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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teofilo Stevenson (ranked 3608 p4p, 2430 weight class) and Kenji Yamazaki (ranked 427 p4p, 326 weight class). Teofilo Stevenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teofilo Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Yamazaki has knocked Stevenson down with a huge combo! Yamazaki steps away and waves a wobbly Stevenson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Stevenson is rocked!
 It looks like Teofilo Stevenson has been cut.
Crack! Yamazaki connects with the perfect overhand right and Stevenson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Yamazaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenji Yamazaki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Addiel Glez (ranked 2897 p4p, 5334 weight class) and Aaron Nevemore (ranked 356 p4p, 515 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Addiel Glez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Nevemore!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Glez tries to move to mount but Nevemore blocks the move with his legs.
Glez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nevemore has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nevemore is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Glez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nevemore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Glez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nevemore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nevemore struggling a bit here.
Glez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nevemore keeps working.
Glez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nevemore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Glez is looking to take a break and control but Nevemore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Glez tries for a kimura but Nevemore is defending well.
Nevemore wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Nevemore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glez tries for a kimura but Nevemore is defending well.
Nevemore explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glez avoids the head kick by Nevemore.
An attempted straight right counter from Glez misses the target.
Glez dives in for a single leg takedown but Nevemore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Glez is looking for a takedown.
Glez has clasped his hands together around Nevemore's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nevemore bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Glez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nevemore pinned against the cage. Nevemore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Addiel Glez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nevemore lands a high kick!
It looks like Addiel Glez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nevemore lands a brutal head kick. Glez looks out on his feet and Nevemore throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Aaron Nevemore!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lindsey Wofford (ranked 2323 p4p, 2507 weight class) and Addiel Frometa (ranked 170 p4p, 181 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lindsey Wofford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Addiel Frometa!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wofford misses with a straight right.
Frometa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wofford lands a jab to the head.
Frometa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wofford manages to avoid it.
Frometa misses with an uppercut. Wofford saw that one coming.
Frometa misses with a looping left.
Wofford throws a hook but Frometa avoids it easily.
Wofford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frometa.
Wofford avoids the body shot from Frometa.
Wofford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frometa.
Addiel Frometa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wofford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Wofford.
Frometa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frometa missing with a left hand there. Wofford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frometa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wofford moves away.
Frometa misses with an uppercut. Wofford saw that one coming.
Frometa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wofford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frometa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frometa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Frometa misses.
Frometa throws a hook but Wofford avoids it easily.
Frometa lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Wofford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wofford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wofford misses with an uppercut.
Wofford misses with a looping right.
Wofford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frometa misses with a looping left.
Frometa lands a jab to Wofford's midsection.
Frometa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wofford at a distance.
Wofford misses the shot to the body.
Wofford loads up on a big right hand but Frometa slips the punch.
Wofford is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Wofford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frometa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wofford scores with a nice head shot.
Wofford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frometa throws out the jab.
A big right from Frometa misses.
Wofford misses with a hook.
Wofford staying out of range there.
Frometa just misses with a punch to the body.
Wofford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frometa misses with a straight right.
Wofford moves out of range as Frometa strikes.
Wofford lands a jab to the nose.
Frometa misses with a straight left.
Wofford is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Frometa.
Wofford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frometa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Frometa slips under a jab from Wofford.
Frometa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wofford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wofford instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wofford.
Frometa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wofford working aggressively here.
A short right from Wofford on the inside.
Wofford misses with a body punch.
Frometa prevents a body shot from Wofford.
Wofford pushes Frometa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wofford lands an uppercut.
Wofford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wofford has a couple of punches blocked by Frometa.
Frometa throws a punch but it's blocked by Wofford.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wofford.
Wofford works on Frometa's body with a couple of short punches.
Wofford misses with some punches.
Wofford lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wofford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Frometa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wofford has a couple of punches blocked by Frometa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frometa wants to get back to striking at distance but Wofford won't allow it.
Frometa manages to break the clinch.
