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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 2758 p4p, 4561 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 292 p4p, 436 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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Good wrestling
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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 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Girard on his heels. He'll look to pass Girard's guard now, I'm sure.
Anstey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Girard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anstey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Girard wants to get back to his feet but Anstey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anstey 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.
Anstey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anstey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Girard's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Anstey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anstey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Girard wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Anstey's hips, looking to push off. But Anstey grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Girard screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Corwin Anstey!
A very excited looking Corwin Anstey 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 Sparky Anderson (ranked 1677 p4p, 3150 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 207 p4p, 352 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Pick up man. Sparky Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Logan Justis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 27 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anderson is staying active underneath Justis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Justis has control of the leg.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Justis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anderson is just riding it out for now. Justis eventually gives up the hold.
Anderson is pressing down on Justis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson wants to improve his position but instead Justis has moved into half guard.
Justis wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Justis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Justis controlling the action here.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Justis tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Justis shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Justis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Justis is proving a slippery customer.
Justis wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Justis tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Justis defends easily.
Justis trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Justis is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Justis wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Justis on the side of the head.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Justis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Justis blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Justis jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Justis won't allow it.
Justis drags the fight down to the ground.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Justis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Justis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justis is keeping the position for now.
Justis pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Justis against the cage.
Justis is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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.
Justis jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Justis around his waist. Justis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Justis.
Justis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Justis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Justis fails with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Logan Justis has been cut.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Justis's guard.
Justis is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard.
Justis is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anderson in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Anderson seems content to control.
Logan Justis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justis is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson is controlling the pace.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?
Justis is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justis won't allow Anderson to pass to mount.
Justis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Justis is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Logan Justis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Justis scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Anderson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Justis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Justis or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson, which made it look bad.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justis misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Justis.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Justis.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Justis at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh!!! Anderson has knocked Justis down with a huge combo! Anderson steps away and waves a wobbly Justis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Justis is rocked!
Justis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson cracks Justis with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Justis falls to his knees and Anderson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparky Anderson!
An out of breath Sparky Anderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Logan Justis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well shit'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 781 p4p, 2107 weight class) and Alexei Brovarnik (ranked 108 p4p, 254 weight class). Brovarnik has chosen Colours - DJ Mind X 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 38 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexei Brovarnik!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brovarnik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brovarnik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brovarnik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brovarnik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Brovarnik tries to close the distance and clinch but Swanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brovarnik lands with a kick to the temple. Swanson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brovarnik slips a jab from Swanson.
Alexei Brovarnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brovarnik moves out of range of the leg kick from Swanson.
Brovarnik throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.
Brovarnik throws a chopping leg kick but Swanson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brovarnik darts in and clinches Swanson up against the cage.
Swanson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brovarnik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brovarnik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brovarnik with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brovarnik tries to land knees in the clinch but Swanson avoids the damage to the body.
Brovarnik landing knees to the body.
Swanson tries a body shot but Brovarnik blocks it.
Brovarnik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swanson avoids it.
Brovarnik tries to land knees in the clinch but Swanson avoids the damage to the body.
Brovarnik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've been informed that Brovarnik 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.
Brovarnik is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brovarnik.
 It looks like Benedicte Swanson has been cut.
Brovarnik manages to pull guard.
Brovarnik working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Swanson has passed into half guard!
Swanson is pressing down on Brovarnik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brovarnik is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson wants to stand but Brovarnik has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Swanson is trying to work for a kimura but Brovarnik is defending well.
Brovarnik trying to hold on to Swanson's head to control him but Swanson postures up.
Brovarnik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brovarnik gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik working for submissions but it's allowed Swanson to get to half guard.
Swanson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brovarnik defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brovarnik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brovarnik.
Brovarnik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brovarnik is looking for a triangle here but Swanson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brovarnik looking for a sweep but Swanson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Swanson avoids the attempt from Brovarnik to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brovarnik tries to reverse the position but Swanson maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Brovarnik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benedicte Swanson'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.
Brovarnik pushes Swanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Swanson breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Swanson.
Brovarnik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brovarnik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Brovarnik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Brovarnik.
Brovarnik is looking to clinch but Swanson is avoiding it.
Swanson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick and Brovarnik moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Swanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brovarnik throws a right hand that misses
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brovarnik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Swanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brovarnik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brovarnik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brovarnik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brovarnik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brovarnik throws a leg kick
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brovarnik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brovarnik scores with a body shot.
Brovarnik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brovarnik throws out a leg kick but Swanson moves out of range and Brovarnik only half commits.
Swanson throwing a counter right hand but Brovarnik manages to avoid it.
Swanson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brovarnik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to work over Brovarnik's front leg with a kick but Brovarnik checks it.
Brovarnik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brovarnik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brovarnik moves into range and clinches up with Swanson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brovarnik misses with an elbow strike.
Brovarnik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swanson is defending well for now.
Brovarnik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swanson.
Alexei Brovarnik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brovarnik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swanson's brow.
Brovarnik is trying to pull guard but Swanson has him pressed against the cage.
Swanson breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik tries to clinch but Swanson moves out of range.
Brovarnik tries to clinch but Swanson moves away
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brovarnik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brovarnik throws a leg kick
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brovarnik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brovarnik fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swanson checks a leg kick.
Brovarnik is looking to clinch.
Brovarnik looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Brovarnik connects with a solid leg kick.
