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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Outlaw Hardy (ranked 1281 p4p, 2651 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 153 p4p, 301 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Outlaw Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, 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!
Wilder throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy looking to score a takedown here. Wilder is defending well but Hardy drives through and ends up in Wilder's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilder working a defensive guard here.
Wilder wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder is pulling down on Hardy's head. It's preventing any offense from Hardy, at least for the moment.
Hardy passes Wilder's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder controlling the position for now.
Wilder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardy cracks Wilder with a solid left hand.
Hardy wants to stand but Wilder is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wilder wants to sweep but no luck.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilder.
Wilder throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Wilder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Wilder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hardy dives in and grabs Wilder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilder pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilder throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Wilder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilder.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Wilder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Outlaw Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy decides to pull guard.
Wilder stands up from Hardy's guard - Wilder perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wilder throws a leg kick
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wilder tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Wilder tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilder swivels and escapes.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilder as he avoids it easily.
Wilder unleashes a big counter combination but Hardy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wilder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilder was covering up waiting for the punch and Hardy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wilder pushes Hardy off and gets back to his feet.
Wilder takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Wilder will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilder tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Wilder sprawls well.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Wilder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice elbow from Wilder.
Wilder can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Wilder has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilder is trying to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy wants to break free but Wilder has control.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wilder pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Outlaw Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Wilder lands but Hardy takes it in his stride.
Jack Wilder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilder moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Hardy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hardy showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilder kicks off Hardy and gets to his feet.
Hardy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Outlaw Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wilder sprawls well initially but Hardy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wilder has one foot on Hardy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy dives in for a single leg takedown but Wilder sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An inside leg kick from Wilder misses.
Wilder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilder has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilder.
Hardy avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilder.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wilder gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wilder breaks from the clinch.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Wilder.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilder rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilder tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilder scores with a jab. Hardy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wilder throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Wilder.
Wilder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilder drives through with a takedown into Hardy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hardy pushes Wilder off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wilder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilder tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy has his takedown stuffed
and Wilder moves into the clinch.
Hardy gets control of Wilder's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hardy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilder wanted to stand there but Hardy had control of the position.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilder is one step ahead there.
Wilder decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hardy, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Wilder with an uppercut!
Wilder has a takedown stuffed.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilder is looking to clinch.
Hardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Wilder shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Outlaw Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder lands a head kick. Hardy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hardy misses with a takedown
and Wilder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Wilder, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Wilder against the cage but Wilder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Wilder. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Wilder on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wilder.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilder.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilder.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy moves into range and clinches up with Wilder.
Wilder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardy is defended easily by Wilder.
Wilder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wilder moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away
and Hardy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Wilder backing up. Wilder nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Wilder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilder moves into the clinch.
Hardy drags the fight down to the ground.
Outlaw Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Wilder wants to stand but Hardy is controlling the position.
Hardy controlling from the top position.
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 Outlaw Hardy.
I think Wilder 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Wilder!
Jack Wilder thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abner Applegate (ranked 327 p4p, 702 weight class) and Buddy Barnett (ranked 51 p4p, 107 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barnett's choice of entrance music: Move. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abner Applegate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Applegate.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barnett 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.
Applegate wants to clinch up but Barnett keeps it at a distance.
Barnett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Applegate rushes Barnett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barnett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Applegate walks away with a smile on his face. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Applegate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Applegate scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Buddy Barnett has been cut.
Barnett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Applegate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Applegate instigates a clinch.
Applegate misses with a punch to the body.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Applegate forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Applegate scores with a shot to the side of Barnett's head.
Barnett has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Applegate uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Applegate is one step ahead there.
Applegate not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Applegate is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Applegate puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Barnett trying to control from the bottom.
Applegate seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barnett wants to control but Applegate is keeping busy.
Barnett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Applegate works his foot free and advances to mount.
Barnett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate controlling from mount.
Barnett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Applegate controlling the position easily from mount.
Applegate's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barnett wants to control but Applegate is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnett is looking to escape.
Barnett is looking to improve his position but Applegate isn't that keen on the idea.