Frometa staying out of range there.
Frometa misses with a looping left.
Wofford throws out a powerful jab.
Wofford cracks Frometa with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Frometa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wofford moves into range and clinches up with Frometa.
A short left from Wofford.
A head punch on the inside from Wofford fails to land.
Frometa blocks a body shot from Wofford.
Frometa throws a head punch that misses.
Wofford lands a hook that snaps the head of Frometa backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frometa.
Wofford tries to throw a body punch but Frometa avoids it by throwing Wofford back against the cage.
Wofford lands an uppercut.
Wofford tries to throw a body punch but Frometa avoids it by throwing Wofford back against the cage.
Wofford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsey Wofford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Frometa throws the left hand but Wofford avoids the punch easily.
Frometa scores with a shot to the body.
Wofford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frometa can do to turn this around?
Frometa throws an overhand right that lands on Wofford's shoulder, as Wofford tries to avoid the shot.
Lindsey Wofford is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Wofford does no damage.
Wofford looks to throw the jab but Frometa is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wofford.
Wofford throws a looping overhand right but Frometa ducks down to avoid it.
Frometa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Wofford lands.
Wofford throws a good cross that connects.
 Frometa is rocked!
Wofford pounces like a tiger and cracks Frometa with a vicious hook! Frometa is down but not out! Wofford follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lindsey Wofford!
Our winner, Lindsey Wofford, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Moutinho (ranked 3395 p4p, 3165 weight class) and Ernst Stavro Blofeld (ranked 358 p4p, 340 weight class). Mikey Moutinho had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikey Moutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moutinho has managed to clinch.
Blofeld effectively controlling the action here.
Moutinho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moutinho has Blofeld up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moutinho.
Blofeld pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moutinho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mikey Moutinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moutinho wants to clinch up but Blofeld keeps it at a distance.
Blofeld throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moutinho.
Moutinho throws a head kick that misses
and Blofeld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mikey Moutinho has been cut.
Moutinho closes the distance and pushes Blofeld back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moutinho tries to land a knee to the head but Blofeld blocks with his arms.
Blofeld lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moutinho backwards.
Blofeld manages to break the clinch.
Blofeld tries to clinch up but Moutinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Moutinho darts in trying to clinch
and Blofeld counters with a crisp one two that drops Moutinho! Blofeld thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Moutinho to his feet! Moutinho is in big trouble!
Moutinho is rocked!
Blofeld looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moutinho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blofeld managing to block the knees to the body from Moutinho.
Moutinho is trying to maintain a safe position but Blofeld gets an underhook and turns Moutinho into the cage.
Moutinho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blofeld just leaning against Moutinho, taking a breather.
Blofeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blofeld lets loose with a powerful body kick. Moutinho will feel that in the morning.
Blofeld has Moutinho up against the cage in a clinch.
Moutinho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blofeld lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moutinho or not.
Moutinho misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Blofeld.
Blofeld misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld leaning against his opponent.
Blofeld has a couple of punches blocked by Moutinho.
Blofeld throws a head punch that misses.
Blofeld lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moutinho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blofeld taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blofeld breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moutinho closes the distance but Blofeld moves to the side
and Blofeld counters with an outside leg kick.
Moutinho is breathing heavily.
Moutinho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blofeld as he jumps to the side.
And Blofeld responds with a good body kick, but Moutinho manages to step out the way in time.
Blofeld stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blofeld wants it to stay on the feet.
Blofeld scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blofeld thows a body kick. Moutinho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blofeld has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blofeld digs a right hand underneath Moutinho's ribcage. Moutinho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blofeld pushes Moutinho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blofeld manages to break the clinch.
Blofeld rushes Moutinho and presses him up against the cage.
Blofeld goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blofeld lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moutinho.
Blofeld stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blofeld leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blofeld takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blofeld continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Blofeld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moutinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blofeld digs a good hook to Moutinho's body.
