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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nazz Lee (ranked 3170 p4p, 382 weight class) and Daddy Yo-Yo (ranked 3737 p4p, 427 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nazz Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Daddy Yo-Yo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Yo-Yo moves out of range easily.
Yo-Yo misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws the left hand but Yo-Yo avoids the punch easily.
Yo-Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Yo-Yo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into Yo-Yo's guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Yo-Yo keeps moving.
Lee is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Touch Of Death Combat Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yo-Yo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo-Yo can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Yo-Yo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Yo-Yo keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Yo-Yo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yo-Yo keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yo-Yo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Yo-Yo is defending well.
Lee in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Yo-Yo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nazz Lee!
A victorious Nazz Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Vettori (ranked 1114 p4p, 140 weight class) and Carney Duffy (ranked 1634 p4p, 206 weight class). Vettori comes to the cage accompanied by Police On My Back- The Rocketz. Duffy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brawl - Bloody spit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marvin Vettori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Vettori is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Duffy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Duffy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Duffy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vettori haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vettori tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duffy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duffy is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy can't do much from the bottom here.
Vettori goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Duffy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vettori's guard! Nice work there by Duffy!
Vettori escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duffy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duffy trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
Vettori looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vettori being controlled here, momentarily.
I've been told that Duffy has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori trying to control the position.
Duffy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vettori looking for a sweep. Not yet Vettori, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duffy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vettori is proving hard to escape from.
Duffy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vettori lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duffy is keeping the position for now.
Duffy working a defensive guard here.
Duffy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vettori looking to pass the guard.
Vettori wants to control from the top but Duffy keeps moving.
Vettori throwing strikes from guard but Duffy blocks nicely.
Vettori postures up and lands a big shot to Duffy's brow.
Vettori stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duffy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duffy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vettori has gone for a leg lock! Duffy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vettori's guard.
Vettori is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vettori is looking to pass Duffy's guard but actually Duffy recovers to full guard.
Duffy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duffy keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully.
Vettori is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duffy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vettori tries a head kick but it misses.
Duffy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vettori shoots in for a double leg but Duffy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duffy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vettori's head backwards.
Vettori shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Duffy's guard.
Vettori stands up over Duffy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vettori trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vettori tries to free his leg and advance position but Duffy is retaining full guard.
Vettori trying to control the position from guard on top but Duffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettori looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy trying to control the position here.
Vettori trying to control but Duffy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy is pulling down on Vettori's head to control his posture.
Duffy is trying to keep Vettori in close.
Vettori tries to free his leg and advance position but Duffy is retaining full guard.
Vettori throwing strikes from guard but Duffy blocks nicely.
Vettori trying to control but Duffy is working from the bottom.
Vettori tries to free his leg and advance position but Duffy is retaining full guard.
Duffy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vettori tries to clinch up.
Vettori shoots in for a takedown but Duffy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vettori throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duffy's waist but Duffy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vettori off to one side.
It seemed like Duffy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vettori definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Vettori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duffy throws a leg kick but Vettori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vettori looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duffy is fending him off so far but Vettori persists. Nope, Duffy circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Duffy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duffy.
Vettori feints and then cracks Duffy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duffy down.
Duffy lands a jab.
Vettori shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Duffy.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori shoots in looking for a takedown but Duffy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vettori's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duffy throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Duffy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vettori drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Duffy dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duffy postures up in Vettori's guard and throws a big left but Vettori blocks it.
Duffy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vettori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duffy looking to sit in guard and control but Vettori gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vettori stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duffy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vettori trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Duffy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Duffy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vettori looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Duffy passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carney Duffy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vettori throws a sloppy head kick and Duffy moves out of range easily.
Vettori looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Duffy!
Duffy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Duffy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Marvin Vettori overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vettori seems to be working for a kimura but Duffy defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy is defending against the submission attempts here by Vettori.
Vettori is thwarting Duffy's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duffy is just riding it out for now. Vettori eventually gives up the hold.
Duffy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Vettori is working for a submission of some sort.
Duffy is controlling Vettori's trapped leg to prevent Vettori from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duffy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duffy is staying active underneath Vettori, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vettori is looking for a kimura here.
Duffy trying to hold on to Vettori's head to control him but Vettori postures up.
Duffy is positioning himself well to prevent Vettori advancing to mount.
Vettori is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duffy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vettori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vettori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duffy is keeping the position for now.
Duffy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duffy trying to control the position.
Duffy has his hands on Vettori's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vettori fails to land the takedown.
Carney Duffy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vettori has managed to clinch.
Duffy tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Duffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Duffy lands a body punch.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Duffy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vettori is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duffy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vettori is working for takedown but Duffy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duffy scores with a shot to the side of Vettori's head.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duffy works on Vettori's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duffy prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marvin Vettori.
I think Vettori 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marvin Vettori thanked RESISTANCE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Carney Duffy spoke after the fight, saying 'It is what it is.. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 1325 p4p, 140 weight class) and Alton Newcastle (ranked 1406 p4p, 150 weight class). Alton Newcastle 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alton Newcastle!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy body kick from Lowe
and Lowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newcastle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lowe momentarily.
It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut.
Lowe wants to clinch up but Newcastle keeps it at a distance.
Newcastle throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newcastle.
Lowe slips under a jab from Newcastle.
Newcastle throws a body punch but Lowe moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Lowe darts in and clinches Newcastle up against the cage.
Lowe pushes Newcastle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Newcastle.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe tries a body shot but Newcastle blocks it.
Newcastle works on Lowe's body with a couple of short punches.
Newcastle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newcastle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lowe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newcastle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Newcastle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe lands with a light punch inside.
Lowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newcastle backwards.
Newcastle throws a head punch that misses.
Newcastle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newcastle lands a really nice looking cross but Lowe seems unphased.
Newcastle takes a swing at Lowe's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Lowe.
Newcastle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Lowe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Newcastle avoids the body shot from Lowe.
A punch combination from Lowe misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Newcastle.
Newcastle avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Newcastle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newcastle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newcastle.
Lowe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Newcastle misses with a combination
and Lowe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Newcastle misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle throws a series of punches but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe moves out of range as Newcastle strikes.
A jab from Lowe finds it's way through Newcastle's defenses.
Lowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newcastle.
A combination from Lowe does no damage.
It seemed like Newcastle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lowe clinches.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Newcastle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Newcastle misses with some punches.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowe tries to throw a body punch but Newcastle avoids it by throwing Lowe back against the cage.
Lowe lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Newcastle.
Lowe misses with the head strike.
Lowe lands a right hand.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowe.
Newcastle can't find room to land a body shot as Lowe controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lowe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Newcastle looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowe is just out of range.
Lowe is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lowe throws a head kick but Newcastle moves out of range.
Lowe thumps Newcastle with a low kick.
Lowe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Newcastle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newcastle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lowe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newcastle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Newcastle.
Lowe lands a lovely overhand right.
Newcastle misses with an uppercut. Lowe saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lowe, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowe. Newcastle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lowe 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.
Mike Lowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newcastle throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
Newcastle swings widly with a right hand
and Lowe counters with a leg kick.
Lowe lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newcastle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Newcastle misses with a two punch combination.
Newcastle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newcastle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lowe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Newcastle misses the shot to the body.
Lowe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newcastle's calf.
Lowe works the jab nicely.
Newcastle misses with an uppercut
and Lowe counters with a nice body kick.
Newcastle tries to move into range but Lowe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Lowe misses.
The crowd cheers as Lowe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Newcastle doesn't seem phased though.
Newcastle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lowe throws out a loose jab but Newcastle uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newcastle works the jab nicely.
Newcastle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowe lunges at Newcastle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Newcastle's hand.
Newcastle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newcastle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lowe cracks Newcastle with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowe.
Lowe throws a shot to the body.
Newcastle throws out a loose jab but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newcastle looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowe is just out of range.
Newcastle misses with a looping left.
Lowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newcastle can do to turn this around?
Lowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the liver by Lowe. Beautiful body shot.
Newcastle throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
Lowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mike Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Newcastle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lowe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newcastle doesn't seem bothered though.
Newcastle looks to land a left hand but Lowe moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newcastle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newcastle throws out a loose jab but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newcastle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowe manages to avoid it.
Lowe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Newcastle throws a right hand that misses
and Lowe counters with a nice uppercut.
Newcastle misses with a takedown attempt
and Lowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newcastle throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lowe to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle swings widly with a right hand
and Lowe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newcastle thinking.
Lowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Lowe.
Lowe throws a head kick that Newcastle semi-blocks.
Lowe looks to land a combination. Newcastle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Newcastle throws a hook but Lowe avoids it easily.
Newcastle just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Newcastle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lowe thumps Newcastle with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Lowe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Newcastle clobbers Lowe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Newcastle lands a body shot.
Lowe tries to bum rush Newcastle with a series of wild strikes but Newcastle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Newcastle throws a right hand that misses
and Lowe counters with a straight right hand.
Lowe throws a series of punches but Newcastle avoids them all with ease.
Newcastle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Lowe.
Newcastle's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Newcastle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lowe clinches up with Newcastle and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Newcastle.
Newcastle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lowe blocks a body shot from Newcastle.
Lowe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Newcastle swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe prevents a body shot from Newcastle.
Lowe lands a left hand.
Newcastle struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowe controls his hands.
Lowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newcastle backwards.
Newcastle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newcastle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newcastle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowe.
Lowe gets underhooks to prevent Newcastle's takedown attempt.
Lowe tries a knee to the head but Newcastle blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Newcastle throws a hook but Lowe avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Lowe. That snapped Newcastle's head back.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newcastle blocks a jab.
Lowe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lowe lands with a good body shot.
Lowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lowe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newcastle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowe connects with a body shot.
Newcastle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowe.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowe scores with a shot to the side of Newcastle's head.
Newcastle struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowe controls his hands.
Lowe misses with the head strike.
Lowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newcastle's defenses.
Newcastle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newcastle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Newcastle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lowe prevents it.
Mike Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alton Newcastle.
Newcastle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Newcastle.
A head punch on the inside from Newcastle fails to land.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newcastle swings widly with a right hand
and Lowe counters with a leg kick.
Newcastle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
Lowe misses with a kick to the body.
Lowe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Newcastle.
Lowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lowe digs a good hook to Newcastle's body.
Some wild striking there from Newcastle.
Newcastle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid body kick from Lowe.
Lowe blocks a jab.
A combination from Lowe does no damage.
Newcastle misses with a hook
and Lowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lowe moves out of range as Newcastle strikes.
Newcastle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Newcastle throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
Lowe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Newcastle back to the cage. Lowe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowe moves out of range as Newcastle strikes.
Alton Newcastle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newcastle misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lowe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lowe with a jab.
Newcastle throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Lowe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lowe scores with a jab.
Lowe swings for the body but Newcastle moves out of range.
Newcastle throws a lazy uppercut
and Lowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowe looks to land a combination. Newcastle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A swing and a miss from Newcastle.
Newcastle misses with a hook. Lowe ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Lowe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Newcastle throws an off balance right hand
and Lowe counters with a leg kick.
Newcastle missing with a left hand there. Lowe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newcastle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newcastle misses with a right hand
and Lowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowe throws a nice looking combination but Newcastle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Newcastle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Newcastle moves out of range easily.
