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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamcha Wolf-Fang (ranked 2856 p4p, 3502 weight class) and Remi Johnson (ranked 329 p4p, 377 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wolf-Fang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise Against - Give It All. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remi Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolf-Fang misses with a double jab.
Johnson 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.
Wolf-Fang lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Wolf-Fang takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Johnson is rocked!
 It looks like Remi Johnson has been cut.
Wolf-Fang scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolf-Fang finish him?
Wolf-Fang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson moves out of range as Wolf-Fang strikes.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Wolf-Fang throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wolf-Fang throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from Wolf-Fang does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Wolf-Fang's body.
Wolf-Fang looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Wolf-Fang looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Wolf-Fang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wolf-Fang throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Wolf-Fang moves away from the strike by Johnson.
It looked like Wolf-Fang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Wolf-Fang staying out of range there.
Johnson lunges at Wolf-Fang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wolf-Fang's hand.
Wolf-Fang misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolf-Fang.
Remi Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Wolf-Fang misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wolf-Fang misses with the combination.
Wolf-Fang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Wolf-Fang throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Wolf-Fang is out of range.
Wolf-Fang misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolf-Fang throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolf-Fang blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Wolf-Fang persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wolf-Fang with a body shot.
Wolf-Fang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Wolf-Fang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wolf-Fang misses with a looping right.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson moves out of range as Wolf-Fang strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolf-Fang doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolf-Fang lands a high kick!
Wolf-Fang looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Wolf-Fang misses with a head kick.
Wolf-Fang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson punishes Wolf-Fang's body with a nice straight punch.
Wolf-Fang moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolf-Fang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Wolf-Fang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Yamcha Wolf-Fang has been cut.
Wolf-Fang's corner calls for a 1-2. Wolf-Fang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wolf-Fang throws a good cross that connects.
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 Yamcha Wolf-Fang will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Wolf-Fang swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wolf-Fang misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Wolf-Fang shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Wolf-Fang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Wolf-Fang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wolf-Fang tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang throws a sloppy head kick
and Wolf-Fang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Wolf-Fang tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wolf-Fang throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Wolf-Fang avoids it with no problem.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Wolf-Fang counters with a two punch combo.
Wolf-Fang fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wolf-Fang tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wolf-Fang throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf-Fang connects with a body shot.
Wolf-Fang throws a lazy uppercut
and Wolf-Fang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolf-Fang lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolf-Fang doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson lunges at Wolf-Fang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wolf-Fang's hand.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang moves into the clinch.
Wolf-Fang slows down the pace here.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wolf-Fang slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Wolf-Fang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wolf-Fang has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wolf-Fang manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Wolf-Fang misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the body from Wolf-Fang misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Wolf-Fang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Wolf-Fang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamcha Wolf-Fang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf-Fang swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolf-Fang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wolf-Fang misses with a looping right.
Wolf-Fang takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Remi Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wolf-Fang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wolf-Fang scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Wolf-Fang's defenses.
Wolf-Fang gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Johnson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remi Johnson!
An out of breath Remi Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 3056 p4p, 3012 weight class) and Ant Thrax (ranked 379 p4p, 370 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ant Thrax!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrax with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thrax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrax moves forwards but Cejka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cejka is looking to clinch.
Cejka ducks under a wild hook from Thrax.
Cejka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cejka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cejka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cejka has closed the distance and engaged Thrax in a clinch.
Cejka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cejka lands a hook that snaps the head of Thrax backwards.
Cejka misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrax wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cejka has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Cejka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cejka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Cejka.
Thrax blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrax.
Cejka working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cejka.
Thrax breaks from the clinch.
Cejka tests Thrax's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thrax dodges the punch combination from Cejka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cejka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Cejka misses.
Nice shot by Thrax.
Thrax throws a body shot but no joy.
Cejka misses with a two punch combination.
Cejka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cejka.
Cejka looks to land a left hand but Thrax moved out of range nicely.
Thrax misses with a looping left.
Thrax ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Cejka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cejka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice jab there from Cejka.
Thrax ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thrax throws a series of punches but Cejka moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cejka misses with a wild body shot.
Thrax throws out a counter right but Cejka avoids it with no problem.
Cejka throws a hook but Thrax blocks it.
Thrax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejka scores with a hook.
Thrax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrax takes a swing at Cejka's ribcage but misses.
