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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 1468 p4p, 176 weight class) and Ching Chang Bing Bang (ranked 2366 p4p, 270 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ching Chang Bing Bang!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Bing Bang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bing Bang's sensitive parts.
Darwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bing Bang takes one on the button.
Darwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bing Bang defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Bing Bang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Darwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darwin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Bing Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bing Bangs head.
I was talking to Darwin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bing Bang.
Bing Bang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bing Bang.
Darwin tries a body shot but Bing Bang blocks it.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Bing Bang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Darwin.
Bing Bang misses with some punches.
Darwin tries to work over Bing Bang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bing Bang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Darwin's face.
Darwin is rocked!
It looks like Charlie Darwin has been cut.
Darwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bing Bang misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bing Bang.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bing Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bing Bang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Darwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bing Bang lands with a right to the head.
Darwin avoiding damage as Bing Bang throws knees to the body.
Bing Bang blocking some punches.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin seems to have got his legs back now.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bing Bang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Bing Bang lands a left hand.
Bing Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bing Bang.
Darwin blocks a body shot from Bing Bang.
Darwin lands with a right to the head.
Bing Bang tries to land knees in the clinch but Darwin avoids the damage to the body.
Darwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bing Bang tries a body shot but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bing Bang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang lands a nice uppercut.
Bing Bang crunches a lovely knee into Darwin's ribcage.
Darwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bing Bang controls his hands.
Bing Bang prevents a body shot from Darwin.
Bing Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
Bing Bang pushes Darwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bing Bang blocking some punches.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Bing Bang misses with the head strike.
Bing Bang lands an uppercut.
Bing Bang misses with the head strike.
Bing Bang blocks an uppercut.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Bing Bang.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Bing Bang missing with knees to the body.
Bing Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bing Bang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bing Bang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darwin blocks it with crossed arms.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin lands a right hand.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bing Bang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darwin avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bing Bang.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Bing Bang.
Bing Bang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darwin blocks it with crossed arms.
Bing Bang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bing Bang looking to throw knees to the head but Darwin is blocking nicely.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bing Bang misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Darwin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie Darwin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darwin scores with a leg kick.
Darwin tries to clinch up.
Darwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bing Bang on the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darwin.
Darwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darwin scores with a head kick. Bing Bang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Darwin does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin looks to land a left hand but Bing Bang moved out of range nicely.
Bing Bang is trying to counter with his kicks.
Darwin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ching Chang Bing Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darwin lands with a slapping head kick.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bing Bang wants to counter the offense by Darwin and move into the clinch position.
Charlie Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Darwin lands a jab.
Darwin tries to clinch there but Bing Bang circles away.
Bing Bang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darwin. That's going to slow Bing Bang down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a double jab
and Bing Bang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bing Bang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darwin.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bing Bang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bing Bang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Darwin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin closes the distance and clinches.
Darwin scores with a shot to the side of Bing Bang's head.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Bing Bang blocking some punches.
Darwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bing Bang can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang lands an uppercut.
Bing Bang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bing Bang missing with knees to the body.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bing Bang lands with a short shot to the head.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Darwin lands a right hand.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin prevents a body shot from Bing Bang.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bing Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin scores with a shot to the side of Bing Bang's head.
Bing Bang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bing Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Bing Bang.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bing Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bing Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bing Bang tries a knee to the head but Darwin blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bing Bang.
Darwin takes a shot to the head.
Charlie Darwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Bing Bang - that landed with a thud.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Bing Bang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Bing Bang presses Darwin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bing Bang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Darwin.
Bing Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bing Bang.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bing Bang trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Darwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Darwin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Darwin throws a head kick but Bing Bang moves out of range.
Bing Bang avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Bing Bang has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Darwin throws a low kick but Bing Bang avoids it.
Darwin sets himself, and Bing Bang steps forward looking for the clinch! Darwin avoids it this time.
Darwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bing Bang in his tracks.
Good exchange - Darwin coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick and Bing Bang moves out of range easily.
Bing Bang wants to counter the offense by Darwin and move into the clinch position.
Darwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Darwin misses with a leg kick
and Bing Bang counters with a good low kick that Darwin was not able to check.
Bing Bang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Bing Bang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bing Bang's head.
Darwin lands a two punch combo.
Bing Bang takes one to the chin there.
Darwin misses with a straight left.
Darwin scores with a head kick. Bing Bang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Darwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darwin.
Ching Chang Bing Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darwin rushes Bing Bang and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bing Bang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bing Bang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
Darwin avoiding damage as Bing Bang throws knees to the body.
Bing Bang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bing Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bing Bang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bing Bang looking to throw knees to the head but Darwin is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Bing Bang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bing Bang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bing Bang lands a hook that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Darwin avoiding damage as Bing Bang throws knees to the body.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bing Bang crunches a lovely knee into Darwin's ribcage.
Darwin avoiding damage as Bing Bang throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bing Bang.
Darwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bing Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Bing Bang.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Bing Bang blocking some punches.
Bing Bang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charlie Darwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bing Bang lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bing Bang scores a nice knee to the body.
Bing Bang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang works on Darwin's body with a couple of short punches.
Bing Bang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darwin.
Bing Bang crunches a lovely knee into Darwin's ribcage.
Bing Bang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bing Bang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darwin avoids it.
Bing Bang lands a good knee to the midsection. Darwin won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bing Bang.
Bing Bang scores with a hook to the body.
Bing Bang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Bing Bang scores with a shot to the side of Darwin's head.
Bing Bang trying to land knees to the body.
Bing Bang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bing Bang tries a knee to the head but Darwin blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darwin.
Bing Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ching Chang Bing Bang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Darwin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Darwin!
After the fight, Charlie Darwin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Wood (ranked 1648 p4p, 201 weight class) and Oscar Oscarsson (ranked 1647 p4p, 200 weight class). Oscarsson has chosen Pain - Shut Your Mouth as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Oscarsson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Wood.
Wood jabs Oscarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oscarsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oscarsson lands a really nice looking cross but Wood seems unphased.
Wood darts in and clinches Oscarsson up against the cage.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Oscarsson controls his hands.
Oscarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood lands a really nice looking cross but Oscarsson seems unphased.
It looks like Oscar Oscarsson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Wood does it's job there.
Wood swings for the body but Oscarsson moves out of range.
Wood misses with a shot to the body
letting Oscarsson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a head kick but Oscarsson moves out of range.
Wood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Oscarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Oscarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oscarsson.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oscarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Oscarsson throws a counter combo.
Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oscarsson at a distance.
Oscarsson misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oscarsson.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Oscarsson sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Oscarsson misses.
Wood with a hook.
Oscarsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Oscarsson is just out of range.
Wood lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood works Oscarsson's body with a nice hook.
Oscarsson misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.
Jab by Wood.
Wood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Oscarsson.
Wood moves to clinch but Oscarsson breaks away
and Oscarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willie Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oscarsson looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Wood punishes Oscarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Oscarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Wood as he connects with a hook.
Oscarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wood at a distance.
Oscarsson misses the jab.
Oscarsson misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.
Wood misses with a hook to the body
and Oscarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oscarsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Oscarsson takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Wood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oscarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oscarsson tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Oscarsson back against the cage.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Oscarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wood tries to work over Oscarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Oscarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oscarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oscarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wood lands a nice looking body kick.
Wood throws a low kick, looking for Oscarsson's leg but Oscarsson calmly moves out of range.
Oscarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Oscarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Oscarsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oscarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oscarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Oscarsson cracks Wood with a good jab.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Oscarsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wood connects with a nice looking jab.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oscarsson moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oscarsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oscarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Wood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oscarsson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wood.
Oscarsson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Wood! Oscarsson is out on his feet! Wood rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Oscarsson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Oscarsson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Wood!
During a confident post fight interview, Willie Wood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Oscar Oscarsson had this to say: 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 1477 p4p, 178 weight class) and Vape Diaz (ranked 1328 p4p, 157 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. Vape Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gellar.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gellar.
Gellar avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Gellar slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Gellar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gellar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gellar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gellar scores with a decent looking hook.
Gellar misses with a head kick.
Diaz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gellar throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gellar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gellar momentarily.
Diaz dives in and grabs Gellar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gellar pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
A good leg kick by Gellar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gellar rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gellar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Uri Gellar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vape Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uri Gellar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Gellar defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gellar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gellar at a distance.
Gellar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gellar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gellar moves away.
Gellar tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gellar. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Gellar counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Uri Gellar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gellar just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gellar.
Diaz punishes Gellar's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gellar.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Gellar.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gellar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gellar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz takes a swing at Gellar's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Gellar's head but Gellar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gellar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gellar.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gellar rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gellar counters with a nice leg kick.
Gellar throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diaz moves out of range as Gellar strikes.
Gellar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Gellar throws a head kick that half lands.
Gellar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Gellar.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Gellar avoids it with no problem.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gellar misses with a head kick.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gellar is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz won't allow Gellar to sweep him here.
Gellar is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gellar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gellar has gone for a leg lock! Diaz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gellar's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz stands and throws Gellar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Uri Gellar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gellar misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Uri Gellar is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz gets a double leg takedown into Gellar's guard.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Gellar wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Gellar regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a strike but Gellar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz seems keen to control Gellar's posture.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control but Gellar passes into half guard.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Gellar is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Gellar wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Gellar sits in half guard.
That's two 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.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Gellar has control of the leg.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Gellar is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gellar is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gellar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Gellar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Gellar tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Gellar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gellar throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gellar doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Gellar has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gellar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gellar blocking some punches.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Gellar keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Gellar keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Gellar.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Gellar tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gellar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Gellar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diaz works Gellar's body with a nice hook.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Gellar lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Gellar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gellar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gellar throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gellar lands a front kick.