Alton Newcastle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Lowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Newcastle finds it's way through Lowe's defenses.
Newcastle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Newcastle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
Lowe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newcastle just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Newcastle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newcastle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Newcastle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newcastle throws a hook but Lowe blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Lowe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowe looks to land a combination. Newcastle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newcastle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Newcastle misses with a left hand
and Lowe counters with a straight right hand.
Lowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowe with a hook.
Newcastle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe moves out of range as Newcastle strikes.
Newcastle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Newcastle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Newcastle misses its intended target.
Lowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newcastle misses with a straight left.
Lowe has closed the distance and engaged Newcastle in a clinch.
Newcastle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newcastle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowe stops a takedown attempt from Newcastle.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowe lands an uppercut.
Lowe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newcastle manages to break the clinch.
Newcastle throws a jab when Lowe was well out of range.
Newcastle throws a body shot but no joy.
Newcastle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newcastle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newcastle misses with a right hand
and Newcastle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Newcastle backs up against the cage.
Lowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newcastle.
Lowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newcastle misses with a hook
and Lowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowe lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newcastle misses with an uppercut.
Lowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowe slips under a jab from Newcastle.
Newcastle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lowe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lowe!
A relieved looking Mike Lowe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Calacon (ranked 721 p4p, 102 weight class) and Ibrahim Suleyman (ranked 782 p4p, 110 weight class). Conrad Calacon 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conrad Calacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibrahim Suleyman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suleyman blocks a jab.
Calacon throws an off balance right hand
and Suleyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Calacon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suleyman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calacon.
A little jabbing left from Suleyman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calacon misses with a hook.
Suleyman throws out a counter right but Calacon avoids it with no problem.
Calacon closes the distance and clinches.
Calacon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calacon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suleyman.
Suleyman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Calacon throws a jab but it's blocked by Suleyman.
Calacon missing with a left hand there. Suleyman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Calacon.
Conrad Calacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calacon misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Suleyman avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calacon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suleyman can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Calacon.
Suleyman moves out of range of the strikes.
Suleyman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Calacon with a body shot.
Calacon lands with a good body shot.
Good work by Suleyman as he checks the leg kick.
Calacon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suleyman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calacon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suleyman scores with a jab. Calacon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Suleyman staying out of range there.
Calacon throws a series of punches but Suleyman moves out of range.
Suleyman throws a shot from downtown. Calacon moves away and avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suleyman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calacon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Calacon misses.
Calacon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suleyman moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suleyman! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Calacon misses the target.
Suleyman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Calacon cracks Suleyman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calacon cracks the inside of Suleyman's front leg.
Calacon lands a head shot.
Suleyman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Calacon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Calacon misses with a few strikes there.
Calacon throws a hook to the side of Suleyman's head but Suleyman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calacon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Calacon throws a combination that misses
and Suleyman counters with a one-two to the body.
Calacon ducks under a wild hook from Suleyman.
As Suleyman looks to move away, Calacon throws a big counter combo but Suleyman just gets out of the way.
Calacon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suleyman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calacon throws out the jab.
Suleyman staying out of range there.
Calacon throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Suleyman to counter with a crisp jab.
Suleyman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suleyman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Suleyman tenderised Calacon's leg. Calacon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suleyman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, jab by Calacon - just one landing.
Calacon throws a leg kick
and Suleyman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Calacon misses the target.
Suleyman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calacon scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suleyman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suleyman gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Suleyman tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Calacon is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Suleyman buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Suleyman!! Suleyman is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Calacon throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conrad Calacon!
Conrad Calacon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 178 p4p, 30 weight class) and Valentine Masterson (ranked 402 p4p, 55 weight class). Garibaldi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Resist and Bite - Sabaton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masterson.
Masterson dips to his left and cracks Garibaldi with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Masterson misses its intended target.
Garibaldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Masterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Masterson.
Garibaldi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Masterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Masterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi with a jab.
Garibaldi loads up on a big right hand but Masterson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Garibaldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masterson misses with an uppercut. Garibaldi saw that one coming.
Garibaldi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garibaldi doesn't manage to clinch there - Masterson circles away.
Masterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson misses with a body kick.
Masterson misses with a body kick.
Masterson misses with a straight left.
Masterson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garibaldi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Masterson moves out of range.
Garibaldi moves into the clinch successfully.
Masterson can't find room to land a body shot as Garibaldi controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Garibaldi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garibaldi blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
Masterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Garibaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garibaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Masterson won't allow it.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Masterson.
Masterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garibaldi is trying to pull guard but Masterson has him pressed against the cage.
Garibaldi tries to throw a body punch but Masterson avoids it by throwing Garibaldi back against the cage.
Masterson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garibaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Masterson.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Garibaldi jumps guard.
Garibaldi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garibaldi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson trying to control but Garibaldi is working from the bottom.
Masterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Garibaldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masterson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Masterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Masterson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Masterson throws a strike but Garibaldi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Masterson pulls Garibaldi in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi postures up.
Masterson is pulling down on Garibaldi's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Masterson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Masterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garibaldi pushing down on Masterson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Masterson trying to control from the bottom.
Masterson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Garibaldi is looking to advance position but Masterson won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentine Masterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Valentine Masterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Masterson.
Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masterson.
Garibaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Some wild striking there from Masterson.
Garibaldi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Masterson.
Masterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Masterson.
Masterson throws a leg kick
and Garibaldi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garibaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Masterson throws out a counter right but Garibaldi avoids it with no problem.
Garibaldi avoids the head kick by Masterson.
Garibaldi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Masterson checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson cracks Garibaldi with an open hand slap.
Masterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masterson throws a leg kick that misses.
