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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 885 p4p, 788 weight class) and Carl Kingston (ranked 110 p4p, 97 weight class). Cooter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Porch Honky. Kingston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Creep - Radiohead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145
26 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kingston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kingston throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooter.
Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooter moves away.
Cooter shoots in looking for a takedown but Kingston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cooter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kingston! But no joy.
Kingston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kingston avoids the head kick by Cooter.
Cooter checks a low kick from Kingston.
Cooter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kingston circles away.
Kingston follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kingston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Cooter.
Kingston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Kingston.
Kingston misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kingston wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobweb Cooter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kingston throws a hook to the side of Cooter's head but Cooter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kingston.
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Cooter is out of range.
Cooter lands a nice shot that snaps Kingston's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cooter.
Kingston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carl Kingston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kingston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kingston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Kingston.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kingston.
Cooter lands a slapping body shot.
Kingston connects with a solid leg kick.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston lands with a nice body punch.
Cooter looks to land a right hand but Kingston moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kingston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooter checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter blocks a jab.
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kingston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Kingston dodges the punch combination from Cooter.
Kingston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cooter throws a nice head kick!
Cooter loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch.
Kingston looks for the body kick but Cooter saw that one coming.
Kingston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cooter misses with an uppercut
and Kingston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kingston throws a push kick but Cooter slaps the foot to one side.
Kingston is looking to chop away at Cooter's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooter.
Kingston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kingston clobbers Cooter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cooter checks a leg kick.
Kingston connects with a body shot.
Kingston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingston.
Kingston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for Kingston.
Kingston tries to land a front kick but Cooter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooter jabs Kingston right on the nose. Kingston blinks but takes it well.
Cooter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingston.
Kingston lands with a cross.
Kingston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooter misses its target.
Cooter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
Cooter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooter's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter tries for a takedown but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Cooter is looking to land body kicks.
Cooter avoids the body shot from Kingston.
Cooter blocks a head kick by Kingston.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooter throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Cooter.
Cooter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kingston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingston throws out the jab.
Kingston catches Cooter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Cooter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kingston has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cooter lands a jab.
Kingston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingston throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooter misses the body punch
and Kingston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooter checks a leg kick nicely.
Kingston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooter swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kingston works the jab nicely.
Kingston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooter is out of range and Kingston settles back down.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooter is just out of range.
Cooter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kingston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Kingston misses
and Cooter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cooter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Cooter from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Cooter tries to pass.
Cooter lands a couple of elbows.
Cooter throws a big right hand that misses.
Cooter throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooter trying to control but Kingston is working from the bottom.
Cooter looking to pass the guard.
Cooter throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooter walks into a straight right hand from Kingston.
Kingston digs a good body shot into Cooter's ribs.
Cooter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Kingston throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooter counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kingston!
Cooter throwing strikes but Kingston manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter regains half guard.
Kingston controlling the pace.
Cooter moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter managing to control the position.
Kingston has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cooter is proving hard to escape from.
Kingston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cooter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kingston has managed to get both his arms back between Cooter's legs - danger averted.
Kingston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooter working for a triangle but Kingston defends it easily.
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.
Cooter working a defensive guard but Kingston passes into half guard.
Cooter wants to improve his position but Kingston is controlling well.
Kingston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kingston's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cooter is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Cooter has a takedown stuffed.
Carl Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingston cracks Cooter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooter blocks a leg kick.
Cooter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kingston tries to avoid it but Cooter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kingston to the ground. Kingston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kingston misses with a straight right.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooter throws out the jab.
Kingston feints and then cracks Cooter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooter down.
Kingston tries to land a leg kick but Cooter saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooter is just out of range.
Cooter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooter looks to land a body kick but Kingston moved away.
Kingston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooter is just out of range.
Cooter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kingston throws a hook but Cooter blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Kingston misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cooter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter misses with a shot to the body
and Kingston counters with a nice body kick.
Kingston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Kingston.
Cooter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kingston clobbers Cooter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kingston tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooter throws a hook to the side of Kingston's head but Kingston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kingston misses with a body kick.
Kingston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kingston digs a good body shot into Cooter's ribs.
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!
Kingston connects with a leg kick.
Cooter throws a shot to the body.
Cooter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingston follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kingston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooter.
Kingston tries to sprawl but Cooter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cooter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cooter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kingston is positioning himself well to prevent Cooter advancing to mount.
Let's hope that Kingston 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.
Kingston is looking to escape.
Cobweb Cooter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kingston has hold of Cooter's hands but Cooter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cooter wants to free his trapped foot but Kingston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
Cooter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingston's head.
Cooter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cooter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingston's head.
Cooter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cooter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cobweb Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carl Kingston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Cooter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cooter thows a huge punch but Kingston dodges it nicely.
Kingston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
Cooter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kingston taking some punishment here, with Cooter in his half guard.
Cooter works his way into full mount!
Cooter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cooter wants to control the pace but Kingston is squirming around nicely.
Kingston is working to get back to half guard.
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 Cobweb Cooter.
I think Kingston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kingston!
During a confident post fight interview, Carl Kingston thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Cobweb Cooter stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Brahms (ranked 478 p4p, 479 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 59 p4p, 60 weight class). Brahms comes to the cage accompanied by 40 : 1 - Sabaton. 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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158
12 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden avoids the body shot from Brahms.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brahms misses with a looping left.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brahms throws a leg kick but Durden checks it.
Brahms misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brahms is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Durden blocks the leg kick.
Brahms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden slips a jab from Brahms.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Brahms.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Brahms pushes him off.
Brahms appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brahms shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durden defends it nicely.
A low kick lands for Brahms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden misses with a head kick.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Brahms slips a jab from Durden.
Brahms takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Durden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Brahms misses the target.
Durden lands a jab to Brahms's midsection.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brahms was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Brahms connects with a leg kick.