Thrax paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thrax misses with an uppercut. Cejka saw that one coming.
Cejka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cejka throws a jab when Thrax was well out of range.
Cejka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cejka looks to land a right hand but Thrax moved out of range.
Good exchange - Thrax coming out on top.
Cejka looks to throw the jab but Thrax is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thrax! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Thrax 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thrax moves out of range as Cejka strikes.
Cejka looks to throw the jab but Thrax is out of range.
Cejka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cejka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrax misses with a head kick.
Thrax walks into a stiff left hand from Cejka.
Thrax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Cejka misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Cejka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cejka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thrax counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cejka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cejka misses with a shot to the body
and Thrax counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Cejka is rocked!
Cejka throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrax counters with a huge left! Cejka is in big trouble! He's backing up but Thrax isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Cejka from any more damage. A dominating finish by Thrax!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ant Thrax!
Our winner, Ant Thrax, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fish (ranked 2646 p4p, 3912 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 358 p4p, 457 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fish might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Harry Slash And The Slashtones - This Is Extreme. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P Cruz has Fish up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by P Cruz.
We've been hearing reports that Fish has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fish blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fish.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
P Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from P Cruz.
P Cruz is trying to push Fish away but Fish has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz tries to bum rush Fish with a series of wild strikes but Fish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fish is looking to counter with a body kick.
A good leg kick by P Cruz.
Fish takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
P Cruz works over Fish's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
P Cruz is trying to break free.
P Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fish struggles to land a body shot inside as P Cruz controls his hands.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
P Cruz throws a right and a left that Fish avoids nicely.
P Cruz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFish.
P Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Fish jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
P Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
P Cruz misses with a head kick.
Fish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
P Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
P Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by P Cruz.
P Cruz throws a series of punches but Fish moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
P Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Fish counters with a crisp right hand that drops P Cruz! Fish lets P Cruz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
P Cruz is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo P Cruz has been cut.
Some wild striking there from P Cruz.
Fish tried to counter with a leg kick but P Cruz avoided it.
P Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Fish finish him?
P Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Fish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
P Cruz misses with a left hand
and Fish counters with a right hand from hell and P Cruz is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Fish!
A very excited looking Steve Fish 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 Cyrus Deangelo Queen (ranked 1194 p4p, 1838 weight class) and Michael Fochi (ranked 162 p4p, 251 weight class). Queen comes to the cage accompanied by Go Hard. Cyrus Deangelo Queen 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 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Fochi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen thuds a left hand into Fochi's body.
Queen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by Fochi.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Queen.
Queen tries to score with a low kick but Fochi moves his leg out of the way.
We've been informed that Fochi 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.
Queen takes a swing at Fochi's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Queen. That's going to slow Fochi down.
Queen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Queen throwing shots but Fochi is blocking nicely.
Queen slows the pace down in half guard.
Fochi wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen is controlling the pace.
Queen wants to pass to mount but Fochi is defending the position.
Queen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fochi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Queen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fochi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Queen trying to control from half guard but Fochi is working away.
Fochi wants to improve his position but Queen is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen stuffs the takedown.
Fochi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Queen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Queen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fochi missing with a left hand there. Queen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Queen tried to counter with a leg kick but Fochi avoided it.
Fochi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fochi working away.
Queen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Queen is not content to let Fochi control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen is looking for a sweep.
Queen stops Fochi from passing to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen is not content to let Fochi control the position.
Queen prevents Fochi from moving into mount.
Fochi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Queen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Queen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Queen throws a hook but Fochi blocks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Queen.
Nice uppercut there from Queen.
It looks like Michael Fochi has been cut.
Fochi connects with a jab.
Queen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice side step and Fochi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Queen connects with a right hand. Fochi shakes it off.
Fochi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fochi avoids the body shot from Queen.
Queen walks into a stiff left hand from Fochi.
Fochi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fochi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Queen!
Queen has given up his back.
Queen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fochi's arms.
Fochi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Queen breaks Fochi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fochi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Queen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Queen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen trying to control but Fochi is working from the bottom.
Fochi has his foot on Queen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Queen works his way back into a safe position though.
Fochi wants to hit a sweep here but Queen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fochi there!
Fochi working to try and regain half guard.
Michael Fochi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Queen breaks from Fochi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fochi tries to reverse the position but Queen maintains control.
Queen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Queen prevents Fochi from getting the reversal.
Fochi regains half guard.
Fochi is refusing to be controlled, as Queen sits in half guard.
