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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Masterson (ranked 3913 p4p, 24990 weight class) and Moby Kick (ranked 412 p4p, 510 weight class). Moby Kick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moby Kick!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Masterson misses.
Masterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kick moves out of range of the strikes.
Kick rushes Masterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masterson tries to land a knee to the head but Kick blocks with his arms.
Masterson misses with a knee to the head.
Masterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kick backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Masterson.
Masterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kick.
A hook to the body from Masterson.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kick is trying to break the clinch but Masterson has him pressed against the cage.
Masterson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kick has had enough of the clinch but Masterson keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masterson.
Masterson cracks Kick with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Masterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Masterson trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masterson.
Masterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kick backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Kick is rocked!
Kick is trying to push Masterson away but Masterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kick is still on wobbly legs! Can Masterson finish him?
Masterson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kick's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kick drops to his knees and Masterson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Masterson!
Gregory Masterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jameel Johnson (ranked 2757 p4p, 24272 weight class) and Rudra Yogpeeth (ranked 316 p4p, 535 weight class). Jameel Johnson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jameel Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudra Yogpeeth!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yogpeeth lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yogpeeth at a distance.
Yogpeeth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yogpeeth.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yogpeeth avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yogpeeth. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Yogpeeth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yogpeeth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yogpeeth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Yogpeeth slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson tests Yogpeeth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yogpeeth counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson tries to work over Yogpeeth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Yogpeeth blocks with his arms.
Yogpeeth throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yogpeeth controls his hands.
Yogpeeth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Yogpeeth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Yogpeeth moves out of range.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yogpeeth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yogpeeth manages to avoid it.
Yogpeeth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Yogpeeth.
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
Yogpeeth moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yogpeeth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Yogpeeth scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Yogpeeth jabs at Johnson's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
enabling Yogpeeth to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yogpeeth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth misses with a leg kick
and Johnson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yogpeeth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Johnson misses.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Rudra Yogpeeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Yogpeeth avoids it well.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yogpeeth thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yogpeeth doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Yogpeeth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Yogpeeth counters with a leg kick.
Yogpeeth tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yogpeeth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Yogpeeth's head back.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Yogpeeth's defenses.
Yogpeeth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Yogpeeth slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Yogpeeth is rocked!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yogpeeth is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Yogpeeth throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson rattles Yogpeeth with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Yogpeeth tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Johnson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Yogpeeth stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jameel Johnson!
After the fight, Jameel Johnson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 2834 p4p, 2711 weight class) and Quentin Hayes (ranked 327 p4p, 310 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quentin Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hayes defends well and Rodriguez ends up having to push Hayes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hayes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Rodriguez has been working on his balance at Ragnarok\'s Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hayes.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.
Hayes scores with a shot to the body.
Hayes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Hayes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hayes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rodriguez defending well as Hayes loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Hayes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hayes.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the leg kick from Hayes.
A quick step to the side and Rodriguez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Hayes connects with a single shot there.
Rodriguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quentin Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Hayes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Rodriguez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rodriguez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hayes, who protects the arm well.
Hayes tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes can't do much from the bottom here.
Hayes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriguez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hayes parries the strikes from Rodriguez easily there. Rodriguez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hayes to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working to tighten his grip on Hayes's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hayes has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rodriguez is really squeezing tight and eventually Hayes passes out! Rodriguez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rodriguez Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 1920 p4p, 2191 weight class) and Jao Atunes (ranked 250 p4p, 274 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jao Atunes !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karlsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karlsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Karlsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atunes is looking to control Karlsson's arms but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Atunes has his back to the cage.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Karlsson.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karlsson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Karlsson tries to work over Atunes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson tries to work over Atunes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Karlsson tries to work over Atunes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson tries to work over Atunes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes lands a hook that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karlsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Atunes tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes wants to stall.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Karlsson.
Karlsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Atunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Jonas Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Atunes looking to stall.
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Karlsson feints and then cracks Atunes 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atunes down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson jabs Atunes right on the nose. Atunes blinks but takes it well.
Karlsson throws a leg kick
and Atunes counters with a three punch combo that has Karlsson backing up. Karlsson nods at Atunes to acknowledge the strikes.
Karlsson looks to land a body kick but Atunes moved away.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlsson.
It looked like Karlsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Karlsson clinches with his opponent.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson lands with a light punch inside.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Karlsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karlsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes throws a push kick but Karlsson slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes .
Atunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karlsson has managed to clinch.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
A short right from Karlsson.
A short body shot lands from Karlsson as the two fighters clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes .
Karlsson lands a body punch.
Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jao Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atunes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karlsson checks the leg kick.
Atunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Karlsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Atunes .
Nice straight punches there by Karlsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karlsson.
Karlsson jabs Atunes right on the nose. Atunes blinks but takes it well.
Karlsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karlsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes . Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with an uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atunes misses with a two punch combination.
Atunes scores with a jab.
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!
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Karlsson checks it.
Atunes looks to throw a body kick
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karlsson throws a nice looking combination but Atunes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karlsson is looking to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karlsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Karlsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Atunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karlsson will feel that in the morning.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Karlsson jumps back.
Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Karlsson.
Karlsson scores with a nice body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Atunes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta 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!
Karlsson lands a leg kick that knocks Atunes off balance momentarily.
Atunes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Karlsson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Atunes moves out of range of the leg kick from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Karlsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karlsson.
Atunes throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Karlsson's defenses.
Karlsson checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Karlsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Atunes throws a leg kick but Karlsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karlsson on the side of the head.
Atunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes .
Karlsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Karlsson moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Atunes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Atunes blocks the body kick.
Karlsson digs a good body shot into Atunes 's ribs.
A low kick lands for Atunes .
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Karlsson's defenses.
Karlsson moves into range and clinches up with Atunes .
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes 's elbow.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson gets through Atunes 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Atunes lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes .
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Karlsson lands.
Atunes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karlsson checks it well.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Karlsson catches Atunes right on the button with a cross.
 It looks like Jao Atunes has been cut.
Atunes 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes thows a leg kick but Karlsson checks it
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karlsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karlsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atunes takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Atunes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karlsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Atunes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karlsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karlsson lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Karlsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karlsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atunes . That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karlsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karlsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karlsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karlsson moves forwards but Atunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karlsson moves out of range of the body kick.
As Atunes backs away, Karlsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Atunes lands a nice knee to the body.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Atunes wants to stall.
Atunes is struggling to control the position.
Come on Atunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karlsson works on Atunes 's body with a couple of short punches.
Atunes is breathing heavily.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Atunes .
Karlsson breaks from the clinch.
Atunes walks into a left hand.
Karlsson catches Atunes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karlsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atunes is rocked!
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!
Atunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karlsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karlsson, as that shot connected.
Atunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
Atunes seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Atunes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karlsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Atunes 's head.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Karlsson moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Karlsson misses the target.
Atunes 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.
Karlsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atunes blocks a leg kick.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Karlsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes .
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes .
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karlsson connects with a leg kick.
Karlsson has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karlsson as Atunes tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Karlsson.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Karlsson throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Karlsson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Karlsson clinches.
Jonas Karlsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes looking to stall.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Karlsson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Atunes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karlsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atunes . That did some damage!
Karlsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Karlsson avoids it.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Atunes flicks out a counter leg kick but Karlsson steps away.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karlsson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Karlsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atunes under the eye.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Atunes is predictable there
and Karlsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Atunes ! Karlsson lets Atunes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Karlsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atunes avoids a kick to the body.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atunes .
You can see that Atunes has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Atunes with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karlsson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Karlsson connects with a body shot that sends Atunes 's belly button to the back.
Karlsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson connects with a body shot that sends Atunes 's belly button to the back.
Jonas Karlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karlsson forces Atunes back against the cage and clinches.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atunes stalling.
Atunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Karlsson.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karlsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karlsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karlsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atunes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karlsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karlsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands with a hook. Atunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Atunes throws a hook but Karlsson avoids it easily.
It appears Karlsson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Karlsson tests Atunes 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Atunes misses
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karlsson clinches.
Atunes landing knees to the head.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes lands an uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is trying to stall.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson wants to break free but Atunes has control.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes .
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atunes gets tackled into the cage by Karlsson. Karlsson maintains the clinch.
Jao Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atunes .
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes 's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karlsson is keeping busy.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Karlsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes .
Atunes misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a light punch inside.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Karlsson.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a front kick.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlsson forces Atunes back against the cage and clinches.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karlsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
A hook to the body from Karlsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atunes or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Karlsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karlsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Karlsson!
After winning the bout, Jonas Karlsson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 1707 p4p, 2779 weight class) and Terrance Knight (ranked 220 p4p, 318 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Knight!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Marcus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Knight decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knight lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Knight misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Marcus Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marcus Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Knight.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson has Knight pulled in close to control his posture.
Knight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Knight working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Knight is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Knight passes into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Knight.
Knight throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Knight content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Knight sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Johnson is looking to control Knight's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Knight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Knight finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Knight lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knight wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson with a hook.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knight counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knight.
Johnson kicks Knight off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
And Knight tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knight feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson seems keen to control Knight's posture.
Knight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Knight is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Knight content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knight throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Johnson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight misses with a hook.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcus Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Knight backs away looking to recover.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knight takes one to the chin there.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Knight passes into half guard.
Knight wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Knight with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight passes into half guard.
