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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Parrish (ranked 25094 p4p, 24231 weight class) and Melvin Tate (ranked 459 p4p, 464 weight class). Barry Parrish has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Parrish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parrish.
Tate tests Parrish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Tate. Those never looked like landing.
Parrish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Parrish.
Parrish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate throws a big shot that misses.
Tate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Melvin Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parrish throws a big shot that misses.
Tate throws out a counter right but Parrish avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parrish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Tate throws a right and a left that Parrish avoids nicely.
Parrish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parrish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Melvin Tate has been cut.
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!
Parrish scores with a hook to the body. Tate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parrish misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tate. Those never looked like landing.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tate.
Tate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parrish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Parrish misses with an uppercut.
Tate looks to land a combination but Parrish avoids it well.
Parrish with a jab.
 Tate is rocked!
Tate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tate is still on wobbly legs! Can Parrish finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate misses with a looping left.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
Tate misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Parrish to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tate misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Parrish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Parrish cracks Tate on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tate falls backwards against the cage. Parrish follows up with more strikes that drop Tate to his knees. Parrish keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tate! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Parrish!
Barry Parrish decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Han Sole (ranked 3048 p4p, 5723 weight class) and Antoine LeMahieu (ranked 338 p4p, 521 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Han Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoine LeMahieu!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sole throwing a counter right hand but LeMahieu manages to avoid it.
Sole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LeMahieu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sole fails to land with a series of punches.
Sole closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LeMahieu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
LeMahieu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on LeMahieu's shoulder, as LeMahieu tries to avoid the shot.
Sole walks into a straight right hand from LeMahieu.
LeMahieu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LeMahieu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole looks to land a right hand but LeMahieu moved out of range.
Sole throws a lazy right hand but LeMahieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sole throws a big shot that misses.
Sole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
LeMahieu just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LeMahieu with a hook.
Sole cracks LeMahieu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMahieu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sole throws out the jab.
Sole checks a low kick from LeMahieu.
Sole scores with a decent looking hook.
Sole moves into range and connects with a jab.
LeMahieu misses with a low kick.
Sole throws a quick counter head kick but LeMahieu was just out of range.
Sole has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by LeMahieu.
LeMahieu digs a good body shot into Sole's ribs.
Sole moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sole. That's going to slow LeMahieu down.
LeMahieu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sole misses with a right hand
and LeMahieu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
LeMahieu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sole cracks LeMahieu with a good jab.
LeMahieu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LeMahieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
LeMahieu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LeMahieu circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMahieu connects with a looping right hand.
Sole throws a hook but LeMahieu blocks it.
LeMahieu blocks a head kick by Sole.
LeMahieu connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as LeMahieu checks a leg kick.
Sole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeMahieu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
LeMahieu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
LeMahieu moves away from the strike by Sole.
Decent striking displayed by LeMahieu there.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by LeMahieu.
Sole misses the jab.
Sole throws a leg kick but LeMahieu checks it.
Sole scoring well with a low kick there.
Sole jabs LeMahieu right on the nose. LeMahieu blinks but takes it well.
A good leg kick by LeMahieu.
Sole looks to land a combination but LeMahieu avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
LeMahieu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
LeMahieu connects with the punch.
LeMahieu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
LeMahieu throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sole. That's going to slow LeMahieu down.
A low kick from LeMahieu misses
and Sole counters with a straight right hand.
LeMahieu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and LeMahieu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sole lands with a slapping head kick.
LeMahieu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Sole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeMahieu manages to avoid it.
Sole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and LeMahieu counters with a nice body kick.
Sole catches LeMahieu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole staying out of range there.
Sole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sole looks to score with a jab to the body but LeMahieu is just out of range.
LeMahieu feints a counter leg kick.
LeMahieu slips under a jab.
Jab from LeMahieu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
LeMahieu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LeMahieu lands an overhand right.
LeMahieu's corner calls for a 1-2. LeMahieu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
LeMahieu misses with a body kick.
A combination from Sole does no damage.
Sole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sole is looking to counter punch.
LeMahieu checks the leg kick.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
LeMahieu ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from LeMahieu.
Nice defenses there by LeMahieu.
LeMahieu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
LeMahieu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sole misses with an uppercut. LeMahieu saw that one coming.
Sole misses with a few strikes there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
LeMahieu avoids the head kick by Sole.