Brovarnik lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik tries to clinch
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Brovarnik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
Brovarnik looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Benedicte Swanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Brovarnik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Swanson is looking to slow Brovarnik down with leg kicks.
Brovarnik tries to clinch up.
Brovarnik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Brovarnik moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Brovarnik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Brovarnik scores with a leg kick.
Swanson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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 Benedicte Swanson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benedicte Swanson's cut.
That's time! Swanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Brovarnik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Swanson.
Brovarnik tries to close the distance and clinch but Swanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Swanson takes a swing at Brovarnik's ribcage but misses.
Brovarnik is looking to clinch but Swanson is avoiding it.
Swanson avoids a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Swanson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brovarnik moves out of range of the strikes.
Brovarnik was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Swanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brovarnik is out of range.
Brovarnik tries to clinch up but Swanson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brovarnik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swanson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swanson lands with a cross.
Brovarnik lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brovarnik darts in and clinches Swanson up against the cage.
Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brovarnik throws a counter combo.
Brovarnik throws a front kick aimed at Swanson's knee but Swanson avoids it well.
Brovarnik clinches with his opponent.
Swanson breaks the clinch.
Swanson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brovarnik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Swanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson wants to land a leg kick but Brovarnik is out of range.
Brovarnik tries a head kick but it misses.
Brovarnik avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Brovarnik only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brovarnik. That's going to slow Swanson down.
Brovarnik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brovarnik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brovarnik wants to clinch.
It looked like Swanson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brovarnik.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
Brovarnik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Brovarnik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Swanson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Brovarnik throws a leg kick but Swanson checks it.
Swanson scores with a jab.
Brovarnik lands a two punch combo.
Swanson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brovarnik tries to clinch
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Brovarnik tries to clinch up.
Swanson pushes Brovarnik away with a front kick.
Brovarnik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brovarnik throws a leg kick
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Brovarnik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Brovarnik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brovarnik moves to clinch but Swanson breaks away
and Swanson counters with an inside leg kick.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body. Brovarnik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brovarnik throws a head kick that misses.
Brovarnik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brovarnik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Brovarnik tries to clinch up but Swanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Brovarnik tries to clinch there but Swanson circles away.
Swanson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brovarnik just manages to avoid it.
Swanson lands with a hook. Brovarnik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brovarnik is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Benedicte Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Swanson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedicte Swanson!
An out of breath Benedicte Swanson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Adderley (ranked 582 p4p, 1313 weight class) and Andor Kovacs (ranked 69 p4p, 154 weight class). Adderley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Genesis. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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38
192
25 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andor Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adderley slips a jab and a cross from Kovacs.
Adderley is looking to counter punch.
Kovacs misses with a hook
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kovacs, as that shot connected.
Adderley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kovacs misses with a few strikes there.
Kovacs misses the jab.
Kovacs misses with a looping right.
A big right from Kovacs misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adderley circles away quickly and effectively.
Adderley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kovacs avoids it.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovacs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Adderley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kovacs back to the cage. Adderley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovacs throws an overhand right that lands on Adderley's shoulder, as Adderley tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kovacs.
Kovacs throws a poor cross that misses
and Adderley counters with a two punch combo.
Kovacs throws a sloppy head kick and Adderley moves out of range easily.
Adderley lands a really nice looking cross but Kovacs seems unphased.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses
letting Adderley counter with a right hand.
Adderley looks to throw the jab but Kovacs is out of range.
Kovacs throws a sloppy head kick and Adderley moves out of range easily.
Kovacs looks to land a combination but Adderley avoids it well.
Kovacs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adderley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kovacs misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovacs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adderley staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovacs counters with a stiff right hand.
Adderley blocks a head kick by Kovacs.
Kovacs throws a push kick but Adderley slaps the foot to one side.
Adderley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Adderley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kovacs throws a good cross that connects.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses.
Kovacs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovacs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Adderley has managed to clinch.
Our sources have told us that Adderley has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kovacs misses with a body punch.
Kovacs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adderley wants to break free but Kovacs has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley manages to break the clinch.
Kovacs misses with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a straight right hand.
Kovacs looks to land a left hand but Adderley moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Adderley there.
Adderley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovacs.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adderley motions for Kovacs to come forward. Adderley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kovacs lands a really nice looking cross but Adderley seems unphased.
Kovacs misses with a combination
and Adderley counters with a big head kick but Kovacs shrugs it off.
Kovacs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adderley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovacs thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs connects with a single shot there.
Kovacs throws out a loose jab but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley moves away from the strike by Kovacs.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley slips a straight right by Kovacs.
An attempted straight right counter from Adderley misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Kovacs.
Kovacs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adderley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adderley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovacs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adderley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adderley throws a series of punches but Kovacs moves out of range.
Kovacs looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andor Kovacs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kovacs misses with a hook.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Kovacs.
Kovacs misses with an uppercut.
Adderley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adderley moves in looking to clinch but Kovacs pushes him off.
Adderley blocks the body kick.
It looked like Adderley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
Kovacs throws a jab but it's blocked by Adderley.
Kovacs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Kovacs misses with an uppercut. Adderley saw that one coming.
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Kovacs misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Kovacs misses.
Kovacs looks to throw a body kick
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kovacs throws a jab but it's blocked by Adderley.
Adderley has managed to clinch.
Adderley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kovacs's face.
Kovacs can't find room to land a body shot as Adderley controls the action.
Adderley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adderley breaks the clinch.