Knight 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.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
Knight misses with a head shot. Johnson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knight.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Knight throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson is trying to keep Knight in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
And Knight tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson lands a head shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Knight on that attempt.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Knight jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson stalks Knight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knight's face. Knight staggers backwards, shaken.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Knight trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knight controlling the action here.
Johnson trying to control but Knight postures up.
Knight winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Knight has control of the leg.
Terrance Knight has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knight wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight misses the body punch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Knight drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Knight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight scores with a nice head shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Knight moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knight momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Knight stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knight scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson sneaks out the side door and pushes Knight away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Knight throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Knight 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.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Knight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has Knight pulled in close to control his posture.
Knight working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knight looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Knight is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson connects with the punch.
That's two 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.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knight counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson looking to control.
Knight wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson 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.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Knight is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a couple of elbows.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson jabs Knight right on the nose. Knight blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Knight scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Knight tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Knight shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knight was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Terrance Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knight throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Knight throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Knight controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Knight is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Knight connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Knight has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Knight tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Knight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knight cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knight bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Knight throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson tries to buck Knight off but Knight is having none of it.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson is letting Knight control him for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Knight shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Johnson!
Marcus Johnson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Terrance Knight had this to say: 'Damn... Just Damn...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Nielson (ranked 1562 p4p, 1845 weight class) and Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 199 p4p, 240 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Nielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but Nielson checks it.
Nice defenses there by Nielson.
Nielson throwing a counter right hand but Bayarmaa manages to avoid it.
Bayarmaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Nielson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bayarmaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Bayarmaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Bayarmaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bayarmaa swings for the body but Nielson moves out of range.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses
and Nielson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nielson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bayarmaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nielson with a body shot.
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bayarmaa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson throws a lazy head kick
and Bayarmaa counters with a three punch combo that has Nielson backing up. Nielson nods at Bayarmaa to acknowledge the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Bayarmaa misses.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bayarmaa lands a really nice looking cross but Nielson seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Nielson blocks the leg kick.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Bayarmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Bayarmaa wants to slow Nielson down by chopping away at his legs.
Nielson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bayarmaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bayarmaa misses with a low kick as Nielson jumps back.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nielson counters with a takedown into side control.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.
Nielson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielson is trying to ground and pound but Bayarmaa uses the momentary lack of control by Nielson to regain half guard.
Nielson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nielson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bayarmaa looks a forlorn figure.
Bayarmaa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nielson controlling from mount.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson throwing strikes here but Bayarmaa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bayarmaa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nielson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bayarmaa hang on?
Nielson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bayarmaa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bayarmaa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nielson is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Nielson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayarmaa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nielson ducks right into an uppercut from Bayarmaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bayarmaa. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bayarmaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nielson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nielson misses with a straight left.
Nielson looks to land a body kick but Bayarmaa moved away.
Nielson misses with a hook.
Bayarmaa throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nielson to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nielson checks the leg kick.
Bayarmaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bayarmaa.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bayarmaa throws out a counter right but Nielson avoids it with no problem.
Bayarmaa with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bayarmaa.
Nielson throws a hook to the side of Bayarmaa's head but Bayarmaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nielson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nielson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nielson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nielson works Bayarmaa's body with a nice hook.
That kick from Bayarmaa tenderised Nielson's leg. Nielson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nielson takes a swing at Bayarmaa's ribcage but misses.
Nielson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayarmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielson defending well as Bayarmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Nielson clobbers Bayarmaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayarmaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nielson.
Nielson throws a lazy right hand but Bayarmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nielson throws a hook but Bayarmaa avoids it easily.
Nielson throws a right and a left that Bayarmaa avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Bayarmaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nielson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bayarmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick lands for Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bayarmaa drops his hands momentarily and Nielson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa connects with a leg kick.
Gan Bayarmaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nielson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nielson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayarmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Bayarmaa.
Nielson missing with a left hand there. Bayarmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayarmaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nielson slips a jab from Bayarmaa.
Nielson walks into a jab.
Nielson checks a leg kick.
Nielson is looking to counter the offense by Bayarmaa and move into the clinch.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick but Nielson moves out of range easily.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Nielson blocks a head kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nielson throws out a loose jab but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bayarmaa looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Bayarmaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nielson throws out the jab.
Nielson throws a leg kick but Bayarmaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nielson backing away here, and Bayarmaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Nielson moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nielson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Nielson.
Bayarmaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nielson feints and as Bayarmaa raises his hands in defense, Nielson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nielson postures up and lands a big shot to Bayarmaa's brow.
Nielson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielson backing away here, and Bayarmaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick from Bayarmaa, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Nielson blocks the leg kick.
Nielson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayarmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielson.
Nielson looks to land a body kick but Bayarmaa moved away.
Bayarmaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bayarmaa slips a straight right by Nielson.