Durden misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Brahms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brahms tries to bum rush Durden with a series of wild strikes but Durden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Brahms's shoulder, as Brahms tries to avoid the shot.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Brahms's shoulder, as Brahms tries to avoid the shot.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Durden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brahms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brahms throws a body shot but no joy.
Brahms throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durden slips a straight right by Brahms.
Brahms drives through with a takedown into Durden's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brahms chips away with some ground and pound.
Brahms scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Durden is pulling down on Brahms's head. It's preventing any offense from Brahms, at least for the moment.
Brahms throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
Brahms trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Brahms wants to pass the guard but Durden is keeping the position.
Brahms has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden trying to control the position here.
Brahms scoring with some ground and pound.
Brahms wants to control from the top but Durden keeps moving.
Durden has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brahms is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brahms accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brahms trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brahms postures up and lands a big shot to Durden's brow.
Brahms throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
We've been hearing that Brahms has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brahms passes into half guard.
Brahms slips a nice elbow through Durden's hands, connecting with Durden's forehead.
Durden is doing well to control the position and prevent Brahms from advancing to side control.
Durden is trying to get back to full guard.
Durden has hold of Brahms's hands but Brahms slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Brahms dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brahms has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durden.
Brahms throws a right hand that Durden ducks under and follows up with a left that Durden also avoids with ease.
Brahms will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Brahms misses.
Durden throws out a loose jab but Brahms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden throws a leg kick but Brahms moved away.
Durden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Durden slips under a jab.
Durden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brahms drops down looking for a counter takedown but Durden sprawls and moves away.
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Durden jabs Brahms to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brahms throws a wild body kick that Durden sees coming a mile off.
Brahms stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
A big left from Brahms misses.
Brahms shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Durden napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Durden throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abraham Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durden scores with a jab. Brahms acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Durden on the side of the head.
Durden has managed to clinch.
Durden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brahms lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durden presses Brahms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brahms blocking some punches.
Durden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brahms is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Durden's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Durden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brahms connects with a jab.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durden avoids the body shot from Brahms.
Durden slips a straight right by Brahms.
Durden moves out of range as Brahms strikes.
Brahms tries to score with a low kick but Durden moves his leg out of the way.
Abraham Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Brahms drops down looking for a counter takedown but Durden sprawls and moves away.
A shot to the body from Brahms misses
and Durden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durden.
A nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durden works the jab nicely.
Brahms has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durden.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Brahms throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durden throws a looping overhand right but Brahms ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Brahms cracks Durden with a good jab.
Durden cracks Brahms with a good jab.
Brahms lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brahms throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden avoids the body shot from Brahms.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Brahms.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brahms.
Durden wants to slow Brahms down by chopping away at his legs.
Brahms appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Durden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brahms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden throws a body punch but Brahms moves out of range.
Brahms misses with a body shot.
Durden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brahms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durden, as that shot connected.
Brahms misses with a shot to the body
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Brahms throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden misses with a body shot
so Brahms counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brahms wants to pass the guard but Durden is keeping the position.
Durden is trying to keep Brahms in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms throws a big elbow that misses.
Durden is pulling down on Brahms's head. It's preventing any offense from Brahms, at least for the moment.
Brahms keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Durden's head.
Brahms throws a big elbow that misses.
Brahms is looking to work some ground and pound but Durden has wrist control.
Brahms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brahms postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden 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. This is the final round!
Brahms is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durden.
Brahms just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden blocks a low kick nicely.
Durden punishes Brahms's body with a nice straight punch.
Brahms takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brahms throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brahms. That's going to slow Durden down.
Brahms misses with a few strikes there.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durden lands a jab to the nose.
Brahms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brahms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Durden moves out of range as Brahms strikes.
Durden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brahms takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Brahms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden lunges at Brahms with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brahms's hand.
Brahms is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brahms connects with a solid leg kick.
Durden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brahms is out of range.
Durden lands a slapping body shot.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brahms.
Brahms throws a shot to the body.
Durden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brahms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden lands a slapping body shot.
Brahms avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brahms slips a jab from Durden.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brahms manages to avoid it.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brahms tries to work over Durden's front leg with a kick but Durden checks it.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brahms moves away.
Durden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brahms checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Brahms finds it's way through Durden's defenses.
Brahms closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Durden's guard.
Durden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brahms trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Brahms stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brahms lands a couple of elbows.
Brahms throwing strikes but missing.
Durden is controlling Brahms's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brahms jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Durden has momentary wrist control but Brahms slips an elbow through the middle.
Durden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brahms's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brahms sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Durden controls Brahms momentarily but Brahms frees himself.
Brahms is looking to work some ground and pound but Durden has wrist control.
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.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Brahms from controlling successfully.
Brahms chips away with some ground and pound.
Durden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brahms is looking to pass into half guard but Durden pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Durden is in guard.
Brahms working a defensive guard here.
Brahms pulls Durden in close to prevent any damage.
Brahms looking for a triangle here. Durden is fighting it but it looks tight! Brahms pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Durden is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Johannes Brahms!
Johannes Brahms thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 1218 p4p, 864 weight class) and PutinYa OnYerKiester (ranked 147 p4p, 112 weight class). OnYerKiester is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Last Battle: Sabaton. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, PutinYa OnYerKiester!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OnYerKiester moves away.
OnYerKiester throws a looping overhand right but Pato ducks down to avoid it.
Pato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OnYerKiester.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that OnYerKiester has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A nice leg kick from OnYerKiester, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pato is looking to clinch but OnYerKiester is avoiding it.
OnYerKiester thinks about the counter body kick.
Pato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Pato.
OnYerKiester scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
OnYerKiester does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
OnYerKiester takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pato moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato moves into the clinch.
OnYerKiester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Pato misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato lands with a short shot to the head.
OnYerKiester tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing OnYerKiester back against the cage.
OnYerKiester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OnYerKiester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OnYerKiester gets through Pato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
OnYerKiester blocks an uppercut.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato is trying to break the clinch but OnYerKiester is controlling him.
