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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Matilla (ranked 4579 p4p, 4543 weight class) and Niko Ahonen (ranked 525 p4p, 523 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Matilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niko Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matilla lands an overhand right.
Ahonen thuds his right hand into Matilla's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ahonen misses with a wild body shot.
Matilla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ahonen lands the left hand.
Matilla looks to land a left hand but Ahonen moved out of range nicely.
Matilla tries to clinch but Ahonen is having none of it.
Matilla throws a poor cross that misses
and Ahonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahonen tries to move into range but Matilla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ahonen slips a jab and a cross from Matilla.
Ahonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matilla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahonen's head backwards.
Ahonen drops Matilla with a huge uppercut! Matilla drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ahonen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Ahonen!
In his post fight interview, Niko Ahonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Weston Hodkiewicz (ranked 3227 p4p, 23906 weight class) and Mister Lee (ranked 437 p4p, 695 weight class). Hodkiewicz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big Pimpin'. Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born To Hula - Kyuss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Weston Hodkiewicz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weston Hodkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Lee!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a hook
and Hodkiewicz counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Hodkiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hodkiewicz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hodkiewicz takes one on the button.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hodkiewicz tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Lee misses with a hook. Hodkiewicz ducked under it nicely.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Hodkiewicz moves away and avoids it.
Weston Hodkiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hodkiewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Hodkiewicz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hodkiewicz prevents Lee from improving his position.
Hodkiewicz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is holding on to half guard well.
Lee wants to control but Hodkiewicz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hodkiewicz wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Hodkiewicz is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Hodkiewicz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hodkiewicz wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Hodkiewicz sits in half guard.
Lee trying to control but Hodkiewicz postures up.
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.
Hodkiewicz wants to pass the guard but Lee is defending well.
Hodkiewicz is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lee trying to hold on to Hodkiewicz's head to control him but Hodkiewicz postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice cross by Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hodkiewicz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Hodkiewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hodkiewicz or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws the left hand but Hodkiewicz avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Hodkiewicz.
Nice defenses there by Hodkiewicz.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hodkiewicz throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Hodkiewicz shoots in.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Hodkiewicz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weston Hodkiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hodkiewicz defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodkiewicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hodkiewicz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hodkiewicz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Hodkiewicz misses its intended target.
Hodkiewicz shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Hodkiewicz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Hodkiewicz throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hodkiewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hodkiewicz misses with a looping left.
Hodkiewicz misses with a straight right.
Hodkiewicz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Hodkiewicz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Lee has control of Hodkiewicz's left arm, preventing Hodkiewicz from doing any damage.
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 Weston Hodkiewicz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Hodkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Hodkiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Hodkiewicz misses.
A big right from Hodkiewicz misses.
A big left from Lee misses.
Mister Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Hodkiewicz off balance momentarily.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hodkiewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Hodkiewicz swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Hodkiewicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick but Hodkiewicz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hodkiewicz throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Hodkiewicz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodkiewicz misses the jab.
Lee misses with a hook. Hodkiewicz ducked under it nicely.
Hodkiewicz's corner calls for a 1-2. Hodkiewicz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hodkiewicz lands a jab to the nose.
Hodkiewicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hodkiewicz. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hodkiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Hodkiewicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A shot to the body from Hodkiewicz misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Hodkiewicz throws a right hand that misses
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hodkiewicz works the jab nicely.
Mister Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee pushes Hodkiewicz up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodkiewicz blocks the elbow strike.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hodkiewicz backwards.
Hodkiewicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hodkiewicz trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hodkiewicz.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Hodkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hodkiewicz backwards.
Hodkiewicz is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee slowing the pace effectively.
Hodkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hodkiewicz working aggressively here.
Hodkiewicz tries to pull guard but Lee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hodkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hodkiewicz throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Hodkiewicz slips under a jab.
Hodkiewicz takes one on the button.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Hodkiewicz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hodkiewicz fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weston Hodkiewicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hodkiewicz misses with a straight left.
Hodkiewicz misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Hodkiewicz ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Hodkiewicz takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee rushes Hodkiewicz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Hodkiewicz backwards.
Hodkiewicz avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Hodkiewicz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hodkiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hodkiewicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hodkiewicz tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hodkiewicz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hodkiewicz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Hodkiewicz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hodkiewicz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hodkiewicz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hodkiewicz misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz misses with an uppercut
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Hodkiewicz. Hodkiewicz gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hodkiewicz.