Nielson lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but Nielson checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Nielson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bayarmaa misses with a right hand
and Nielson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bayarmaa!
Bayarmaa throws Nielson to one side and escapes!
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick
enabling Nielson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bayarmaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson looks to land a right hand but Bayarmaa moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Nielson.
Nielson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bayarmaa throws out a counter right but Nielson avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Bayarmaa.
Nielson tries to land a body kick
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nielson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bayarmaa takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa misses with a combination
and Nielson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bayarmaa's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bayarmaa.
Nielson lands a nice hook to Bayarmaa's body. Bayarmaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nielson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bayarmaa should have avoided that one.
Bayarmaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nielson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nielson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bayarmaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nielson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nielson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayarmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bayarmaa lands with an overhand left.
Bayarmaa misses with a leg kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a low kick as Nielson jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but Nielson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nielson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A low kick lands for Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Bayarmaa moves out of range as Nielson strikes.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Nielson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nielson digs a good body shot into Bayarmaa's ribs.
Bayarmaa is breathing heavily.
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!
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nielson counters with a three punch combo that has Bayarmaa backing up. Bayarmaa nods at Nielson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nielson lands the left hand.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nielson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nielson blocks a head kick by Bayarmaa.
Nielson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nielson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson has gone for a leg lock! Bayarmaa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nielson's guard.
Nielson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patrick Nielson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bayarmaa wants to get up but he can't break Nielson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nielson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bayarmaa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nielson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bayarmaa defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nielson working for a triangle but Bayarmaa defends it easily.
Bayarmaa wants to stand and escape but instead Nielson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nielson trying to control but Bayarmaa is working from the bottom.
Nielson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bayarmaa is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nielson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bayarmaa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nielson has Bayarmaa in his guard.
Bayarmaa tries to stand but Nielson is controlling from the bottom.
Nielson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nielson has Bayarmaa pulled in close to control his posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bayarmaa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bayarmaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nielson holds on and takes a little breather.
Nielson working a defensive guard but Bayarmaa manages to pass into side control anyway.
I wouldn't like to be where Nielson is right now.
Nielson sneaks back into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nielson is looking to control Bayarmaa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nielson avoid being mounted?
Bayarmaa seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nielson wants to get back to full guard but Bayarmaa has mounted him!
Bayarmaa stands up from mount. Strange move.
Nielson misses with an uppercut
and Bayarmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielson misses the target.
A jab lands there for Bayarmaa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nielson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bayarmaa looks to land a left hand but Nielson moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nielson. That did some damage!
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nielson swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayarmaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nielson delivers a nice body kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a head kick.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Nielson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bayarmaa swinging wildly here.
Bayarmaa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nielson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bayarmaa prevents it.
Bayarmaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gan Bayarmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gan Bayarmaa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bayarmaa clobbers Nielson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bayarmaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nielson misses with a straight right.
Bayarmaa throws a nice head kick!
Bayarmaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Nielson connects with a body shot.
Nielson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bayarmaa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bayarmaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bayarmaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nielson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Nielson.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Nielson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bayarmaa.
Nielson scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bayarmaa.
Nielson misses with a body kick.
Bayarmaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielson.
Nielson closes the distance and clinches up with Bayarmaa, looking for a takedown. Nielson pushes Bayarmaa against the cage but Bayarmaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick but Nielson moves out of range easily.
Nielson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Nielson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bayarmaa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nielson is in Bayarmaa's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nielson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bayarmaa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nielson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bayarmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bayarmaa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nielson wants to pass the guard but Bayarmaa is keeping the position.
Bayarmaa wants to stand up but Nielson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nielson throws an elbow that misses. Bayarmaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nielson's guard. Nice move by Bayarmaa!
Bayarmaa wants to get up but he can't break Nielson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nielson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bayarmaa has his hands clasped together but Nielson extends and breaks Bayarmaa's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nielson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Nielson!
In his post fight interview, Patrick Nielson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levon Charleston (ranked 1213 p4p, 1054 weight class) and Lloyd Blue (ranked 153 p4p, 125 weight class). Blue has chosen HonestKey- When I Wake Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lloyd Blue enters the cage!
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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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Levon Charleston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue jabs Charleston right on the nose. Charleston blinks but takes it well.
Blue avoids a kick to the body.
Charleston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Charleston cracks Blue with a good jab.
Blue moves out of range of the body kick from Charleston.
Charleston tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue blocks a head kick by Charleston.
Charleston slips under a jab from Blue.
Charleston is looking to land body kicks.
Blue's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blue's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blue misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Charleston.
Blue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charleston lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Charleston digs a good body shot into Blue's ribs.
Blue looks to score with a jab to the body but Charleston is just out of range.
We've been told by Charleston's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Charleston jabs at Blue's body.