Pato tries to work over OnYerKiester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester lands with a short shot to the head.
OnYerKiester swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
OnYerKiester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato blocks a body shot from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester blocks an uppercut.
Pato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
OnYerKiester lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OnYerKiester lands an uppercut.
OnYerKiester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester blocks an uppercut.
OnYerKiester lands a hook to the side of the head.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
OnYerKiester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OnYerKiesters head.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as OnYerKiester controls the action.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch to the body.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Pato digs a right hand into OnYerKiester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on OnYerKiester's gas tank.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato working aggressively here.
OnYerKiester blocks a body shot from Pato.
OnYerKiester presses Pato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
OnYerKiester swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato scores with a nice hook to the head.
OnYerKiester lands a hook that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
OnYerKiester struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
OnYerKiester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato lands a nice uppercut.
OnYerKiester can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
OnYerKiester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but OnYerKiester avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage.
Pato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OnYerKiesters head.
Pato tries a body shot but OnYerKiester blocks it.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
OnYerKiester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from OnYerKiester.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OnYerKiester struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
OnYerKiester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato tries a body shot but OnYerKiester blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester working aggressively here.
OnYerKiester can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patos head.
Pato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like PutinYa OnYerKiester has been cut.
OnYerKiester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PutinYa OnYerKiester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on PutinYa OnYerKiester's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
OnYerKiester is looking to slow Pato down with leg kicks.
OnYerKiester lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pato moves into the clinch successfully.
OnYerKiester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from OnYerKiester fails to land.
OnYerKiester lands a nice uppercut.
Pato misses with some punches.
Pato lands a left hand that snaps the head of OnYerKiester backwards.
Pato breaks the clinch.
OnYerKiester lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pato throws out a loose jab but OnYerKiester uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OnYerKiester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pato throws a looping overhand right but OnYerKiester ducks down to avoid it.
OnYerKiester throws out a loose jab but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by OnYerKiester.
Pato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OnYerKiester moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OnYerKiester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pato throws a shot to the body.
OnYerKiester connects with a crisp jab.
OnYerKiester checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
OnYerKiester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OnYerKiester takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
OnYerKiester tests Pato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OnYerKiester.
Pato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left and a right from OnYerKiester both land. Nice combination.
Pato tries to clinch there but OnYerKiester circles away.
PutinYa OnYerKiester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OnYerKiester throws an off balance right hand
and Pato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
OnYerKiester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pato's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheers as OnYerKiester lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pato doesn't seem phased though.
Pato circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pato counters with a right hand to the body.
Pato lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Pato - just one landing.
OnYerKiester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
A low kick lands for OnYerKiester.
Pato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
OnYerKiester tries a quick counter leg kick but Pato is wise to it.
Pato jabs at OnYerKiester's body.
Pato scores with a punch to the head.
OnYerKiester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
OnYerKiester avoids the body shot from Pato.
A lazy body kick from OnYerKiester
and Pato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
OnYerKiester's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pato under the eye.
OnYerKiester takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts OnYerKiester, as that shot connected.
Pato misses with a low kick.
OnYerKiester throws a chopping leg kick but Pato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
OnYerKiester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OnYerKiester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pato doesn't seem bothered though.
Pato misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and OnYerKiester counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
OnYerKiester ducks under a wild hook from Pato.
Pato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
OnYerKiester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
OnYerKiester blocks a jab.
OnYerKiester connects with a body shot.
OnYerKiester swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent OnYerKiester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
PutinYa OnYerKiester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OnYerKiester tries to close the distance and clinch but Pato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
Pato misses with a body shot
and Pato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OnYerKiester looks to score with a jab to the body but Pato is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from OnYerKiester lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OnYerKiester! But no joy.
OnYerKiester connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Pato misses.
Pato throws a jab when OnYerKiester was well out of range.
OnYerKiester swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
OnYerKiester misses with a body shot.
OnYerKiester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pato lunges at OnYerKiester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by OnYerKiester's hand.
The fighters circling - Pato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato throws a shot from downtown. OnYerKiester moves away and avoids it.
OnYerKiester lands a jab to the head.
OnYerKiester looks to clinch
and Pato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PutinYa OnYerKiester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on PutinYa OnYerKiester'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. This is the final round!
A jab from Pato does it's job there.
A cross from OnYerKiester lands.
Pato thuds his right hand into OnYerKiester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 OnYerKiester is rocked!
Pato throws a jab when OnYerKiester was well out of range.
OnYerKiester is still on wobbly legs! Can Pato finish him?
OnYerKiester shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
OnYerKiester seems to have recovered his senses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
OnYerKiester slips under a jab from Pato.
A punch lands to the side of Pato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
OnYerKiester tries to clinch but Pato moves out of range.
OnYerKiester avoids the body shot from Pato.
OnYerKiester throws the left hand but Pato avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pato misses with an uppercut.
OnYerKiester jabs Pato right on the nose. Pato blinks but takes it well.
Pato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pato scores with a jab to the head.
OnYerKiester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch but OnYerKiester moves out of range.
Pato misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by OnYerKiester.
Pato checks a low kick from OnYerKiester.
A telegraphed right hand from Pato misses the target.
Pato 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.
OnYerKiester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pato is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester scores with a punch to the head.
OnYerKiester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pato digs a good body shot into OnYerKiester's ribs.
Pato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pato swats away the attempt to clinch by OnYerKiester.
Pato misses with a straight right.
Pato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OnYerKiester counters with a nice body kick.
Pato misses with a wild combination.
Guillermo Pato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OnYerKiester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Pato's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pato throws an overhand right that lands on OnYerKiester's shoulder, as OnYerKiester tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like OnYerKiester was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pato throws a hook to the side of OnYerKiester's head but OnYerKiester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pato fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
OnYerKiester lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
Pato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
OnYerKiester pushes Pato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
PutinYa OnYerKiester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
OnYerKiester lands a body shot.