Kovacs misses with a hook.
Andor Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adderley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovacs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adderley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kovacs misses.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adderley slips a jab from Kovacs.
Kovacs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovacs just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Adderley misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovacs throws a looping overhand right but Adderley ducks down to avoid it.
Kovacs throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Kovacs catches Adderley right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs lands a nice shot that snaps Adderley's head back.
Adderley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovacs.
Adderley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adderley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovacs lands with a kick to the temple. Adderley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Adderley wants to clinch up but Kovacs keeps it at a distance.
Kovacs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adderley counters with a three punch combo that has Kovacs backing up. Kovacs nods at Adderley to acknowledge the strikes.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Kovacs.
Adderley is looking to slow Kovacs down with leg kicks.
Adderley defending well as Kovacs loads up on a big left hand.
Adderley blocks a head kick by Kovacs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kovacs does no damage.
Adderley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adderley misses with a looping right.
Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovacs.
Adderley instigates a clinch.
Adderley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adderley moves out of range as Kovacs strikes.
Adderley connects with a jab.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovacs.
It appears Adderley was looking to counter with a kick there.
Adderley slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andor Kovacs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Kovacs.
Adderley scores with a nice strike.
Adderley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adderley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovacs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andor Kovacs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovacs throws out a counter right but Adderley avoids it with no problem.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovacs misses with a looping right.
Kovacs throws a poor cross that misses
letting Adderley counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs throws a poor cross that misses
and Adderley counters with a nice uppercut.
Adderley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kovacs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley throws a hook but Kovacs blocks it.
Kovacs throws a jab but it's blocked by Adderley.
Adderley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovacs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovacs misses with an attempted mid kick.
A cross from Kovacs lands.
Kovacs cracks Adderley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kovacs looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
Adderley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovacs.
Adderley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adderley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovacs has Adderley pressed against the cage, preventing Adderley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Kovacs fails to land.
Hakeem Adderley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley managing to block the knees to the body from Kovacs.
Kovacs is looking to control Adderley's arms but Adderley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kovacs has his back to the cage.
Adderley manages to break the clinch.
Adderley throws a right hand that Kovacs ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovacs also avoids with ease.
Adderley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kovacs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adderley lands a leg kick that knocks Kovacs off balance momentarily.
Adderley slips a jab from Kovacs.
Adderley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovacs keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovacs looks for the body kick but Adderley saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Adderley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovacs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adderley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adderley thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs staying out of range there.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
Kovacs with a hook.
Adderley slips a jab and a cross from Kovacs.
Kovacs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adderley misses the jab.
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovacs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adderley in his tracks.
Kovacs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kovacs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throws a hook but Adderley blocks it.
As Kovacs looks to move away, Adderley throws a big counter combo but Kovacs just gets out of the way.
Kovacs looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
Kovacs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adderley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kovacs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kovacs drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Adderley swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kovacs's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakeem Adderley!
An out of breath Hakeem Adderley 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micah Frank (ranked 382 p4p, 1619 weight class) and Showtime Sitsongrit (ranked 59 p4p, 202 weight class). Sitsongrit is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ศึกษานารี - LABANOON. Showtime Sitsongrit acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Showtime Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been informed that Sitsongrit 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.
Frank misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Frank circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Frank sets himself, and Sitsongrit steps forward looking for the clinch! Frank avoids it this time.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Frank lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit wants a takedown but no success here.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Frank gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frank letting Sitsongrit take a breather here.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Frank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit successfully pulls guard.
Sitsongrit looking for a sweep. Not yet Sitsongrit, not yet.
Frank trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sitsongrit's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank preventing the sweep.
Frank gets to his feet. Sitsongrit looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Frank dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Frank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frank misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit shoots in but no luck this time.
Frank is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frank tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Frank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Showtime Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Frank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Frank misses the target.
Sitsongrit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frank avoids it really well and circles away.
Micah Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Showtime Sitsongrit.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Frank throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Frank feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frank.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Frank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frank is looking to stand back up but Sitsongrit counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Frank.
Sitsongrit tries to pass to full mount but Frank defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank looks like he's trying to stand up.
Frank trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit is keen to just control but Frank is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sitsongrit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frank won't allow Sitsongrit to pass to mount.
Frank is trying to stand up here but Sitsongrit is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frank lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back to recover.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frank darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frank dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Frank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Frank dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frank scores with a nice right hand.
Frank works the jab nicely.
Frank throws out a powerful jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frank stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frank lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Frank scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Frank walks away with a smile on his face. Sitsongrit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Micah Frank is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Frank back to the cage. Sitsongrit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Frank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit has Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit jumps guard but Frank stands there with Sitsongrit around his waist. Sitsongrit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frank pulls his leg out and moves away.
Micah Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Showtime Sitsongrit.
Frank scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Frank circles away.
Frank lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Frank fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Frank is looking to clinch.
Frank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frank.
Frank breaks the clinch.
Showtime Sitsongrit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frank keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frank shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frank is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on 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!
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Frank.
Frank is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Frank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Frank misses.
Sitsongrit feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Frank throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Frank keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Frank scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Frank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Frank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Micah Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit rushes Frank and presses him up against the cage.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank misses with a body punch.
Frank is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit is trying to stall.
Frank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Frank lands with a right to the head.
Frank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frank.
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!