Garibaldi misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Masterson misses.
Garibaldi moves in looking to clinch but Masterson pushes him off.
Masterson is looking for the big counter here.
Garibaldi closes the distance and clinches.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masterson misses with the head strike.
Masterson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Garibaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Masterson controls his hands.
Garibaldi takes a shot to the head.
Masterson blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garibaldi jumps guard but Masterson stands there with Garibaldi around his waist. Garibaldi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi pushes Masterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masterson gets control of Garibaldi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Masterson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi wants to control from the top but Masterson keeps moving.
Masterson looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Garibaldi lands.
Masterson looks to throw the jab but Garibaldi is out of range.
Masterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garibaldi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garibaldi.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Garibaldi moves into range and connects with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garibaldi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Masterson scores with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Masterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Masterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garibaldi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masterson. Masterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Garibaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Masterson misses with a straight left.
Masterson tried to score with a low kick but Garibaldi checks it.
Masterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garibaldis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garibaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garibaldi misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentine Masterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garibaldi missing with a left hand there. Masterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masterson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head.
Masterson throws a big shot that misses.
Garibaldi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garibaldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Masterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masterson avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Masterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masterson throws a head kick that half lands.
Garibaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi tries to bum rush Masterson with a series of wild strikes but Masterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masterson.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Masterson tries to work over Garibaldi's front leg with a kick but Garibaldi checks it.
Masterson blocks a head kick by Garibaldi.
A little jabbing left from Masterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Masterson.
Nice shot lands for Masterson.
Garibaldi lands with a kick to the temple. Masterson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garibaldi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Masterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masterson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garibaldi counters by moving into the clinch.
Masterson misses with the head strike.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garibaldi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Masterson to keep the fight standing.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Masterson looking to throw knees to the head but Garibaldi is blocking nicely.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Masterson lands with a left to 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!
Garibaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garibaldi backwards.
Masterson manages to break the clinch.
Garibaldi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masterson can pounce on him.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Garibaldi slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Garibaldi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masterson. That's going to slow Garibaldi down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Masterson.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Masterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garibaldi doesn't seem bothered though.
Garibaldi connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Masterson thuds his shin into the meat of Garibaldi's side.
Garibaldi throws a head kick but Masterson moves out of range.
Garibaldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Masterson lands a nice shot that snaps Garibaldi's head back.
Masterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Masterson scores with a leg kick.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Garibaldi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Masterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Garibaldi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masterson misses with a hook
and Garibaldi counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garibaldi takes one to the chin there.
Masterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masterson scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Masterson coming out on top.
Masterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garibaldi is looking to clinch but Masterson is avoiding it.
Masterson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Masterson misses with a looping left.
Masterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentine Masterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garibaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentine Masterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Masterson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentine Masterson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 120 p4p, 18 weight class) and Sairanix Lokren (ranked 180 p4p, 28 weight class). Lokren has chosen Beast as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
47 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sairanix Lokren!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason misses with a body kick.
Mason connects with a solid leg kick.
Lokren jabs at Mason's body.
Lokren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mason.
Lokren ducks right into an uppercut from Mason.
Lokren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lokren.
A counter left hand to the body from Mason misses its target.
Mason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lokren misses with a looping right.
Lokren connects with a looping right hand.
Mason definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mason misses with a low kick.
Lokren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lokren scores with a jab to the body.
Mason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Lokren throws a body shot but no joy.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is looking to land body kicks.
Mason throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mason.
Lokren throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Mason misses with a body kick.
Mason throws the left hand but Lokren avoids the punch easily.
Mason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice side step and Lokren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mason throws a body punch but Lokren moves out of range.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason lands with an uppercut that bounces Lokren off the cage and back into range.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
Lokren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mason attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mason throws a lazy head kick
and Lokren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lokren just misses with a punch to the body.
Lokren throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Lokren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lokren is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mason rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Lokren defending well as Mason loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Lokren misses.
Lokren throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Mason ducks down to avoid it.
Lokren lands a slapping body shot.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Lokren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, jab by Lokren - just one landing.
Mason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Mason takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lokren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mason comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Lokren swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Lokren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason misses with a straight right.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
Lokren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lokren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Lokren misses.
Good work by Lokren as he checks the leg kick.
Lokren shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lokren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Lokren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lokren swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lokren lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokren. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lokren misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lokren misses with a looping right.
A big right from Lokren misses.
Mason feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lokren's calf.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason throws a leg kick
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp jab.
Mason moves out of range as Lokren strikes.
Mason misses with a lunging right hand
and Lokren counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Mason finds it's way through Lokren's defenses.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
Mason appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mason moves out of range as Lokren strikes.
As Lokren backs away, Mason returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mason works the jab nicely.
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 Zane Mason will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Lokren avoids a kick to the body.
Lokren throws out a counter right but Mason avoids it with no problem.
Lokren throws out a loose jab but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren throws a sloppy body shot
and Mason counters with a solid body kick.
Lokren blocks a low kick nicely.
Mason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Zane Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Mason moves away from the strike by Lokren.
Mason with a hook.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lokren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mason. Mason obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokren is just out of range.
A big right from Lokren misses.
Lokren throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mason throws a sloppy head kick and Lokren moves out of range easily.
Lokren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Mason looks to throw a body kick
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
Lokren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
Lokren throws a combination that misses
and Mason counters with a thumping low kick.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Lokren saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mason.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
Mason throws a quick counter head kick but Lokren was just out of range.
A big left from Lokren misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokren. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Mason.
Lokren misses with an uppercut.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lokren throws out the jab.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokren.
Mason defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Mason appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
Mason feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mason scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason connects with a nice looking jab.
Mason jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mason dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lokren. That did some damage!