Sole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LeMahieu scores with a hook to the body. Sole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
LeMahieu misses with a straight right.
Sole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LeMahieu.
Sole appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
LeMahieu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from LeMahieu misses.
Sole misses with a right hand
and LeMahieu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from LeMahieu. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sole scores with a jab to the body.
LeMahieu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
Sole takes a jab right on the kisser.
LeMahieu throws a big shot that misses.
Sole tries to clinch up.
LeMahieu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from LeMahieu.
LeMahieu lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Sole throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole walks into a left hand.
 Sole is rocked!
Sole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Sole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LeMahieu drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sole right on the button. Sole goes down! LeMahieu follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! LeMahieu gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoine LeMahieu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Andrade (ranked 2588 p4p, 4631 weight class) and Marc Horton (ranked 257 p4p, 405 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Horton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Andrade as Horton shoots in.
Horton lands a leg kick that knocks Andrade off balance momentarily.
Andrade dips to his left and cracks Horton with an uppercut!
Andrade misses with a looping right.
Horton misses with a leg kick
enabling Andrade to counter with a crisp jab.
Horton shoots in for a takedown but Andrade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good exchange - Andrade coming out on top.
Horton misses with a right hand
and Andrade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrade throws out a loose jab but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade misses with a looping left.
Andrade lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and Horton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andrade takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrade misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Horton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andrade scores with a hook to the body. Horton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andrade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horton's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Horton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
A jab from Horton does it's job there.
Andrade throws a lazy right hand but Horton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horton throws a leg kick but Andrade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horton looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horton at a distance.
Horton lands a front kick.
Horton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joey Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horton sizes up Andrade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Andrade.
Horton throws a poor cross that misses
and Andrade moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Horton to work.
Horton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrade is keeping busy.
Andrade struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
Horton can't get the takedown.
Joey Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Horton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking for a takedown.
Andrade keeps control of Horton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horton blocks a body shot from Andrade.
Horton tries to break free but Andrade pushes him back against the cage.
Horton leaning against his opponent.
Horton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andrade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Horton wants a takedown but no success here.
Horton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrade.
Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Horton controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Andrade scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrade.
Horton blocks an uppercut.
Horton tries to work over Andrade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horton has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
A short uppercut from Andrade.
Andrade misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horton blocking some punches.
Horton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Andrade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade stops a takedown attempt from Horton.
Horton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andrade after a bit of a struggle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Horton as the two fighters clinch.
Horton tries to pull guard but Andrade forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Horton is trying to break the clinch but Andrade is controlling him.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andrade misses with some punches.
Horton wants to get back to striking at distance but Andrade won't allow it.
Andrade takes a shot to the head.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horton blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Andrade.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andrade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Horton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrade.
Andrade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrade is keeping busy.
Andrade working aggressively here.
Horton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andrade looks to throw the jab but Horton is out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Horton dives in and scores a takedown into Andrade's guard.
Horton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Andrade is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Andrade has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Horton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andrade has managed to get both his arms back between Horton's legs - danger averted.
Andrade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horton on the ground.
Horton working a defensive guard but Andrade manages to pass into side control anyway.
Horton is trying to get back to half guard.
Horton keeps trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Horton is not content to let Andrade control the position.
Andrade slows the pace down.
Horton tries to improve position but can't.
Andrade trying to control the action but Horton is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Andrade politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Andrade prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andrade working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horton prevents Andrade from moving into mount.
Andrade working away.
Andrade content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Andrade working away.
Andrade just content to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Andrade dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horton.
Andrade wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Andrade misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Andrade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horton scores with a leg kick.
Horton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrade throws out the jab.
Horton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Andrade throws the left hand but Horton avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horton tries to land a leg kick but Andrade saw it coming and moves away.
Horton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrade.
Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horton can do to turn this around?
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Horton ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Horton takes a swing at Andrade's ribcage but misses.
Andrade checks a leg kick.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Horton misses with an uppercut.
Andrade misses with an uppercut.
Horton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horton throws out a powerful jab.
Horton looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.
Horton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Horton.
A counter left hand to the body from Andrade misses its target.
Horton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andrade thuds his right hand into Horton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries to move into range but Horton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Andrade.
Andrade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horton.