Frank has had enough of the clinch but Sitsongrit keeps him there for the moment.
Frank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Frank.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Frank.
Sitsongrit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frank to keep the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Frank 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!
Sitsongrit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frank defends it nicely.
Frank with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Frank.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown but Frank shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frank connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Frank lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Frank is having none of it.
Frank misses with a low kick.
Frank throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Frank only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Frank bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Sitsongrit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frank circles away.
Micah Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Showtime Sitsongrit.
Frank scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Sitsongrit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frank pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sitsongrit 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.
Frank keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank wants to stand but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
Frank wants to get back to his feet but Sitsongrit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Frank keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
Frank keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
Sitsongrit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Frank returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frank tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frank has managed to clinch.
Frank misses with a body punch.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Frank lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frank looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frank.
Frank working aggressively here.
Frank tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Frank back against the cage.
Sitsongrit looking for a takedown.
Showtime Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micah Frank has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
Frank lands with a short shot to the head.
Frank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frank as he avoids it easily.
Jab from Frank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frank throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frank explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Frank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frank, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Frank!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Micah Frank waved his t-shirt featuring Stoner's Killer Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Salajudin Ii (ranked 274 p4p, 909 weight class) and Bruno Bleak (ranked 37 p4p, 95 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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240
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268
17 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Salajudin Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Bleak!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salajudin Ii throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
Salajudin Ii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salajudin Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bleak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salajudin Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bleak.
Bleak is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bleak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salajudin Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
Bleak drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Salajudin Ii defends it well.
Salajudin Ii thuds his right hand into Bleak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bleak has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak takes a shot to the head.
Salajudin Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Salajudin Ii fails to land.
Bleak cracks Salajudin Ii with a nice body shot.
Salajudin Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salajudin Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salajudin Ii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salajudin Ii gets underhooks to prevent Bleak's takedown attempt.
Salajudin Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bleak backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bleak has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bleak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Salajudin Ii can't fight it off and eventually Bleak manages to take the fight to the floor. Salajudin Ii looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salajudin Ii is trying to keep Bleak in close.
Salajudin Ii has control of Bleak's left arm, preventing Bleak from doing any damage.
Salajudin Ii keeping moving, preventing Bleak from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bleak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salajudin Ii wants to control but Bleak passes easily into half guard.
Salajudin Ii is looking to improve his position.
Bleak is controlling the pace.
Bleak seems to be working for a kimura but Salajudin Ii defends the submission attempt.
Salajudin Ii has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bleak is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Salajudin Ii is trying to control but can't.
Salajudin Ii moves into full guard.
Salajudin Ii wants to sweep but no luck.
Salajudin Ii looking for a guillotine here but Bleak defends easily.
Salajudin Ii is trying to control the position but Bleak postures up.
Bleak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bleak drops back, looking for a kneebar! Salajudin Ii looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Salajudin Ii looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Salajudin Ii!
Salajudin Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bleak keeps working.
Salajudin Ii passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bleak!
Salajudin Ii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bleak is looking to escape.
Salajudin Ii is looking to work his way around to Bleak's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salajudin Ii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bleak is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Super Salajudin Ii dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Salajudin Ii throws an off balance right hand
and Bleak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salajudin Ii misses with a hook
and Bleak decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Salajudin Ii's guard.
Bleak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salajudin Ii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bleak preventing the sweep.
Salajudin Ii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Salajudin Ii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salajudin Ii looking for a guillotine here but Bleak defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak wants to control from the top but Salajudin Ii keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii looking to control.
Salajudin Ii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salajudin Ii has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bleak is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salajudin Ii is looking to regain half guard here but Bleak keeps moving and retains side control.
Salajudin Ii wants to control but Bleak postures up.
Salajudin Ii tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bleak presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bleak prevents Salajudin Ii from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii wants to control but Bleak is having none of it.
Salajudin Ii is in all sorts of trouble here.
Salajudin Ii is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bleak prevents Salajudin Ii from getting the reversal.
Bleak is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Salajudin Ii can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Salajudin Ii is looking to improve his position but Bleak isn't that keen on the idea.
Bleak fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii tries to improve his position but instead Bleak has taken his back!
Bleak is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Salajudin Ii is defending well though. Bleak let's go of the attempt for now.
Bleak is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Salajudin Ii has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bleak has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii rolls, trying to escape but Bleak keeps control of the position.
Bleak is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Salajudin Ii is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bleak.
Bruno Bleak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bleak has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bleak is hanging on to Salajudin Ii's back as he tries to escape.
Bleak is trying to stick to Salajudin Ii's back but Salajudin Ii is turning into Bleak. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bleak's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bleak is pulling down on Salajudin Ii's head. It's preventing any offense from Salajudin Ii, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Bleak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bleak connects with the punch.
Bleak slips under a jab from Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii digs a good body shot into Bleak's ribs.
Bleak looks for a takedown but Salajudin Ii sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salajudin Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bleak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salajudin Ii throws out the jab.
Salajudin Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Bleak is just out of range.
Bleak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Salajudin Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bleak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
Salajudin Ii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bleak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salajudin Ii misses with a straight right.
Bleak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bleak misses with a wild body shot.
Bleak slips under a jab from Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
Bleak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salajudin Ii misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Salajudin Ii misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak ducks under a wild hook from Salajudin Ii.
Bleak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salajudin Ii stuffs the takedown.
Salajudin Ii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salajudin Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Bleak.