Gellar connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gellar lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Gellar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Gellar misses.
Gellar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar scores with a jab to the body.
Gellar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gellar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Gellar should have avoided that one.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gellar manages to avoid it.
Jab by Gellar.
Gellar throws a good cross that connects.
Gellar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gellar throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Gellar.
As Gellar backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Gellar manages to avoid it all.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Gellar.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gellar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gellar circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Gellar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gellar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Gellar.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Gellar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gellar tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gellar throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Gellar moved out of range nicely.
Gellar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gellar misses with a head kick.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Gellar is just out of range.
Gellar tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Gellar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Gellar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gellar counters with an inside leg kick.
Gellar moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Gellar lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Gellar.
Gellar throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz works Gellar's body with a nice hook.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Gellar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gellar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uri Gellar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gellar counters with an inside leg kick.
Gellar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gellar stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Gellar throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gellar misses.
Gellar wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Gellar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gellar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Gellar is just out of range.
Gellar lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gellar.
Vape Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gellar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Gellar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gellar, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Gellar!
A victorious Uri Gellar 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 373 p4p, 42 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 1021 p4p, 124 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duranto tries to land a front kick but Raharuhi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Raharuhi's legs.
Duranto misses with a jab to the body
and Raharuhi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Duranto's head coaches at Secret Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Raharuhi misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Duranto.
Good work by Raharuhi as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duranto, right into the meat.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Duranto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raharuhi counters with a stiff right hand.
Raharuhi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Raharuhi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
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!
Duranto defending well as Raharuhi loads up on a big left hand.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot
and Duranto counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raharuhi, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duranto.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duranto.
Raharuhi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick as Duranto jumps back.
Duranto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duranto's sensitive parts.
Raharuhi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raharuhi dips to his left and cracks Duranto with an uppercut!
Raharuhi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duranto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duranto tries to clinch but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Duranto blocks a head kick by Raharuhi.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. Raharuhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raharuhi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Duranto.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raharuhi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Raharuhi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Raharuhi scores with a shot to the body.
Raharuhi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duranto moves in looking to clinch but Raharuhi pushes him off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Raharuhi!
Duranto throws a push kick but Raharuhi slaps the foot to one side.
Raharuhi throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
Duranto lands a front kick.
Nice straight punches there by Raharuhi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Duranto slips under a jab from Raharuhi.
Duranto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Duranto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharuhi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi gets tackled into the cage by Duranto. Duranto maintains the clinch.
Duranto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duranto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi 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.
As Raharuhi backs away, Duranto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Raharuhi misses with a lunging right hand
and Duranto counters by moving into the clinch.
Raharuhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharuhi is just out of range.
Raharuhi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Duranto blocks it well.
Raharuhi scores with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Duranto.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Raharuhi throws a low kick, looking for Duranto's leg but Duranto calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duranto throws a good cross that connects.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Raharuhi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Duranto swings widly with a right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Duranto misses the target.
Duranto throws a head kick but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Duranto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raharuhi has time to react.
Duranto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
Duranto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raharuhi.
A jab lands there for Duranto.
Raharuhi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raharuhi tries a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Duranto is looking to score with low kicks.
Raharuhi misses with a body kick.
Duranto tried to counter with a leg kick but Raharuhi avoided it.
Duranto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duranto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi thumps Duranto with a low kick.
Duranto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raharuhi's head backwards.
Raharuhi throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Raharuhi throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good work by Raharuhi as he checks the leg kick.
Duranto throws a leg kick that misses.
Raharuhi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Raharuhi does it's job there.
A bone on bone clash there as Raharuhi blocks the leg kick.
Raharuhi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duranto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raharuhi throws out a counter right but Duranto avoids it with no problem.
Duranto throws the kick towards the body but Raharuhi avoids it.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
Duranto lands with a hook. Raharuhi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duranto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Raharuhi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot that sends Duranto's belly button to the back.
Raharuhi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Raharuhi moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raharuhi slips a straight right by Duranto.
Duranto misses with a leg kick
and Raharuhi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raharuhi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duranto's calf.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but Duranto moves out of range easily.
As Raharuhi backs away, Duranto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Raharuhi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi punishes Duranto's body with a nice straight punch.
Duranto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raharuhi to score with a decent uppercut.
Duranto just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharuhi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raharuhi! But no joy.
Duranto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raharuhi's calf.
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!
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi lands a glancing blow to the side of Duranto's head.
Raharuhi lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duranto lands a lovely overhand right.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the leg kick from Duranto.
Raharuhi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raharuhi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duranto is out of range.
Duranto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharuhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharuhi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
As Raharuhi tries to get set, Duranto tries to push him back and clinch up but Raharuhi manages to avoid the attempt.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Duranto misses its intended target.