Blofeld moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Moutinho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blofeld scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blofeld lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blofeld closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good leg kick by Blofeld.
Blofeld bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blofeld lands a nice hook to Moutinho's body. Moutinho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blofeld lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blofeld throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blofeld.
Blofeld lands a left and a right that send Moutinho crashing to the mat, dazed. Blofeld thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Moutinho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blofeld throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blofeld.
Blofeld plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Moutinho swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Moutinho face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
A very excited looking Ernst Stavro Blofeld made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Fredrico (ranked 3577 p4p, 3852 weight class) and Dilian Sanregre (ranked 376 p4p, 396 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elmo Fredrico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dilian Sanregre!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanregre lands with a hook. Fredrico tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanregre missing with a left hand there. Fredrico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fredrico feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sanregre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fredrico makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fredrico has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fredrico controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fredrico drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fredrico jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sanregre is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fredrico dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrico scoring with punches from side control.
Fredrico is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sanregre's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sanregre is trying to get back to his feet.
Sanregre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fredrico is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanregre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanregre bucks up and tries to throw Fredrico off but instead Fredrico has got his back!
Sanregre trying to get back to his feet but Fredrico is in full control for now.
What can Sanregre do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Fredrico is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sanregre has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sanregre trying to get back to his feet but Fredrico is in full control for now.
Sanregre trying to control the hands but Fredrico breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrico looking to break Sanregre's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sanregre remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Fredrico will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Fredrico has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sanregre's body.
Sanregre wants to get back to his feet.
Fredrico controlling from the back.
Sanregre trying to control but not successfully.
Fredrico slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Fredrico working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I would not like to be Sanregre right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanregre wants to get back to his feet.
Fredrico lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Fredrico avoiding Sanregre 's attempts to control his hands.
Sanregre trying to get back to his feet but Fredrico is in full control for now.
Fredrico looking for the choke from the back.
Sanregre trying to get back to his feet but Fredrico is in full control for now.
Fredrico avoiding Sanregre 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrico slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Sanregre is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fredrico controls the action.
Sanregre is trying to get back to his feet but Fredrico has full control of the position and if anything, Sanregre has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sanregre showing good submission defense here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fredrico is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elmo Fredrico dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanregre lands with an uppercut that bounces Fredrico off the cage and back into range.
Sanregre drops Fredrico with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Fredrico! Sanregre dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dilian Sanregre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean MacGuire (ranked 2587 p4p, 2576 weight class) and Joseph Roach (ranked 284 p4p, 282 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Cardio machine |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean MacGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Roach!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach misses with a looping right.
A jab from Roach misses.
MacGuire seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Roach looks to land a right hand but MacGuire moved out of range.
Roach jabs at MacGuire's body.
MacGuire lands an overhand right.
Roach misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Roach.
Roach ducks right into an uppercut from MacGuire.
Joseph Roach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach swings for the body but MacGuire moves out of range.
MacGuire looks to land a left hand but Roach moved out of range nicely.
MacGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roach throws a hook but MacGuire avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Roach misses the target.
Roach looks to throw the jab but MacGuire is out of range.
Roach looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
MacGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacGuire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Roach manages to circle out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Roach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach moves away from the strike by MacGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach slips a straight right by MacGuire.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Roach throws a big shot that misses.
Roach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacGuire.
Roach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roach swings widly with a right hand
and MacGuire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MacGuire.
Still in the clinch, MacGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacGuire lands with a left to the head.
MacGuire keeps control of Roach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MacGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
MacGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roach breaks the clinch.
Roach throws a jab when MacGuire was well out of range.
MacGuire is looking to counter the offense by Roach and move into the clinch.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from MacGuire.
MacGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roach lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacGuire lands a right hook to the body.
MacGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
MacGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacGuire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Roach coming out on top.
Roach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacGuire is looking to counter the offense by Roach and move into the clinch.
MacGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Roach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacGuire seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Roach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacGuire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roach misses with a wild body shot.