Fochi is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fochi has a hand on Queen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Queen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Queen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fochi looks a forlorn figure.
Queen landing shots from mount.
Fochi is rocked!
A big strike lands for Queen! That's really hurt Fochi and he's turned his back - Queen keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Queen jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
A relieved looking Cyrus Deangelo Queen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lalime (ranked 2688 p4p, 2051 weight class) and Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 362 p4p, 295 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zimmerman.
Lalime cracks Zimmerman with an open hand slap.
It looks like Moritz Zimmerman has been cut.
Zimmerman ducks under a wild hook from Lalime.
Zimmerman scores with a takedown into Lalime's guard.
Zimmerman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lalime keeping full guard, as Zimmerman tries to pass.
Lalime is trying to keep Zimmerman in close.
Zimmerman throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lalime manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lalime throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zimmerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zimmerman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zimmerman pushing down on Lalime's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lalime is holding on to half guard well.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura here.
Zimmerman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lalime preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lalime has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zimmerman is working away from the top position though.
Lalime avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zimmerman.
Lalime controlling the position for now.
Lalime is looking for a sweep. Zimmerman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lalime manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Zimmerman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lalime defends well and Zimmerman ends up having to push Lalime into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lalime was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zimmerman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman shoots in for a double leg but Lalime sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anthony Lalime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moritz Zimmerman.
Lalime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lalime looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zimmerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lalime gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lalime has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zimmerman passes Lalime's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zimmerman prevents Lalime from improving his position.
Lalime moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zimmerman looking to pass the guard.
Lalime is trying to keep Zimmerman in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zimmerman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lalime is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lalime manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lalime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moritz Zimmerman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lalime misses with a body shot.
A big right from Lalime misses.
Zimmerman with the counter takedown but Lalime avoids it easily.
Lalime slaps away a takedown attempt from Zimmerman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt - Lalime sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lalime was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalime clinches up against the cage.
Lalime is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zimmerman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime digs a right hand into Zimmerman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zimmerman's gas tank.
Good body shot from Lalime.
Lalime lands with a right to the head.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Zimmerman lands a takedown into guard.
Lalime has his hands on Zimmerman's head, controlling the position.
Zimmerman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zimmerman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zimmerman stops Lalime from standing up.
Zimmerman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lalime works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zimmerman prevents Lalime from getting back to his feet.
Moritz Zimmerman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zimmerman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lalime is keeping the position for now.
Lalime kicks Zimmerman off and gets to his feet.
Zimmerman shoots for a takedown but Lalime saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anthony Lalime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moritz Zimmerman.
Lalime missing with a left hand there. Zimmerman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zimmerman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lalime defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zimmerman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lalime swivels and escapes.
It looked like Lalime wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zimmerman shoots in but Lalime avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lalime swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown
and Lalime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zimmerman shoots for a double leg takedown but Lalime sprawls well. He's pushed Zimmerman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lalime on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zimmerman drives through with a takedown into Lalime's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lalime has his feet on Zimmerman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lalime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zimmerman can do to turn this around?
Zimmerman moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime slaps away a takedown attempt from Zimmerman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Lalime wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zimmerman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lalime explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Anthony Lalime is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lalime throws a body shot but no joy.
Zimmerman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zimmerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimmerman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lalime dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moritz Zimmerman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lalime throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zimmerman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zimmerman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zimmerman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lalime is concentrating on defense, preventing Zimmerman from advancing position.
Zimmerman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lalime is just riding it out for now. Zimmerman eventually gives up the hold.
Lalime tries to roll over but Zimmerman keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime moves into full guard.
Lalime wants to get back to his feet but Zimmerman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lalime is pulling down on Zimmerman's head. It's preventing any offense from Zimmerman, at least for the moment.
Zimmerman looking to pass the guard.
Zimmerman won't allow Lalime to get back to his feet.
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.
Lalime trying to control the position.
Zimmerman pushes down on Lalime's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lalime is trying to stand up here but Zimmerman is controlling him well.
Zimmerman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lalime doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zimmerman.
Zimmerman wants to free his trapped foot but Lalime is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lalime trying to hold on to Zimmerman's head to control him but Zimmerman postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lalime looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime misses with a hook. Zimmerman ducked under it nicely.
Lalime throws a shot from downtown. Zimmerman moves away and avoids it.
Zimmerman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lalime defends it well.
Zimmerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lalime.