Raharuhi slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Raharuhi misses its intended target.
Duranto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duranto scores with a hook to the body. Raharuhi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duranto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi tries to score with a low kick but Duranto moves his leg out of the way.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto blocks the body kick.
Raharuhi throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raharuhi tries to score with a low kick but Duranto moves his leg out of the way.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Duranto throws a low kick but Raharuhi moves out of range easily.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Raharuhi misses the target.
Raharuhi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duranto.
Raharuhi scores with a jab. Duranto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Duranto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raharuhi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duranto's sensitive parts.
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick. Duranto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duranto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raharuhi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto thumps Raharuhi with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Raharuhi blocks the leg kick.
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!
Raharuhi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duranto is out of range and Raharuhi settles back down.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi tries to land a front kick but Duranto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Duranto throws the left hand but Raharuhi avoids the punch easily.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Raharuhi misses its intended target.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raharuhi. That did some damage!
Raharuhi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the body kick from Duranto.
Duranto connects with a solid leg kick.
Duranto gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto pushes Raharuhi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raharuhi lands a shoulder strike.
Raharuhi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Duranto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duranto.
Raharuhi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duranto eats them both and turns towards Raharuhi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Raharuhi blocks the leg kick.
Duranto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharuhi moves away.
Duranto misses with a lunging right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raharuhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raharuhi scores with a shot to the body.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
Duranto misses with a lunging right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raharuhi works over Duranto's head and body with a nice combination.
Duranto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Raharuhi misses its intended target.
Duranto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raharuhi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Raharuhi tenderised Duranto's leg. Duranto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raharuhi tests Duranto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that misses.
Duranto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raharuhi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Raharuhi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Duranto. That one must have hurt.
Duranto takes one on the button.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of a nice 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!
Duranto has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws a head punch that misses.
Raharuhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Duranto avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raharuhi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raharuhi as Duranto tries to tie him up.
Duranto breaks from the clinch.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duranto slips a jab from Raharuhi.
It appears Duranto was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raharuhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Duranto avoids the damage to the body.
Raharuhi lands with a left to the head.
Duranto avoiding damage as Raharuhi throws knees to the body.
Raharuhi is trying to break the clinch but Duranto has him pressed against the cage.
Duranto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raharuhi.
Duranto misses with some punches.
Raharuhi blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duranto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duranto.
Duranto is looking to control Raharuhi's arms but Raharuhi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duranto has his back to the cage.
Duranto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raharuhi backwards.
Duranto lands a left hand.
Duranto blocks an elbow strike from Raharuhi.
Duranto is trying to stall.
A short right from Duranto on the inside.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raharuhi blocking some punches.
Raharuhi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duranto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duranto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto Duranto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duranto lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Raharuhi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raharuhi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raharuhi breaks from the clinch.
Duranto tries to clinch but Raharuhi is having none of it.
Raharuhi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duranto slips a straight right by Raharuhi.
Duranto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Raharuhi as he connects with a hook.
Raharuhi swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duranto is looking to slow Raharuhi down with leg kicks.
Raharuhi stuns Duranto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duranto closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Duranto on the inside.
Duranto swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duranto misses with the head strike.
Duranto misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taine Raharuhi.
I've got Raharuhi 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taine Raharuhi!
Taine Raharuhi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Roberto Duranto was interviewed post fight and said 'So you forget to set my sliders.. Didnt you, Gutz?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 837 p4p, 104 weight class) and Don Petersen (ranked 1120 p4p, 134 weight class). Petersen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. James Brown- Living in America kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersen misses with a leg kick
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petersen's knee momentarily.
Mikhasevich slips a jab from Petersen.
Mikhasevich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Mikhasevich slips a jab from Petersen.
Petersen jabs Mikhasevich right on the nose. Mikhasevich blinks but takes it well.
Don Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mikhasevich manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Petersen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Petersen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mikhasevich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petersen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mikhasevich working for a triangle but Petersen defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich pushes a forearm under Petersen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Petersen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gennady Mikhasevich!
Gennady Mikhasevich decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kvame Zulu (ranked 439 p4p, 67 weight class) and Titan Reign (ranked 629 p4p, 97 weight class). Zulu's entrance music is Big Badaboom. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kvame Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu moves out of range of the body kick.
Zulu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reign lands a leg kick that knocks Zulu off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Reign. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reign.
Zulu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Reign releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reign connects with a body shot that sends Zulu's belly button to the back.
Reign lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zulu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Reign is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zulu.
Reign fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reign throws a right and a left that Zulu avoids nicely.
Titan Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reign cracks a nice hook into Zulu's ribs.
Reign checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zulu avoids the body shot from Reign.
Reign lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zulu lands with a right hand.
Reign has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reign.
Reign throws a right and a left that Zulu avoids nicely.
Reign throws an overhand right that lands on Zulu's shoulder, as Zulu tries to avoid the shot.
