall moves out of range as Mukunzi throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Mukunzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Mukunzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Mukunzi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mukunzi throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Mukunzi throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
Mukunzi takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi avoids the body shot from Hall.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mukunzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mukunzi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall misses with a hook
and Mukunzi counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Mukunzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mukunzi counters with a left and a right that stings Hall.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mukunzi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mukunzi throws a lazy body kick
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Mukunzi.
Mukunzi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hall if he has to take too many more of those.
Mukunzi misses with an uppercut.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Mukunzi takes one to the chin there.
Mukunzi is looking to land body kicks.
Hall pushes Mukunzi up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mukunzi.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall prevents a body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall tries to work over Mukunzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mukunzi breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Mukunzi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mukunzi checks a leg kick.
Mukunzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mukunzi rather than just go for the knockout.
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
Mukunzi throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Mukunzi dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mukunzi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Mukunzi off balance momentarily.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Mukunzi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.
It looks like Henry Hall has been cut.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mukunzi manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
It looked like Mukunzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hall gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mukunzi counters with a nice body shot.
Hall misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Mukunzi is just out of range.
Mukunzi avoids the body shot from Hall.
Henry Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Mukunzi settles back down.
Mukunzi misses with a leg kick.
Hall unleashes a big counter combination but Mukunzi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mukunzi momentarily.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Mukunzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Mukunzi moved out of range nicely.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Mukunzi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hall looks to clinch
and Mukunzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mukunzi throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mukunzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall is looking to slow Mukunzi down with leg kicks.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Mukunzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Hall tries to clinch but Mukunzi is having none of it.
Hall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mukunzi is able to avoid easily.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Mukunzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mukunzi throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Mukunzi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hall moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mukunzi lands a shot to the body.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mukunzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mukunzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mukunzi's elbow.
Mukunzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mukunzi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mukunzi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mukunzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salomon Mukunzi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mukunzi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mukunzi lands a left hand.
Mukunzi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mukunzi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Mukunzi is working Hall over against the cage.
Mukunzi lands a right hand.
A short right from Mukunzi on the inside.
Mukunzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Mukunzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mukunzi lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mukunzi works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Mukunzi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 Salomon Mukunzi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hall looks to clinch
and Mukunzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mukunzi drops Hall with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hall looks back up at him and smiles so Mukunzi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hall is rocked!
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mukunzi.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall throws a chopping leg kick but Mukunzi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Mukunzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mukunzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Mukunzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Mukunzi ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall swings for the body but Mukunzi moves out of range.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mukunzi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hall cracks Mukunzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
It looked like Mukunzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
A low kick lands for Hall.
Hall throws a solid leg kick but Mukunzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall.
Mukunzi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mukunzi cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mukunzi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body kick there by Mukunzi.
Hall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mukunzi checks a leg kick.
Mukunzi is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws a hook but Mukunzi avoids it easily.
Mukunzi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mukunzi misses the jab.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Mukunzi.
Hall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mukunzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Mukunzi finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a head kick that drops Hall to the mat! Hall scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mukunzi thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall takes a swing at Mukunzi's ribcage but misses.
Mukunzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Mukunzi circles away.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mukunzi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mukunzi lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the cage and back into range.
Mukunzi moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salomon Mukunzi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mukunzi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Salomon Mukunzi!
During a confident post fight interview, Salomon Mukunzi 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puncher Face (ranked 572 p4p, 290 weight class) and Butch Frewin (ranked 33 p4p, 17 weight class). Frewin has chosen Billy the Squid's Water Pistol by The Neptunas as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Puncher Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Frewin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face works the jab nicely.
Frewin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Face swinging wildly here.
Frewin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Face with a body shot.
Face rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frewin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Face misses with a hook.
Frewin dodges the punch combination from Face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frewin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frewin blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face scores with a jab to the jaw.
Face is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Face throws a jab when Frewin was well out of range.
It seemed like Frewin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Face throws a shot from downtown. Frewin moves away and avoids it.
Frewin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Face.
Frewin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Puncher Face has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Face. That snapped Frewin's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frewin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Face.
Frewin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Face moves out of range of the body kick from Frewin.
Frewin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Frewin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Face misses with a double jab.
Frewin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Face does no damage.
Frewin feints a counter leg kick.
Face works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Face moves out of range as Frewin throws a body kick.
Face appears to be looking for a big counter.
Puncher Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frewin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frewin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Face is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Face bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frewin's head backwards.
Face throws a combination that misses
and Frewin counters with a nice body kick.
Face is breathing heavily.
Face throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frewin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Frewin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Frewin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frewin avoids the body shot from Face.
A little jabbing left from Frewin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Face. Beautiful body shot.
Frewin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Face's head.
Face looks to land a left hand but Frewin moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Frewin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face misses with a looping left.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Face throws a poor cross that misses
and Frewin counters with an outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puncher Face dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Puncher Face'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.
Face misses with an uppercut.
Frewin dodges the punch combination from Face.
Frewin flicks out a counter leg kick but Face steps away.
Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frewin can do to turn this around?
Face throws a jab when Frewin was well out of range.
Face misses with a looping left.
Frewin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puncher Face is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face slips a jab from Frewin.
Frewin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Face rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frewin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face throws a jab when Frewin was well out of range.
Frewin throws out a counter right but Face avoids it with no problem.
Face moves away from the strike by Frewin.
Frewin lands with a right hand.
Face looks to land a right hand but Frewin moved out of range.
Frewin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Face throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Frewin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frewin is looking to score with low kicks.
Face throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Frewin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Face has got the better of the exchanges.
Face misses with an uppercut
and Frewin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frewin counters with a nice right hand that sends Face toppling to the canvas! Face scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Frewin finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Frewin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Frewin.
Face throws a combination that misses
and Frewin counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butch Frewin!
A very excited looking Butch Frewin 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 Terry Silver (ranked 246 p4p, 115 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 34 p4p, 16 weight class). Lee has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips a straight right by Silver.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silver, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee looks winded!
Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.
Silver drops Lee with a right and a left! Silver comes rushing in but Lee regains his composure and manages to keep Silver in guard.
It looks like Jimmy Lee has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silver moves away from the strike by Lee.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Silver finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Silver is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
It looked like Silver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Silver takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silver tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lee avoids it.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Nice body kick from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Silver lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Silver.
Lee throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Silver misses its target.
Silver slips under a jab.
It looked like Silver was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Silver's head back.
Silver throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Lee'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.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Lee misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee checks a low kick from Silver.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silver waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Lee. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Lee to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Lee is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Silver finish him?
Silver continues to stall.
Silver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silver has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands an uppercut.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
Silver pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Silver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silver.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Silver.
Silver presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Silver digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.
Silver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Silver - just one landing.
Silver takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Silver pushes him away.
and Silver counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lee! He's just covering up as Silver starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Silver!
After the big win, Terry Silver made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sakura Style and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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