Zimmerman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zimmerman looks for a takedown but Lalime sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lalime throws a hook but Zimmerman blocks it.
Zimmerman shoots in looking for a takedown. Lalime tries to sprawl out of it but Zimmerman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lalime manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moritz Zimmerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Lalime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moritz Zimmerman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lalime thuds a left hand into Zimmerman's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Lalime.
Well Lalime has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Lalime!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 949 p4p, 969 weight class) and Iron Side (ranked 146 p4p, 149 weight class). Side has chosen In the Dark - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCain misses with an uppercut.
McCain looks to land a left hand but Side moved out of range nicely.
McCain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Side drops McCain with a nice combination! Side dives into McCain 's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Lucas McCain has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Side throwing strikes from guard but McCain blocks nicely.
Side slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McCain tries to escape but Side is in control.
Side looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McCain is not content to let Side control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Side has knee on belly momentarily but McCain bucks him off and regains half guard.
Side wants to free his trapped foot but McCain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McCain makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Side throws a jab but it's blocked by McCain .
Side throws a right and a left that McCain avoids nicely.
Side looks to land a left hand but McCain moved out of range nicely.
McCain misses with a right hand
letting Side counter with a right hand.
McCain misses with a hook
and Side counters with a nice body shot.
Side catches McCain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCain moves in looking to clinch but Side pushes him off.
Side has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McCain is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McCain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Side! But no joy.
Side throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on McCain 's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Side dives in looking to finish as McCain flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Side's strikes! Side is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! McCain 's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but McCain was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iron Side!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 1244 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Ki Ruyjini (ranked 184 p4p, 156 weight class). Nicoletta comes into the arena with For Once In My Life blaring out of the sound system. Ruyjini has chosen 修羅ã®èŠ± Shura no hana by Meiko Kaji as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Casimiro Nicoletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ki Ruyjini!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicoletta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruyjini. Ruyjini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Ki Ruyjini has been cut.
Ruyjini loads up on a big right hand but Nicoletta slips the punch.
Ruyjini checks the leg kick.
Nicoletta looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruyjini is just out of range.
Ruyjini misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruyjini.
Nicoletta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nicoletta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruyjini blocks a body shot from Nicoletta.
Ruyjini struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicoletta controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruyjini.
Ruyjini manages to break the clinch.
Nicoletta sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ruyjini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicoletta misses with the body kick
letting Ruyjini counter with a right hand.
Nicoletta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruyjini 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.
Nicoletta blocks a head kick by Ruyjini.
Nicoletta misses with a hook. Ruyjini ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicoletta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruyjini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicoletta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruyjini moves into the clinch.
Nicoletta scores with a shoulder strike.
Nicoletta lands a left hand.
Nicoletta throws a head punch that misses.
Ruyjini tries a body shot but Nicoletta blocks it.
Nicoletta lands a right hand.
Nicoletta digs a right hand into Ruyjini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruyjini's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nicoletta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruyjini misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicoletta cracks Ruyjini with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nicoletta.
A head punch on the inside from Nicoletta fails to land.
Nicoletta blocking some punches.
Nicoletta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nicoletta pushes Ruyjini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruyjini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ruyjini fails to land.
Nicoletta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nicoletta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nicoletta has a couple of punches blocked by Ruyjini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruyjini lands a left hand.
Nicoletta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nicoletta lands a nice uppercut.
Nicoletta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nicoletta can't find room to land a body shot as Ruyjini controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ruyjini fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Ruyjini fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruyjini.
Ruyjini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruyjini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruyjini trying to control the position but instead, Nicoletta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruyjini into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Nicoletta.
Ruyjini looks winded!
Nicoletta scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruyjini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nicoletta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nicoletta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruyjini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nicoletta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicoletta.
Nicoletta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nicoletta struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruyjini controls his hands.
Nicoletta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruyjini backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nicoletta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nicoletta throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruyjini.
Ruyjini blocks a body shot from Nicoletta.
A short left from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruyjini.
Ruyjini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nicoletta fails to land.
Ruyjini prevents a body shot from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nicoletta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruyjini backwards.
Ruyjini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicoletta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruyjini backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicoletta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nicoletta digs a right hand into Ruyjini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruyjini's gas tank.
Nicoletta working aggressively here.
Nicoletta misses with a punch to the body.