Roach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacGuire.
Roach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacGuire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGuire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacGuire wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roach takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roach misses with a hook.
Roach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacGuire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MacGuire jabs at Roach's body.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Roach misses
and MacGuire counters by moving into the clinch.
Roach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacGuire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
MacGuire misses with a hook.
MacGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGuire misses the jab.
Roach now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
MacGuire staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by MacGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacGuire ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
MacGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roach defending well as MacGuire loads up on a big left hand.
MacGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roach.
MacGuire tries to counter by clinching up but Roach breaks away and moves out of range.
Roach blocks a jab.
MacGuire moves into range and clinches up with Roach.
MacGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roachs head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacGuire.
MacGuire blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from MacGuire.
Roach lands a hook that snaps the head of MacGuire backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Roach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MacGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 Sean MacGuire 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.
MacGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roach moves away from the strike by MacGuire.
It seemed like Roach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
MacGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roach.
MacGuire slips under a jab.
MacGuire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Roach manages to circle out of the way.
Roach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacGuire moves away.
MacGuire clinches up against the cage.
Roach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacGuire stuns Roach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacGuire misses with an uppercut
and MacGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roach throws a hook but MacGuire avoids it easily.
A slow jab from MacGuire misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacGuire connects with a crisp jab.
MacGuire throws a lazy right hand but Roach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roach! But no joy.
MacGuire rushes Roach and presses him up against the cage.
MacGuire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
MacGuire lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGuire lands a hook that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
MacGuire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roach or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacGuire.
MacGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from MacGuire.
A left hand lands to the body for MacGuire.
MacGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
MacGuire scores with a shot to the side of Roach's head.
Sean MacGuire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roach breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Roach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roach misses with a looping left.
Roach has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roach.
MacGuire looks to throw the jab but Roach is out of range.
Roach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. MacGuire catches Roach right on the button with a cross.
MacGuire moves away from the strike by Roach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roach throws an off balance right hand
and MacGuire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
MacGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacGuire.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MacGuire scores with a shot to the side of Roach's head.
A nice left hand lands by MacGuire.
Roach misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacGuire is working Roach over against the cage.
Roach is breathing heavily.
MacGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
MacGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacGuire is leaning against Roach and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGuire gets through Roach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for MacGuire.
MacGuire digs a right hand underneath Roach's ribcage. Roach let out a lung full of air as it connected.
MacGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
MacGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from MacGuire on the inside.
MacGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
MacGuire lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from MacGuire.
MacGuire lands a hook that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for MacGuire.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by MacGuire.
Roach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from MacGuire.
Roach takes a shot to the head.
MacGuire blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from MacGuire - that landed with a thud.
MacGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
MacGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from MacGuire.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but MacGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
MacGuire lands a body shot.
Roach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MacGuire lands a right hand.
MacGuire lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from MacGuire.
Still in the clinch, MacGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacGuire.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roach is rocked!
A short uppercut from MacGuire.
Roach is still on wobbly legs! Can MacGuire finish him?
MacGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roachs head.
A nice left hand lands by MacGuire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean MacGuire dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
MacGuire has managed to clinch.
Joseph Roach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacGuire.
A short right from MacGuire on the inside.
MacGuire throws a big uppercut that drops Roach! More strikes from MacGuire and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Roach lies dazed against the cage as MacGuire celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean MacGuire!
Sean MacGuire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MIchael Myers (ranked 2995 p4p, 3423 weight class) and Jimmy Johnson (ranked 324 p4p, 363 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MIchael Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Myers counters with a takedown into side control.
Myers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Myers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
 It looks like Jimmy Johnson has been cut.
An elbow from Myers crashes against the mat.
Johnson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Myers working the ground and pound.
That has opened up Jimmy Johnson's cut even more.
Myers trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Myers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Myers throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Myers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Myers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Myers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jimmy Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). MIchael Myers!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Flamenco (ranked 1476 p4p, 2586 weight class) and Joker Belingon (ranked 114 p4p, 186 weight class). Flamenco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Punch Out Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Flamenco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joker Belingon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belingon walks into a left hand.