Andrade connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade's corner calls for a 1-2. Andrade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horton throws an off balance right hand
and Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
Horton looks for the body kick but Andrade saw that one coming.
Andrade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horton moves away.
Horton misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Andrade misses.
Andrade gets caught napping as Horton dives in and scores a takedown. Andrade manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a big right hand that misses.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.
Andrade on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andrade tries to get out of the position.
Horton postures up in Andrade's guard and throws a big left but Andrade blocks it.
Andrade wants to stand and escape but Horton is having none of it.
Horton stopping the sweep attempt from Andrade.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.
Horton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Horton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Andrade keeps Horton under control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horton trying to control the action but Andrade is working from the bottom.
Andrade is looking for a sweep.
Andrade is not content to let Horton control the position.
Andrade defending against the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Andrade has escaped the position, nice work there.
Horton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Andrade is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Horton thows a huge punch but Andrade dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Horton lands a nice short elbow.
Andrade won't allow Horton to pass to mount.
Horton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Horton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrade keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andrade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horton moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
Horton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horton dodges the punch combination from Andrade.
Andrade scores with a decent looking hook.
Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horton throws out the jab.
Andrade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Horton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrade looks to throw the jab but Horton is out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andrade catches Horton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Horton throws the left hand but Andrade avoids the punch easily.
Horton tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Horton manages to avoid it.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Horton.
Horton moves forwards but Andrade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Andrade misses.
Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
Horton slips a straight right by Andrade.
Andrade throws a lazy right hand but Horton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horton throws a head kick that misses.
Andrade wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a wild combination.
Andrade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andrade throws the left hand but Horton avoids the punch easily.
Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Horton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrade's head.
Andrade misses with a body shot.
Horton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Horton with that takedown attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Andrade there.
Andrade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horton.
Andrade misses with a body shot.
Horton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrade. Horton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horton is trying to counter with his kicks.
A big left from Andrade misses.
And Horton tries to counter it with a takedown but Andrade pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrade throws a jab when Horton was well out of range.
Horton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Andrade dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horton throws a sloppy head kick and Andrade moves out of range easily.
Andrade tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Horton manages to circle out of the way.
Andrade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horton misses with a low kick.
Horton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horton wants to slow Andrade down by chopping away at his legs.
Horton throws the kick towards the body but Andrade avoids it.
Andrade has Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Joey Andrade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horton goes for a takedown attempt but Andrade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrade checks a low kick from Horton.
Horton throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton moves out of range as Andrade strikes.
Andrade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Horton's head.
Andrade moves away from the strike by Horton.
Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horton.
Horton is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy left from Andrade finds it's target.
Horton ducks right into an uppercut from Andrade.
Andrade digs a good hook to Horton's body.
Andrade avoids the head kick by Horton.
Horton throws a sloppy head kick and Andrade moves out of range easily.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrade.
Andrade looks to score with a jab to the body but Horton is just out of range.
Horton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Horton lands with a nice body kick.
Horton throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horton looks for the body kick but Andrade saw that one coming.
Horton throws a body kick that misses.
Andrade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horton.
Horton looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.
Andrade takes a swing at Horton's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrade.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Jab, jab by Horton - just one landing.
Horton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joey Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Horton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Andrade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andrade throws a jab when Horton was well out of range.
Andrade scores with the left hand. Horton knows he should have avoided that one.
Horton is rocked!
Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horton.
Horton is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrade finish him?
Horton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andrade closes the distance and clinches.
Horton is trying to force a seperation but Andrade has the dominant position.
Andrade lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade blocks a body shot from Horton.
Andrade unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Horton! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Andrade is unloading with more strikes now! Horton drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Andrade!
After winning the bout, Joey Andrade thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Wolford (ranked 1853 p4p, 3523 weight class) and Mickey Munday (ranked 231 p4p, 387 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Wolford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Munday!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolford throws a jab but it's blocked by Munday.
Munday feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wolford is defended easily by Munday.
Munday slips a jab from Wolford.
Munday throws out a loose jab but Wolford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munday misses with a straight right.
Munday slips a straight right by Wolford.
Wolford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wolford misses with a takedown attempt - Munday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munday lands with a shot to the body.
Munday takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Munday. That snapped Wolford's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Munday finds it's target.
Wolford moves into the clinch.
Wolford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munday backwards.
Wolford gets underhooks to prevent Munday's takedown attempt.