It looked like Hodkiewicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hodkiewicz throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodkiewicz throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hodkiewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hodkiewicz counters with a straight right hand.
Hodkiewicz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodkiewicz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee thuds a left hand into Hodkiewicz's body.
Lee scores with a jab.
Lee stuns Hodkiewicz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee lunges at Hodkiewicz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hodkiewicz's hand.
A jab from Lee misses.
A swing and a miss from Hodkiewicz.
Lee moves away from the strike by Hodkiewicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Hodkiewicz's head back.
A jab from Hodkiewicz misses.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hodkiewicz counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Hodkiewicz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Donk. Lee catches Hodkiewicz right on the button with a cross.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Hodkiewicz.
A big right from Lee misses.
Hodkiewicz misses with the combination.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hodkiewicz's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hodkiewicz digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Hodkiewicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hodkiewicz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hodkiewicz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Hodkiewicz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Hodkiewicz throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Hodkiewicz moves away from the strike by Lee.
Hodkiewicz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hodkiewicz scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Hodkiewicz misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodkiewicz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Hodkiewicz walks into a left hand.
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!
Hodkiewicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Hodkiewicz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hodkiewicz throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Hodkiewicz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hodkiewicz misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Hodkiewicz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hodkiewicz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Hodkiewicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hodkiewicz.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Lee!
An out of breath Mister Lee 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 3703 p4p, 4156 weight class) and Ramon Rabbit (ranked 359 p4p, 385 weight class). Akara Kongsangchai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongsangchai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rabbit motions for Kongsangchai to come forward. Rabbit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Rabbit looks to move away, Kongsangchai throws a big counter combo but Rabbit just gets out of the way.
Kongsangchai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kongsangchai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rabbit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up but Rabbit circles away and keeps his distance.
Kongsangchai throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rabbit was covering up waiting for the punch and Kongsangchai finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kongsangchai tries to stand but Rabbit is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kongsangchai decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rabbit, up you get!
Rabbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rabbit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai is looking to clinch but Rabbit is avoiding it.
Rabbit tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongsangchai throws a front kick aimed at Rabbit's knee but Rabbit avoids it well.
Kongsangchai wants to clinch
and Rabbit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A leg kick checked by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up.
Kongsangchai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rabbit, pushing him back against the cage.
Rabbit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kongsangchai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kongsangchai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rabbit avoids the head kick by Kongsangchai.
Rabbit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rabbit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rabbit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Rabbit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rabbit misses with a body kick.
Rabbit blocks a head kick by Kongsangchai.
Rabbit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kongsangchai misses with a head kick.
Rabbit throws a jab when Kongsangchai was well out of range.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but Rabbit is having none of it.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabbit tries to bum rush Kongsangchai with a series of wild strikes but Kongsangchai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rabbit is looking to slow Kongsangchai down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but Rabbit moves out of range.
Rabbit swings for the body but Kongsangchai moves out of range.
Rabbit throws a series of punches but Kongsangchai avoids them all with ease.
Kongsangchai fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai throws a series of punches but Rabbit avoids them all with ease.
Rabbit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rabbit swats away the attempt to clinch by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch there but Rabbit circles away.
Kongsangchai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kongsangchai tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabbit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kongsangchai moves away from the strike by Rabbit.
Rabbit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rabbit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kongsangchai wants to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rabbit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongsangchai blocks a jab.
Kongsangchai tries to land a leg kick but Rabbit saw it coming and moves away.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up but Rabbit circles away and keeps his distance.
Kongsangchai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabbit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rabbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kongsangchai forces Rabbit back against the cage and clinches.
Kongsangchai goes for a takedown attempt but Rabbit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kongsangchai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Rabbit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kongsangchai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rabbit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Rabbit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kongsangchai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rabbit.
Kongsangchai throws a head kick but Rabbit moves out of range.
Rabbit digs a good hook to Kongsangchai's body.
Rabbit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rabbit thuds his shin into the meat of Kongsangchai's side.
Rabbit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kongsangchai moves away.
Rabbit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rabbit works the jab nicely.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Rabbit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kongsangchai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rabbit throws a sloppy head kick and Kongsangchai moves out of range easily.
Rabbit throws a sloppy head kick
and Kongsangchai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabbit cracks Kongsangchai with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbit misses with a kick to the body.
Kongsangchai tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabbit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kongsangchai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kongsangchai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rabbit throws a body punch but Kongsangchai moves out of range.
Kongsangchai lands a lovely overhand right.