Blue connects with a single shot there.
Blue slips a jab from Charleston.
Blue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charleston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blue throws a head kick that misses
and Charleston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blue moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Blue was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blue blocks a head kick by Charleston.
Charleston looks to land a right hand but Blue moved out of range.
Blue throws out a counter right but Charleston avoids it with no problem.
Blue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charleston moves away.
It looked like Charleston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blue.
Blue scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Charleston. Blue shrugs it off though.
Blue delivers a nice body kick.
Blue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Charleston's face.
Blue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charleston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Charleston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.
Charleston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charleston's brow.
Charleston tries to throw a body punch but Blue avoids it by throwing Charleston back against the cage.
Charleston scores with a shot to the side of Blue's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Charleston fails to land.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Charleston's face.
Blue scores with a knee to the head.
Blue tries to work over Charleston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charleston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charleston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Charleston is blocking nicely.
Charleston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charleston gets through Blue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blue lands a body shot.
Charleston stalling against the cage.
Charleston gets through Blue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Charleston avoids the damage to the body.
Blue blocks a body shot from Charleston.
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
Blue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blue lands with a short shot to the head.
Charleston tries a body shot but Blue blocks it.
Blue swings wildly with an uppercut but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charleston is pushing Blue up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston avoids a wild elbow strike from Blue.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Charleston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charleston stalls.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charleston.
Charleston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charleston digs a right hand into Blue's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blue's gas tank.
Blue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blue gets through Charleston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charleston looking to stall.
Charleston trying to stall but Blue improves his position.
Charleston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blue tries to throw a body punch but Charleston avoids it by throwing Blue back against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charleston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blue.
Blue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Charleston avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Charleston lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charleston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston is pushing Blue up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston dodges an elbow strike from Blue.
Blue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Charleston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charleston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charleston scores with a hook to the body.
Blue lands a body punch.
Blue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charleston avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charleston's brow.
Charleston blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Blue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charleston avoids it.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Charleston blocks it.
Blue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charleston presses Blue against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Charleston taking a breather.
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Charleston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Charleston blocks with his arms.
Charleston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
Blue lands an elbow inside.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charleston managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charleston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
Blue lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Blue fails to land.
Charleston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charleston.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a good knee to the midsection. Charleston won't want to take too many of those.
Charleston tries a body shot but Blue blocks it.
Blue looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charleston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charleston misses with the head strike.
Charleston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Charleston pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Blue.
Charleston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charleston throws a wild body kick that Blue sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut there from Blue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Blue dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blue avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Charleston punishes Blue's body with a nice straight punch.
Charleston misses with a body kick.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Charleston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Charleston throws a body kick that misses.
Blue looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Charleston connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Charleston lands but Blue takes it in his stride.
Blue blocks a head kick by Charleston.
Blue steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Charleston.
Levon Charleston is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue lands a nice looking body kick.
Charleston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Charleston.
Blue thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Charleston misses
and Blue counters with a stiff right hand.
Charleston misses the jab.
Charleston scores with a hook.
Blue throws a lazy head kick
and Charleston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blue throws a series of punches but Charleston moves out of range.
Blue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charleston was well out of range. Poor timing from Blue.
Blue on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Charleston looks to land a body kick but Blue moved away.
Charleston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Charleston throws a wild body kick that Blue sees coming a mile off.
Charleston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blue throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blue.
Charleston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charleston moves away.
Charleston quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Blue in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Charleston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Charleston scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charleston is looking to slow Blue down with leg kicks.
Blue tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charleston lands a jab to the nose.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue tries to counter with a clinch but Charleston shakes him off and moves away.
Charleston throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Blue counter with a right hand.
Charleston misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Blue now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Charleston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick from Charleston.
A telegraphed right hand from Blue misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blue crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Charleston - the referee stops the clock and Blue gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Charleston. Blue manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Charleston motions for Blue to come forward. Charleston throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Charleston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Levon Charleston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charleston misses with a body shot.
Blue tries to counter with a clinch but Charleston shakes him off and moves away.
A good leg kick by Charleston.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blue. Charleston shrugs it off though.
Charleston misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charleston looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Charleston connects with a high kick.
Blue fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blue lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Charleston.
Blue has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Charleston.
Charleston thows a body kick. Blue tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blue scores with a crisp jab that stopped Charleston in his tracks.
Blue changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Charleston is looking to land body kicks.
Blue looks for the body kick but Charleston saw that one coming.
Charleston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blue blocks the body kick.
As Charleston backs off Blue throws a huge counter combo but Charleston manages to avoid it all.
Blue avoids the head kick by Charleston.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but Charleston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue throws a push kick but Charleston slaps the foot to one side.