Mason avoids the body shot from Lokren.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Mason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mason moves away from the strike by Lokren.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lokren doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason feints and then cracks Lokren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lokren down.
Mason misses with a low kick.
Lokren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lokren throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Lokren does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren moves away from the strike by Mason.
Lokren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lokren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lokren throws a leg kick that misses.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lokren misses with a left hand
and Mason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lokren's sensitive parts.
Lokren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lokren blocks the body kick.
Lokren throws a front kick aimed at Mason's knee but Mason avoids it well.
Lokren cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
Mason scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mason lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lokren takes a step back to recover.
Lokren connects with a single shot there.
Mason lands the left hand.
Lokren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lokren misses with a lunging right hand
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Mason jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lokren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Lokren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mason doesn't seem phased though.
Mason takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lokren tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Mason throws a front kick aimed at Lokren's knee but Lokren avoids it well.
Mason cracks Lokren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lokren throws out a loose jab but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason throws a leg kick which misses Lokren's front leg but catches the back leg as Lokren tries to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Lokren there.
Lokren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Lokren.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Mason connects with a solid leg kick.
Lokren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Lokren misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
Mason is looking to counter punch.
Lokren misses the jab.
A big left from Lokren misses.
Mason scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Lokren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Lokren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mason misses the jab.
Lokren has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mason.
Lokren lands a nice hook to Mason's body. Mason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mason slips under a jab from Lokren.
Lokren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren misses with an uppercut.
Lokren's corner calls for a 1-2. Lokren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lokren looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lokren misses with a wild combination.
Lokren takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Mason tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mason throws out a leg kick but Lokren moves out of range and Mason only half commits.
Lokren wants to counter with a clinch but Mason pushes him away.
Mason throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lokren.
A big left from Lokren misses.
Mason misses with a right hand
and Lokren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lokren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lokren let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mason throws a series of punches but Lokren avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lokren at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Mason ducks down to avoid it.
Mason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lokren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mason lands a really nice looking cross but Lokren seems unphased.
Mason misses with a low kick.
Lokren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lokren lands with a hook. Mason tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lokren scores with a body shot.
Lokren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mason to score with a decent uppercut.
Lokren lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mason.
Zane Mason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lokren. Lokren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason is looking to slow Lokren down with leg kicks.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Mason half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mason scores with a jab to the body.
Sairanix Lokren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mason.
Lokren feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mason gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lokren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mason slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lokren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
Lokren has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lokren throws a jab when Mason was well out of range.
Lokren throws a big shot that misses.
Mason scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lokren in his tracks.
Mason blocks a jab.
Mason throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lokren avoids it.
A jab from Lokren misses.
Mason will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mason defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Mason defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Mason lands with an overhand left.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mason throws a leg kick which misses Lokren's front leg but catches the back leg as Lokren tries to avoid it.
Lokren throws a sloppy body shot
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lokren throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Mason is looking for a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zane Mason.
Well Mason has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sairanix Lokren!
Our winner, Sairanix Lokren, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 1074 p4p, 147 weight class) and Tel Britton (ranked 752 p4p, 110 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tel Britton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Spong misses its intended target.
Britton keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Britton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A good leg kick by Spong.
A low kick from Spong is predictable there
and Britton counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spong. That's going to slow Britton down.
Spong tries to clinch but Britton moves away
letting Britton counter with a right hand.
Spong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Britton scores with a decent looking hook.
Spong is looking to land body kicks.
Britton moves out of range of the body kick from Spong.
Britton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spong wants to clinch.
Spong slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong scores with a jab. Britton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spong clinches up against the cage.
Spong drops Britton with a big knee straight up the middle! Britton is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Tel Britton has been cut.
Spong wants to clinch
and Britton counters with a nice uppercut.
Alistair Spong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Britton throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Britton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Britton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Britton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Spong backs off Britton throws a huge counter combo but Spong manages to avoid it all.
Spong tries to clinch but Britton is having none of it.
Britton walks into a straight right hand from Spong.
Britton keeps the fight on the outside.
Britton looks to land a right hand but Spong moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands a nice looking body shot.
Spong is looking to clinch but Britton is avoiding it.
Britton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Britton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spong. That one must have hurt.
Spong throws a low kick, looking for Britton's leg but Britton calmly moves out of range.
Spong throws a sloppy head kick and Britton moves out of range easily.
Britton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Britton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Britton.
Spong takes the fight into the clinch.
Britton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spong is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong misses with the head strike.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Britton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spong walks away with a smile on his face. Britton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alistair Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Britton. That did some damage!
Spong rushes Britton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Britton is trying to pull guard but Spong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alistair Spong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tel Britton.
Britton is looking for a takedown.
Britton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Spong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Britton's face.
Britton blocks a body shot from Spong.
Spong lands a knee to the head.
Spong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Britton tries to pull guard but Spong won't allow it.
Britton can't get the takedown.
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Britton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Spong.
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!
Britton tries to score a body lock takedown but Spong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Britton looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands a nice shot to the body.
Spong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spong lands an uppercut.
Spong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spong scores with a hook to the body.
Spong lands a shot to the body.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Britton blocks with his arms.
Spong lands a nice shot to the body.
Spong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Spong.
Spong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Britton is rocked!
Spong scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong lands a left hand.
Britton is still on wobbly legs! Can Spong finish him?
Spong lands with a right to the head.
Britton tries to pull guard but Spong holds him up against the cage and eventually Britton drops back down to his feet.
Spong lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Spong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tel Britton'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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Britton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spong - the referee stops the clock and Britton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spong. Britton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Britton seems to have recovered his senses.
Spong moves into range and clinches up with Britton.