Applegate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barnett is desperately trying to improve his position but Applegate has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barnett gets back to half guard.
Applegate sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barnett wants to improve his position but Applegate is controlling well.
Applegate is thwarting Barnett's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abner Applegate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buddy Barnett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Applegate tries a body shot but Barnett blocks it.
Applegate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Applegate tries to work over Barnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Applegate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnett works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Applegate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.
Applegate is trying to control the position but Barnett postures up.
Barnett being controlled here momentarily.
Barnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Applegate wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Applegate looking to control.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Applegate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Applegate won't allow it.
Barnett is trying to pull guard but Applegate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Barnett is trying to pull guard but Applegate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Abner Applegate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Barnett.
Applegate tries to throw a body punch but Barnett avoids it by throwing Applegate back against the cage.
Barnett gets control of Applegate's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barnett will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Applegate trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Applegate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barnett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Applegate manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Applegate has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate working a defensive guard here.
Barnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Applegate has wrist control.
Barnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Applegate's head.
Barnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buddy Barnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Applegate's head.
Barnett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Applegate keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnett throwing strikes but missing.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Applegate keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Barnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnett cracks Applegate with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Applegate keeps moving.
Applegate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Applegate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnett's guard.
Barnett trying to keep a closed guard but Applegate is proving a slippery customer.
Applegate won't allow Barnett to sweep him here.
Barnett looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Applegate passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnett wants to control but Applegate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buddy Barnett's cut.
That's time! Applegate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Applegate throws a head kick that misses.
Applegate just misses with a punch to the body.
Applegate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Applegate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Applegate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnett lands a glancing blow to the side of Applegate's head.
Applegate doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Applegate clinches up against the cage.
Applegate digs a right hand underneath Barnett's ribcage. Barnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barnett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Applegate walks away with a smile on his face. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Applegate instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Applegate has a couple of punches blocked by Barnett.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Applegate holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnett drops back down to his feet.
Applegate scores with a hook to the body.
Applegate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnett or not.
Applegate stalling in the clinch.
Applegate lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Applegate controls from within his opponent's guard.
Applegate stands up from Barnett's guard - Applegate perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Applegate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Applegate swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnett.
Applegate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnett tries to bum rush Applegate with a series of wild strikes but Applegate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnett forces Applegate back against the cage and clinches.
Abner Applegate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Applegate turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Applegate wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
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!
Barnett is looking to regain half guard here but Applegate keeps moving and retains side control.
Applegate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
Applegate decides to stand back up. Applegate steps back and let's Barnett get back to his feet.
Barnett closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Applegate's guard.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Applegate keeps moving.
Barnett throwing strikes but missing.
Barnett being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnett chips away with some ground and pound.
Applegate keeping full guard, as Barnett tries to pass.
Applegate trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barnett throwing strikes from guard but Applegate blocks nicely.
Barnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Applegate's head.
Applegate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Applegate is adopting a defensive guard.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Applegate's head.
Applegate has Barnett pulled in close to control his posture.
Applegate keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Buddy Barnett.
I think Barnett 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 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Buddy Barnett!
During a confident post fight interview, Buddy Barnett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 269 p4p, 241 weight class) and Malaki Fiso (ranked 36 p4p, 32 weight class). Fiso has chosen The Lord's Prayer (In Samoan) as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fiso scores with a nice head shot.
Fiso staying out of range there.
Fiso throws out a counter right but Experiment Il avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Experiment Il misses.
Fiso instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Experiment Il has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Fiso fails to land.
Experiment Il throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fiso blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Experiment Il takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Experiment Il keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fiso's efforts to push away.
Fiso is trying to push Experiment Il away but Experiment Il has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fiso misses with the head strike.
Experiment Il lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Experiment Il just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fiso scores with a shoulder strike.
Fiso has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Experiment Il uses from the top position.
Fiso has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Experiment Il has passed into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment Il trying to control the position but Fiso is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fiso tries to improve position but can't.
Experiment Il controls the position.
Fiso is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Experiment Il off and has taken his back!
Experiment Il is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Fiso patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fiso patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Experiment Il tries to break free.
Will Fiso go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Experiment Il defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fiso trying to control.