Flamenco lands with a good body shot.
Belingon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joker Belingon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flamenco gets a clinch.
Flamenco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Flamenco.
Belingon swings wildly with an uppercut but Flamenco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flamenco pushes Belingon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flamenco.
Belingon working aggressively here.
Belingon throws a head punch that misses.
Flamenco blocking some punches.
Belingon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belingon throws a hook to the side of Flamenco's head but Flamenco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belingon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flamenco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belingon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belingon wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flamenco digs a right hand into Belingon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belingon's gas tank.
Flamenco lands an uppercut.
Flamenco is leaning against Belingon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belingon looks winded!
Flamenco cracks Belingon with a nice body shot.
Flamenco works on Belingon's body with a couple of short punches.
Flamenco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flamenco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Flamenco.
Flamenco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belingon backwards.
Flamenco gets through Belingon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flamenco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belingon backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flamenco lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Flamenco.
Flamenco is working Belingon over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Flamenco.
Flamenco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belingon backwards.
Flamenco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Flamenco lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flamenco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belingon is rocked!
Flamenco lands a right hand.
Belingon is still on wobbly legs! Can Flamenco finish him?
Flamenco misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Flamenco fails to land.
Flamenco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belingon backwards.
Flamenco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belingon backwards.
Flamenco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flamenco misses with some punches.
Flamenco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flamenco pushes Belingon against the cage. Flamenco is working some dirty boxing. Flamenco pushes off with a quick right hook! Belingon goes down! Belingon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Flamenco moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Flamenco!
Don Flamenco is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Don Flamenco 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 Georg Stromberg (ranked 1870 p4p, 2524 weight class) and Marion Williamson (ranked 205 p4p, 272 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georg Stromberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marion Williamson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stromberg takes a swing at Williamson's ribcage but misses.
Stromberg throws a hook but Williamson avoids it easily.
Williamson avoids the body shot from Stromberg.
Williamson throws a shot from downtown. Stromberg moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Williamson.
Nice defenses there by Williamson.
Stromberg misses with a wild body shot.
Williamson's corner calls for a 1-2. Williamson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williamson throws a series of strikes that have Stromberg backpedaling.
Williamson scores with the left hand. Stromberg knows he should have avoided that one.
Williamson cracks Stromberg with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Williamson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stromberg to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stromberg scores with a jab.
It looks like Marion Williamson has been cut.
Stromberg throws a body punch but Williamson moves out of range.
Williamson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stromberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stromberg misses with a hook.
Stromberg misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stromberg misses its intended target.
Williamson wants to counter the offense by Stromberg and move into the clinch position.
Stromberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stromberg.
Nice shot lands for Williamson.
Williamson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williamson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stromberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stromberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williamson momentarily.
Stromberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williamson manages to avoid it.
Williamson throws a hook but Stromberg avoids it easily.
Stromberg throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Stromberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stromberg misses with a wild body shot.
Williamson lands a nice looking body shot.
Stromberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williamson slips a jab from Stromberg.
Williamson wants to counter with a clinch but Stromberg pushes him away.
Stromberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stromberg throws a hook but Williamson avoids it easily.
Williamson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stromberg is looking to wear down Williamson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stromberg throws the left hand but Williamson avoids the punch easily.
Williamson rushes Stromberg and presses him up against the cage.
Williamson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williamson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stromberg is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stromberg.
Williamson lands a body punch.
Williamson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strombergs head.
A short uppercut from Williamson.
Williamson scores with a hook to the body.
Williamson lands a body shot.
Williamson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stromberg or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williamson.
Williamson cracks Stromberg with a nice body shot.
Williamson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stromberg.
Williamson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Williamson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williamson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williamson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williamson lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Williamson.
Stromberg is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stromberg or not.
Williamson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Stromberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williamson lands with a right to the head.
