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SFL 08 | Zoo York PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Bigg (ranked 3757 p4p, 3634 weight class) and Test One (ranked 426 p4p, 414 weight class). Test One has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ian Bigg's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Bigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Test One!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigg blocks a leg kick.
Bigg's jab looks to have found its range, popping One under the eye.
Bigg rushes One and presses him up against the cage.
Bigg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bigg throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Bigg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bigg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bigg scores with a shoulder strike.
One tries to pull guard but Bigg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
One lands a right hand.
One tries to work over Bigg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
One lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bigg or not.
A right hand to the body from Bigg.
One breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bigg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bigg fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bigg tries for a takedown but One sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Bigg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg throws a looping overhand right but One ducks down to avoid it.
One with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bigg lands a glancing blow to the side of One's head.
One throws a leg kick which misses Bigg's front leg but catches the back leg as Bigg tries to avoid it.
One thuds his right hand into Bigg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bigg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and One counters with a left to the body.
Bigg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
One is looking to slow Bigg down with leg kicks.
One dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bigg. That did some damage!
One thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bigg if he has to take too many more of those.
One cracks Bigg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigg misses with a wild body shot.
Bigg drives through with a takedown into guard.
One is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bigg defends well.
Bigg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
One is trying to hold Bigg in close to prevent damage but Bigg has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One looking for submissions off his back.
Bigg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One trying to control from the bottom.
One has his hands clasped together around Bigg's back. He's all about the action.
One is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bigg pulls his head out easily.
One looking for submissions off his back.
One is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
One trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
One tries to hold on but Bigg postures up.
One keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bigg controlling his opponent.
Bigg avoids the attempt from One to control.
One is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Test One will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bigg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
One feints and then cracks Bigg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bigg down.
One with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
One bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bigg's head backwards.
Bigg shoots in and drives through. One sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bigg. One does a little dance to reset his feet.
One takes one to the side of the head.
Bigg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. One manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bigg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Test One seems to be getting the better of the standup.
One displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bigg throws out the jab.
One is looking to slow Bigg down with leg kicks.
Bigg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
One connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for One.
Bigg shoots and misses
enabling One to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bigg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bigg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from One.
Bigg tries to counter by clinching up but One breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bigg is defended easily by One.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Bigg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Test One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One scores with a push kick.
One ducks under a wild hook from Bigg.
Bigg tries to close the distance and clinch but One swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bigg tries to clinch there but One circles away.
A swing and a miss from Bigg.
One thuds his right hand into Bigg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
One has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bigg dives in for a single leg takedown but One sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bigg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bigg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by One.
One lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
One scores with a shot to the body.
One misses with a hook.
Good shot there by One.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - One coming out on top.
One throws a leg kick which misses Bigg's front leg but catches the back leg as Bigg tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigg shoots for a double leg takedown but One sprawls well. He's pushed Bigg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
One connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bigg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
One scores with a leg kick.
Bigg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
One lands with a hook. Bigg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bigg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from One.
Test One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One throws a jab but it's blocked by Bigg.
Good leg kick by One.
One lands with a thumping leg kick.
One tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bigg is able to avoid easily.
One keeps the fight on the outside.
Bigg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bigg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bigg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but One paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bigg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but One paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bigg clinches up with One and pushes him back against the cage.
One breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg shoots in looking for a takedown but One manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bigg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
One bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
One connects with a single shot there.
Bigg misses the shot to the body.
Bigg closes the distance and clinches.
One tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bigg's elbow.
One fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, One creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bigg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bigg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bigg fails in his attempt to clinch.
One throws out a counter right but Bigg avoids it with no problem.
One throws a looping overhand right but Bigg ducks down to avoid it.
Bigg misses with a body shot.
One connects with an inside leg kick.
One keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bigg is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
One buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bigg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before One can pounce on him.
Bigg misses with a shot to the body
enabling One to counter with a crisp jab.
One ducks under a wild hook from Bigg.
A jab from One misses.
Bigg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bigg tries to move into range but One moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bigg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bigg has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bigg lands with a straight right. One didn't see that one coming.
One works Bigg's body with a nice hook.
One scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bigg is defended easily by One.
Bigg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bigg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bigg throws a shot from downtown. One moves away and avoids it.
Bigg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bigg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A lazy left from One finds it's target.
Bigg shoots in for a takedown but One shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like One was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
One lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigg missing with a left hand there. One was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by One.
Bigg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from One.
Bigg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
One misses with a looping right.
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!
Bigg shoots in for a takedown but One shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
One appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Bigg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has One pinned against the cage. One gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One lands a nice looking body kick.
Bigg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bigg misses with a combination
and One makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
One connects with a single shot there.
Bigg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
One connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
One with the inside leg kick.
One shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bigg eats them both and turns towards One to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
One has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bigg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from One finds it's way round the side to connect with Bigg's head.
One swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigg.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from One! But no joy.
One throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ian Bigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bigg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bigg shoots in for a double leg but One sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bigg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
One buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bigg tries for a takedown but One sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bigg takes one on the button.
One leaves Bigg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
One lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
One works Bigg's body with a nice hook.
Bigg shoots in for a takedown but One shows good takedown defense.