Reign throws a lazy right hand but Zulu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Zulu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zulu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reign looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zulu lands a slapping body shot.
Reign throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Zulu counter with a right hand.
Reign rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zulu counters with a nice right hand that sends Reign toppling to the canvas! Reign scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zulu finish him?!
Reign is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A quick step to the side and Zulu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reign is still on wobbly legs! Can Zulu finish him?
Zulu lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kvame Zulu!
In his post fight interview, Kvame Zulu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 252 p4p, 28 weight class) and Screw Ewe (ranked 708 p4p, 86 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Screw Ewe!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewe misses with a hook.
Ewe misses with a lunging right hand
and Phetboonme counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Screw Ewe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ewe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ewe's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Ewe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ewe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phetboonme wants to land a leg kick but Ewe is out of range.
Ewe throws a nice looking combination but Phetboonme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ewe swings for the body but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Phetboonme defending well as Ewe loads up on a big left hand.
Ewe misses with a body shot.
Phetboonme was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ewe lands a nice looking body shot.
Phetboonme forces Ewe back against the cage and clinches.
Phetboonme works on Ewe's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ewe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewe lands an uppercut.
Ewe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme is working Ewe over against the cage.
I was talking to Phetboonme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Ewe controls the action.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Ewe's head.
Phetboonme is working Ewe over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Phetboonme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ewe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phetboonme moves away.
Ewe throws a series of strikes that have Phetboonme backpedaling.
Jab from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme blocks a jab.
Phetboonme quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Ewe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ewe throws a body punch but Phetboonme moves out of range.
A big right from Ewe misses.
Ewe connects with a body shot that sends Phetboonme's belly button to the back.
Ewe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phetboonme moves away.
Ewe slips a jab from Phetboonme.
Ewe looks to throw the jab but Phetboonme is out of range.
Ewe throws a jab when Phetboonme was well out of range.
It looked like Phetboonme was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ewe.
Phetboonme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phetboonme scores with a jab. Ewe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phetboonme throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ewe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phetboonme moves away.
Phetboonme throws a low kick but Ewe avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Phetboonme. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phetboonme.
A cross from Ewe lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme clinches.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phetboonme works on Ewe's body with a couple of short punches.
Ewe throws a head punch that misses.
Phetboonme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme.
Ewe looks winded!
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ewe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ewe prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ewe.
Ewe breaks the clinch.
Phetboonme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phetboonme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phetboonme scores with a decent looking hook.
Ewe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ewe slips a straight right by Phetboonme.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ewe. Phetboonme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ewe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewe throws a big shot that misses.
Phetboonme moves in looking to clinch but Ewe pushes him off.
Phetboonme blocks a jab.
Ewe with a nice cross.
Ewe misses with a straight left.
Ewe moves out of range of the body kick.
Phetboonme avoids the body shot from Ewe.
Phetboonme tried to counter with a leg kick but Ewe avoided it.
Phetboonme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ewe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ewe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phetboonme slips under a jab from Ewe.
Ewe lunges at Phetboonme with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phetboonme's hand.
Phetboonme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Phetboonme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ewe.
Ewe throws a right and a left that Phetboonme avoids nicely.
Phetboonme lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ewe takes a step back to recover.
A swing and a miss from Phetboonme.
Ewe unleashes a big counter combination but Phetboonme bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ewe slips under a jab from Phetboonme.
Ewe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ewe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Ewe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Phetboonme is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Phetboonme throws a nice outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ewe.
Ewe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ewe misses with an uppercut.
Ewe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phetboonme swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phetboonme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ewe throws out the jab.
A jab from Phetboonme finds it's way through Ewe's defenses.
Ewe misses with a looping left.
Phetboonme half committed to a counter leg kick.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Ewe.
Phetboonme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phetboonme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ewe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phetboonme backs up against the cage.
Ewe throws a looping overhand right but Phetboonme ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ewe throws an overhand right that lands on Phetboonme's shoulder, as Phetboonme tries to avoid the shot.
Ewe throws a poor cross that misses
and Phetboonme counters with a body kick.
Ewe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phetboonme.
Ewe lands with a hook. Phetboonme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ewe misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Screw Ewe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phetboonme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ewe throws a shot from downtown. Phetboonme moves away and avoids it.
Ewe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phetboonme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ewe throws a hook but Phetboonme blocks it.
Ewe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phetboonme has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A big left from Ewe misses.
Ewe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ewe misses with a looping left.
Phetboonme wants to clinch.
Phetboonme just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Ewe.
Phetboonme has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phetboonme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Phetboonme lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongchai Phetboonme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ewe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ewe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phetboonme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewe looks to score with a jab to the body but Phetboonme is just out of range.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ewe.
Phetboonme scores with a body shot.
Ewe takes one to the chin there.
Ewe misses with a body shot.
Ewe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ewe misses with a hook. Phetboonme ducked under it nicely.