OnYerKiester working some nice short punches in the clinch.
OnYerKiester misses with the head strike.
Pato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OnYerKiester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
A short uppercut from Pato.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
OnYerKiester blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
OnYerKiester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but OnYerKiester uses good head movement to avoid it.
OnYerKiester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato scores with a shot to the side of OnYerKiester's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but OnYerKiester uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from OnYerKiester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OnYerKiester blocks an uppercut.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester lands a right hand.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook from the clinch.
OnYerKiester misses with a hook from the clinch.
OnYerKiester tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OnYerKiester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OnYerKiester.
Pato lands a right hand that snaps the head of OnYerKiester backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OnYerKiester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as OnYerKiester controls the action.
OnYerKiester swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OnYerKiester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
OnYerKiester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
PutinYa OnYerKiester is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but OnYerKiester uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to PutinYa OnYerKiester.
Well OnYerKiester has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PutinYa OnYerKiester!
PutinYa OnYerKiester very nearly forgot to thank UnderGround Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 805 p4p, 877 weight class) and Robert Drummond (ranked 119 p4p, 132 weight class). Corll comes to the cage accompanied by Candyman. Dean Corll could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Drummond 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Corll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Robert Drummond !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corll.
Corll takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corll connects with a solid leg kick.
Drummond scores with a leg kick.
Drummond throws a good cross that connects.
Corll scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drummond in his tracks.
Drummond scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Drummond .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corll throws a poor cross that misses
and Drummond counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Dean Corll has been cut.
Corll has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drummond misses with a hook
and Corll counters with a straight right hand.
Corll throws a body punch but Drummond moves out of range.
Corll throws out a loose jab but Drummond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Corll.
A jab from Corll misses.
Drummond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corll.
Drummond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corll avoids the body shot from Drummond .
Corll on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Corll is looking to clinch.
Drummond throws a jab but it's blocked by Corll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Drummond 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drummond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Corll scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drummond in his tracks.
Dean Corll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drummond scores with a jab.
Drummond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drummond lands a really nice looking cross but Corll seems unphased.
Drummond ducks under a wild hook from Corll.
Drummond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drummond .
Corll is pressed up against the cage. Drummond has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Corll down to the mat. Corll avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Corll slips a jab from Drummond .
Drummond blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drummond blocks a jab.
Corll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drummond was well out of range. Poor timing from Corll.
Corll throws a right hand that misses
and Drummond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drummond throws out a powerful jab.
Corll swings widly with a right hand
and Drummond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Corll is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll misses with a hook
and Drummond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Corll is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corll misses with the body kick
and Drummond counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drummond looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Corll tries to get to full guard but Drummond has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drummond seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Corll wants to get back to full guard.
Corll looking for submissions off his back.
Drummond working Corll over with strikes.
Corll tries to get to full guard but Drummond has control of the leg.
Drummond lands with a punch from half guard.
Drummond is nestled in close to Corll, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drummond slips a nice elbow through Corll's hands, connecting with Corll's forehead.
Corll is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Corll is trying to maintain the position but Drummond is very close to passing his half guard.
Drummond takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Corll with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Corll wants to control but Drummond is keeping busy.
Drummond scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Corll wants to control but Drummond is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drummond is nestled in close to Corll, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Corll tries to roll over but Drummond keeps him under control.
Corll is trying to control but can't.
Drummond working the head and body with strikes.
Corll is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Corll has hold of Drummond 's hands but Drummond slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drummond prevents Corll from improving his position.
Corll is defending against the submission attempts here by Drummond .
Drummond trying to control the action but Corll is working from the bottom.
Corll seems to have got his legs back now.
Drummond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll is pressing down on Drummond 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drummond connects with a couple of short punches.
Corll working for a triangle but Drummond defends it easily.
Drummond content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Corll wants to improve his position but instead Drummond has moved into half guard.
Drummond looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drummond seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Corll does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummond lands strikes from half guard.
Corll tries to roll over but Drummond keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Drummond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Corll'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.
Corll misses with a right hand
and Drummond counters with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corll. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drummond lands a nice looking body shot.
Drummond closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Corll to the mat! Corll manages to get full guard.
Drummond is in close to Corll's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drummond drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Drummond seems to have locked his on tight now - Corll screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Drummond , as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Robert Drummond !
In his post fight interview, Robert Drummond started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 455 p4p, 431 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 60 p4p, 58 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger tries to clinch
and Ho Joy counters with a right hand to the body.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Ho Joy tries to land a front kick but Tiger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Great Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ho Joy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ho Joy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiger is one step ahead there.
Ho Joy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tiger stopping the sweep attempt from Ho Joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tiger passes Ho Joy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tiger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ho Joy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tiger is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger trying to mount his opponent but Ho Joy defends it.
Ho Joy is positioning himself well to prevent Tiger advancing to mount.
Ho Joy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tiger is looking to advance position but Ho Joy won't allow it.
Tiger is looking to take a break and control but Ho Joy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ho Joy is trying is best to control the position here.
Tiger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tiger is working for a submission of some sort.
Ho Joy is defending against the submission attempts here by Tiger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ho Joy is holding on to half guard well.
Tiger prevents Ho Joy from improving his position.
Tiger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ho Joy is just riding it out for now. Tiger eventually gives up the hold.
Ho Joy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tiger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tiger's back!
Ho Joy is trying to stick to Tiger's back but Tiger is turning into Ho Joy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ho Joy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tiger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger looking to pass the guard.
Tiger pushes down on Ho Joy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tiger passes to full mount!
Tiger goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ho Joy is on top in guard.
Ho Joy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiger isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ho Joy stacks Tiger on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ho Joy!
Tiger is trying to control Ho Joy's posture but Ho Joy avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy controlling the position.
Tiger struggling a bit here.
Tiger tries to bench press Ho Joy off him but Ho Joy keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiger dives in for a single leg takedown but Ho Joy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tiger tests Ho Joy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiger misses with a looping right.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
Tiger throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Tiger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ho Joy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Joy moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tiger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ho Joy counters with a body kick.