Nicoletta tries to throw a body punch but Ruyjini avoids it by throwing Nicoletta back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletta lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicoletta tries to throw a body punch but Ruyjini avoids it by throwing Nicoletta back against the cage.
Nicoletta lands an uppercut.
Ruyjini misses with a punch to the body.
Ruyjini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicoletta's elbow.
Nicoletta swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruyjini uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicoletta.
Nicoletta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicoletta struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruyjini controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Nicoletta.
A body shot lands from Nicoletta.
Nicoletta blocking some punches.
Nicoletta can't find room to land a body shot as Ruyjini controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nicoletta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruyjini backwards.
A short left from Nicoletta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicoletta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicoletta lands with a left to the head.
Nicoletta pushes Ruyjini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nicoletta misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicoletta scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruyjini is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Casimiro Nicoletta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ki Ruyjini's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nicoletta connects with a body shot.
Nicoletta misses with a body kick.
Nicoletta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruyjini takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruyjini is still on wobbly legs! Can Nicoletta finish him?
Nicoletta throws an uppercut from hell that sends Ruyjini clean off his feet! He's out cold! Nicoletta stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Casimiro Nicoletta!
Casimiro Nicoletta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kostov (ranked 700 p4p, 460 weight class) and Chip Nickel (ranked 95 p4p, 61 weight class). Nickel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: TISM - Greg the Stop Sign. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov throws out a loose jab but Nickel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kostov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kostov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kostov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickel.
Kostov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kostov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nickel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nickel throws a lazy right hand but Kostov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickel looks to land a combination but Kostov avoids it well.
A slow jab from Nickel misses its intended target.
Kostov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nickel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kostov throws a nice looking combination but Nickel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kostov misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nickel scores with a jab to the body.
Kostov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Kostov swinging wildly here.
Nickel scores with a leg kick.
Kostov misses with a hook
and Nickel counters with a thumping low kick.
Kostov misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Nickel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nickel.
Kostov misses with a leg kick.
Nickel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kostov.
Kostov looks to land a body kick but Nickel moved away.
Nickel lands a nice hook to Kostov's body. Kostov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kostov 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.
Kostov slips under a jab from Nickel.
Kostov throws a leg kick but Nickel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kostov takes a swing at Nickel's ribcage but misses.
Nickel dodges the punch combination from Kostov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nickel slips under a jab.
Kostov connects with a right hand. Nickel shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nickel! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Nickel.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nickel.
Nickel avoids the head kick by Kostov.
Nickel connects with a leg kick.
Nickel connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Kostov.
Nickel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kostov is just out of range.
Kostov checks a leg kick.
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
Nickel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov scores with a decent looking hook.
Kostov with a nice calf kick.
Nickel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kostov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Nickel.
Nickel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kostov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kostov slips a straight right by Nickel.
Kostov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
Kostov throws a solid leg kick but Nickel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kostov.
Kostov throws out a loose jab but Nickel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickel slips a jab and a cross from Kostov.
Nice body punch from Nickel.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kostov.
Nickel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kostov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nickel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kostov misses.
Nickel cracks Kostov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nickel.
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kostov throwing a counter right hand but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nickel misses with a body shot.
It appears Kostov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nickel misses with a low kick.
Nickel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Kostov.
Kostov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
Nickel scores with a hook.
Nickel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nickel throws a poor cross that misses
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickel with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nickel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chip Nickel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kostov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Nickel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Kostov.
Kostov scores with a nice right hand.
Kostov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kostov throws a big shot that misses.
Nickel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kostov. Kostov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nickel throws a chopping leg kick but Kostov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nickel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kostov throws a head kick that misses.
Nickel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chip Nickel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nickel connects with a right hand. Kostov shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kostov.
Nickel tries a quick counter leg kick but Kostov is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostov defending well as Nickel loads up on a big left hand.
Kostov scores with a jab to the body.
Nickel blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel connects with an inside leg kick.
Nickel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nickel gets tackled into the cage by Kostov. Kostov maintains the clinch.
Kostov lands a nice uppercut.
Nickel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kostov or not.
Nickel working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nickel.
Kostov blocks a body shot from Nickel.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickel.
Kostov lands a shot to the body.
Nickel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nickel.
Nickel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostov has him pressed against the cage.
Kostov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kostov lands with a right to the head.
Kostov has Nickel pressed against the cage, preventing Nickel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nickel wants to get back to striking at distance but Kostov won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kostov working aggressively here.