Bigg throws a poor cross that misses
and One counters with a stiff right hand.
Bigg misses with a body punch
and One counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Bigg misses.
One lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigg tries for a takedown but One circles away easily
and One counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bigg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from One, right into the meat of the thigh.
One lands with a nice body kick.
One scoring well with a low kick there.
Bigg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
One throws a front kick that sends Bigg stumbling back into the cage.
One steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bigg.
One unleashes a big counter combination but Bigg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bigg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bigg is defended easily by One.
One scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bigg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bigg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from One - the referee stops the clock and Bigg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says One. Bigg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
One connects with a solid leg kick.
One lands with a cross.
Bigg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for One.
One throws a one two combo.
One moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Test One is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bigg tries to clinch but One is having none of it.
One lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bigg will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bigg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bigg with a poor takedown
and One connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One connects with a body shot.
One scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bigg in his tracks.
Both fighters circling a little - One finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bigg shoots in but no luck this time.
One lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Test One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got One winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test One!
An out of breath Test One thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dado Damba (ranked 4612 p4p, 2633 weight class) and Spurgu Nator (ranked 541 p4p, 364 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dado Damba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spurgu Nator!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nator moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Damba.
Damba gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Damba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damba throws a strike but Nator rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nator content to stall in guard here.
Damba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damba looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nator passes into half guard.
Damba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damba looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nator passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damba sneaks back into half guard.
Damba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nator prevents Damba from improving his position.
That's two 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.
Damba is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damba gets back to full guard.
Damba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nator content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator stopping the sweep attempt from Damba.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Damba is looking for a triangle but Nator pushes his legs off easily.
Damba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Damba tests Nator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nator throws a hook but Damba avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damba.
Nator tries a head kick but it misses.
Spurgu Nator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damba throws a hook to the side of Nator's head but Nator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nator with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spurgu Nator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nator lands a really nice looking cross but Damba seems unphased.
Damba shoots in looking for a takedown. Nator tries to sprawl out of it but Damba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Damba throws the left hand but Nator avoids the punch easily.
Nator punishes Damba's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damba lands an overhand right.
Damba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Damba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nator shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nator on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dado Damba will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Damba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nator moves away.
Nator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spurgu Nator seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Damba throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Nator tenderised Damba's leg. Damba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nator tries a low kick but Damba avoids it.
Nator tries to land a front kick but Damba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damba walks into a straight right hand from Nator.
Nator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damba manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nator manages to avoid it.
Nator misses with a head kick.
Spurgu Nator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nator has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Damba.
A low kick from Nator is predictable there
and Damba counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damba misses with a body punch.
Damba throws a punch but it's blocked by Nator.
A short uppercut from Nator.
Damba lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nator.
Damba has a couple of punches blocked by Nator.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damba.
Nator blocks a body shot from Damba.
A hook to the body from Damba.
Damba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Damba has a couple of punches blocked by Nator.
Nator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damba misses with a jab to the body
and Nator counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nator is looking to score with low kicks.
Damba has his takedown stuffed
and Nator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nator just misses with a punch to the body.
Damba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damba blocks a low kick nicely.
Nator lands a body shot.
Nator misses with a right hand
and Damba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nator misses with a two punch combination.
Nator connects with a solid leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nator.
It looked like Damba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nator scores with a shot to the body.
Damba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damba or perhaps it was just good defense by Nator, which made it look bad.
Damba throws a poor cross that misses
and Damba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damba staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nator.
A little jabbing left from Nator on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damba shoots in looking for a takedown. Nator tries to sprawl out of it but Damba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dado Damba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damba rushes Nator and presses him up against the cage.
Nator tries to throw a body punch but Damba avoids it by throwing Nator back against the cage.
Nator breaks from the clinch.
Damba with a nice calf kick.
A combination from Nator does no damage.
Nator looks to throw the jab but Damba is out of range.
Damba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nator has Damba up against the cage in a clinch.
Damba has a couple of punches blocked by Nator.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damba manages to avoid it.
And Damba counters with a quick kick to the body but Nator blocks it.
Damba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nator counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Nator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damba blocks a head kick by Nator.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nator chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nator slips under a jab.
Nator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damba throws a leg kick but Nator sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nator lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Damba checks a leg kick.
Nator misses with a double jab.
Damba misses with a low kick as Nator jumps back.
Damba avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spurgu Nator showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nator takes the fight into the clinch.
Nator working hard to break the clinch.
Damba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
Dado Damba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nator scores with a shot to the side of Damba's head.
Nator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nator moves into the clinch successfully.
Nator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nator has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nator misses the body punch
and Damba counters with a good low kick that Nator was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nator misses with a body kick.
Damba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nator is trying to defend but Damba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nator avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator trying to control from the bottom.
Damba wants to pass to mount but Nator is defending the position.
Nator regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damba looking to pass the guard.
Nator is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nator keeping full guard, as Damba tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nator is adopting a defensive guard.
Nator looking for a sweep. Not yet Nator, not yet.
Damba wants to pass the guard but Nator is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nator is looking to score with low kicks.
Nator rushes Damba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nator tries to throw a body punch but Damba avoids it by throwing Nator back against the cage.
Damba has Nator pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nator manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nator prevents a body shot from Damba.