Tiger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ho Joy looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Ho Joy there.
It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
Ho Joy scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiger should have avoided that one.
Ho Joy throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiger closes the distance and clinches up with Ho Joy, looking for a takedown. Tiger pushes Ho Joy against the cage but Ho Joy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ho Joy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Do Ho Joy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Tiger.
Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Ho Joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tiger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy is trying to improve his position.
Tiger controls the position.
Tiger working away.
Ho Joy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tiger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy is looking to reverse the position.
Tiger swings around for an armbar but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tiger's guard.
Ho Joy passes into half guard.
Tiger wants to get back to full guard.
Tiger is trying to maintain the position but Ho Joy is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tiger controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Great Tiger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiger actively working from the bottom here.
Tiger trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ho Joy manages to pass to mount!
Tiger tries to reverse the position but Ho Joy maintains control.
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.
Ho Joy controlling the pace for now.
Ho Joy trying to control but Tiger is having none of it.
Tiger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tiger wants to hold on but Ho Joy pushes him away.
Ho Joy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Ho Joy looking to control but Tiger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tiger is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Great Tiger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Ho Joy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A low kick from Ho Joy is predictable there
and Tiger counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ho Joy!
Tiger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ho Joy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tiger swings around for an armbar but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tiger's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tiger throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ho Joy escapes and throws Tiger's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Tiger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy controlling the position from side mount.
Tiger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ho Joy is positioning himself well to prevent Tiger advancing to mount.
Tiger seems to be working for a kimura but Ho Joy defends the submission attempt.
Tiger prevents Ho Joy from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy trying to control here.
Tiger seems to be working for a kimura but Ho Joy defends the submission attempt.
Tiger trying to control the action but Ho Joy is working from the bottom.
Ho Joy trying to control here.
Ho Joy is staying active underneath Tiger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tiger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ho Joy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ho Joy trying to hold on to Tiger's head to control him but Tiger postures up.
Tiger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy is trying to get back to full guard.
Tiger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tiger throwing shots but Ho Joy is blocking nicely.
Ho Joy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tiger looks to land a strike but Ho Joy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tiger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Ho Joy keeps moving.
Tiger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho Joy is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tiger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ho Joy is trying to get back to half guard.
Tiger wants to control but Ho Joy is keeping him busy.
Ho Joy is letting Tiger control him for a moment.
Tiger throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ho Joy prevents Tiger from improving position.
Ho Joy is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ho Joy's legs.
Tiger goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ho Joy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tiger's guard! Nice work there by Ho Joy!
And that's the end of the fight!
Great Tiger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tiger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Tiger!
Great Tiger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Do Ho Joy spoke after the fight, saying 'It is not important to be better then someone else, but to be better then yesterday. Jigoro Kano'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Navarro (ranked 468 p4p, 433 weight class) and Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 70 p4p, 64 weight class). 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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro connects with a right hand. Mayoniko shakes it off.
Navarro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Navarro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Navarro connects with a looping right hand.
Mayoniko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mayoniko tries to keep at a distance but Navarro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mayoniko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayoniko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Navarro closes the distance and clinches.
Navarro throws a head punch that misses.
Mayoniko lands an uppercut.
Mayoniko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mayoniko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navarro jabs Mayoniko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mayoniko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Navarro.
Mayoniko swats away the attempt to clinch by Navarro.
Navarro misses the shot to the body.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Mayoniko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navarro closes the distance and clinches.
Mayoniko is looking to break free of the clinch but Navarro has double underhooks.
Mayoniko is trying to stall.
Mayoniko breaks from the clinch.
Navarro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Navarro scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Navarro.
Navarro throws a right hand that misses
and Mayoniko counters with a two punch combo.
Mayoniko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Navarro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Navarro lands a really nice looking cross but Mayoniko seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro throws a hook but Mayoniko avoids it easily.
It seemed like Mayoniko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mayoniko misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko lands with a good body shot.
Navarro doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayoniko circles away.
Mayoniko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mayoniko is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mayoniko misses with a wild combination.
Navarro throwing a counter right hand but Mayoniko manages to avoid it.
Navarro is looking to clinch.
Mayoniko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Navarro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mayoniko throws out a loose jab but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayoniko moves away.
Mayoniko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Navarro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Navarro connects with a nice looking jab.
Navarro forces Mayoniko back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayoniko.
Navarro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navarro.
Navarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayoniko controls his hands.
Navarro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mayoniko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mayonikos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Navarro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Navarro 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.
Navarro lands with a good body shot.
Mayoniko misses with an uppercut.
Mayoniko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Mayoniko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Navarro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Navarro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mayoniko eats them both and turns towards Navarro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Navarro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayoniko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
Mayoniko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Navarro throws a quick counter head kick but Mayoniko was just out of range.
Navarro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Navarro.
Navarro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Navarro misses with a looping right.
Mayoniko throws out a counter right but Navarro avoids it with no problem.
Navarro wants to clinch up but Mayoniko keeps it at a distance.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro has closed the distance and engaged Mayoniko in a clinch.
Mayoniko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayoniko misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Mayoniko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Navarro connects with a single shot there.
Navarro scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro clinches with his opponent.
Navarro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Navarro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mayoniko is looking to control Navarro's arms but Navarro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayoniko has his back to the cage.
Mayoniko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Navarro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Navarro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Navarro misses.
Navarro misses the jab.
Navarro drives through and clinches with Mayoniko against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Navarro misses with some punches.
A short left from Mayoniko.
Navarro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mayoniko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Navarro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Navarro lands the left hand.
Mayoniko 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.
Navarro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Navarro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayoniko.
Nice shot by Navarro.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mayoniko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Navarro lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayoniko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayoniko can't find room to land a body shot as Navarro controls the action.
Mayoniko blocking some punches.
Mayoniko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Navarro has closed the distance and engaged Mayoniko in a clinch.