Wolford turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Munday wants to get back to his feet but Wolford is dominant here and he's now got Munday's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolford tries to get the hooks in deep but Munday pushed the leg off.
Wolford controlling well, preventing Munday from escaping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolford lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Munday looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wolford.
Munday tries to escape but Wolford has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolford is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wolford looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Wolford controlling the position well here. Munday rolled but Wolford kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Wolford tries to keep control of the position but Munday is staying busy.
Munday wants to escape the position.
Munday wants to get back to his feet.
Wolford scores with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolford scores with punches to the body.
Wolford looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Wolford lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Wolford lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Munday is rocked!
Wolford connects with a couple of big shots that have Munday covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Munday! Wolford fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Wolford!
After the fight, Rodney Wolford was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detritus Rubble (ranked 2434 p4p, 2203 weight class) and Lucas Clinton (ranked 179 p4p, 165 weight class). Rubble comes to the cage accompanied by Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble clinches up against the cage.
Rubble lands with a right to the head.
Clinton tries to pull guard but Rubble won't allow it.
Clinton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rubble smiles and moves away.
Rubble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rubble closes the distance and clinches.
Clinton works on Rubble's body with a couple of short punches.
Rubble scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Rubble's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rubble avoids a wild elbow strike from Clinton.
Rubble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clinton pulls Rubble into guard.
Rubble is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rubble passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clinton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rubble trying to mount his opponent but Clinton defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rubble is working away from the top position though.
Clinton felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rubble controlling the pace.
Rubble trying to pass the guard but Clinton defending well.
Rubble seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clinton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clinton trying to hold on to Rubble's head to control him but Rubble postures up.
Clinton is trying to get back to full guard.
Rubble passes into side control, despite Clinton's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Clinton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Clinton is looking to regain half guard here but Rubble keeps moving and retains side control.
Clinton trying to control but Rubble flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Rubble gets his hands free as Clinton looks to control.
What can Clinton do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Clinton looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rubble is looking to control Clinton but Clinton is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble not allowing Clinton to control his hands.
Rubble wants to control but Clinton is keeping busy.
I would not like to be Clinton right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubble is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Clinton knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Clinton for a finish.
Clinton wants to control his opponent's hands but Rubble gets his hands free.
Rubble is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Clinton has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Rubble has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Clinton taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Rubble doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Detritus Rubble!
In his post fight interview, Detritus Rubble started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Lucas Clinton was interviewed post fight and said 'Aww shucks... :('.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rock Jay (ranked 1113 p4p, 1622 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 139 p4p, 199 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Jay is out of range.
Jay misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Jay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee scores with a head kick.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jay misses with a jab to the body
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Jay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee jabs Jay right on the nose. Jay blinks but takes it well.
Lee throws a jab when Jay was well out of range.
Lee throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Rock Jay has been cut.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Jay.
Jay blocks a head kick by Lee.
It looked like Jay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jay. That did some damage!
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jay takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Jay works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Jay blocks a body shot from Lee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jay.
Jay has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Jay - that landed with a thud.
Jay presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee looks winded!
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Jay digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Jay pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Jay crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Jay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay misses with a knee to the head.
Jay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Jay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Still in the clinch, Jay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jay lands with a short shot to the head.
Jay tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Jay slows down the pace here.
Jay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Jay tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Jay stalling.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Jay has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Jay lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Jay.
Nice body punch from Jay - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Jay.
Lee avoiding damage as Jay throws knees to the body.
Jay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jay avoiding damage.
Jay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jay tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Jay back against the cage.
Jay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee pushes Jay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee avoiding damage as Jay throws knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee tries to work over Jay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jay lands with a left to the head.
Jay scores with a shoulder strike.
Jay has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jay is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee gets through Jay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jay lands a knee to the body.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jay pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jay.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jay.
Jay tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Jay just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Jay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Jay can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Jay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Jay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jay blocks an uppercut.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rock Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Lee.
Jay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Jay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee is rocked!
Jay throws a big uppercut that drops Lee! More strikes from Jay and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lee lies dazed against the cage as Jay celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Jay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Ham (ranked 1203 p4p, 1247 weight class) and Dean Gaines (ranked 149 p4p, 158 weight class). Scooter Ham had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scooter Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines misses with an uppercut
and Ham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaines lands a nice hook to Ham's body. Ham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gaines looks to land a left hand but Ham moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Gaines.