A short right from Nator.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nator's elbow.
Damba lands a shot to the body.
Damba tries to work over Nator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nator struggles to land a body shot inside as Damba controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nator creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nator.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nator.
Damba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nator's elbow.
Nator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nator.
Nator clinches with his opponent.
Nator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nator takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nator throws a body shot but no joy.
Damba has closed the distance and engaged Nator in a clinch.
Nator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nator counters with a nice body shot.
Nator gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damba throws a punch but it's blocked by Nator.
Nator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Nator.
Damba scores with a nice head shot.
Damba motions for Nator to come forward. Damba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Nator. Beautiful body shot.
Nator misses with a straight left.
Damba misses with an uppercut.
Damba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nator sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nator throws out a counter right but Damba avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spurgu Nator comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nator 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spurgu Nator!
A victorious Spurgu Nator 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 1825 p4p, 4065 weight class) and Jack Fox (ranked 201 p4p, 375 weight class). Finch comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Fox!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox misses with a low kick.
Fox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Finch clobbers Fox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox misses with a low kick as Finch jumps back.
Fox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Finch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finch drops Fox with a naaaaasty hook - Fox is in real trouble here! Finch dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atticus Finch!
After the big win, Atticus Finch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Groove Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hartwell White (ranked 3147 p4p, 2191 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 367 p4p, 268 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Hartwell White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Hartwell White.
Lund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lund lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hartwell White, pushing him back against the cage.
Lund blocking some punches.
Hartwell White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund digs a right hand underneath Hartwell White's ribcage. Hartwell White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lund works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lund stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartwell White blocks an elbow strike from Lund.
Lund misses with the head strike.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lund.
Lund lands a hook that snaps the head of Hartwell White backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hartwell White fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lund throws an elbow that misses.
Hartwell White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lund connects with a nice looking jab.
Lund misses with an uppercut. Hartwell White saw that one coming.
Lund moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hartwell White lands a jab.
Hartwell White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lund was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White lands with a right hand.
Lund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartwell White slips under a jab.
Hartwell White slips under a jab from Lund.
Hartwell White seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hartwell White cracks Lund with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Hartwell White misses.
Lund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartwell White moves away.
Hartwell White throwing a counter right hand but Lund manages to avoid it.
Lund scores with a hook to the body. Hartwell White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lund defending well as Hartwell White loads up on a big left hand.
Hartwell White throws a body shot but no joy.
Lund misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund has closed the distance and engaged Hartwell White in a clinch.
Hartwell White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lund staying out of range there.
Lund misses with a hook.
Hartwell White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hartwell White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hartwell White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lund slips under a jab.
Lund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartwell White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lund throws the kick towards the body but Hartwell White avoids it.
Hartwell White with a jab.
Lund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartwell White.
Lund let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hartwell White. That did some damage!
A jab from Hartwell White misses.
Hartwell White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lund avoids the body shot from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White throws a hook but Lund blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White just misses with a punch to the body.
Lund scores with a nice strike.
Lund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Lund catches Hartwell White right on the button with a cross.
Lund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lund throws a head kick that Hartwell White semi-blocks.
Lund punishes Hartwell White's body with a nice straight punch.
Lund tried to score with a low kick but Hartwell White checks it.
Lund closes the distance and clinches.
Lund throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartwell White.
Lund tries to stall but Hartwell White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lund misses with the head strike.
Lund throws an elbow that misses.
Hartwell White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lund or not.
Lund blocks a body shot from Hartwell White.
Lund lands an elbow just above Hartwell White 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartwell White misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Walter Hartwell White has been cut.
Hartwell White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lund prevents a body shot from Hartwell White.
A short right from Hartwell White on the inside.
Lund tries to stall but Hartwell White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hartwell White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hartwell White swings wildly with an uppercut but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartwell White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hartwell White missing with a left hand there. Lund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartwell White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lund can pounce on him.
Hartwell White loads up on a big right hand but Lund slips the punch.
Lund moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartwell White.
Lund tries a quick counter leg kick but Hartwell White is wise to it.
Lund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell White throws out the jab.
Hartwell White throws a jab when Lund was well out of range.
Lund moves out of range of the strikes.
Lund moves away from the strike by Hartwell White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Lund will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Walter Hartwell White'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.
Lund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lund manages to avoid it.
Hartwell White takes a swing at Lund's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Lund.
Lund throws a hook to the side of Hartwell White's head but Hartwell White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hartwell White throws a big shot that misses.
Hartwell White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lund.
Hartwell White ducks under a wild hook from Lund.
Lund listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Lund misses.
Lund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartwell White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lund.
Lund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartwell White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lund motions for Hartwell White to come forward. Lund throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartwell White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lund misses with a kick to the body.
Hartwell White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Lund misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund digs a good hook to Hartwell White's body.
Hartwell White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartwell White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lund works Hartwell White's body with a nice hook.
Hartwell White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lund connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hartwell White's hands.
Aaron Lund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hartwell White jabs at Lund's body.
Lund slips under a jab from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White lands with a cross.
Hartwell White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hartwell White misses the jab.
Hartwell White throws out a loose jab but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hartwell White just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartwell White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lund was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartwell White.