Britton tries to pull guard but Spong holds him up against the cage and eventually Britton drops back down to his feet.
Spong drops Britton with a big knee straight up the middle! Britton is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Spong cracks the inside of Britton's front leg.
Britton avoids the body shot from Spong.
Britton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Britton! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spong clinches.
Britton is breathing heavily.
Spong lands an uppercut.
Spong lands a body shot.
Spong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spong cracks Britton with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Spong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Spong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Britton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Britton is blocking nicely.
Spong lands a left hand.
Spong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spong drops Britton with a big knee straight up the middle! Britton is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Britton to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Britton looks to clinch but Spong throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Britton taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alistair Spong!
An intense looking Alistair Spong took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You even said you'd kill somebody didn't ya? I killed 2 people dog, so what that make me? It should tell you I go the extra mile just to do you homie. See when those lights go on, it's time for people like me to stand up, and we make people like you break. So do yourselves a favor man, and stay away'.
In defeat, Tel Britton stepped up to the mic, saying '...Next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stoker (ranked 31 p4p, 5 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 96 p4p, 14 weight class). Stoker comes to the cage accompanied by Let There Be Rock by AC/DC. Shaman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shaman's Dream. Blind Shaman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman tries to score with a low kick but Stoker moves his leg out of the way.
Stoker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stoker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice sprawl there from Stoker as Shaman shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Stoker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stoker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shaman is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shaman, as that shot connected.
Shaman checks the leg kick.
Shaman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stoker cracks Shaman with a good jab.
Stoker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stoker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaman throws a leg kick but Stoker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shaman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaman throws a right and a left that Stoker avoids nicely.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker throws a low kick but Shaman avoids it.
Shaman lands a nice hook to Stoker's body. Stoker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stoker scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shaman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shaman just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman checks a low kick from Stoker.
A telegraphed right hand from Stoker misses the target.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman scores with a jab to the body.
Shaman throws a hook but Stoker blocks it.
Shaman scores with a hook to the body. Stoker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shaman throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Shaman scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaman misses with a looping right.
Shaman cracks a nice hook into Stoker's ribs.
Stoker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shaman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Shaman.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Shaman.
Shaman 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.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Stoker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoker lands with an overhand left.
Shaman misses with a lunging right hand
and Stoker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoker misses with a looping left.
Shaman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stoker rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick from Stoker is predictable there
and Shaman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stoker's guard.
Shaman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Shaman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Stoker can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shaman stops Stoker from getting back to his feet.
My spies in Temple of Cloud Warriors-youth inform me that Shaman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stoker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shaman trying to control from Stoker's half guard. Stoker has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stoker keeping full guard, as Shaman tries to pass.
Shaman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stoker is looking to stand up but Shaman isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shaman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stoker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stoker thows a leg kick but Shaman checks it
and Stoker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edward Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoker tries to work over Shaman's front leg with a kick but Shaman checks it.
Stoker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaman throws out the jab.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Stoker's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Stoker misses.
Shaman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoker throws out the jab.
Stoker cracks Shaman with an open hand slap.
Shaman misses with an uppercut. Stoker saw that one coming.
Stoker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for Shaman.
Stoker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaman is just out of range.
Shaman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shaman just manages to avoid it.
Stoker lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blind Shaman 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.
Stoker lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaman defending well as Stoker loads up on a big left hand.
Stoker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stoker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Stoker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stoker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shaman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker is looking to slow Shaman down with leg kicks.
Stoker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shaman can pounce on him.
Stoker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Shaman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stoker lands a nice hook to Shaman's body. Shaman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Shaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blind Shaman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Stoker misses
and Shaman counters with a leg kick.
Stoker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stoker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shaman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker catches Shaman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Stoker misses the target.
Shaman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shaman cracks Stoker with an open hand slap.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stoker.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Shaman slips under a jab.
Shaman connects with a right hand. Stoker shakes it off.
Stoker takes a swing at Shaman's ribcage but misses.
Shaman throws out a counter right but Stoker avoids it with no problem.
Shaman throws a head kick but Stoker moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Shaman.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Shaman blocks the low kick.
Stoker checks a leg kick.
Stoker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shaman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stoker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaman tries a low kick but Stoker avoids it.
Stoker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stoker swings for the body but Shaman moves out of range.
Shaman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoker throws a poor cross that misses
and Shaman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left lands for Stoker.
Nice cross by Stoker.
Stoker slips under a jab from Shaman.
Shaman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaman lands a nice looking body shot.
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaman.
Shaman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Shaman catches Stoker right on the button with a cross.
Shaman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Stoker throws a body kick that misses.
Stoker slips a straight right by Shaman.
Stoker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stoker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoker throws the left hand but Shaman avoids the punch easily.
Shaman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shaman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stoker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaman was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Shaman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stoker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shaman missing with a left hand there. Stoker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Shaman.
Shaman scores with a shot to the body.
Shaman throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaman tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaman slips under a jab.
Stoker slips under a jab.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Shaman saw that one coming.
Shaman looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Stoker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stoker throws a body punch but Shaman moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Stoker tests Shaman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Stoker misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Shaman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Stoker.
Jab by Stoker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stoker checks it well.
Stoker throws a body punch but Shaman moves out of range.
Stoker avoids the head kick by Shaman.
Shaman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoker.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Shaman checks it.
Shaman misses with the combination.
Stoker scores with a shot to the body.
Shaman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaman missing with a left hand there. Stoker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stoker misses with a looping left.
Shaman moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoker lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edward Stoker 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.
A big left from Shaman misses.
Stoker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker lands a jab to the nose.
A bone on bone clash there as Stoker blocks the leg kick.