Ham ducks under a wild hook from Gaines.
Gaines swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dean Gaines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Gaines.
Gaines looks to land a right hand but Ham moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ham manages to avoid it.
Gaines ducks under a wild hook from Ham.
Gaines darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gaines with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ham.
Gaines connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ham misses with a straight right.
Ham slips under a jab.
Gaines throws a combination that misses
and Ham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaines.
A jab from Gaines misses.
We've been told by Ham's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gaines lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ham circles away quickly and effectively.
Ham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaines was well out of range. Poor timing from Ham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Ham, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ham scoring well with a low kick there.
Gaines throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ham at a distance.
Gaines misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaines swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ham.
Gaines looks to land a right hand but Ham moved out of range.
Gaines scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gaines to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaines throws an off balance right hand
and Ham counters with a left to the body.
Ham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gaines loads up on a big right hand but Ham slips the punch.
Ham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaines throws a combination. Ham tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gaines lands a nice looking body shot.
Ham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaines.
Ham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Ham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gaines takes one to the chin there.
Ham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaines.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gaines throws a lazy uppercut
and Ham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ham throws a body punch but Gaines moves out of range.
Ham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaines's sensitive parts.
Ham scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaines swings widly with a right hand
and Ham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gaines's knee momentarily.
Gaines throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ham appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gaines fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ham manages to avoid it.
Gaines misses the body punch
enabling Ham to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaines swings widly with a right hand
and Ham counters with a left to the body.
Ham throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaines looks to throw the jab but Ham is out of range.
Gaines misses with a hook.
Ham throwing a counter right hand but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Gaines throws a lazy uppercut
and Ham counters with a body kick that stops Gaines in his tracks momentarily.
A slow jab from Gaines misses its intended target.
Ham thuds a left hand into Gaines's body.
Ham uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gaines misses with an uppercut. Ham saw that one coming.
Ham appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ham connects with a body shot.
Ham slips a straight right by Gaines.
Ham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gaines looks winded!
Ham misses with a wild body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gaines throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ham fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gaines just manages to avoid it.
Ham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ham takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ham throws a body punch but Gaines moves out of range.
Gaines throws a hook to the side of Ham's head but Ham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaines with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gaines steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ham.
Ham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Ham.
Ham throws a front kick aimed at Gaines's knee but Gaines avoids it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaines misses with a hook.
Ham throwing a counter right hand but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Ham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ham is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gaines lands with a nice body punch.
Gaines scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ham ducks under a wild hook from Gaines.
Ham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gaines digs a good hook to Ham's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ham.
Ham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaines takes one to the chin there.
Ham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gaines.
A big left from Ham misses.
Ham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaines throws a hook but Ham avoids it easily.
As Gaines backs away, Ham returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ham.
Ham cracks Gaines with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gaines is rocked!
Nice body kick from Ham.
Gaines is still on wobbly legs! Can Ham finish him?
Ham lands a brutal uppercut that launches Gaines off his feet! Gaines tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scooter Ham!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jero Wolf (ranked 289 p4p, 497 weight class) and Kaven May Jr (ranked 41 p4p, 64 weight class). Wolf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Better Together. May Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HonestKey- Self Discovery. This should be fireworks!
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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jero Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf scores with a shot to the body.
Wolf throws a body shot but no joy.
May Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolf scores with a decent looking hook.
Wolf closes the distance and clinches up with May Jr, looking for a takedown. Wolf pushes May Jr against the cage but May Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
May Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Wolf steps away.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by May Jr.
Jero Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May Jr throws the left hand but Wolf avoids the punch easily.
May Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
May Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
May Jr throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Wolf misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Wolf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
May Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolf cracks May Jr with an open hand slap.
Wolf gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr gets back to full guard.
Wolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
May Jr keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
Wolf is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
May Jr looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Wolf is defending well. May Jr quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Wolf has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! May Jr celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaven May Jr!
Kaven May Jr is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Kaven May Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Pederson (ranked 384 p4p, 821 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 49 p4p, 102 weight class). Hyde has chosen Darkside-Neoni as his entrance music. Grant Hyde is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson moves forwards but Hyde connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hyde avoids the body shot from Pederson.
Hyde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pederson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hyde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pederson misses with a looping right.