Lund cracks Hartwell White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lund throws a sloppy body shot
and Lund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hartwell White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lund misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lund throws a looping overhand right but Hartwell White ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartwell White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Lund.
Hartwell White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lund. Lund obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartwell White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lund lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hartwell White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartwell White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lund throws a big shot that misses.
Hartwell White checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartwell White lands with an uppercut that bounces Lund off the cage and back into range.
Lund lands a really nice looking cross but Hartwell White seems unphased.
Hartwell White takes a swing at Lund's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Lund.
Lund moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hartwell White lunges at Lund with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lund's hand.
Hartwell White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lund feints and then cracks Hartwell White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartwell White down.
Lund throws a low kick but Hartwell White avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lund.
Hartwell White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hartwell White tries to move into range but Lund moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund blocks a jab.
Lund feints a counter leg kick.
A low kick lands for Lund.
Hartwell White misses with a lunging right hand
and Lund counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hartwell White thinking.
Lund lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartwell White off the cage and back into range.
Lund throws a looping overhand right but Hartwell White ducks down to avoid it.
Hartwell White throws the left hand but Lund avoids the punch easily.
Hartwell White lands a jab to Lund's midsection.
Hartwell White just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartwell White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Lund.
Lund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell White.
Lund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lund lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Hartwell White. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund misses with a leg kick
and Hartwell White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartwell White. Lund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartwell White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lund misses with a straight right.
Hartwell White looks to land a left hand but Lund moved out of range nicely.
Lund fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hartwell White checks it well.
Lund feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hartwell Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hartwell White dips to his left and cracks Lund with an uppercut!
Hartwell White punishes Lund's body with a nice straight punch.
Lund throws a leg kick but Hartwell White sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lund throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartwell White.
Lund defending well as Hartwell White loads up on a big left hand.
Lund scores with a sloppy right hand. Hartwell White should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lund attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lund misses with a straight left.
Hartwell White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lund counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Walter Hartwell White's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lund with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lund connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hartwell White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lund manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lund as he connects with a hook.
Lund ducks under a wild hook from Hartwell White.
A little jabbing left from Lund on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lund thuds a left hand into Hartwell White's body.
Lund scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lund looks to throw the jab but Hartwell White is out of range.
Hartwell White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lund scores with a hook to the body. Hartwell White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lund scoring well with a low kick there.
Lund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartwell White manages to avoid it.
Lund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hartwell White has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lund throws a poor cross that misses
and Hartwell White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lund feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hartwell Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hartwell White misses the target.
Lund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lund looks to land a left hand but Hartwell White moved out of range nicely.
Hartwell White throws a body shot but no joy.
Hartwell White loads up on a big right hand but Lund slips the punch.
That kick from Lund tenderised Hartwell White's leg. Hartwell White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lund misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lund.
Hartwell White misses with a hook. Lund ducked under it nicely.
Hartwell White takes a swing at Lund's ribcage but misses.
Lund blocks a jab.
Hartwell White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lund.
Lund throws a shot from downtown. Hartwell White moves away and avoids it.
Hartwell White connects with a looping right hand.
Lund avoids the body shot from Hartwell White.
Lund misses with a low kick as Hartwell White jumps back.
Lund avoids the body shot from Hartwell White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White missing with a left hand there. Lund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Hartwell White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lund jabs Hartwell White right on the nose. Hartwell White blinks but takes it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lund. That's going to slow Hartwell White down.
Lund scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund throws a big shot that misses.
Lund throws a chopping leg kick but Hartwell White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartwell White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lund.
Lund throws a leg kick
and Hartwell White counters with a straight right hand.
Lund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell White throws out the jab.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the side of Lund's head but Lund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White lands a nice hook to Lund's body. Lund takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lund throws a push kick but Hartwell White slaps the foot to one side.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hartwell White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hartwell White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lund on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hartwell White swats away the attempt to clinch by Lund.
Nice shot lands for Lund.
Aaron Lund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hartwell White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lund. Lund obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartwell White with a hook.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartwell White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lund's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hartwell White under the eye.
Hartwell White misses with a left hand
and Lund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hartwell White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartwell White takes a swing at Lund's ribcage but misses.
Lund scores with a leg kick.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartwell White throwing a counter right hand but Lund manages to avoid it.
Hartwell White throws a lazy right hand but Lund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walter Hartwell White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hartwell White scores with a nice right hand.
Hartwell White connects with a right hand. Lund shakes it off.
A big right from Lund misses.
Lund throws a jab when Hartwell White was well out of range.
Hartwell White throwing a counter right hand but Lund manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Lund.
Hartwell White misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lund on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lund throws a solid leg kick but Hartwell White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lund.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lund.
Lund moves away from the strike by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White throws a series of punches but Lund moves out of range.
Hartwell White misses with an uppercut.
Hartwell White connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lund.
Hartwell White takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund lands a really nice looking cross but Hartwell White seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Hartwell White misses the target.
A slow jab from Hartwell White misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lund has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!
Aaron Lund got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valen Dreth (ranked 1182 p4p, 1178 weight class) and Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 145 p4p, 144 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Balushi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dreth.
Al Balushi lands a slapping body shot.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but Dreth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Al Balushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dreth.
Dreth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dreth misses with a right hand
and Al Balushi counters with a thumping low kick.