Experiment Il is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Fiso has locked on a rear naked choke here! Experiment Il is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Malaki Fiso!
A victorious Malaki Fiso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Beliy (ranked 369 p4p, 349 weight class) and Valerio Bartoli (ranked 44 p4p, 42 weight class). Beliy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Havana. Bartoli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Modulate - Bass Alert kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Beliy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Bartoli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartoli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beliy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beliy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Beliy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartoli.
Beliy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Beliy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bartoli. Bartoli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bartoli feints and then cracks Beliy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beliy down.
Beliy throws a jab when Bartoli was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Beliy.
Beliy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartoli feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Beliy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bartoli. Those never looked like landing.
Beliy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bartoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Beliy's head coaches at Save America! TRUMP 2020! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Beliy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beliy throws a right hand that misses
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beliy finds it's way round the side to connect with Bartoli's head.
Bartoli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bartoli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beliy.
Bartoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beliy scores with a nice head shot.
Bartoli needs to keep his hands up - Beliy had a free shot at his head there.
Bartoli takes one to the side of the head.
Beliy scores with a jab to the head.
Beliy scores with a nice head shot.
Bartoli tries to land a leg kick but Beliy saw it coming and moves away.
Beliy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Beliy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartoli.
Beliy misses with a jab to the body
and Bartoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beliy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beliy works Bartoli's body with a nice hook.
Beliy motions for Bartoli to come forward. Beliy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bartoli is out of range.
Bartoli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beliy lands a really nice looking cross but Bartoli seems unphased.
Bartoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Bartoli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bartoli.
Beliy lands a nice looking body kick.
Beliy misses with a wild body shot.
Beliy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bartoli. That did some damage!
Beliy throws out a loose jab but Bartoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beliy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bartoli misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Bartoli.
Bartoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beliy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beliy looks to land a left hand but Bartoli moved out of range nicely.
Bartoli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy throws a poor cross that misses
and Bartoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beliy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beliy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beliy is looking to slow Bartoli down with leg kicks.
Beliy misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beliy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beliy takes one to the side of the head.
Bartoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beliy throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beliy throws an off balance right hand
and Bartoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Beliy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beliy walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Beliy limp body while Bartoli jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valerio Bartoli!
A very excited looking Valerio Bartoli 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Heavyweight (ranked 302 p4p, 339 weight class) and Samson Fortier (ranked 46 p4p, 53 weight class). Super Heavyweight is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Fortier!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavyweight throws out a loose jab but Fortier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heavyweight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortier throws out the jab.
Heavyweight tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fortier manages to circle out of the way.
Fortier blocks a jab.
Fortier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like Super Heavyweight has been cut.
Fortier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortier has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Heavyweight is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fortier thuds a left hand into Heavyweight's body.
Fortier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heavyweight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Fortier.
Fortier throws an overhand right that lands on Heavyweight's shoulder, as Heavyweight tries to avoid the shot.
Heavyweight loads up on a big right hand but Fortier slips the punch.
Fortier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heavyweight. That did some damage!
Fortier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fortier throws a leg kick but Heavyweight sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fortier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heavyweight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortier throws a low kick but Heavyweight avoids it.
Heavyweight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortier throws a leg kick which misses Heavyweight's front leg but catches the back leg as Heavyweight tries to avoid it.
Heavyweight throws a hook but Fortier blocks it.
Fortier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heavyweight is looking to counter punch.
Heavyweight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fortier can pounce on him.
A big right from Fortier misses.
Heavyweight lunges at Fortier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fortier's hand.
Fortier lands the left hand.
Heavyweight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heavyweight looks to land a left hand but Fortier moved out of range nicely.
Heavyweight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fortier defending well as Heavyweight loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heavyweight swings for the body but Fortier moves out of range.
Heavyweight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samson Fortier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier tries to score with a low kick but Heavyweight moves his leg out of the way.
Fortier misses with a body shot.
Heavyweight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fortier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heavyweight's head backwards.
Fortier slips a jab from Heavyweight.
Fortier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fortier.
Super Heavyweight's cut is getting worse.
A combination from Fortier does no damage.
A shot to the body from Fortier misses
and Heavyweight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fortier lands a head shot.