Bleak moves forwards but Salajudin Ii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bleak shoots in and drives through. Salajudin Ii sprawls well.
Super Salajudin Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Bleak.
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!
Salajudin Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bleak manages to avoid it.
Salajudin Ii throws a right hand that misses
letting Bleak counter with a right hand.
Salajudin Ii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii misses with an uppercut. Bleak saw that one coming.
Bleak throws a body shot but no joy.
Salajudin Ii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bleak tests Salajudin Ii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Super Salajudin Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
Bleak staying out of range there.
Bleak moves away from the strike by Salajudin Ii.
Bleak walks into a straight right hand from Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii connects with a crisp jab.
Bleak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Salajudin Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bleak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii misses with a straight right.
Salajudin Ii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bleak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salajudin Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Bleak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salajudin Ii scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Salajudin Ii.
Super Salajudin Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii misses with an uppercut
and Bleak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bleak walks into a straight right hand from Salajudin Ii.
Super Salajudin Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salajudin Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salajudin Ii blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Salajudin Ii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super Salajudin Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Salajudin Ii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Salajudin Ii!
Our winner, Super Salajudin Ii, 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 Tino Takala (ranked 374 p4p, 449 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 58 p4p, 72 weight class). Benedetti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Atrevete te kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tino Takala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Claudio Benedetti's chin.
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218
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39
207
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World class boxer
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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 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Takala slips the punch.
Takala went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
Takala was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Takala slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Takala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Takala's defenses.
Benedetti throws a combination that misses
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti throws a body kick that misses.
As Benedetti looks to move away, Takala throws a big counter combo but Benedetti just gets out of the way.
Takala avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Takala as he checks the leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Takala counters with a two punch combo.
Benedetti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takala's hands.
 Takala is rocked!
Benedetti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takala counters with a stiff right hand.
Takala moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Takala moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Takala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedetti drops Takala with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Takala looks back up at him and smiles so Benedetti waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takala seems to have got his legs back now.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Takala moves away and avoids it.
Takala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benedetti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Benedetti cracks Takala with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Takala falls to his knees and Benedetti doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Benedetti!
Claudio Benedetti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Turcotte (ranked 136 p4p, 507 weight class) and Olenev Stepanovich (ranked 20 p4p, 67 weight class). Stepanovich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Swallowing Dust. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olenev Stepanovich!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanovich scores with a nice right hand.
Stepanovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte with a jab.
Stepanovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turcotte misses with a left hand
enabling Stepanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Turcotte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stepanovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Stepanovich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A cross from Turcotte lands.
Stepanovich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stepanovich slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws an overhand right that lands on Turcotte's shoulder, as Turcotte tries to avoid the shot.
Stepanovich feints and then cracks Turcotte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turcotte down.
Stepanovich throws a series of strikes that have Turcotte backpedaling.
Stepanovich blocks a jab.
Turcotte connects with a crisp jab.
Turcotte throws a nice looking combination but Stepanovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stepanovich.
A jab from Stepanovich misses.
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stepanovich! But no joy.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich throws a leg kick but Turcotte moved away.
Turcotte with a nice cross.
Turcotte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stepanovich scores with a jab to the body.
Stepanovich looks to throw the jab but Turcotte is out of range.
It looked like Turcotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stepanovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepanovich throws a series of punches but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turcotte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stepanovich looks to land a left hand but Turcotte moved out of range nicely.
Stepanovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stepanovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Turcotte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turcotte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stepanovich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte lands with an uppercut that bounces Stepanovich off the cage and back into range.
Turcotte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte connects with a single shot there.
Stepanovich throws a sloppy body shot
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Stepanovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Turcotte's head.
Stepanovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Stepanovich.
Turcotte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Stepanovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turcotte throws a hook but Stepanovich blocks it.
Stepanovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws an overhand right that lands on Turcotte's shoulder, as Turcotte tries to avoid the shot.
Turcotte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stepanovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Turcotte throws a right hand that Stepanovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Stepanovich also avoids with ease.
Turcotte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Stepanovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stepanovich throws the left hand but Turcotte avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.
Stepanovich scores with a punch to the head.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Stepanovich avoids them all with ease.
Turcotte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stepanovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Stepanovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Stepanovich's shoulder, as Stepanovich tries to avoid the shot.
Stepanovich swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stepanovich slips a jab from Turcotte.
A little jabbing left from Stepanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stepanovich connects with a right hand. Turcotte shakes it off.
Stepanovich misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcotte misses with a two punch combination.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Stepanovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte lands the left hand.
Turcotte lands with a nice combination. Stepanovich backs away looking to recover.
Turcotte gets a clinch.
Stepanovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turcotte throws a punch but it's blocked by Stepanovich.
Turcotte tries to throw a body punch but Stepanovich avoids it by throwing Turcotte back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Turcotte.
Turcotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte slips a jab from Stepanovich.
Olenev Stepanovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Turcotte misses with a two punch combination.
Turcotte digs a good body shot into Stepanovich's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte defending well as Stepanovich loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Turcotte misses its target.
Stepanovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Turcotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte checks a leg kick.
Stepanovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Stepanovich slips the punch.
Stepanovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turcotte throws a right and a left that Stepanovich avoids nicely.
Stepanovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turcotte's sensitive parts.
Stepanovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte catches Stepanovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stepanovich throws a big shot that misses.
Turcotte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stepanovich.