Al Balushi throws a low kick, looking for Dreth's leg but Dreth calmly moves out of range.
Al Balushi stuffs the takedown.
Dreth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dreth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dreth appears to be looking for a big counter.
Al Balushi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Al Balushi coming out on top.
Al Balushi throws out a powerful jab.
Al Balushi throws a jab when Dreth was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Balushi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Al Balushi throws a push kick but Dreth slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Dreth misses the target.
Dreth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands a right hook to the body.
Al Balushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth throws a head kick but Al Balushi moves out of range.
Dreth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dreth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Al Balushi just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Balushi throws a jab when Dreth was well out of range.
Al Balushi tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Balushi slips a jab from Dreth.
Zaid Al Balushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Al Balushi misses.
Dreth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dreth avoids the body shot from Al Balushi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dreth lands a jab to the head.
Dreth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick there by Al Balushi.
Dreth misses with the combination.
Dreth lands a nice hook to Al Balushi's body. Al Balushi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Balushi, as that shot connected.
Dreth moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Balushi.
Dreth blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dreth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dreth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Al Balushi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al Balushi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al Balushi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Al Balushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dreth checks a low kick from Al Balushi.
We've been hearing reports that Dreth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Dreth.
Al Balushi looks to throw the jab but Dreth is out of range.
Dreth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dreth is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Balushi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dreth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dreth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dreth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Al Balushi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dreth throws a big shot that misses.
Al Balushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Balushi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Al Balushi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick that knocks Dreth off balance momentarily.
Dreth throws a hook but Al Balushi avoids it easily.
Al Balushi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Dreth.
Al Balushi throws a low kick, looking for Dreth's leg but Dreth calmly moves out of range.
Al Balushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Al Balushi.
Dreth moves out of range as Al Balushi throws a body kick.
Al Balushi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dreth.
Al Balushi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick from Al Balushi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dreth lands with an overhand left.
Al Balushi throws a front kick aimed at Dreth's knee but Dreth avoids it well.
Dreth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dreth checks it well.
Al Balushi looks to land a left hand but Dreth moved out of range nicely.
Dreth looks to land a left hand but Al Balushi moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Al Balushi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al Balushi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dreth throws a sloppy head kick and Al Balushi moves out of range easily.
Al Balushi scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Balushi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dreth scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dreth misses with a body shot.
Dreth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Balushi looks to throw the jab but Dreth is out of range.
Al Balushi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Balushi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dreth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Balushi wants to slow Dreth down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Balushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dreth.
Dreth seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dreth. Al Balushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dreth misses with a head kick.
Dreth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al Balushi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al Balushi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Al Balushi misses
and Dreth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Al Balushi.
Dreth misses with a left hand
and Al Balushi counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Balushi lands a front kick.
Al Balushi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al Balushi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Al Balushi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dreth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dreth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Balushi, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Al Balushi misses the shot to the body.
Dreth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dreth drops back, looking for a kneebar! Al Balushi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Al Balushi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Al Balushi!
Dreth is trying to control Al Balushi's posture but Al Balushi avoids it.
Dreth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dreth is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Al Balushi off and has taken his back!
What can Al Balushi do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Al Balushi for as long as he can get away with.
Al Balushi trying to control the position but Dreth manages to sink in the hooks.
Dreth is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Al Balushi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Al Balushi for a finish.
Dreth looking for the choke but no joy.
Al Balushi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Al Balushi can't escape the position.
Dreth is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Al Balushi is defending well though. Dreth let's go of the attempt for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Al Balushi rolls, trying to escape but Dreth keeps control of the position.
Dreth looking for the choke but no joy.
Al Balushi fending off the submission attempt from Dreth.
Al Balushi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dreth's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth tries to get the hooks in deep but Al Balushi pushed the leg off.
Dreth has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dreth has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
I really don't envy Al Balushi right now.
Dreth struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dreth looking for the choke but no joy.
Al Balushi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dreth is persistently looking for the submission but Al Balushi is defending it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Balushi is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Al Balushi slips under a jab.
Al Balushi scores with a nice right hand.
Al Balushi throws a wild body kick that Dreth sees coming a mile off.
Al Balushi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Balushi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dreth's sensitive parts.
Al Balushi throws a push kick but Dreth slaps the foot to one side.
Dreth is looking to score with low kicks.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dreth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Balushi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dreth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Al Balushi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dreth somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Balushi wants to slow Dreth down by chopping away at his legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Balushi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Balushi connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Al Balushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth avoids a kick to the body.
Dreth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dreth misses with a takedown attempt - Al Balushi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It seemed like Al Balushi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dreth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Balushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dreth.
Al Balushi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dreth. That did some damage!
Dreth throws a sloppy head kick and Al Balushi moves out of range easily.
Al Balushi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Dreth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dreth ducks right into an uppercut from Al Balushi.
Dreth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dreth throws a low kick, looking for Al Balushi's leg but Al Balushi calmly moves out of range.
Al Balushi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al Balushi blocks a head kick by Dreth.
Al Balushi tries to move into range but Dreth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dreth slips a straight right by Al Balushi.
Dreth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Balushi. Al Balushi obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Dreth as he checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dreth.
Al Balushi wants to land a leg kick but Dreth is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Dreth takes one on the button.