Screw Ewe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Ewe.
Phetboonme missing with a left hand there. Ewe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ewe misses the shot to the body.
Phetboonme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ewe.
Ewe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phetboonme.
Ewe swings for the body but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Ewe misses the jab.
Ewe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phetboonme was well out of range. Poor timing from Ewe.
Phetboonme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phetboonme missing with a left hand there. Ewe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phetboonme, right into the meat.
Ewe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ewe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Phetboonme swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewe lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phetboonme cracks a nice hook into Ewe's ribs.
Phetboonme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ewe under the eye.
Ewe digs a good hook to Phetboonme's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phetboonme. Ewe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phetboonme throws the left hand but Ewe avoids the punch easily.
Ewe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phetboonme lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Ewe misses.
Ewe throws a hook but Phetboonme avoids it easily.
Kongchai Phetboonme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ewe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phetboonme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ewe.
Phetboonme looks to land a body kick but Ewe moved away.
Ewe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phetboonme.
A clash of legs there as Ewe blocks the low kick.
Ewe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Ewe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phetboonme clinches.
Ewe can't break the clinch.
Ewe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme scores with a hook to the body.
Ewe is breathing heavily.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Ewe.
A frustrated look appears on Ewe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ewe tries to break the clinch but Phetboonme is controlling the position.
Phetboonme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ewe lands a shoulder strike.
Phetboonme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Ewe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phetboonme lands an uppercut.
Phetboonme works on Ewe's body with a couple of short punches.
Ewe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ewe is trying to force a seperation but Phetboonme has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Phetboonme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ewe tries to break free but Phetboonme pushes him back against the cage.
Ewe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ewe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewe misses with the head strike.
Ewe breaks the clinch.
Ewe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phetboonme counters with a stiff right hand.
Ewe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phetboonme. Phetboonme obviously looking to wear him down.
Ewe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phetboonme pushes Ewe up against the cage in a clinch.
Phetboonme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Ewe avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the cage.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Ewe avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the cage.
Ewe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Ewe controls his hands.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ewe breaks the clinch.
Phetboonme stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Phetboonme misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phetboonme misses the shot to the body.
Ewe keeps the fight on the outside.
Phetboonme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ewe misses with a hook to the body
and Phetboonme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kongchai Phetboonme dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Phetboonme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ewe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ewe just misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ewe.
Phetboonme ducks right into an uppercut from Ewe.
Phetboonme scores with a nice strike.
Phetboonme takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ewe throws a jab but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ewe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phetboonme needs to keep his hands up - Ewe had a free shot at his head there.
Phetboonme blocks a jab.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut. Ewe saw that one coming.
Ewe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ewe swings widly with a right hand
and Phetboonme counters with a body kick that stops Ewe in his tracks momentarily.
Ewe looks to score with a jab to the body but Phetboonme is just out of range.
Ewe throws the left hand but Phetboonme avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewe throws an off balance right hand
and Phetboonme counters with a nice body kick.
Ewe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phetboonme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phetboonme throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewe blocks a jab.
Ewe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phetboonme gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ewe.
Phetboonme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good shot there by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Ewe - just one landing.
Phetboonme gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
Ewe wants to get back to striking at distance but Phetboonme won't allow it.
Phetboonme keeps control of Ewe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phetboonme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ewe or not.
Ewe prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries to work over Ewe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ewe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Phetboonme seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ewe can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
Ewe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewe is trying to force a seperation but Phetboonme has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme lands a body punch.
Phetboonme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ewes head.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Ewe controls the action.
Ewe is trying to force a seperation but Phetboonme has the dominant position.
Phetboonme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ewe is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Ewe fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Phetboonme.
Ewe is still on wobbly legs! Can Phetboonme finish him?
Good body shot from Phetboonme.
Ewe seems to have recovered his senses.
Ewe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phetboonme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phetboonme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Ewe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ewe misses with a punch to the body.
Ewe lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Ewe blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ewe.
Phetboonme lands an uppercut.
Phetboonme tries to work over Ewe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Phetboonme as the two fighters clinch.
Ewe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ewe.
Phetboonme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Ewe's head.
Ewe blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Phetboonme.
A head punch on the inside from Ewe fails to land.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme lands a hook that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
A hook to the body from Phetboonme.
Ewe tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Ewe back against the cage.
Ewe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phetboonme lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Ewe takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewe tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Ewe scores with a hook to the body.
Ewe tries to break free but Phetboonme pushes him back against the cage.
Phetboonme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Ewe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phetboonmes head.
Ewe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Ewe blocks it.
Ewe throws a head punch that misses.
Ewe manages to break the clinch.
Phetboonme slips a jab and a cross from Ewe.
Phetboonme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ewe.
Ewe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ewe loads up on a big right hand but Phetboonme slips the punch.
Phetboonme tries to score with a low kick but Ewe moves his leg out of the way.