Super Heavyweight's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A big right from Fortier misses.
Fortier moves out of range of the strikes.
Heavyweight throws a jab when Fortier was well out of range.
Fortier throws a wild body kick that Heavyweight sees coming a mile off.
Fortier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heavyweight is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heavyweight's head.
Heavyweight drops his hands momentarily and Fortier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fortier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortier lands a jab to the head.
Jeez, Super Heavyweight's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A bone on bone clash there as Heavyweight blocks the leg kick.
Fortier blocks a jab.
Heavyweight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heavyweight lands with a nice body punch.
Heavyweight lands a left and a right that send Fortier crashing to the mat, dazed. Heavyweight thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Fortier is rocked!
Fortier is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Heavyweight had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortier is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Heavyweight doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Fortier crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Fortier's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Super Heavyweight!
A very excited looking Super Heavyweight 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 231 p4p, 161 weight class) and Charles Hawtry (ranked 37 p4p, 25 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hawtry's choice of entrance music: The Rain. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawtry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noir slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Hawtry.
Noir takes a swing at Hawtry's ribcage but misses.
Noir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Noir swinging wildly here.
Noir fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawtry slips a straight right by Noir.
Hawtry cracks Noir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawtry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Noir.
Noir misses the body punch
and Hawtry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawtry slips a straight right by Noir.
Noir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawtry was well out of range. Poor timing from Noir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry misses with an uppercut.
Hawtry walks into a jab.
Noir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noir lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawtry's head.
Hawtry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noir.
Noir keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James Noir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawtry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noir moves into range and connects with a jab.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawtry moves away.
Hawtry looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
James Noir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawtry walks into a left hand.
Hawtry is rocked!
Noir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawtry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawtry is still on wobbly legs! Can Noir finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawtry misses the body punch
and Noir counters with a big right hand! Oh Hawtry is in trouble here! Noir follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Noir!
James Noir thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Charles Hawtry stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck you all, ya pricks!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 79 p4p, 165 weight class) and Luc Gagnon (ranked 11 p4p, 25 weight class). Gagnon has chosen Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa) as his entrance music. Luc Gagnon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Gagnon!
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!
Gagnon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gagnon.
Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa.
Murhaa connects with a looping right hand.
Gagnon connects with the punch.
Murhaa cracks Gagnon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murhaa is looking to clinch.
Gagnon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhaa with a body shot.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murhaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gagnon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gagnon.
It looks like Murhaa has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gagnon throws a leg kick that misses.
Ispa Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa slips a jab from Gagnon.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon tries a quick counter leg kick but Murhaa is wise to it.
Murhaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Gagnon tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gagnon's efforts to push away.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the cage.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gagnon is trying to break the clinch but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Murhaa there.
Murhaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Gagnon misses
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a jab.
Gagnon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murhaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murhaa throws a good cross that connects.
Murhaa lands a jab to Gagnon's midsection.
Nice cross by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Gagnon.
Murhaa scores with a nice right hand.
Gagnon gets tackled into the cage by Murhaa. Murhaa maintains the clinch.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Gagnon lands with a right to the head.
Gagnon is leaning against Murhaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Gagnon tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Gagnon swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gagnon.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon lands a left hand.
Gagnon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murhaa is looking to clinch but Gagnon is avoiding it.
Murhaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhaa.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Nice cross by Murhaa.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Murhaa there.
Gagnon digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon tests Murhaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murhaa has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Gagnon breaks the clinch.
Murhaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Gagnon.
Gagnon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Murhaa.
A little jabbing left from Gagnon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Murhaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murhaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Gagnon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Gagnon down.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Ispa Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Murhaa misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murhaa's knee momentarily.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gagnon counters with a nice body shot.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Murhaa looks to land a combination but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gagnon takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa lands a jab to the nose.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gagnon can do to turn this around?
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gagnon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murhaa misses with a hook
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Gagnon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gagnon walks into a stiff left hand from Murhaa.
Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Gagnon is having none of it.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Murhaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Murhaa tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a thumping low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murhaa. Gagnon shrugs it off though.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gagnon works the jab nicely.
Gagnon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murhaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Good shot there by Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a head shot.