Turcotte takes a swing at Stepanovich's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte throws the left hand but Stepanovich avoids the punch easily.
Turcotte lands with an uppercut that bounces Stepanovich off the cage and back into range.
Turcotte tries to bum rush Stepanovich with a series of wild strikes but Stepanovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turcotte defending well as Stepanovich loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Stepanovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left lands for Stepanovich.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Turcotte slips a jab from Stepanovich.
Turcotte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turcotte circles away quickly and effectively.
Stepanovich cracks Turcotte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jacques Turcotte is winning the standup battle so far.
Stepanovich throws a looping overhand right but Turcotte ducks down to avoid it.
Stepanovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turcotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepanovich lands with an uppercut that bounces Turcotte off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepanovich misses with the combination.
Turcotte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich missing with a left hand there. Turcotte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stepanovich throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Stepanovich looks to throw the jab but Turcotte is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Stepanovich. That snapped Turcotte's head back.
A jab from Turcotte does it's job there.
Stepanovich misses with a jab to the body
and Stepanovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Stepanovich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turcotte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stepanovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte slips a jab and a cross from Stepanovich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Stepanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Stepanovich's shoulder, as Stepanovich tries to avoid the shot.
Stepanovich misses with a lunging right hand
letting Turcotte counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Turcotte coming out on top.
Stepanovich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stepanovich misses the jab.
Stepanovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Stepanovich misses with a straight right.
Stepanovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Stepanovich. Those never looked like landing.
Turcotte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turcotte throws a jab when Stepanovich was well out of range.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turcotte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte lands a nice hook to Stepanovich's body. Stepanovich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcotte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stepanovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stepanovich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stepanovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stepanovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stepanovich.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Turcotte blocks it.
It looked like Turcotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Stepanovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stepanovich slips a jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte scores with a nice right hand.
Stepanovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Stepanovich's head but Stepanovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Stepanovich moved out of range.
Stepanovich throws out a powerful jab.
Stepanovich misses with a hook.
Turcotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stepanovich.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stepanovich lunges at Turcotte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turcotte's hand.
Stepanovich takes one to the chin there.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte takes one to the chin there.
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepanovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turcotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turcotte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turcotte throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Stepanovich.
Turcotte lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepanovich misses with a head kick.
Turcotte staying out of range there.
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut. Turcotte saw that one coming.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stepanovich works the jab nicely.
Stepanovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stepanovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stepanovich throws out a counter right but Turcotte avoids it with no problem.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Stepanovich moves away and avoids it.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Turcotte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stepanovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Turcotte throws a nice looking combination but Stepanovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Stepanovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olenev Stepanovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepanovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Turcotte misses the target.
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Stepanovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Turcotte thuds a left hand into Stepanovich's body.
Stepanovich misses with a head kick.
Turcotte is looking to counter punch.
Turcotte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich lands a body shot.
Stepanovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Turcotte blocks it.
Stepanovich looks to land a left hand but Turcotte moved out of range nicely.
Stepanovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Stepanovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stepanovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a body shot.
Turcotte lands a really nice looking cross but Stepanovich seems unphased.
Turcotte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turcotte duly obliges.
Turcotte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stepanovich under the eye.
Stepanovich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turcotte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stepanovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turcotte has Stepanovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Turcotte lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stepanovichs head.
Turcotte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turcotte lands with a left to the head.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Turcotte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
A nice left hand lands by Stepanovich.
Turcotte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Stepanovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stepanovich tries to work over Turcotte's front leg with a kick but Turcotte checks it.
Turcotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Stepanovich throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Stepanovich scores with a nice strike.
A jab lands there for Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turcotte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Nice shot by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich moves forwards but Turcotte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stepanovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Turcotte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turcotte 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Turcotte!
Jacques Turcotte retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 34 p4p, 245 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 6 p4p, 37 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Oliver Robson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oliver Robson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robson throws a good cross that connects.
Robson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silver doesn't seem bothered though.
Robson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silver's sensitive parts.
Robson staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Robson's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robson misses with a hook.
Silver misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Robson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver tries to clinch but Robson moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Robson.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Robson slips the punch.
A big left from Silver misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a sloppy body shot
and Robson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver 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.
Robson throws a leg kick which misses Silver's front leg but catches the back leg as Silver tries to avoid it.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Robson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robson can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Silver misses with a shot to the body
and Robson counters with a good low kick that Silver was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson connects with a body shot.
Robson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robson scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Robson.
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robson.
Silver misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silver.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Robson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robsons head.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Silver.
Robson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Robson.
Robson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Silver.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silver lands a body shot.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robson or not.
Robson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Robson lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson is leaning against Silver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson.
Silver tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Silver - that landed with a thud.
Robson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Robson's head.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Robson blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson prevents a body shot from Silver.
Robson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Robson swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Robson tries a low kick but Silver avoids it.
Robson tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver needs to keep his hands up - Robson had a free shot at his head there.
Silver closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robson manages to break the clinch.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Silver misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Robson as he connects with a hook.
Robson connects with a solid leg kick.
Robson takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Robson misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robson with a jab.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
Nice cross by Robson.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Robson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robson lands a jab to Silver's midsection.
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!
Silver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Robson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Robson. Beautiful body shot.
Silver jabs Robson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silver closes the distance and pushes Robson back into the cage.
Silver missing with knees to the body.
Silver tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robson or not.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
Robson pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robson prevents a body shot from Silver.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson can't get the takedown.