Navarro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Navarro blocks a body shot from Mayoniko.
Gideon Navarro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mayoniko blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Navarro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Navarro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayoniko can do to turn this around?
Mayoniko breaks from the clinch.
Mayoniko moves forwards but Navarro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Navarro slips a straight right by Mayoniko.
Navarro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayoniko.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayoniko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gideon Navarro is winning the standup battle so far.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Navarro misses with a looping right.
Mayoniko swats away the attempt to clinch by Navarro.
Mayoniko shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro loads up on a big right hand but Mayoniko slips the punch.
Mayoniko misses with a looping right.
Mayoniko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Mayoniko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Navarro just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mayoniko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Navarro has time to react.
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!
Navarro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayoniko misses with a looping left.
Mayoniko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Navarro is looking to clinch.
Mayoniko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Navarro.
It seemed like Mayoniko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
Navarro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Navarro rushes Mayoniko and presses him up against the cage.
Mayoniko is trying to break the clinch but Navarro is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Navarro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayoniko manages to break the clinch.
Mayoniko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Navarro scores with a kick to the body.
Navarro defending well as Mayoniko loads up on a big left hand.
Navarro avoids the head kick by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Navarro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayoniko throws a series of punches but Navarro avoids them all with ease.
Navarro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Navarro lands a leg kick that knocks Mayoniko off balance momentarily.
Navarro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Navarro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mayoniko to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayoniko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Navarro throws a hook to the side of Mayoniko's head but Mayoniko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayoniko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mayoniko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Mayoniko moved out of range nicely.
Navarro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Navarro's corner calls for a 1-2. Navarro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Navarro has managed to clinch.
Navarro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mayoniko scores with a shoulder strike.
Navarro prevents Mayoniko from breaking the clinch.
Navarro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mayoniko backwards.
Navarro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayoniko backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Navarro lands a right hand.
Mayoniko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Navarro pushes Mayoniko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayoniko wants to get back to striking at distance but Navarro won't allow it.
Navarro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Navarro dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Navarro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Navarro misses with a double jab
and Mayoniko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mayoniko throws the left hand but Navarro avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick from Navarro.
Navarro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayoniko. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Navarro.
Mayoniko misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Navarro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Navarro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mayoniko on the side of the head.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayoniko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayoniko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Navarro's head backwards.
Navarro rushes Mayoniko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayoniko misses with a punch to the body.
Mayoniko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Navarro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mayoniko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Navarro lands.
Navarro connects with a leg kick.
Mayoniko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Mayoniko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mayoniko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mayoniko! But no joy.
Mayoniko scores with a nice strike.
Navarro darts in trying to clinch
and Mayoniko counters with a stiff right hand.
Navarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Navarro misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Mayoniko misses.
Mayoniko staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Mayoniko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Navarro.
Mayoniko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayoniko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Navarro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navarro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mayoniko throws out a loose jab but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro is looking to counter punch.
Navarro feints a jab promting Mayoniko to slip. Navarro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mayoniko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Navarro throws a body shot but no joy.
Navarro misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Navarro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Navarro.
Navarro fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayoniko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Navarro lands a nice hook to Mayoniko's body. Mayoniko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Navarro misses the target.
Navarro fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro misses with an uppercut.
Navarro cracks Mayoniko with an open hand slap.
Mayoniko misses with a straight right.
Navarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayoniko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Navarro dips to his left and cracks Mayoniko with an uppercut!
Navarro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Navarro sizes up Mayoniko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
Navarro throws a shot from downtown. Mayoniko moves away and avoids it.
Mayoniko ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
Navarro moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMayoniko.
Gideon Navarro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Navarro tries to clinch up but Mayoniko circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayoniko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayoniko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Navarro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mayoniko's head.
Mayoniko tries to move into range but Navarro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Navarro. That snapped Mayoniko's head back.
Navarro digs a good body shot into Mayoniko's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Navarro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Navarro looks to throw the jab but Mayoniko is out of range.
Mayoniko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Navarro throws a hook but Mayoniko blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mayoniko! But no joy.
Mayoniko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Navarro lands a right hook to the body.
Navarro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Navarro.
Yoki Mayoniko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Navarro tries to clinch there but Mayoniko circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayoniko looks to land a left hand but Navarro moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Navarro tenderised Mayoniko's leg. Mayoniko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mayoniko walks into a stiff left hand from Navarro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Navarro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Navarro 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Navarro!
Gideon Navarro tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Gotti (ranked 601 p4p, 606 weight class) and Rich Silva Jr (ranked 83 p4p, 84 weight class). Gotti comes to the cage accompanied by King Of Kings. Silva Jr has chosen Sleeping Giant as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dominic Gotti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Gotti !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva Jr.
Good exchange - Silva Jr coming out on top.
Rich Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotti cracks Silva Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gotti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands with a straight right. Gotti didn't see that one coming.
Silva Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Silva Jr looks to move away, Gotti throws a big counter combo but Silva Jr just gets out of the way.
Silva Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Gotti 's head back.
Gotti slips a jab and a cross from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws the kick towards the body but Gotti avoids it.
Gotti looks to land a right hand but Silva Jr moved out of range.
Gotti slips a straight right by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotti throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gotti .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr blocks a body shot from Gotti .
Gotti throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gotti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gotti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva Jr's elbow.
Silva Jr gets control of Gotti 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gotti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva Jr's guard.
Gotti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva Jr on the ground.
Silva Jr controlling the position.
Gotti wanted to stand there but Silva Jr had control of the position.
Silva Jr looking for a triangle here. Gotti is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva Jr pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gotti is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rich Silva Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Rich Silva Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 176 p4p, 167 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 22 p4p, 19 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Ali.
Matsunaga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matsunaga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
enabling Matsunaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali pushes Matsunaga up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matsunaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsunaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ali lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Matsunaga moved out of range nicely.