Dreth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dreth throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi clobbers Dreth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dreth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dreth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Al Balushi tries to avoid it but Dreth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Al Balushi to the ground. Al Balushi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valen Dreth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Balushi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Balushi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dreth is out of range.
Dreth blocks a low kick nicely.
Dreth walks into a stiff left hand from Al Balushi.
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Al Balushi moves away and avoids it.
Dreth scores with a hook to the body. Al Balushi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Al Balushi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dreth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Al Balushi. That one must have hurt.
Al Balushi is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi thumps Dreth with a low kick.
Al Balushi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Balushi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dreth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but Dreth avoids it.
Al Balushi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Al Balushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dreth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi wants to slow Dreth down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Balushi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Balushi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dreth blocks the body kick.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al Balushi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dreth throws out the jab.
Al Balushi throws a lazy right hand but Dreth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Balushi misses with a wild combination.
Al Balushi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dreth feinted with a counter takedown.
Dreth looks for a takedown but Al Balushi sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dreth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dreth lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Balushi misses the target.
Al Balushi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as Al Balushi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dreth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Balushi.
Dreth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al Balushi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dreth throwing a counter right hand but Al Balushi manages to avoid it.
Dreth just misses with a punch to the body.
Dreth loads up on a big right hand but Al Balushi slips the punch.
Al Balushi feints a counter leg kick.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick
and Dreth makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Al Balushi really felt that one!
Good work by Dreth as he checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al Balushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dreth.
A lazy body kick from Al Balushi
and Dreth counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Al Balushi 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
An out of breath Zaid Al Balushi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaido Graindo (ranked 1476 p4p, 1641 weight class) and Frank Rothco (ranked 206 p4p, 220 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graindo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rothco looking to control.
Graindo passes into half guard.
Graindo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rothco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Graindo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Graindo drops an elbow to the side of Rothco's head.
Graindo thows a huge punch but Rothco dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothco trying to hold on to Graindo's head to control him but Graindo postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Graindo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Graindo tries to pass to full mount but Rothco defends it.
Nice strikes from Graindo there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Graindo there.
Graindo working over Rothco with some ground and pound. Rothco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Graindo lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Rothco quite badly. Rothco pulls Graindo in close trying to recover. Graindo postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Rothco on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Rothco doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaido Graindo!
The defeated Frank Rothco had this to say: 'He caught me, just bad luck.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 607 p4p, 344 weight class) and Wally Kruschev (ranked 97 p4p, 49 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion. Kruschev has chosen Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition) as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruschev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kruschev lands a right hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kruschev - that will leave a mark!
Kruschev slips a straight right by Edwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edwards lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kruschev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kruschev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut.
Kruschev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edwards on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kruschev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruschev throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edwards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kruschev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Kruschev off balance momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruschev.
Edwards thumps Kruschev with a low kick.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruschev.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruschev checks a low kick from Edwards.
Crunch! Edwards slams his shin into Kruschev's torso.
Edwards thuds his right hand into Kruschev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Kruschev. Those never looked like landing.
Kruschev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards with the inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kruschev checks a leg kick.
Edwards has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruschev finds it's way round the side to connect with Edwards's head.
Kruschev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kruschev throws a solid leg kick but Edwards takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kruschev.
It looked like Edwards wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kruschev misses with a looping right.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edwards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edwards closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruschev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruschev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kruschev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Edwards if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheers as Edwards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kruschev doesn't seem phased though.
Kruschev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kruschev lands with a nice combination. Edwards backs away looking to recover.
Kruschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edwards with the inside leg kick.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruschev.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruschev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Edwards misses with a hook. Kruschev ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Edwards misses.
Kruschev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev misses with a body shot.
Kruschev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kruschev tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Edwards throws a front kick aimed at Kruschev's knee but Kruschev avoids it well.
Kruschev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruschev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edwards, pushing him back against the cage.
Edwards working aggressively here.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Edwards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kruschev's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kruschev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edwards tries a body shot but Kruschev blocks it.
Edwards tries to break the clinch but Kruschev is controlling the position.
Kruschev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruschev missing with knees to the body.
Kruschev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edwards.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards takes one to the chin there.
Kruschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
Kruschev misses with a straight left.
Edwards does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards cracks Kruschev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kruschev.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kruschev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Edwards avoids a kick to the body.
Edwards feints and then cracks Kruschev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kruschev down.
Kruschev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kruschev moves forwards but Edwards connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edwards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Edwards listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kruschev misses with a kick to the body.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Edwards moved away.
A low kick lands for Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Kruschev counters with a nice uppercut.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
It looked like Edwards wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kruschev checks a leg kick.
Kruschev throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kruschev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edwards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Edwards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Edwards defending well as Kruschev loads up on a big left hand.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
A good leg kick by Edwards.
Kruschev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edwards throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kruschev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kruschev.
Kruschev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruschev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kruschev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kruschev.
Kruschev breaks the clinch.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
The fighters circling - Edwards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards throws a solid leg kick but Kruschev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a wild body kick that Edwards sees coming a mile off.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
Kruschev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kruschev throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Edwards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kruschev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Kruschev slips the punch.
Kruschev misses with a few strikes there.