Ewe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phetboonme tries to work over Ewe's front leg with a kick but Ewe checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ewe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Ewe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ewe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a jab to Ewe's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kongchai Phetboonme showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phetboonme has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kongchai Phetboonme!
After the fight, Kongchai Phetboonme 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between More IsMore (ranked 123 p4p, 22 weight class) and Travis Dillon (ranked 240 p4p, 37 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, More IsMore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Dillon.
Dillon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dillon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dillon - that will leave a mark!
IsMore misses with a looping left.
Dillon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy body kick from Dillon
and IsMore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
IsMore has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL in the buildup to the fight.
IsMore darts in looking for a takedown but Dillon gets double underhooks and turns IsMore into the cage.
Dillon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Travis Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillon lands a nice looking body kick.
Dillon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from IsMore.
Dillon moves out of range as IsMore strikes.
IsMore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Dillon.
IsMore misses the body punch
and Dillon counters with a left and a right that stings IsMore.
Travis Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for IsMore.
IsMore clobbers Dillon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
IsMore throws an off balance right hand
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
IsMore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillon throws out a loose jab but IsMore uses good head movement to avoid it.
IsMore attempts a counter takedown but Dillon avoids it well and moves away.
Dillon moves into the clinch successfully.
Dillon misses with a hook from the clinch.
IsMore has a couple of punches blocked by Dillon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillon struggles to land a body shot inside as IsMore controls his hands.
IsMore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from IsMore.
A quick uppercut on the inside from IsMore.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dillon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dillon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dillon lands with a light punch inside.
Dillon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with IsMore's elbow.
Dillon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of IsMore backwards.
Dillon lands with a right to the head.
Dillon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dillon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dillon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. IsMore seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dillon can turn it around.
Dillon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by IsMore.
IsMore pulls guard successfully.
Dillon wants to stand but IsMore has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
IsMore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
IsMore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
IsMore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dillon is aware though and is defending well.
Dillon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of IsMore is proving hard to escape from.
IsMore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dillon sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. IsMore doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Dillon paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from IsMore - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). More IsMore!
After the big win, More IsMore made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HELLBENT and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Mma (ranked 287 p4p, 37 weight class) and Buffalo Marley (ranked 521 p4p, 68 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Buffalo Marley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buffalo Marley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Mma is just out of range.
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mma circles away quickly and effectively.
Mma is looking for a counter combo.
Mma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marley throws a jab when Mma was well out of range.
Mma throws a hook to the side of Marley's head but Marley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mma avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley scores with a spinning back kick!
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mma.
Marley with a hook.
Mma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mma throws out a powerful jab.
Good shot there by Marley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley tried to score with a low kick but Mma checks it.
As Marley looks to move away, Mma throws a big counter combo but Marley just gets out of the way.
Mma pushes Marley away with a front kick.
Marley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mma staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Marley tries to clinch there but Mma circles away.
Marley jabs Mma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Mma misses.
Marley misses with a body punch
and Mma counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley lands with a nice body punch.
Marley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A left lands for Mma.
Marley is looking to clinch but Mma is avoiding it.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Marley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mma throws a big counter combination but Marley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mma throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marley can pounce on him.
Mma lands with a right hand.
Marley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marley 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 Mma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marley keeps control of Mma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mma tries to break free but Marley pushes him back against the cage.
Mma is trying to push Marley away but Marley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mma slips a jab from Marley.
Marley scores with a nice strike.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marley checks a leg kick.
Marley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mma thinks about countering with a body kick.
Marley blocks the body kick.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Mma and move into the clinch position.
Good exchange - Marley coming out on top.
Marley is looking to clinch but Mma is avoiding it.
Marley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marley lands a leg kick that knocks Mma off balance momentarily.
Marley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marley avoids a kick to the body.
Marley throws a solid leg kick but Mma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marley.
Marley cracks Mma with an open hand slap.
Mma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley moves out of range as Mma strikes.
Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mma checks it well.
Mma cracks the inside of Marley's front leg.
Mma misses with a right hand
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Mma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Mma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a low kick but Mma moves out of range easily.
It appears Mma was looking to counter with a kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley wants to clinch.
Marley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Buffalo Marley has been cut.
Buffalo Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley avoids the head kick by Mma.
Marley connects with a looping right hand.
Marley tries to land a body kick
and Mma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mma.
Mma swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley cracks Mma with an open hand slap.
Mma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marley's head.
Marley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mma doesn't seem bothered though.
Mma circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buffalo Marley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buffalo Marley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marley checks a leg kick.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Mma moves away and avoids it.
Marley throws a series of punches but Mma moves out of range.
Mma seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley throws a series of punches but Mma moves out of range.
Marley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mma misses with a wild combination.
Marley misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mma.
Mma 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.
A solid body kick from Mma.
Mma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marley is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mma. Mma obviously looking to wear him down.