Stoker misses the jab.
Shaman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shaman looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Stoker lands with a good body shot.
Stoker scores with a nice right hand.
Shaman connects with a right hand. Stoker shakes it off.
Stoker throws a hook but Shaman blocks it.
Stoker slips a jab from Shaman.
Shaman lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker moves out of range as Shaman strikes.
Shaman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Shaman tenderised Stoker's leg. Stoker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Shaman saw that one coming.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman throws a right and a left that Stoker avoids nicely.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Shaman throws a leg kick but Stoker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stoker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stoker scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoker.
Shaman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stoker looks to land a right hand but Shaman moved out of range.
Stoker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shaman throws out a leg kick but Stoker moves out of range and Shaman only half commits.
Stoker stuffs the takedown attempt from Shaman. Shaman gets slowly back to his feet.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Shaman moves out of range as Stoker strikes.
Stoker cracks Shaman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Shaman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaman misses with an uppercut
and Stoker counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shaman checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Shaman. That snapped Stoker's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker scores with a shot to the body.
Shaman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stoker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shaman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoker blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Stoker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Shaman blocks the leg kick.
Stoker throws the left hand but Shaman avoids the punch easily.
Stoker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shaman throws the left hand but Stoker avoids the punch easily.
Stoker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stoker connects with a nice looking jab.
Shaman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stoker.
Shaman misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Shaman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stoker on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker slips a jab from Shaman.
Stoker scoring well with a low kick there.
Stoker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stoker scores with a leg kick.
Shaman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoker.
Stoker moves away from the strike by Shaman.
Shaman lands with a right hand.
Stoker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shaman's head backwards.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Shaman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaman misses with an uppercut. Stoker saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Shaman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shaman staying out of range there.
Shaman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker checks a low kick from Shaman.
Shaman scores with a takedown into Stoker's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stoker is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaman trying to control but Stoker is working from the bottom.
Shaman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shaman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stoker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stoker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stoker!
Stoker decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Shaman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Edward Stoker did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shaman lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Shaman misses.
Stoker misses with the combination.
And Shaman tries to counter it with a takedown but Stoker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shaman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stoker misses with a leg kick.
Stoker lands a right hook to the body.
Shaman just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shaman misses with a body shot.
Shaman misses with a hook to the body
and Stoker counters with a straight right hand.
Shaman takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker misses with a hook.
Shaman throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Shaman works the jab nicely.
Stoker scores with a leg kick.
Stoker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shaman doesn't seem bothered though.
Shaman dips to his left and cracks Stoker with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker throws a chopping leg kick but Shaman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shaman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stoker, right into the meat.
Stoker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shaman throws a hook but Stoker blocks it.
Shaman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Shaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaman checks a leg kick nicely.
Stoker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaman. Shaman obviously looking to wear him down.
Stoker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shaman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker connects with a right hand. Shaman shakes it off.
Shaman throws a hook but Stoker blocks it.
Stoker throws a lazy uppercut
and Shaman counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Shaman coming out on top.
Shaman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stoker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stoker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Shaman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shaman throws the left hand but Stoker avoids the punch easily.
Shaman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shaman throws a shot from downtown. Stoker moves away and avoids it.
Stoker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shaman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shaman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Stoker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shaman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoker stuns Shaman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shaman checks a leg kick.
Shaman throws a leg kick which misses Stoker's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoker tries to avoid it.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker misses with a right hand
and Shaman counters with a stiff right hand.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaman is just out of range.
Shaman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shaman controlling from side mount.
Shaman looking to control but instead Stoker has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Stoker is trying to stand back up but Shaman is controlling him
Shaman is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Stoker as he works his way to full guard.
Shaman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shaman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stoker is keeping the position for now.
Stoker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blind Shaman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaman passes into half guard.
Shaman stops Stoker from getting back to his feet.
Shaman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stoker!
Shaman wants to control the pace but Stoker is squirming around nicely.
Stoker is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Stoker somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Edward Stoker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shaman throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker tests Shaman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shaman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoker throws out the jab.
Shaman misses with a straight right.
Shaman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoker.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Shaman misses.
Stoker misses with a few strikes there.
Shaman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shaman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shaman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoker throws a series of punches but Shaman moves out of range.
Shaman throws a looping overhand right but Stoker ducks down to avoid it.
Stoker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shaman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shaman sizes up Stoker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shaman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoker blocks the body kick.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Shaman.
Stoker throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Shaman to counter with a crisp jab.
Stoker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Shaman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stoker with a body shot.
Stoker misses with a hook. Shaman ducked under it nicely.
Stoker misses with a right hand
and Shaman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good leg kick by Shaman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shaman. That's going to slow Stoker down.
Stoker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Shaman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stoker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shaman moves forwards but Stoker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Stoker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shaman doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker takes a swing at Shaman's ribcage but misses.
Shaman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Stoker.
Stoker scores with the left hand. Shaman knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Shaman misses.
Shaman sizes up Stoker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shaman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoker's sensitive parts.
Stoker with a hook.
Shaman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stoker keeping full guard, as Shaman tries to pass.
Shaman stands and throws Stoker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shaman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman trying to control the position but Stoker is working away.
Shaman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stoker's legs.
Shaman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shaman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shaman is trying to get an arm triangle but Stoker is defending well.
Shaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stoker keeps working.
That's four 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.
Shaman works to advance to full mount. Stoker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Stoker taking shots to the head.
Stoker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shaman.
Stoker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shaman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blind Shaman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stoker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
Edward Stoker retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Edward Stoker 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimson (ranked 25 p4p, 6 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 86 p4p, 16 weight class). Grimson comes to the cage accompanied by Omerta - Lamb of God. Rain comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Heavy Rain enters 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
39 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Rain as he connects with a hook.