Kruschev throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kruschev's knee momentarily.
Kruschev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kruschev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edwards's hands.
Kruschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Edwards finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Edwards blocks a leg kick.
Kruschev checks a low kick from Edwards.
Kruschev lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edwards throws a chopping leg kick but Kruschev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kruschev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kruschev lands a body shot.
Kruschev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kruschev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good work by Kruschev as he checks the leg kick.
Kruschev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edwards lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruschev's head.
Wally Kruschev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick there by Edwards.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Kruschev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards swings for the body but Kruschev moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kruschev misses.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards thows a leg kick but Kruschev checks it
and Kruschev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards checks a low kick from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a body shot.
Kruschev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kruschev tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards thinks about countering with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruschev misses the target.
Kruschev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edwards connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kruschev scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Edwards looks for the body kick but Kruschev saw that one coming.
Kruschev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edwards.
Kruschev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edwards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edwards appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards throws a body kick that misses.
Kruschev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Edwards attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wally Kruschev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab by Edwards.
Kruschev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kruschev throws the kick towards the body but Edwards avoids it.
Edwards throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kruschev throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Edwards throws a big counter combination but Kruschev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kruschev scores with a kick to the body.
Edwards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Edwards will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Edwards moved away.
Edwards throwing a counter right hand but Kruschev manages to avoid it.
Kruschev cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kruschev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edwards connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kruschev scrambles back to his feet.
Kruschev swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a lazy right hand but Kruschev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruschev tries to counter with a clinch but Edwards shakes him off and moves away.
Kruschev moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Edwards.
Kruschev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kruschev lands with a nice body punch.
Kruschev lands a nice hook to Edwards's body. Edwards takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruschev throws a wild body kick that Edwards sees coming a mile off.
Kruschev lands with an uppercut that bounces Edwards off the cage and back into range.
Kruschev avoids a kick to the body.
Kruschev throws out a counter right but Edwards avoids it with no problem.
Kruschev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.
Nice straight punches there by Edwards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edwards.
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!
Nice shot lands for Kruschev.
Kruschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kruschev.
Edwards scores with a jab.
Kruschev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Edwards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Edwards cracks Kruschev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Kruschev.
Edwards connects with a high kick.
Kruschev moves out of range of the leg kick from Edwards.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruschev.
Kruschev swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Kruschev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruschev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Kruschev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Edwards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruschev counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a chopping leg kick but Kruschev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ife Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Edwards checks a leg kick.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Kruschev throws out a counter right but Edwards avoids it with no problem.
Kruschev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kruschev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev misses with a hook to the body
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Edwards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ife Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kruschev closes the distance and clinches.
Kruschev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kruschev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruschev looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruschev.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards throws a solid leg kick but Kruschev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edwards.
Edwards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruschev avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Nice jab there from Kruschev.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruschev.
That kick from Kruschev tenderised Edwards's leg. Edwards is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edwards misses with a hook. Kruschev ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Edwards.
Edwards misses with a leg kick
and Kruschev moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
Kruschev misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Edwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Edwards.
A short right from Kruschev.
Kruschev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ife Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kruschev 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!
After winning the bout, Wally Kruschev 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Simon (ranked 417 p4p, 516 weight class) and Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 54 p4p, 61 weight class). Horiguchi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Japanese Imperial Army Victory March. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Simon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Horiguchi wants to stand back up but Simon manages to pass into side control.
Horiguchi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Simon is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simon looking to take Horiguchi's back but Horiguchi rolls and after a scramble, Horiguchi ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Horiguchi to escape a tricky position.
Simon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Horiguchi manages to get himself to full guard.
Horiguchi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Horiguchi is adopting a defensive guard.
Simon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Horiguchi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Simon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Simon has his feet on Horiguchi's thighs here. He's pushed Horiguchi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Horiguchi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Simon!
Our winner, Jay Simon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coleman (ranked 789 p4p, 316 weight class) and Dom Severini (ranked 114 p4p, 51 weight class). Dom Severini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Severini!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severini throws a hook to the side of Coleman's head but Coleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coleman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Severini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Severini scores with a body shot.
Coleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Severini throws out the jab.
Severini misses with a hook. Coleman ducked under it nicely.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Severini keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Severini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Severini throws a series of punches but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Severini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coleman is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Severini manages to get underhooks.
Coleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Severini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Severini can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
Severini pushes Coleman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Severini swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coleman avoids it.
Coleman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Severini scores with a shoulder strike.
Coleman tries a body shot but Severini blocks it.
Severini trying to land knees to the body.
Severini tries to land knees in the clinch but Coleman avoids the damage to the body.
Coleman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Coleman manages to end up in side control.
Severini can't do much from the bottom here.
Coleman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Severini is not content to let Coleman control the position.
An elbow from Coleman crashes against the mat.
Coleman slows the pace down.
Coleman throws a strike aimed at the side of Severini's head but Severini avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severini is looking to reverse the position.
Severini felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Severini is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Severini avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Coleman.
Severini parries the strikes from Coleman easily there. Coleman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Severini to escape.
Coleman landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Coleman is trying to ground and pound but Severini uses the momentary lack of control by Coleman to regain half guard.