Robson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robson.
Robson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silver.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Robson.
Terry Silver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Silver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Silver.
Silver prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Silver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson blocks a body shot from Silver.
Robson blocks a body shot from Silver.
Silver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Silver is working Robson over against the cage.
Robson prevents a body shot from Silver.
Robson scores with a shoulder strike.
Silver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Robson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robson managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Robson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robson digs a right hand underneath Silver's ribcage. Silver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silver pushes Robson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
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 Oliver Robson 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.
Silver rushes Robson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silver.
Silver is working Robson over against the cage.
Robson lands an uppercut.
Robson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robson lands a hook that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Silver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson feints a jab promting Silver to slip. Robson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silver slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver lunges at Robson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robson's hand.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Robson counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Silver misses.
Robson tried to counter with a leg kick but Silver avoided it.
Silver checks a low kick from Robson.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Robson catches Silver right on the button with a cross.
Robson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Robson circles away.
Robson blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson jabs Silver right on the nose. Silver blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Robson.
Robson keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver slaps away a takedown attempt from Robson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silver wants to clinch.
Robson jabs at Silver's body.
Robson stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson connects with a leg kick.
Silver misses with a leg kick.
Robson throws a combination. Silver tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robson throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robson.
Terry Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robson stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Robson.
Silver misses with a right hand
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver misses with a left hand
and Robson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Robson does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robson throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silver misses the jab.
Silver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Robson as he connects with a hook.
Robson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silver throws an off balance right hand
and Robson counters with a left to the body.
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robson can pounce on him.
Silver wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.
A low kick lands for Robson.
Silver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Silver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Robson is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Silver works the jab nicely.
Robson misses with an uppercut
and Silver counters with a one-two to the body.
Silver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Robson.
Silver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silver checks a leg kick.
Robson lands a slapping body shot.
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson with the inside leg kick.
Robson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robson with a body shot.
Robson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Robson.
Silver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Robson blocks a low kick nicely.
Robson swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Robson moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Robson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Silver backs away, Robson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Robson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silver scrambles back to his feet.
Silver gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robson slips a jab from Silver.
Robson lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robson throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.
Robson digs a good hook to Silver's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver wants to land a leg kick but Robson is out of range.
Robson misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Robson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Silver lands a two punch combo.
Silver gets a clinch.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
Robson pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silver is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Silver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Robson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Robson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Robson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robson works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Robson on the inside.
Robson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Robson.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Robson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Robson works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson had his way with Terry Silver in that round.
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. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Robson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silver doesn't seem phased though.
Robson thumps Silver with a low kick.
Silver connects with a body shot.
Silver throws a solid leg kick but Robson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silver.
Robson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robson circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Robson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silver.
Silver tried to score with a low kick but Robson checks it.
Silver looks to clinch
and Robson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Robson.
Silver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Robson.
Robson throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silver staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Robson coming out on top.
Robson is looking to chop away at Silver's legs.
Robson avoids a kick to the body.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Robson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Robson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver. That's going to slow Robson down.
Robson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silver takes a step back to recover.
Robson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robson with the inside leg kick.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Silver steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Robson.
Terry Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silver lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robson misses with a straight left.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robson cracks Silver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robson with a nice calf kick.
Silver scores with a sloppy right hand. Robson should have avoided that one.
Silver fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Robson checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
Robson jabs Silver right on the nose. Silver blinks but takes it well.
Silver misses with a hook.
Silver takes one to the chin there.
Robson scores with a jab.
Robson scores with a jab. Silver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robson misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Silver's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver needs to keep his hands up - Robson had a free shot at his head there.
Robson misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Silver releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silver tries to clinch there but Robson circles away.
Silver blocks a leg kick.
Silver misses with a double jab
and Robson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robson connects with an inside leg kick.
Robson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silver on the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robson.
Robson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Robson swings widly with a right hand
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Robson lunges at Silver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silver's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Robson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Oliver Robson, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Kiwi (ranked 190 p4p, 549 weight class) and Gilbervan Soares (ranked 23 p4p, 62 weight class). Kiwi's entrance music is Reaper. A fine choice. Bruce Kiwi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gilbervan Soares's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Kiwi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilbervan Soares!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares throws a right and a left that Kiwi avoids nicely.
Soares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kiwi, pushing him back against the cage.
Kiwi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiwi lands a hook that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soares fails to pull guard.
Soares has Kiwi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kiwi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kiwi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bruce Kiwi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Kiwi tries to land knees in the clinch but Soares avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kiwi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Kiwi.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from Soares.
Soares wants a takedown.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Kiwi.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soares tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiwi throws a head punch that misses.
Soares gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kiwi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiwi has an active guard here but Soares has managed to pass into half guard.
Kiwi is looking for a sweep. Soares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soares lands with a punch from half guard.
Soares trying to control the action but Kiwi is working from the bottom.
Kiwi is looking for a sweep. Soares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares working over Kiwi with some ground and pound. Kiwi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kiwi is pressing down on Soares's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kiwi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiwi, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares wants to control from the top but Kiwi keeps moving.
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kiwi wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
Kiwi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi is looking to pass Soares's guard but actually Soares recovers to full guard.
Soares wants to stand but Kiwi is controlling the position.
Soares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiwi slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soares is not content to let Kiwi control the position.
Kiwi is looking to advance position but Soares won't allow it.