Nickel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostov has him pressed against the cage.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kostov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Kostov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kostov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nickel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nickel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nickel connects with an inside leg kick.
Kostov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kostov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nickel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kostov throws a looping overhand right but Nickel ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kostov scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kostov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kostov connects with the punch.
Nickel moves out of range as Kostov strikes.
Kostov throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Nickel avoids a kick to the body.
Kostov wants to clinch.
Nickel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
Kostov misses with an uppercut.
Nickel connects with a single shot there.
Nickel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickel throws a hook but Kostov blocks it.
Kostov misses with a low kick.
Nickel throws a push kick but Kostov slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov is looking to chop away at Nickel's legs.
Nickel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good shot there by Nickel.
Nickel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kostov at a distance.
Nickel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kostov tries to clinch there but Nickel circles away.
Nickel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nickel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nickel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nickel there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostov. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Nickel misses its intended target.
Kostov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Kostov misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nickel, as that shot connected.
Kostov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostov looks for the body kick but Nickel saw that one coming.
Nickel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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 Pavel Kostov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nickel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kostov's head.
Nickel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kostov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kostov is looking to land body kicks.
Kostov looks to land a left hand but Nickel moved out of range nicely.
Kostov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kostov tries to clinch up but Nickel circles away and keeps his distance.
Kostov scores with a body shot.
Nickel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nickel.
Kostov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nickel defending well as Kostov loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nickel is trying to break the clinch but Kostov is controlling him.
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Nickel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nickel breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Kostov.
Kostov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nickel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nickel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kostov.
Nickel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kostov loads up on a big right hand but Nickel slips the punch.
Nickel flicks out a counter leg kick but Kostov steps away.
Kostov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Kostov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kostov throws a body kick that misses.
Nickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
Kostov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nickel checks a leg kick.
Kostov ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Kostov checks a low kick from Nickel.
Nickel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nickel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel lands a jab to Kostov's midsection.
Kostov scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kostov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kostov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nickel checks it well.
Kostov 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.
Nickel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickel misses with a straight right.
Nickel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kostov moves away.
Nickel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickel lunges at Kostov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kostov's hand.
Kostov throws a lazy right hand but Nickel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kostov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickel throws a body punch but Kostov moves out of range.
It looked like Kostov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nickel lands the left hand.
Kostov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nickel to score with a decent uppercut.
Nickel cracks Kostov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kostov looks to land a right hand but Nickel moved out of range.
Nickel throws a leg kick but Kostov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nickel connects with an inside leg kick.
Kostov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kostov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kostov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kostov blocks a jab.
Kostov is looking to clinch.
Nickel defending well as Kostov loads up on a big left hand.
Kostov connects with a right hand. Nickel shakes it off.
Kostov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Nickel blocking some punches.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Nickel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kostov lands with a good body shot.
Kostov throws a lazy right hand but Nickel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickel connects with a body shot.
Nickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
Nickel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kostov looks to throw the jab but Nickel is out of range.
Kostov looks to throw a body kick
and Nickel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kostov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nickel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nickel lands with an overhand left.
Nickel misses with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Nickel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nickel 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
A relieved looking Chip Nickel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Mahmut (ranked 422 p4p, 566 weight class) and Patrick Kearney (ranked 53 p4p, 66 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sheikh Mahmut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmut connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mahmut lands an overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mahmut.
Mahmut cracks Kearney with an open hand slap.
Mahmut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kearney counter with a right hand.
It looks like Sheikh Mahmut has been cut.
Mahmut throws a leg kick which misses Kearney's front leg but catches the back leg as Kearney tries to avoid it.
Mahmut throws a wild body kick that Kearney sees coming a mile off.
Kearney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kearney 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.
Mahmut throws out a leg kick but Kearney moves out of range and Mahmut only half commits.
Mahmut lands a nice shot to the body.
Kearney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Kearney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kearney is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kearney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahmut.
Kearney moves into the clinch.
Mahmut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahmut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmut throws a looping overhand right but Kearney ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Kearney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kearney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mahmut misses with a hook
and Kearney counters with a nice uppercut.
Kearney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kearney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kearney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mahmut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmut cracks Kearney on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kearney falls backwards against the cage. Mahmut follows up with more strikes that drop Kearney to his knees. Mahmut keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kearney! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sheikh Mahmut!