Ali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Matsunaga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali looks to throw a body kick
letting Matsunaga counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matsunaga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matsunaga fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ali just manages to avoid it.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsunaga checks it well.
Ali lands with a hook. Matsunaga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ali moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ali connects with a body shot.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsunaga throws out the jab.
Matsunaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Matsunaga manages to break the clinch.
Matsunaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsunaga.
Ali misses with some punches.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsunaga blocks an uppercut.
Matsunaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsunaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali misses the jab.
Ali just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMatsunaga.
Ali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Matsunaga moves away and avoids it.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matsunaga on the side of the head.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Matsunaga misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Matsunaga wants to slow Ali down by chopping away at his legs.
Matsunaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
Ali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matsunaga walks into a jab.
Ali's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matsunaga under the eye.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Matsunaga moves away and avoids it.
Ali is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matsunaga had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ali throws a hook but Matsunaga blocks it.
Good leg kick by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga walks into a left hand.
Ali keeps Matsunaga at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ali lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matsunaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matsunaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ali with the inside leg kick.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsunaga misses the target.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
Matsunaga checks the leg kick.
Ali lands with an uppercut that bounces Matsunaga off the cage and back into range.
Ali takes the fight into the clinch.
Matsunaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Matsunaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matsunaga throws a right and a left that Ali avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Ali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Ali misses.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Matsunaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matsunaga blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Ali - just one landing.
Matsunaga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Matsunaga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head.
Matsunaga moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali thows a leg kick but Matsunaga checks it
and Matsunaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Ali fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga 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.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matsunaga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matsunaga slips a jab from Ali.
Matsunaga is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ali.
Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali throws a body kick that misses.
Matsunaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matsunaga takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Matsunaga loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Matsunaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsunaga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matsunaga slips under a jab from Ali.
Matsunaga slips a jab from Ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands with an overhand left.
Ali thows a leg kick but Matsunaga checks it
and Matsunaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsunaga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matsunaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsunaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Matsunaga appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ali scores with a push kick.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matsunaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsunaga.
Ali attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ali throws out a leg kick but Matsunaga moves out of range and Ali only half commits.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ali. That's going to slow Matsunaga down.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and Matsunaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head.
Ali motions for Matsunaga to come forward. Ali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Ali.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matsunaga.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Matsunaga moves his leg out of the way.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Ali looks to move away, Matsunaga throws a big counter combo but Ali just gets out of the way.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot.
Ali flicks out a counter leg kick but Matsunaga steps away.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head but Matsunaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Matsunaga ducks down to avoid it.
Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Matsunaga moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga slips a jab from Ali.
Matsunaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matsunaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matsunaga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ali scores with a spinning back kick!
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsunaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ali lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Matsunaga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
A low kick from Ali is predictable there
and Matsunaga counters with an inside leg kick.
Matsunaga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali. Ali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Matsunaga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Matsunaga off balance momentarily.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Ali misses
and Matsunaga counters with a good low kick that Ali was not able to check.
Ali lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matsunaga will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ali scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Matsunaga checks a leg kick nicely.
Matsunaga feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Matsunaga's knee but Matsunaga avoids it well.
Matsunaga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
letting Matsunaga counter with a right hand.
Ali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali is looking to chop away at Matsunaga's legs.
Matsunaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali with the inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali wants to land a leg kick but Matsunaga is out of range.
Ali misses with a kick to the body
and Matsunaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a hook. Matsunaga ducked under it nicely.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matsunaga on the side of the head.
Ali throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga is looking to counter with head kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Matsunaga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matsunaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matsunaga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsunaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy left from Ali finds it's target.
Ali jabs Matsunaga right on the nose. Matsunaga blinks but takes it well.
Ali lands with a nice body kick.
Ali motions for Matsunaga to come forward. Ali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsunaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matsunaga tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Ali.
Matsunaga scores with a hook.
Matsunaga thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ali if he has to take too many more of those.
Ali feints and then cracks Matsunaga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsunaga down.
Matsunaga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Matsunaga saw that one coming.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matsunaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Futoshi Matsunaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsunaga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Matsunaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Matsunaga gets tackled into the cage by Ali. Ali maintains the clinch.
Matsunaga breaks from the clinch.
Matsunaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali wants to clinch.
Ali cracks Matsunaga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ali throws a hook but Matsunaga avoids it easily.
Ali wants to land a leg kick but Matsunaga is out of range.
Matsunaga throwing a counter right hand but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsunaga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
A very excited looking Sarfraz Ali made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 35 p4p, 46 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). Bhullar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Daniel Cormier - All About That Cake. Arjan Bhullar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Salvador's chin.
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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 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar throws a right hand that misses
and Salvador counters with a one-two to the body.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
Bhullar lands with a shot to the body.
Bhullar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salvador has a couple of punches blocked by Bhullar.
Bhullar has clasped his hands together around Salvador's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bhullar working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhullar scoring with punches and elbows.
Salvador is pushing Bhullar's head away, looking to escape. Bhullar manages to hold on to the position though.
Bhullar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salvador to see if he's OK.
Bhullar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bhullar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Salvador pushes Bhullar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bhullar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Bhullar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Salvador felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Salvador is pushing Bhullar's head away, looking to escape. Bhullar manages to hold on to the position though.
Bhullar is looking to take a break and control but Salvador is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salvador takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bhullar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Salvador throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Salvador throws a head kick that Bhullar semi-blocks.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvador moves away.
Salvador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salvador misses with a hook. Bhullar ducked under it nicely.
Bhullar with a nice cross.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador clobbers Bhullar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bhullar defending well as Salvador loads up on a big left hand.
Bhullar fails with the takedown.
Salvador is trying to counter with his kicks.
Salvador connects with a right hand. Bhullar shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salvador misses the body punch
and Bhullar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Salvador!
Salvador is trying to control Bhullar's posture but Bhullar avoids it.
Bhullar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhullar trying to control the position but Salvador is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador wants to get back to his feet but Bhullar drags him back down.
Salvador is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Salvador is letting Bhullar control him for a moment.