Soares regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kiwi stops Soares from standing up.
Soares is adopting a defensive guard.
Kiwi is looking to stand up but Soares won't let him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Kiwi from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gilbervan Soares will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kiwi misses the shot to the body.
Soares slips under a jab.
Soares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kiwi has time to react.
A head kick misses from Soares.
Kiwi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soares.
Soares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares blocks a leg kick.
Kiwi 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.
Soares closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kiwi quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Soares.
Kiwi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soares lands a couple of elbows.
Soares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Soares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gilbervan Soares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soares throws a big elbow that misses.
Soares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Kiwi's brow.
Soares cracks Kiwi with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
Soares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Kiwi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Soares clinches up with Kiwi and pushes him back against the cage.
Kiwi scores with a shoulder strike.
Soares has hold of one of Kiwi's legs. Kiwi is fighting the takedown attempt but Soares gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kiwi wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kiwi is on top in guard.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Kiwi from controlling successfully.
Kiwi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Soares is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kiwi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kiwi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Kiwi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Soares looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Soares looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Soares!
Soares scores with a couple of short elbows.
Soares controlling from side mount.
Soares looks up at the clock and then as Kiwi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Soares smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares working the ground and pound.
Kiwi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbervan Soares 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.
Kiwi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiwi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soares throws a jab when Kiwi was well out of range.
Soares clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Kiwi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Soares jumps guard but Kiwi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Soares has Kiwi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kiwi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiwi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kiwi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soares.
Bruce Kiwi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Soares has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kiwi is trying to keep an underhook but Soares manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kiwi wants to control but Soares is keeping busy.
Kiwi is pressing down on Soares's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiwi is retaining full guard.
Soares scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiwi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soares controls the pace.
Kiwi controls Soares momentarily but Soares frees himself.
Soares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kiwi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soares is in close to Kiwi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiwi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiwi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Soares manages to get to full guard.
Kiwi trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi looking to pass the guard.
Kiwi trying to move into half guard but instead Soares has managed to sweep!
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Kiwi's brow.
Kiwi is trying to control the position but Soares postures up.
Kiwi wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
Soares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Kiwi's brow.
Kiwi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soares is one step ahead there.
Kiwi keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiwi throws a right hand that Soares ducks under and follows up with a left that Soares also avoids with ease.
Kiwi throws a big shot that misses.
As Kiwi backs off Soares throws a huge counter combo but Kiwi manages to avoid it all.
Kiwi misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gilbervan Soares just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soares darts in and clinches Kiwi up against the cage.
Soares tries to pull guard but Kiwi won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Kiwi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiwi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Soares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Soares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kiwi or not.
Kiwi can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Soares throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a shoulder strike.
Soares has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kiwi after a bit of a struggle.
Bruce Kiwi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Kiwi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares scores with a shoulder strike.
Soares tries to pull guard but Kiwi won't allow it.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Kiwi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kiwi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soares avoids it.
Soares working aggressively here.
Kiwi gets through Soares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiwi stops a takedown attempt from Soares.
A left hand lands to the body for Soares.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Kiwi prevents the takedown attempt.
Soares tightens his grip and picks Kiwi up, before dumping him to the ground. Kiwi manages to land in guard.
Kiwi working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiwi keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi has momentary wrist control but Soares slips an elbow through the middle.
Soares postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Soares cracks Kiwi with a solid left hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Soares connects with a couple of short punches.
Soares wants to control from the top but Kiwi keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Soares throws a push kick but Kiwi slaps the foot to one side.
Soares checks a leg kick.
Kiwi is looking to slow Soares down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares moves forwards but Kiwi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiwi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kiwi tried to counter with a leg kick but Soares avoided it.
Soares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiwi pinned against the cage. Kiwi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kiwi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soares misses with a hook. Kiwi ducked under it nicely.
Kiwi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Soares is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Soares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiwi stuffs the takedown attempt from Soares. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares tries to land a body kick
and Kiwi counters with a straight right hand.
Soares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiwi misses the target.
Kiwi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiwi stuffs the takedown.
Kiwi lands a jab.
Kiwi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiwi throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares dips to his left and cracks Kiwi with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kiwi had his way with Gilbervan Soares in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kiwi staying out of range there.
Kiwi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soares.
Kiwi connects with a leg kick.
Soares moves into range and clinches up with Kiwi.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiwi stops a takedown attempt from Soares.
Soares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kiwi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Soares lands with a short shot to the head.
Soares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kiwi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bruce Kiwi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi scores with a hook to the body.
Soares lands a body shot.
Bruce Kiwi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiwi.
Soares is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kiwi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soares is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi lands with a light punch inside.
Soares blocking some punches.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiwi walks away with a smile on his face. Soares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce Kiwi is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Kiwi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiwi.
Kiwi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiwi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soares to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kiwi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Kiwi from controlling successfully.
Kiwi wants to pass the guard but Soares is keeping the position.
Bruce Kiwi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soares is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiwi tries to bench press Soares off him but Soares keeps the position.
Soares scoring with punches from side control.
Gilbervan Soares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Soares's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kiwi tries to buck Soares off but Soares is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soares controlling the position from side mount.
Kiwi tries to buck Soares off but Soares is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiwi is working hard here to advance position.
Soares lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gilbervan Soares.
I think Soares 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares is the new middleweight champion!
Gilbervan Soares really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fantasy Nutrition & Laundry (15%) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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