Pederson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyde moves away.
Pederson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hyde tries to sprawl out of it but Pederson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hyde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hyde misses with a body shot.
Hyde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pederson.
Hyde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pederson throwing a counter right hand but Hyde manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson missing with a left hand there. Hyde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pederson tries a low kick but Hyde avoids it.
Hyde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Pederson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pederson ducks under a wild hook from Hyde.
Hyde lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson cracks Hyde with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Hyde misses.
Pederson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pederson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyde is just out of range.
Pederson misses with a looping left.
Pederson gets a takedown into half guard.
Hyde is not content to let Pederson control the position.
Pederson is taking a breather. Hyde says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pederson wants to free his trapped foot but Hyde is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson controlling the action here.
Pederson wants to free his trapped foot but Hyde is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pederson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pederson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pederson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hyde doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pederson.
Pederson is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pederson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pederson trying to pass the guard but Hyde defending well.
Pederson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pederson seems to be working for a kimura but Hyde defends the submission attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hyde to regain full guard.
Hyde working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pederson.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Hyde keeps moving.
Hyde preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hyde pushes Pederson off and gets back to his feet.
Hyde looks to land a right hand but Pederson moved out of range.
Hyde misses with a kick to the body
and Pederson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hyde's guard.
Hyde pushes Pederson off and gets back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pederson misses with a looping left.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hyde as he jumps to the side.
Hyde misses with a hook. Pederson ducked under it nicely.
Grant Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Pederson.
Hyde misses with an uppercut. Pederson saw that one coming.
Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hyde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hyde cracks Pederson with a good jab.
Nice sprawl there from Hyde as Pederson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pederson lands a nice looking body shot.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pederson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hyde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pederson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hyde is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson is trying to get an arm triangle but Hyde is defending well.
Pederson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hyde wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pederson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hyde seems a little lost for a moment, as Pederson dominates the positioning.
Pederson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pederson working the ground and pound.
Hyde defending against the ground and pound.
Pederson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pederson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hyde is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hyde is not content to let Pederson control the position.
Pederson prevents Hyde from escaping the position.
Pederson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hyde keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hyde wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grant Hyde will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Pederson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hyde doesn't seem phased though.
Pederson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyde.
Pederson connects with a nice looking jab.
Hyde tests Pederson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pederson scores with a shot to the body.
Hyde misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Hyde.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pederson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pederson.
Hyde misses with a lunging right hand
and Hyde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyde scores with a punch to the head.
Pederson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hyde tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pederson is in Hyde's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pederson stops Hyde from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hyde gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pederson raining down shots from the mount!
Hyde holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pederson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hyde takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pederson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hyde is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pederson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pederson lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hyde is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hyde and Pederson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pederson has hold of Hyde's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hyde seems comfortable defending it but Pederson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hyde is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hyde is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pederson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Deanthony Pederson!
Deanthony Pederson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Eclaro (ranked 456 p4p, 1350 weight class) and Nykolai Kersikov (ranked 36 p4p, 110 weight class). Eclaro comes into the arena with I'm The Boy blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kersikov's choice of entrance music: Frequencerz & Da Tweekaz - Full Control. Paul Eclaro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nykolai Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A shot to the body from Eclaro misses
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
It looks like Paul Eclaro has been cut.
Eclaro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Eclaro is looking to clinch.
Kersikov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Eclaro misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Kersikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kersikov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eclaro jabs Kersikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eclaro throws a shot to the body.
Eclaro misses with a wild body shot.
Eclaro misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Eclaro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Eclaro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kersikov landing with the ground and pound.
Kersikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Eclaro wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
Kersikov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eclaro is trying to keep Kersikov in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kersikov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Eclaro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kersikov's guard.
Eclaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eclaro is working hard here to advance position.
Eclaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eclaro won't allow Kersikov to sweep him here.
Eclaro trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kersikov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kersikov works over Eclaro with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov stays in close to Eclaro's body and controls the position.
Kersikov trying to control but Eclaro is working from the bottom.
Eclaro working for submissions but it's allowed Kersikov to get to half guard.
Kersikov slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Kersikov there.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kersikov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro tries to get to full guard but Kersikov has control of the leg.
Kersikov is controlling the pace.
Eclaro tries to roll over but Kersikov keeps him under control.