Gagnon checks a leg kick.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Gagnon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murhaa lands a jab to the nose.
Gagnon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murhaa lands a really nice looking cross but Gagnon seems unphased.
Gagnon swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhaa.
Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gagnon scores with a nice head shot.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
Murhaa tried to score with a low kick but Gagnon checks it.
Murhaa with the inside leg kick.
Murhaa rushes Gagnon and presses him up against the cage.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Gagnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gagnon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa throws out a powerful jab.
Murhaa sizes up Gagnon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Gagnon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gagnon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa jabs Gagnon right on the nose. Gagnon blinks but takes it well.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
A jab from Murhaa finds it's way through Gagnon's defenses.
Gagnon defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gagnon walks into a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murhaa - that will leave a mark!
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Murhaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murhaa scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Gagnon is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
Gagnon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Murhaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murhaa thumps Gagnon with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhaa with a body shot.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Murhaa! He's out on his feet! Gagnon rushes in and drops Murhaa with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Daley (ranked 227 p4p, 297 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 32 p4p, 44 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Albert Van Rooy enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley misses with an uppercut.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Daley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Daley misses.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rooy 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.
Daley with the inside leg kick.
Daley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daley takes a swing at Van Rooy's ribcage but misses.
Daley backing away here, and Van Rooy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Daley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Rooy's hands.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Rooy scores with a nice right hand.
Daley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Rooy throws a body kick that misses
and Daley counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Van Rooy there.
It looks like Conor Daley has been cut.
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Daley - that landed with a thud.
Daley blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Daley controls his hands.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Daley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daley lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy presses Daley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Daley is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Daley blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley misses with some punches.
Daley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Daley.
Daley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daley lands a nice uppercut.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Daley.
Daley swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Daley blocks it.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Daley blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Daley.
Daley blocking some punches.
Van Rooy tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Daley avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Daley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley lands with a light punch inside.
Daley misses with the head strike.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Daley.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Daley fails to land.
Nice body punch from Daley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
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!
Van Rooy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Rooy clinches with his opponent.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Daley controls his hands.
Daley gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daley misses with a punch on the inside.
Daley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Daley scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Daley misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daley's elbow.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daley blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Daley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Daley blocks it.
Daley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daley tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Daley back against the cage.
Daley misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.
Van Rooy blocks an uppercut.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Daley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daley lands an uppercut.
Daley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daley misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Daley.
Van Rooy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daley thows a leg kick but Van Rooy checks it
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Rooy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Rooy at a distance.
Van Rooy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daley misses with an uppercut
and Van Rooy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daley takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Daley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley cracks Van Rooy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Rooy doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Rooy scores with a nice head shot.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
Daley misses the shot to the body.
Daley lunges at Van Rooy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Rooy's hand.
A punch combination from Daley misses.
Van Rooy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Daley blocks it well.
Daley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Rooy.
Van Rooy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daley.
Daley looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range.
Van Rooy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Rooy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Daley misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley swings for the body but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Daley blocks it.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Daley's ribcage but misses.
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!
Daley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Daley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Rooy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daley throws a front kick aimed at Van Rooy's knee but Van Rooy avoids it well.
Daley jabs Van Rooy right on the nose. Van Rooy blinks but takes it well.
Van Rooy staying out of range there.
Van Rooy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daley throws out a loose jab but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Conor Daley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daley manages to avoid it.
Daley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Daley avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daley. Van Rooy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Van Rooy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Rooy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daley is out of range and Van Rooy settles back down.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley staying out of range there.
Daley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Rooy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Daley backing away here, and Van Rooy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Daley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Daley's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Daley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daley counters with a good low kick that Van Rooy was not able to check.
Conor Daley is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rooy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Daley is out of range.
Daley cracks a nice hook into Van Rooy's ribs.
Daley throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Daley just misses with a punch to the body.
Daley defending well as Van Rooy loads up on a big left hand.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daley checks it well.
Daley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rooy.
Daley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Daley.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daley.
Daley is looking to score with low kicks.
Conor Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy slips a jab from Daley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daley punishes Van Rooy's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Rooy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daley avoids the head kick by Van Rooy.
Daley throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut. Daley saw that one coming.