Mma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mma misses with a body kick.
Mma is looking to land body kicks.
A left and a right from Marley both land. Nice combination.
Mma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mma is looking to land body kicks.
Marley blocks a head kick by Mma.
Mma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
It looked like Mma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mma.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Mma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marley is looking to clinch but Mma is avoiding it.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mma ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a body shot.
It looked like Mma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley moves in looking to clinch but Mma pushes him off.
A left lands for Marley.
A good leg kick by Marley.
Marley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mma moves away.
As Marley looks to move away, Mma throws a big counter combo but Marley just gets out of the way.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mma thuds his right hand into Marley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley scores with a jab to the body.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley thuds a left hand into Mma's body.
Mma throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
Mma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marley lands a nice hook to Mma's body. Mma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley digs a good hook to Mma's body.
Mma keeps the fight on the outside.
Marley closes the distance and clinches.
Marley misses with a body punch.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mma tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley keeps control of Mma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley gets through Mma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marley misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Mma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Mma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mma has had enough of the clinch but Marley keeps him there for the moment.
Mma breaks the clinch.
Marley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mma at a distance.
Marley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mma tries to land a leg kick but Marley saw it coming and moves away.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mma.
Mma throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mma manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Marley misses.
Mma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley throws a poor cross that misses
and Mma counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buffalo Marley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marley tries to clinch up
and Mma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mma moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buffalo Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marley 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 Mma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Mma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marley throws a leg kick but Mma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley blocks a jab.
Mma moves out of range of the strikes.
Mma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mma scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley throws a low kick but Mma avoids it.
Marley throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body kick there by Mma.
Mma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mma fakes the leg kick and cracks Marley in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marley misses with a straight left.
Marley tries to score with a low kick but Mma moves his leg out of the way.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mma seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mma moves away from the strike by Marley.
Mma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Mma is looking to counter with a body kick.
Marley misses with a left hand
enabling Mma to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Mma appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mma tries a head kick but it misses.
Marley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Mma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marley connects with a body shot that sends Mma's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Marley as he connects with a hook.
Mma throws a chopping leg kick but Marley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marley tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley catches Mma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mma lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Marley misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A left lands for Mma.
Marley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mma under the eye.
Mma scores with the left hand. Marley knows he should have avoided that one.
Mma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marley throws a leg kick but Mma moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Mma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mma.
Marley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Mma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mma is looking to counter with a body kick.
Marley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marley throws a chopping leg kick but Mma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marley has Mma up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Mma.
Mma working hard to break the clinch.
Buffalo Marley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marley lands an elbow inside that Mma shrugs off.
Mma takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mma.
Buffalo Marley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marley tries to work over Mma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Mma's head.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Marley is controlling him.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Marley is controlling him.
Marley misses with a body punch.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma working hard to break the clinch.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Marley has him pressed against the cage.
Mma blocks an uppercut.
Mma breaks from the clinch.
Marley is looking to clinch.
Mma misses with a wild body shot.
Marley throws a low kick but Mma moves out of range easily.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Mma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Mma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mma moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley lands a really nice looking cross but Mma seems unphased.
Jeff Mma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mma throws a big counter combination but Marley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buffalo Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buffalo Marley!
Buffalo Marley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Morales (ranked 797 p4p, 125 weight class) and Dai Zexi (ranked 446 p4p, 73 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zexi's choice of entrance music: BRADIO-Flyers. The key to victory for Jose Morales has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zexi was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Zexi lands with a straight right. Morales didn't see that one coming.
Zexi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morales doesn't seem bothered though.
Zexi slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Zexi as he connects with a hook.
Morales throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Dai Zexi has been cut.
A shot to the body from Morales misses
and Zexi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morales thinking.
Zexi scores with a jab to the body.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zexi! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zexi.
Morales moves away from the strike by Zexi.
Morales went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zexi.
Zexi cracks Morales with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morales misses with a jab to the body
and Zexi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zexi under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zexi slips under a jab from Morales.
A little jabbing left from Zexi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zexi lands with a nice body punch.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zexi.
Morales looks to land a left hand but Zexi moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Zexi.
Zexi looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Morales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morales was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morales dips to his left and cracks Zexi with an uppercut!
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zexi was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Morales thuds his right hand into Zexi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zexi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zexi.
Zexi lunges at Morales with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morales's hand.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Zexi is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Morales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zexi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Morales misses.
Zexi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morales has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales moves forwards but Zexi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zexi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jose Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zexi looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Zexi scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Morales.
Zexi connects with a nice looking jab.
Morales is rocked!
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Zexi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zexi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morales misses with the body kick
and Zexi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Morales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Morales does no damage.
Morales misses with a right hand
and Zexi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zexi lands a big elbow - Morales is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Zexi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dai Zexi!
A very excited looking Dai Zexi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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