Grimson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rain.
Grimson moves out of range of the body kick.
Grimson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rain lands with an overhand left.
Grimson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rain has time to react.
Grimson staying out of range there.
Grimson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rain manages to circle out of the way.
Grimson moves out of range of the body kick from Rain.
Rain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimson. Grimson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rain scores with a jab to the body.
Rain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grimson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain scores with a sloppy right hand. Grimson should have avoided that one.
Grimson misses with a right hand
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rain misses with a hook to the body
and Grimson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a head kick that Grimson semi-blocks.
It looks like Stu Grimson has been cut.
Grimson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
Rain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grimson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grimson throws out a loose jab but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimson misses with a hook. Rain ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Danga de danga de dang - Rain scores with a four punch combination!
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Grimson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rain.
Grimson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimson. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain moves out of range as Grimson strikes.
Rain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson moves forwards but Rain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grimson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rain scores with a push kick.
Rain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grimson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rain.
Grimson throws a combination that misses
and Rain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimson.
Rain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rain throws the kick towards the body but Grimson avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rain.
Heavy Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grimson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grimson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a right hand that Grimson ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimson also avoids with ease.
Rain scores with a hook.
Rain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grimson if he has to take too many more of those.
Rain digs a good body shot into Grimson's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat.
Rain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grimson throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
Rain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grimson takes one to the side of the head.
Grimson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Grimson.
Grimson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimson misses with a body kick.
Rain lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain throws the left hand but Grimson avoids the punch easily.
Rain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grimson pushes Rain up against the cage in a clinch.
Grimson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rain misses with a body punch.
Rain scores with a hook to the body.
Rain lands with a left to the head.
Grimson is breathing heavily.
A short right from Rain.
A head punch on the inside from Rain fails to land.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain lands an overhand right.
Rain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Grimson.
Grimson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grimson throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain throws out a counter right but Grimson avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Rain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stu Grimson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grimson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rain's sensitive parts.
Rain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grimson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grimson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rain.
Grimson scores with a hook to the body. Rain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grimson wants to clinch.
Grimson is looking to slow Rain down with leg kicks.
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good shot there by Grimson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grimson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Grimson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rain connects with a jab.
Grimson lands a really nice looking cross but Rain seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grimson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice jab there from Rain.
Grimson rushes Rain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rain misses with some punches.
Rain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimson backwards.
Rain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimson misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rain.
Still in the clinch, Grimson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grimson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rain throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimson.
Rain has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grimson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rain can turn it around.
Grimson gets through Rain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rain just manages to avoid it.
Grimson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a leg kick
and Grimson counters with a straight right hand.
Grimson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grimson trying to land knees to the body.
Rain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimson missing with knees to the body.
Grimson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grimson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grimson is leaning against Rain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rain is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grimson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grimson tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimson.
Grimson misses with a punch to the body.
Stu Grimson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Grimson as the two fighters clinch.
Grimson tries to land a knee to the head but Rain blocks with his arms.
Grimson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain working hard to break the clinch.
Grimson pushes Rain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grimson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rain blocks it with crossed arms.
Grimson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grimson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rain is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grimson.
Rain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grimson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rain's face.
It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Rain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grimson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimson tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
Grimson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rain swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimson misses with a body punch.
Rain breaks from the clinch.
Rain blocks a head kick by Grimson.
Grimson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Rain as he connects with a hook.
Rain dips to his left and cracks Grimson with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rain. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Grimson misses with a straight right.
Rain only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rain tries to bum rush Grimson with a series of wild strikes but Grimson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimson.
Rain throws a leg kick but Grimson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heavy Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimson.
Grimson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grimson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Grimson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Grimson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Rain scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grimson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grimson lands a nice shot that snaps Rain's head back.
Rain connects with a jab.
Grimson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grimson closes the distance and clinches.
Grimson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rain breaks the clinch.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grimsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Rain is predictable there
and Grimson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rain pushes Grimson away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimson manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimson, as that shot connected.
Grimson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rain throws a leg kick but Grimson sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimson ducks right into an uppercut from Rain.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grimson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grimson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grimson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rain misses with a body kick.
Grimson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rain slips a straight right by Grimson.
Rain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grimson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grimson scores with a nice head shot.
Grimson avoids the head kick by Rain.
Rain misses with a hook. Grimson ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson fakes the leg kick and cracks Rain in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain throws out a counter right but Grimson avoids it with no problem.
Grimson throws a leg kick that misses.
Grimson avoids the head kick by Rain.
Rain is looking to chop away at Grimson's legs.
Grimson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rain, pushing him back against the cage.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain jabs at Grimson's body.
The fighters circling - Grimson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grimson scores with a nice head shot.
Rain throws a jab when Grimson was well out of range.
Grimson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rain tries to land a leg kick but Grimson saw it coming and moves away.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Rain needs to keep his hands up - Grimson had a free shot at his head there.
Grimson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grimson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rain avoids it.
Grimson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rain there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Rain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grimson keeps control of Rain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rain is leaning against Grimson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grimson prevents a body shot from Rain.
Grimson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rain prevents a body shot from Grimson.
Grimson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rain avoids it.
Grimson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rain avoids it.
Grimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimson lands a body punch.
Grimson missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain working hard to break the clinch.
Rain misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Grimson.
Grimson tries a knee to the head but Rain blocks it.
Grimson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rain avoids it.
Grimson tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
Grimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimson lands a good knee to the midsection. Rain won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Grimson.
Grimson lands a nice shot to the body.
Grimson missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stu Grimson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grimson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stu Grimson!
Stu Grimson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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