An intense looking Sheikh Mahmut took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'There was something about that guys face, you just wanted to beat the hell out of it. He can't get any uglier so why not. Praise Allah Akbar!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 130 p4p, 202 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 9 p4p, 16 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher blocks a jab.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fisher jabs at Grant's body.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
Grant scores with a push kick.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fisher misses the target.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Fisher should have avoided that one.
A jab from Fisher misses.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fisher. That did some damage!
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Fisher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fisher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant walks into a left hand.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Grant flicks out a counter leg kick but Fisher steps away.
Fisher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Fisher's shoulder, as Fisher tries to avoid the shot.
Grant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a nice body kick.
Fisher lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Fisher misses.
Grant tries a quick counter leg kick but Fisher is wise to it.
Fisher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Fisher slips a jab from Grant.
Fisher misses with a looping right.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisher.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Fisher's shoulder, as Fisher tries to avoid the shot.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Fisher swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Fisher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
John Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant connects with a body shot.
Fisher slips a straight right by Grant.
A little feinted left hand from Fisher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fisher's hands.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grant counters with a low kick, right behind Fisher 's knee.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grant tries to move into range but Fisher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Fisher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grant throws out a leg kick but Fisher moves out of range and Grant only half commits.
Fisher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Fisher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Fisher throws a solid leg kick but Grant takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fisher.
Grant scores with a punch to the head.
Grant throws a leg kick which misses Fisher's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisher tries to avoid it.
Grant is looking to slow Fisher down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grant lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fisher takes a step back to recover.
Fisher misses with a low kick.
A cross from Grant lands.
Fisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a right hand to the body.
Fisher takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fisher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A lazy left from Grant finds it's target.
Fisher misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Fisher finds it's way through Grant's defenses.
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!
Grant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grant has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grant avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Fisher blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Grant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Fisher moves away and avoids it.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from Fisher.
Fisher throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fisher connects with a right hand. Grant shakes it off.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant tries to clinch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher jabs Grant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fisher misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a thumping low kick.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Grant instigates a clinch.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into Fisher's ribcage.
A short right from Grant.
Fisher misses with a body punch.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fisher.
Fisher throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fisher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fisher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grant on the side of the head.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fisher misses with an uppercut
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Fisher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fisher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fisher tries to move into range but Grant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fisher moves out of range of the body kick from Grant.
It looked like Fisher was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Fisher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fisher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fisher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fisher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fisher lands with a shot to the body.
Grant tries to clinch but Fisher is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grant blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Fisher misses
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fisher really felt that one!
Fisher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant lands with a hook. Fisher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fisher moves out of range as Grant throws a body kick.
Grant scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grant throws out a powerful jab.
Fisher will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fisher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Grant throws out a counter right but Fisher avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
Fisher moves out of range as Grant strikes.
Fisher with a jab.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Fisher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A cross from Grant lands.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fisher checks a leg kick.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters with a body kick that stops Fisher in his tracks momentarily.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Fisher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Fisher.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Grant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fisher's hands.
Grant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant thuds his right hand into Fisher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fisher moves out of range of the leg kick from Grant.
Grant throws a chopping leg kick but Fisher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Fisher misses the target.
Grant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fisher in his tracks.
Grant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fisher throws a body shot but no joy.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisher.
Grant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grant throws a right and a left that Fisher avoids nicely.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grant slips a jab from Fisher.
Grant jabs Fisher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fisher thuds a left hand into Grant's body.
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
Grant is looking to chop away at Fisher's legs.
Fisher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fisher motions for Grant to come forward. Fisher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Fisher should have avoided that one.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Grant jabs at Fisher's body.
Grant blocks a jab.
Fisher walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Grant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grant forces Fisher back against the cage and clinches.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Fisher controls his hands.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fisher digs a right hand into Grant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grant's gas tank.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Fisher works on Grant's body with a couple of short punches.
Fisher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grants head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fisher.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Grant catches Fisher right on the button with a cross.
Fisher misses the shot to the body.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grant misses with an uppercut
and Fisher counters with a thumping low kick.
Fisher walks into a stiff left hand from Grant.
Fisher throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Fisher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fisher misses the shot to the body.
Fisher lands a really nice looking cross but Grant seems unphased.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Fisher connects with a looping right hand.
Grant is rocked!
Fisher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant is still on wobbly legs! Can Fisher finish him?
Fisher drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Grant right on the button. Grant goes down! Fisher follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fisher gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fisher!
An out of breath John Fisher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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