Daley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daley ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Daley misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Daley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daley swings widly with a right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Rooy throws a jab when Daley was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Daley.
A low kick from Daley misses
and Van Rooy counters with a stiff right hand.
Daley throws a shot from downtown. Van Rooy moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daley throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Rooy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daley tries to score with a low kick but Van Rooy moves his leg out of the way.
Daley with a nice cross.
Nice jab there from Daley.
Daley ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Rooy.
Daley connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Daley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Daley!
After winning the bout, Conor Daley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Reynolds (ranked 10 p4p, 45 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). Noriega is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega misses the body punch
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noriega throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Noriega gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Noriega lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noriega misses with a kick to the body
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
Reynolds defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Noriega.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reynolds looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reynolds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Noriega.
Noriega misses with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega misses the body punch
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega throws a right hand that misses
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reynolds throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Reynolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Noriega jabs Reynolds right on the nose. Reynolds blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Noriega.
Noriega lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Noriega misses with a hook
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega lands with a thumping leg kick.
Noriega connects with a crisp jab.
Noriega fails with a takedown attempt.
Reynolds throws a head kick but Noriega moves out of range.
Cole Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Noriega rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Noriega.
Noriega misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Reynolds.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Noriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noriega with the inside leg kick.
Noriega lands a jab to the nose.
Reynolds lands a slapping body shot.
Reynolds has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noriega throws a low kick but Reynolds avoids it.
Noriega lands with a nice body kick.
Noriega has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Noriega throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Noriega. That's going to slow Reynolds down.
Noriega throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reynolds.
Good exchange - Reynolds coming out on top.
Reynolds swings for the body but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega dodges the punch combination from Reynolds.
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
Noriega swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Noriega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noriega moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Reynolds.
Noriega breaks the clinch.
Noriega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Noriega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reynolds is looking to counter the offense by Noriega and move into the clinch.
Noriega clinches up against the cage.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Noriega dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Noriega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a quick counter head kick but Noriega was just out of range.
Noriega misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
It looked like Reynolds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noriega scores with a decent looking hook.
Noriega blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
Noriega misses with a lunging right hand
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega catches Reynolds with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Noriega.
Reynolds is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Noriega.
Good leg kick by Noriega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noriega is rocked!
It looks like Pablo Noriega has been cut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Reynolds! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds retains his featherweight title!
Cole Reynolds spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 27 p4p, 108 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 5 p4p, 20 weight class). Gray comes into the arena with Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
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!
Thiago cracks Gray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Thiago.
A lazy left from Thiago finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Thiago.
Jab by Thiago.
Thiago looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thiago misses with a kick to the body.
Thiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gray.
Gray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thiago tries to land a leg kick but Gray saw it coming and moves away.
Thiago tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thiago with the inside leg kick.
Thiago throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago staying out of range there.
Donk. Thiago catches Gray right on the button with a cross.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gray checks a low kick from Thiago.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thiago is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gray tries to clinch up but Thiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Thiago lands with an overhand left.
Thiago has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thiago jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thiago thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray throws a head kick but Thiago moves out of range.
Thiago Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiago lands a really nice looking cross but Gray seems unphased.
Thiago ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thiago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thiago can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Thiago lands a leg kick that knocks Gray off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray defending well as Thiago loads up on a big left hand.
Thiago misses with a low kick.
Thiago throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Thiago connects with a jab.
Thiago throws a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Gray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That kick from Thiago tenderised Gray's leg. Gray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thiago misses with a lunging right hand
and Thiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thiago throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thiago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thiago throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thiago throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Thiago slips the punch.
Gray throws a body punch but Thiago moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thiago feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thiago's head.
It looks like Thiago Thiago has been cut.
Thiago misses with a low kick.
Gray throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thiago avoids it.
Thiago misses with a leg kick
and Gray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Gray blocks the leg kick.
Thiago fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
Gray lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thiago.
Thiago moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thiago misses with a left hand
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Gray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thiago.
A low kick from Thiago is predictable there
and Gray counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Thiago throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thiago throws out the jab.