Kersikov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kersikov working over Eclaro with some ground and pound. Eclaro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Eclaro is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kersikov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eclaro tries to get to full guard but Kersikov has control of the leg.
Kersikov wants to control but Eclaro is keeping him busy.
Eclaro wants to sweep but Kersikov has passed to side control!
Kersikov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kersikov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Eclaro tries to bench press Kersikov off him but Kersikov keeps the position.
Eclaro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kersikov off and has taken his back!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov turns into Eclaro and is now in his guard.
Kersikov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eclaro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov trying to control but Eclaro is working from the bottom.
Kersikov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Eclaro keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Eclaro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kersikov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kersikov stopping the sweep attempt from Eclaro.
Kersikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Eclaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov passes Eclaro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Kersikov there.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Eclaro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kersikov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kersikov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro wants to control but Kersikov is keeping busy.
Eclaro tries to get to full guard but Kersikov has control of the leg.
Eclaro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kersikov working Eclaro over with strikes.
Eclaro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eclaro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kersikov lands a nice short elbow.
Kersikov trying to control from half guard but Eclaro is working away.
Kersikov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nykolai Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Eclaro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eclaro.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eclaro swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eclaro misses with a takedown attempt
and Eclaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eclaro.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eclaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Eclaro avoids it with no problem.
Eclaro drives through and clinches with Kersikov against the cage.
Kersikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eclaros head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eclaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eclaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Eclaro throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Eclaro is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Eclaro misses with a body shot.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eclaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kersikov tries to avoid it but Eclaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kersikov to the ground. Kersikov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro misses with a body punch
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Eclaro misses the body punch
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nykolai Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eclaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Eclaro throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eclaro is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kersikov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kersikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Eclaro. Eclaro gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Eclaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eclaro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kersikov circles away.
Eclaro misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eclaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Eclaro shoots in looking for a takedown. Kersikov tries to sprawl out of it but Eclaro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kersikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eclaro shoots for a double leg takedown but Kersikov sprawls well. He's pushed Eclaro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eclaro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eclaro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eclaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nykolai Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eclaro misses the shot to the body.
Paul Eclaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Eclaro throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
As Eclaro backs off Kersikov throws a huge counter combo but Eclaro manages to avoid it all.
A shot to the body from Eclaro misses
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eclaro darts in trying to clinch
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eclaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Eclaro.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eclaro swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eclaro wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Kersikov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eclaro manages to get himself to full guard.
Kersikov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Eclaro keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eclaro wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nykolai Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Eclaro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Eclaro misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eclaro shoots and misses
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Eclaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eclaro throws a series of punches but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov 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.
Eclaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro wants to clinch up but Kersikov keeps it at a distance.
Eclaro misses with a right hand
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eclaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Eclaro avoids it with no problem.
Eclaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Eclaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Eclaro.
Eclaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Eclaro misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Eclaro misses with a jab to the body
and Kersikov counters with a three punch combo that has Eclaro backing up. Eclaro nods at Kersikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Eclaro.
Eclaro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Eclaro avoids it with no problem.
Eclaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Eclaro throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
No luck for Eclaro with that takedown attempt.
Paul Eclaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Eclaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Eclaro avoids it with no problem.
Eclaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Eclaro looks to land a combination but Kersikov avoids it well.
Eclaro tries to clinch up but Kersikov circles away and keeps his distance.
That's six 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.
Eclaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kersikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eclaro dives in and scores a takedown into Kersikov's guard.
Eclaro is looking to work some ground and pound but Kersikov has wrist control.
Kersikov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kersikov 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.
Eclaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eclaro's guard.
Kersikov lands a couple of elbows.
Kersikov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Eclaro looking for subs off his back but Kersikov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Eclaro is staying active underneath Kersikov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kersikov controlling the action here.
Kersikov is trying to control. Eclaro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands strikes from half guard.
Eclaro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kersikov is looking to take a break and control but Eclaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kersikov working Eclaro over with strikes.
Eclaro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Eclaro manages to get to full guard.
Kersikov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Eclaro has his foot on Kersikov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kersikov works his way back into a safe position though.
Kersikov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kersikov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kersikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eclaro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kersikov has managed to get both his arms back between Eclaro's legs - danger averted.
Kersikov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kersikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Eclaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nykolai Kersikov.
Well Kersikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nykolai Kersikov!
A victorious Nykolai Kersikov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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