A punch lands to the side of Charleston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charleston thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blue if he has to take too many more of those.
Charleston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue.
Blue misses with a body shot.
Charleston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blue takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blue takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Charleston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blue lands a body shot.
Jab by Blue.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charleston throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Blue misses with a body kick.
Charleston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blue scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Charleston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blue tries to counter with a clinch but Charleston shakes him off and moves away.
Blue throws the kick towards the body but Charleston avoids it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws an off balance right hand
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Blue looks to land a left hand but Charleston moved out of range nicely.
Charleston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Charleston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blue throws a push kick but Charleston slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Blue.
Blue throws a head kick but Charleston moves out of range.
Charleston throws the kick towards the body but Blue avoids it.
Charleston avoids the head kick by Blue.
A lazy body kick from Charleston
and Blue counters by clinching up.
Charleston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Charleston tries a body shot but Blue blocks it.
Charleston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blue misses with some punches.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charleston tries to throw a body punch but Blue avoids it by throwing Charleston back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Charleston.
Charleston blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Blue looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Blue has a couple of punches blocked by Charleston.
Charleston looking to slow down the pace here.
Blue will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Charleston up against the cage.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charleston blocks it with crossed arms.
Charleston tries to throw a body punch but Blue avoids it by throwing Charleston back against the cage.
Blue prevents a body shot from Charleston.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blue.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Charleston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lloyd Blue will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blue scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blue bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blue lands a two punch combo.
Blue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charleston counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charleston was well out of range. Poor timing from Blue.
It looked like Charleston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters circling a little - Charleston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Charleston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue blocks a head kick by Charleston.
Charleston misses with a body shot
and Blue counters with a stiff right hand.
Blue dips to his left and cracks Charleston with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charleston misses with a head kick.
Charleston throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blue counters with a nice uppercut.
Charleston scores with a hook to the body. Blue takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blue has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blue there as he acknowledges the shot.
Charleston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blue is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Charleston looks to throw the jab but Blue is out of range.
Blue throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Blue there.
Blue throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Blue misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Blue misses.
Blue throws a jab when Charleston was well out of range.
Blue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Charleston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Charleston misses the shot to the body.
Charleston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Charleston slips a jab from Blue.
Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Charleston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blue loads up on a big right hand but Charleston slips the punch.
Charleston lands a head shot.
Blue looks to land a left hand but Charleston moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Charleston.
Charleston throws a body shot but no joy.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick
and Charleston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charleston throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charleston throws a hook but Blue avoids it easily.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Blue missing with a left hand there. Charleston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charleston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Charleston throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Blue takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charleston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Charleston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Charleston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Charleston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Charleston misses with a hook. Blue ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Charleston.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Levon Charleston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charleston.
Blue moves out of range as Charleston strikes.
Blue wants to counter with a clinch but Charleston pushes him away.
Charleston misses with a body shot.
A jab from Blue misses.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue looks to throw the jab but Charleston is out of range.
Charleston looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Charleston connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Blue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blue thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charleston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blue.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charleston scores with a push kick.
Blue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body kick there by Charleston.
Blue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Charleston finds it's way round the side to connect with Blue's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charleston throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Charleston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blue momentarily.
Charleston misses with a body shot.
Blue scores with a nice body kick.
Charleston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice cross by Charleston.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charleston avoids the body shot from Blue.
Blue rushes Charleston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blue misses with the head strike.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
Blue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Charleston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blue lands a body punch in the clinch.
Charleston blocks an elbow strike.
Blue scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blue pressing his opponent against the cage.
Charleston misses with a punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Charleston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blue misses with a body punch.
Blue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charleston avoids it.
Charleston blocking some punches.
Charleston misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blue.
Charleston blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue swings wildly with an uppercut but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charleston working aggressively here.
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Charleston.
Blue misses with the head strike.
Charleston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charleston looking to slow down the pace here.
Charleston lands a nice shot to the body.
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lloyd Blue seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charleston is defending well for now.
Blue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charleston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charleston tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charleston lands a hook that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blue.
Charleston tries to throw a body punch but Blue avoids it by throwing Charleston back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lloyd Blue.
I've got Blue winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lloyd Blue!
A victorious Lloyd Blue thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Goldberg (ranked 967 p4p, 1140 weight class) and Tevin Shay (ranked 118 p4p, 143 weight class). David Goldberg 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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Shay counters with a left to the body.
Goldberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut.
Goldberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shay.
Goldberg misses with a takedown attempt - Shay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goldberg tests Shay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay looks to throw the jab but Goldberg is out of range.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but Shay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goldberg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldberg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shay wants to control but Goldberg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay is trying to improve his position.