Severini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Severini on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Severini to regain full guard.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Severini works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Severini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Severini is keeping the position for now.
Severini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Severini keeps moving.
Severini controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Coleman landing with the ground and pound.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Severini keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Severini just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman attempts a counter takedown but Severini avoids it well and moves away.
Severini swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Severini lands with a hook. Coleman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Phil Coleman has been cut.
Coleman gets a clinch.
Severini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Severini after a bit of a struggle.
Severini prevents a body shot from Coleman.
Coleman tries to score a body lock takedown but Severini shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severini throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Severini missing with knees to the body.
Coleman taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severini has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman.
Severini swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.
Severini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Severini scores with a shot to the body.
Severini missing with a left hand there. Coleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coleman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dom Severini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Severini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coleman doesn't seem phased though.
Coleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman moves into the clinch.
Severini has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman.
Severini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Severini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Severini tries a body shot but Coleman blocks it.
Coleman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Severini pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Severini throws a poor cross that misses
and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severini is refusing to be controlled, as Coleman sits in half guard.
Coleman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Severini's thigh. Severini counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Coleman trying to control but Severini is working from the bottom.
Coleman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Phil Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severini trying to control the position.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Severini keeps moving.
Coleman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Severini working a defensive guard here.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Severini keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Severini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coleman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman clinches with his opponent.
Coleman wants a takedown but no success here.
Severini misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dom Severini will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Phil Coleman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Coleman has Severini up against the cage in a clinch.
Severini misses with some punches.
Coleman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Severini's temple.
Severini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Severini's head.
Coleman trying to control from half guard but Severini is working away.
Coleman prevents Severini from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severini trying to hold on to Coleman's head to control him but Coleman postures up.
Severini is staying active underneath Coleman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Severini can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Severini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Severini keeps working.
Severini trying to hold on to Coleman's head to control him but Coleman postures up.
Coleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throwing shots but Severini is blocking nicely.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman trying to control the action but Severini is working from the bottom.
Severini is pressing down on Coleman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Coleman throws a strike but Severini rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman is on top in guard.
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Severini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Severini controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Severini is keeping the position for now.
Coleman postures up in Severini's guard and throws a big left but Severini blocks it.
Severini looking for a sweep. Not yet Severini, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman trying to control but Severini is working from the bottom.
Coleman distracts Severini with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Severini is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coleman moves out of range as Severini strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coleman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Severini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coleman 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Coleman!
A very excited looking Phil Coleman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 44 p4p, 140 weight class) and Pate Parret (ranked 7 p4p, 23 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Parret!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parret.
Parret throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parret flicks out a counter leg kick but Atunes steps away.
We've been told by Atunes's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the liver by Parret. Beautiful body shot.
Parret scores with a jab.
It looks like Edison Atunes has been cut.
Parret lands a big head kick that sends Atunes tumbling to the mat! Parret takes a step backwards and waves Atunes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Atunes is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Parret misses the target.
Oh Atunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Parret is out of range.
Parret appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Atunes seems to have got his legs back now.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atunes backing away here, and Parret unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Parret looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An inside leg kick lands from Parret.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atunes needs to keep his hands up - Parret had a free shot at his head there.
Atunes blocks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Atunes misses its target.
Parret throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it.
Parret takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atunes throws a body punch but Parret moves out of range.
Atunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parret can pounce on him.
Atunes throws a jab when Parret was well out of range.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parret.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parret scores with a leg kick.
Parret misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes checks a low kick from Parret.
Parret with a nice calf kick.
A big left from Parret misses.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Parret flicks out a counter leg kick but Atunes steps away.
Atunes throws a body punch but Parret moves out of range.
Parret misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parret looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Parret swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes is looking to counter punch.
Parret throws a lazy uppercut
and Atunes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Parret really felt that one!
Atunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parret takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parret connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Atunes moves out of range as Parret strikes.
Parret misses with a looping right.
And Atunes counters with a quick kick to the body but Parret blocks it.
Atunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Atunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parret. Parret obviously looking to wear him down.
Atunes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Atunes blocks the low kick.
Parret cracks Atunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parret misses with a kick to the body.
Parret looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Parret counters with an inside leg kick.
Parret swings away with a body shot that misses
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parret swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Parret swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parret 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.
Parret jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Parret takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice jab there from Atunes.
 Parret is rocked!
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parret has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Parret dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edison Atunes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Atunes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pate Parret seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parret looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Atunes is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the body from Parret misses
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
Pate Parret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parret displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
It seemed like Parret was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That kick from Parret tenderised Atunes's leg. Atunes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Parret scores with a head kick. Atunes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Parret. Atunes shrugs it off though.
Atunes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Parret looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parret walks into a straight right hand from Atunes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Atunes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Parret smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Atunes does it's job there.
Parret lands with a slapping head kick.
Parret missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parret sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parret flicks out a counter leg kick but Atunes steps away.
Parret tries a low kick but Atunes avoids it.
Parret takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parret has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parret throws an off balance right hand
and Atunes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Parret really felt that one!
Atunes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Parret sprawling to the canvas! Parret rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Atunes finish him?!
Parret is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parret is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Atunes Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Parret is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes is the new middleweight champion!
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