Williamson pushes Stromberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williamson dips a shoulder and cracks Stromberg with a mighty uppercut! Stromberg falls back against the cage and Williamson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stromberg is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Williamson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marion Williamson!
Marion Williamson is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Marion Williamson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tavish Gray (ranked 1045 p4p, 1465 weight class) and David Morrell (ranked 147 p4p, 208 weight class). Morrell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: David Morrell training. David Morrell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tavish Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Morrell!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrell.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrell moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Morrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Gray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Morrell takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Morrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray lands a jab.
Gray slips under a jab.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrell throws out the jab.
Morrell 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.
Gray throws a chopping leg kick but Morrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morrell throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
David Morrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrell throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gray has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Morrell misses.
Morrell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morrell scores with a jab to the body.
Morrell takes one to the side of the head.
Morrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Gray misses with a hook. Morrell ducked under it nicely.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrell.
Morrell walks into a stiff left hand from Gray.
Morrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
Morrell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrell throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Gray throws a wild body kick that Morrell sees coming a mile off.
Gray staying out of range there.
Morrell defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrell.
Morrell misses with an uppercut.
Gray tries to counter by clinching up but Morrell breaks away and moves out of range.
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Gray misses
and Morrell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrell moves out of range of the leg kick from Gray.
Morrell throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Morrell misses with a body shot.
Gray missing with a left hand there. Morrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Morrell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Morrell finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Morrell misses.
Gray throws a solid leg kick but Morrell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gray.
Morrell moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Morrell.
Morrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Morrell connects with a single shot there.
Morrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Gray slips a jab from Morrell.
Gray works Morrell's body with a nice hook.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray's corner calls for a 1-2. Gray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Morrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a hook. Morrell ducked under it nicely.
Gray tries to land a front kick but Morrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Morrell.
Nice cross by Gray.
Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrell backwards.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
Morrell throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Morrell fails to land.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Morrell.
Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Morrell will probably get the nod.
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.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Morrell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gray misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Morrell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gray forces Morrell back against the cage and clinches.
Gray pushes Morrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrell throws a head punch that misses.
Morrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Gray won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrell.
Morrell takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Gray.
Morrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morrell at a distance.
Morrell swings widly with a right hand
and Gray counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrell lands a right hand.
Morrell breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Morrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morrell misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Morrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Morrell misses.
Gray tries to counter by clinching up but Morrell breaks away and moves out of range.
Morrell misses with a body shot.
Gray misses with the combination.
Morrell throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray slips under a jab from Morrell.
A jab lands there for Gray.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrell is just out of range.
A cross from Gray lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray rushes Morrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morrell misses with some punches.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gray.
Gray lands a left hand.
Tavish Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Morrell's head.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Morrell breaks the clinch.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Morrell.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Gray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morrell's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Morrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
David Morrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrell misses with a shot to the body
and Gray counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gray.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gray.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Morrell backwards.
A short uppercut from Gray.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
A short uppercut from Gray.
Morrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Gray won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Gray lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray prevents Morrell from breaking the clinch.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Gray.
Gray misses with some punches.
Gray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrell.
Gray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gray gets through Morrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrell is trying to break free.
Gray lands with a left to the head.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray working aggressively here.
Morrell tries to break the clinch but Gray is controlling the position.
Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
Morrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gray darts in and clinches Morrell up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tavish Gray dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gray missing with a left hand there. Morrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray rushes Morrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray is working Morrell over against the cage.
Gray tries a body shot but Morrell blocks it.
Morrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray throws a hook but Morrell blocks it.
Gray slips under a jab from Morrell.
Gray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morrell on the side of the head.
Gray scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrell misses with a looping left.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrell can do to turn this around?
Morrell misses with an uppercut.
Gray lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Gray clobbers Morrell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrell walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrell manages to avoid it.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morrell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray tries to counter by clinching up but Morrell breaks away and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gray.
A jab from Morrell misses.
Morrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrell.
Morrell misses with a straight right.
Gray misses with a hook.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray connects with the punch.
Morrell lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrell connects with a body shot that sends Gray's belly button to the back.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
Gray slips a jab from Morrell.
As Morrell tries to get set, Gray tries to push him back and clinch up but Morrell manages to avoid the attempt.
Morrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray with the inside leg kick.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Gray lands with an overhand left.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Morrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray lands a really nice looking cross but Morrell seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Morrell ducks down to avoid it.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrell.
Morrell punishes Gray's body with a nice straight punch.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell staying out of range there.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrell.
Morrell throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
Gray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrell's head backwards.
Morrell throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Gray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrell misses the shot to the body.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Morrell's ribs.
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!
Morrell throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Morrell moves away and avoids it.
Morrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray misses with a body punch
and Morrell counters with a nice body shot.
Morrell throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Morrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrell throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Morrell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tavish Gray clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morrell throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Morrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrell.
Morrell looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Gray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morrell blocks a head kick by Gray.
Morrell throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
Morrell throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gray has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Gray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrell is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrell.
Gray scores with a hook to the body.
Morrell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrell or not.
Gray lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrell backwards.
Gray lands a nice uppercut.
Gray digs a right hand into Morrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morrell's gas tank.
Gray lands a body shot.
Morrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Gray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gray pushes Morrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gray is leaning against Morrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrell takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Gray gets through Morrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Gray.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrell backwards.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
Gray lands a body punch.
Gray lands a body shot.
Gray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrells head.
A head punch on the inside from Gray fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Gray.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Gray digs a right hand into Morrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morrell's gas tank.
Morrell takes a shot to the head.
Gray lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gray lands an uppercut.
Morrell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrell wants to break free but Gray has control.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrell backwards.
Gray lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gray lands a left hand.
Gray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrell or not.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrell is rocked!
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrells head.
Morrell is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Morrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Gray.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray lands with a left to the head.
Gray keeps control of Morrell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrell seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morrell misses with a looping right.
Gray misses with a body punch
letting Morrell counter with a right hand.
Gray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gray slips a jab from Morrell.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
Gray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morrell has time to react.
Morrell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray has closed the distance and engaged Morrell in a clinch.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morrell misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tavish Gray had his way with David Morrell in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Gray.
David Morrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Gray misses.
Morrell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray is looking to counter the offense by Morrell and move into the clinch.
Gray throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrell.
Morrell digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Morrell scores with a jab.
Morrell looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Gray lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray tries to move into range but Morrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gray is looking to land body kicks.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Morrell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrell misses with a straight right.
Gray is looking to counter the offense by Morrell and move into the clinch.
Morrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gray.
Gray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gray throws a head kick but Morrell moves out of range.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Morrell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrell blocks a leg kick.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gray is looking to counter the offense by Morrell and move into the clinch.
Morrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Morrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrell.
Morrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrell takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick
and Morrell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrell manages to avoid it.
Morrell walks into a stiff left hand from Gray.
Morrell throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrell. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Morrell.
Morrell swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray slips under a jab.
Morrell lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray moves out of range as Morrell strikes.
Morrell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gray slips under a jab from Morrell.
Gray seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Morrell looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Morrell tries to keep at a distance but Gray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gray tries a body shot but Morrell blocks it.
Morrell can't break the clinch.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrell controls his hands.
Gray has Morrell pressed against the cage, preventing Morrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrell blocks an uppercut.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Morrell gets through Gray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrell blocks a head kick by Gray.
Morrell throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray is looking to counter the offense by Morrell and move into the clinch.
Morrell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Gray.
Gray lands with a left to the head.
Morrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gray lands with a left to the head.
Morrell blocks a body shot from Gray.
Morrell blocks an uppercut.
Morrell misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Morrell.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tavish Gray!
Tavish Gray retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Tavish Gray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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