Goldberg gets to mount! Shay was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Goldberg jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Shay is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Shay and Goldberg has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Goldberg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shay can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goldberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shay struggling a bit here.
Goldberg lands some shots froms side control.
Goldberg 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.
Shay wants to control but Goldberg postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Goldberg off and has taken his back!
Shay avoiding Goldberg 's attempts to control his hands.
Shay has good solid back control here.
Goldberg prevents Shay from getting a body triangle.
Goldberg tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shay lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goldberg doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Shay is stalling here but it's allowed Goldberg to get half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg tries to roll over but Shay keeps him under control.
Goldberg has a hand on Shay's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Shay takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Shay trying to control but Goldberg is having none of it.
Goldberg wants to control but Shay is having none of it.
Shay lands a big elbow.
Shay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay with the ground and pound from mount.
Shay lands a big elbow.
Goldberg is squirming around, avoiding Shay's attempts to control the action.
Goldberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shay controlling the position easily from mount.
Shay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goldberg is looking to escape.
Shay takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shay lands a couple of good shots and Goldberg has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Shay controls the position.
Goldberg rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shay prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
Shay controlling the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shay seems to be working for a kimura but Goldberg defends the submission attempt.
Shay content to control rather than advance.
Shay wants to take a breather but Goldberg is having none of it.
Shay is looking to advance position but Goldberg won't allow it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shay working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Goldberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shay content to stall in guard here.
Goldberg is trying to keep Shay in close.
Goldberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shay defends it easily.
Goldberg keeping full guard, as Shay tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg working a defensive guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Goldberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Shay, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Goldberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldberg.
Shay throws a hook but Goldberg blocks it.
Goldberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shay misses with an uppercut. Goldberg saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shay lands a lovely overhand right.
David Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shay misses with a hook.
Shay takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Shay dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goldberg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shay trying to keep a closed guard but Goldberg is proving a slippery customer.
Shay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goldberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shay's head.
Shay is pulling down on Goldberg's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shay isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Goldberg stacks Shay on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Goldberg!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay struggling a bit here.
Goldberg is trying to get an arm triangle but Shay is defending well.
The ground and pound from Goldberg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shay tries to buck Goldberg off but Goldberg is having none of it.
Goldberg is working Shay over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goldberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shay tries to control but Goldberg manages to take his back.
Goldberg tries to keep control of the position but Shay is staying busy.
Shay preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Goldberg.
Shay tries to break free.
Shay rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shay is looking to control Goldberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shay avoid being mounted?
Goldberg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shay has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay is trying to stand.
Goldberg trying to control from half guard but Shay is working away.
Shay looking for submissions off his back.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goldberg trying to control the action but Shay is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shay is defending against the submission attempts here by Goldberg.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goldberg not doing much here.
Shay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shay is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Goldberg frees his head nicely. Oh but Shay has switched to an armbar! Goldberg is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tevin Shay!
A relieved looking Tevin Shay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Coles (ranked 688 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Jack Dawson (ranked 88 p4p, 261 weight class). Coles comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Pass. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dawson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawson misses with a hook
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawson.
Coles throwing a counter right hand but Dawson manages to avoid it.
Coles swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Coles.
Coles looks to land a left hand but Dawson moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coles looks to land a combination but Dawson avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Dawson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Coles throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles lands a really nice looking cross but Dawson seems unphased.
Coles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dawson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Coles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coles misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Dawson misses.
Dawson cracks Coles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Coles throws a lazy right hand but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Dawson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Coles lands a jab to Dawson's midsection.
Coles moves out of range as Dawson strikes.
Coles lands a glancing blow to the side of Dawson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dawson backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jack Dawson has been cut.
Coles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coles scores with a hook to the body. Dawson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dawson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coles.
A little jabbing left from Dawson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Coles finds it's way through Dawson's defenses.
Dawson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Phillip Coles has been cut.
Coles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coles punishes Dawson's body with a nice straight punch.
Coles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dawson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Coles! Dawson lets Coles back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Coles connects with a jab.
Dawson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dawson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Coles there.
A shot to the body from Coles misses
and Dawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dawson slips a jab from Coles.
Dawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coles scores with a body shot.
Dawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coles.
Coles scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Coles.
Dawson walks into a left hand.
Coles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Coles misses with the combination.
Dawson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Coles with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coles misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Dawson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Dawson misses.
Coles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dawson! But no joy.
Coles thuds a left hand into Dawson's body.
Coles misses with a two punch combination.
Dawson throws out a counter right but Coles avoids it with no problem.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coles misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Coles.
Dawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dawson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Coles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coles misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coles misses with a lunging right hand
and Coles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillip Coles's cut is getting worse.