Thiago throws a wild body kick that Gray sees coming a mile off.
Gray throwing a counter right hand but Thiago manages to avoid it.
Thiago cracks Gray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago tries to score with a low kick but Gray moves his leg out of the way.
Thiago throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
Thiago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thiago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gray under the eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thiago.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gray throws a quick counter head kick but Thiago was just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thiago walks into a stiff left hand from Gray.
Gray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab lands there for Thiago.
Thiago scores with a sloppy right hand. Gray should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Thiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Thiago's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thiago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gray misses with a hook.
Thiago lands with a straight right. Gray didn't see that one coming.
Thiago Thiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thiago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thiago.
Thiago scores with a jab to the head.
Thiago throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Gray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thiago.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Gray connects with a body shot that sends Thiago's belly button to the back.
Thiago has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gray throws a body punch but Thiago moves out of range.
Thiago throws a wild body kick that Gray sees coming a mile off.
Thiago misses with a low kick.
It looked like Gray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago throws a push kick but Gray slaps the foot to one side.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago lands with an overhand left.
Thiago cracks Gray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thiago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thiago moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thiago. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Thiago.
Gray wants to clinch up but Thiago keeps it at a distance.
Thiago throws a leg kick that misses.
Gray scores with a hook.
Thiago throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
Thiago moves out of range of the body kick.
Gray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gray tries to clinch but Thiago is having none of it.
Thiago connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago wants to land a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
Thiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
A quick step to the side and Gray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thiago.
A clash of legs there as Gray blocks the low kick.
Gray is looking to counter punch.
Gray misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thiago. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thiago throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Thiago looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
As Thiago looks to move away, Gray throws a big counter combo but Thiago just gets out of the way.
Thiago lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thiago scores with a leg kick.
Gray clobbers Thiago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Gray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thiago throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
Thiago throws a low kick but Gray moves out of range easily.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thiago.
Gray lands a nice hook to Thiago's body. Thiago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gray walks into a straight right hand from Thiago.
Gray closes the distance and clinches.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thiago backwards.
Gray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thiago scores with a leg kick.
Thiago throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray blocks a leg kick.
Thiago misses with a leg kick
and Gray counters with a crisp one two that drops Thiago! Gray thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thiago to his feet! Thiago is in big trouble!
Thiago is rocked!
Thiago takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Thiago misses with a hook.
Thiago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thiago throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thiago.
Gray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thiago scores with a jab to the head.
Thiago loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Thiago pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Thiago misses.
Thiago looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Gray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Thiago. That snapped Gray's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Thiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Thiago's cut.
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!
A jab from Thiago misses.
Gray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thiago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gray.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thiago.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Thiago's corner calls for a 1-2. Thiago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thiago throws a head kick that Gray semi-blocks.
Gray checks a low kick from Thiago.
Gray throws a quick counter head kick but Thiago was just out of range.
Gray throws a leg kick but Thiago checks it.
Thiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Thiago.
Gray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thiago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thiago scores with a sloppy right hand. Gray should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Thiago tries to land a body kick
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Thiago throws a body shot but no joy.
Thiago loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Thiago lands a nice looking body kick.
Thiago is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Thiago.
Thiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
Thiago tries a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Thiago cracks Gray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thiago missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thiago looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Thiago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thiago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thiago thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thiago thumps Gray with a low kick.
Thiago misses with a hook.
Gray swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thiago finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thiago throws a lazy uppercut
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thiago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Thiago was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Thiago moves out of range easily.
A cross from Thiago lands.
Thiago scores with a leg kick.
Thiago fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
It looked like Gray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago misses with a body kick.
Gray throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thiago throws out a loose jab but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thiago throws a solid leg kick but Gray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thiago.
Gray lands a nice shot that snaps Thiago's head back.
Thiago throws a leg kick that misses.
Thiago misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thiago.
Thiago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Thiago does it's job there.
Thiago 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.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Akoni Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago scoring well with a low kick there.
Thiago throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray counters with a crisp right hand that drops Thiago! Gray lets Thiago back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Thiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray catches Thiago with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Thiago forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akoni Gray!
Akoni Gray thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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