Bhullar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Salvador is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bhullar lands some shots froms side control.
Salvador wants to get back to his feet.
Bhullar cracks Salvador with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvador is trying to buck Bhullar off.
Salvador trying to control but Bhullar flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvador is covering up but some of the strikes from Bhullar are getting through and doing damage.
Bhullar is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Salvador up.
Salvador is trying to stand back up.
Salvador is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bhullar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salvador scores with a head kick. Bhullar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bhullar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salvador moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bhullar misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Bhullar finds it's target.
Salvador throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 Arjan Bhullar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar'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.
Bhullar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salvador unleashes a big counter combination but Bhullar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
George Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvador keeps the fight on the outside.
Bhullar misses with a left hand
enabling Salvador to counter with a crisp jab.
Bhullar blocks a low kick nicely.
Salvador displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bhullar throws out the jab.
Bhullar slips a jab and a cross from Salvador.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvador lands a nice hook to Bhullar's body. Bhullar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses.
Salvador will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salvador goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bhullar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salvador counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvador lands a big head kick that sends Bhullar tumbling to the mat! Salvador takes a step backwards and waves Bhullar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bhullar is rocked!
Bhullar gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Salvador points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Bhullar wakes up just in time to hear Salvador thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Salvador!
After the fight, George Salvador was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 43 p4p, 84 weight class) and Mister McNasty (ranked 4 p4p, 13 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister McNasty!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNasty throws a low kick but Fujimoto moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fujimoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McNasty darts in and clinches Fujimoto up against the cage.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from McNasty.
Fujimoto can't find room to land a body shot as McNasty controls the action.
McNasty misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto is trying to break the clinch but McNasty has him pressed against the cage.
McNasty told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNasty scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Fujimoto on the inside.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimoto closes the distance and clinches.
Fujimoto tries to throw a body punch but McNasty avoids it by throwing Fujimoto back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto manages to break the clinch.
Fujimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McNasty can pounce on him.
Fujimoto digs a good body shot into McNasty's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for McNasty. That snapped Fujimoto's head back.
Fujimoto throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from McNasty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McNasty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujimoto.
McNasty throws a big shot that misses.
McNasty moves out of range as Fujimoto strikes.
Fujimoto checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNasty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fujimoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McNasty.
It looks like Mister McNasty has been cut.
McNasty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fujimoto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McNasty manages to circle out of the way.
McNasty swings widly with a right hand
and Fujimoto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by McNasty.
Fujimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McNasty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McNasty lands an overhand right.
McNasty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fujimoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fujimoto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Fujimoto does no damage.
A nice side step and McNasty releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McNasty clinches up with Fujimoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Fujimoto working hard to break the clinch.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
McNasty blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
McNasty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNasty gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Gyukosho Fujimoto has been cut.
McNasty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McNasty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNasty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McNasty lands a body punch.
McNasty scores with a hook to the body.
McNasty scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
McNasty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, McNasty throws an elbow but misses.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto tries to circle away but McNasty has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from McNasty.
Still in the clinch, McNasty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, McNasty scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimoto fails to land.
McNasty pushes Fujimoto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McNasty misses with the head strike.
McNasty is working Fujimoto over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fujimoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mister McNasty will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fujimoto checks a leg kick.
Fujimoto moves out of range as McNasty strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Fujimoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fujimoto misses with a wild combination.
McNasty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto can't find room to land a body shot as McNasty controls the action.
Fujimoto breaks from the clinch.
McNasty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto needs to keep his hands up - McNasty had a free shot at his head there.
McNasty with a nice calf kick.
Fujimoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McNasty.
McNasty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fujimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and McNasty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McNasty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fujimoto.
Fujimoto moves out of range as McNasty strikes.
Fujimoto is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto closes the distance but McNasty moves to the side
enabling McNasty to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujimoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McNasty throws out a leg kick but Fujimoto moves out of range and McNasty only half commits.
Fujimoto throwing a counter right hand but McNasty manages to avoid it.
Fujimoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fujimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mister McNasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNasty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNasty digs a good hook to Fujimoto's body.
Fujimoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McNasty misses with a low kick.
Mister McNasty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fujimoto wants to clinch.
We've been told by Fujimoto's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, jab by McNasty - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNasty throws a quick inside leg kick.
McNasty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fujimoto at a distance.
McNasty lands with a straight right. Fujimoto didn't see that one coming.
McNasty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fujimoto walks into a straight right hand from McNasty.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McNasty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister McNasty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fujimoto wants to clinch.
McNasty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fujimoto wants to clinch up but McNasty keeps it at a distance.
McNasty moves out of range as Fujimoto strikes.
McNasty misses with a left hand
and Fujimoto counters with a left and a right that stings McNasty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but McNasty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McNasty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from McNasty lands.
Fujimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McNasty can pounce on him.
McNasty clinches.
McNasty pushes off an throws an elbow but Fujimoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fujimoto prevents a body shot from McNasty.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
McNasty prevents Fujimoto from breaking the clinch.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McNasty misses with a looping left.
McNasty avoids the head kick by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Mister McNasty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting McNasty counter with a right hand.
Fujimoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McNasty.
McNasty takes a swing at Fujimoto's ribcage but misses.
McNasty stuns Fujimoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fujimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McNasty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimoto moves away.
Fujimoto blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNasty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Fujimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McNasty throws out a loose jab but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McNasty lands a glancing blow to the side of Fujimoto's head.
McNasty connects with the punch.
Fujimoto misses with a double jab.
Fujimoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McNasty.
McNasty misses with an uppercut
and Fujimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws the left hand but McNasty avoids the punch easily.
Gyukosho Fujimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McNasty lands a leg kick that knocks Fujimoto off balance momentarily.
McNasty misses with a low kick.
Fujimoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McNasty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujimoto's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNasty.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNasty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister McNasty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McNasty has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister McNasty!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mister McNasty thanked Zenith Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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