Phillip Coles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coles lands with a hook. Dawson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coles misses with a wild body shot.
Dawson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dawson blocks a jab.
Dawson walks into a stiff left hand from Coles.
Dawson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Coles misses with an uppercut.
Coles tests Dawson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dawson moves into the clinch successfully.
Coles working aggressively here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Coles lands a shoulder strike.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Coles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coles throws an overhand right that lands on Dawson's shoulder, as Dawson tries to avoid the shot.
Coles throws out a loose jab but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Coles.
Despite the aggression on Dawson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Coles digs a good hook to Dawson's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coles misses with a hook
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coles looks to land a left hand but Dawson moved out of range nicely.
Coles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Coles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Coles.
Coles scores with a nice strike.
Coles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
Phillip Coles's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dawson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Coles to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Coles - just one landing.
Coles misses with a left hand
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Coles is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Coles dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dawson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson slips a straight right by Coles.
Phillip Coles is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Coles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coles scores with a shot to the body.
Coles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson needs to keep his hands up - Coles had a free shot at his head there.
Dawson is rocked!
Coles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Coles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawson counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Dawson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Gordon (ranked 137 p4p, 213 weight class) and Hamed Juniorss (ranked 20 p4p, 29 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home - Ditty ft. Skylar Grey. Lamar Gordon 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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamar Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hamed Juniorss!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon thows a leg kick but Juniorss checks it
letting Juniorss counter with a right hand.
It looks like Lamar Gordon has been cut.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Juniorss backs away, Gordon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gordon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juniorss.
Gordon slips a jab from Juniorss.
Juniorss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Gordon does it's job there.
Juniorss needs to keep his hands up - Gordon had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Gordon's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Juniorss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juniorss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gordon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and Juniorss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Gordon.
Juniorss doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gordon throws a big shot that misses.
Juniorss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Juniorss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Gordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juniorss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gordon can pounce on him.
Juniorss slips under a jab.
Juniorss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Juniorss takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Gordon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a right hand
and Juniorss counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gordon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Juniorss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gordon thuds his right hand into Juniorss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Juniorss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon misses with an uppercut.
Gordon misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Juniorss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juniorss darts in and clinches Gordon up against the cage.
Juniorss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Juniorss.
Juniorss working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juniorss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gordon is defending well for now.
Gordon gets through Juniorss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gordon blocks a body shot from Juniorss.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon tries to work over Juniorss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juniorss misses with a punch on the inside.
Juniorss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juniorss misses with a body punch.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but Juniorss avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juniorss scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Juniorss.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Juniorss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Juniorss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Gordon tries to work over Juniorss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon lands a shot to the body.
Juniorss blocks an uppercut.
Gordon lands with a right to the head.
Juniorss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juniorss lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juniorss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gordon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juniorss.
Juniorss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gordon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juniorss.
A right hand to the body from Juniorss.
Juniorss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gordon.
Gordon tries to work over Juniorss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juniorss misses with a body punch.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juniorss backwards.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Juniorss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juniorss has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gordon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Juniorss can turn it around.
Juniorss tries to land knees in the clinch but Gordon avoids the damage to the body.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Juniorss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gordon lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Juniorss.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gordon.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Gordon.
Gordon presses Juniorss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Juniorss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gordon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gordon managing to block the knees to the body from Juniorss.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Juniorss.
Gordon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Gordon.
Juniorss trying to land knees to the body.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Juniorss controls the action.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Juniorss uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Gordon.
Juniorss throws a head punch that misses.
Juniorss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juniorss prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juniorss has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Juniorss misses with the head strike.
Juniorss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gordon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Juniorss working aggressively here.
Juniorss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gordon tries a body shot but Juniorss blocks it.
Gordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Juniorss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gordon is defending well for now.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Juniorss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juniorss working Gordon over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Juniorss blocks an uppercut.
Gordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juniorss tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juniorss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juniorss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Juniorss crunches a lovely knee into Gordon's ribcage.
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
Juniorss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Juniorss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gordon.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Juniorss.
Knees to the body from Juniorss.
Juniorss landing knees to the body.
Juniorss pushes Gordon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juniorss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gordon.
Juniorss lands a left hand.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juniorss scores with a hook to the body.
Juniorss scores with a knee to the head.
Lamar Gordon's cut is getting worse.
Juniorss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juniorss working Gordon over with knees to the body.
Juniorss with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juniorss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Juniorss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Juniorss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Juniorss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Juniorss lands a shoulder strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juniorss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Juniorss.
Juniorss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon is rocked!
Juniorss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gordons head.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juniorss throws a big uppercut that drops Gordon! More strikes from Juniorss and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gordon lies dazed against the cage as Juniorss celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamed Juniorss! Hamed Juniorss retains his light heavyweight title!
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