Rabbit tests Kongsangchai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kongsangchai clinches up with Rabbit and pushes him back against the cage.
Kongsangchai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
Rabbit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rabbit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai blocking some punches.
Rabbit tries to stall but Kongsangchai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rabbit slowing the pace effectively.
Rabbit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongsangchai's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rabbit.
Rabbit swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongsangchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Rabbit.
Rabbit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongsangchai trying to land knees to the body.
Rabbit throws a head punch that misses.
Rabbit is trying to force a seperation but Kongsangchai has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kongsangchai throws an elbow but misses.
Rabbit leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kongsangchai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akara Kongsangchai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kongsangchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rabbit flicks out a counter leg kick but Kongsangchai steps away.
Kongsangchai lands with a straight right. Rabbit didn't see that one coming.
Rabbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kongsangchai was well out of range. Poor timing from Rabbit.
Kongsangchai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rabbit.
Kongsangchai has closed the distance and engaged Rabbit in a clinch.
Kongsangchai lands with a short shot to the head.
Akara Kongsangchai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kongsangchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabbit is defending well for now.
Kongsangchai is working for takedown but Rabbit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kongsangchai tries to land knees in the clinch but Rabbit avoids the damage to the body.
Kongsangchai is working for takedown but Rabbit is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongsangchai.
Rabbit breaks the clinch.
Kongsangchai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rabbit counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rabbit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabbit cracks a nice hook into Kongsangchai's ribs.
Kongsangchai lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabbit moves out of range as Kongsangchai strikes.
Kongsangchai throws a series of punches but Rabbit moves out of range.
Kongsangchai with a poor takedown
and Rabbit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akara Kongsangchai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabbit misses with a double jab.
Rabbit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kongsangchai circles away quickly and effectively.
Kongsangchai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kongsangchai moves in looking to clinch but Rabbit pushes him off.
Ramon Rabbit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rabbit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rabbit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kongsangchai needs to keep his hands up - Rabbit had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick by Rabbit misses
and Kongsangchai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Rabbit 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!
Kongsangchai darts in and clinches Rabbit up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rabbit.
Rabbit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rabbit lands a nice uppercut.
Kongsangchai lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rabbit swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongsangchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kongsangchai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kongsangchai pushes off an throws an elbow but Rabbit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rabbit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongsangchai looks to clinch
and Rabbit counters with a solid body kick.
Rabbit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rabbit lands a leg kick that knocks Kongsangchai off balance momentarily.
Kongsangchai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rabbit throws out the jab.
Rabbit lands a nice shot that snaps Kongsangchai's head back.
Kongsangchai closes the distance but Rabbit moves to the side
and Rabbit counters with a straight right hand.
Kongsangchai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rabbit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kongsangchai or not.
Kongsangchai slowing the pace effectively.
Rabbit taking a breather.
Rabbit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai is stalling here.
Rabbit wants to break free but Kongsangchai has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai has Rabbit pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rabbit.
Kongsangchai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rabbit has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rabbit.
Rabbit effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongsangchai blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Rabbit manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Rabbit.
Rabbit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rabbit defends it nicely.
A low kick lands for Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a right hand that Kongsangchai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kongsangchai also avoids with ease.
Rabbit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kongsangchai doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabbit circles away.
Kongsangchai moves in looking to clinch but Rabbit pushes him off.
Kongsangchai fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Rabbit misses.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but Rabbit is having none of it.
Kongsangchai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rabbit.
Kongsangchai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongsangchai avoiding damage as Rabbit throws knees to the body.
Kongsangchai breaks the clinch.
Ramon Rabbit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kongsangchai moves forwards but Rabbit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rabbit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kongsangchai closes the distance but Rabbit moves to the side
and Rabbit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabbit keeps the fight on the outside.
Kongsangchai misses with a double jab
and Rabbit counters with an outside leg kick.
Rabbit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kongsangchai throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Rabbit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rabbit looks to land a body kick but Kongsangchai moved away.
Rabbit scores with a hook to the body. Kongsangchai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Akara Kongsangchai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kongsangchai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rabbit throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Rabbit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rabbit 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Rabbit!
A very excited looking Ramon Rabbit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Crow (ranked 2615 p4p, 4480 weight class) and Niki Geo (ranked 379 p4p, 553 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Red Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Niki Geo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.
It seemed like Geo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Geo scores with a shot to the body.
Geo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Geo's corner calls for a 1-2. Geo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Crow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crow scores with a leg kick.
Geo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crow.
Geo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Crow sprawling to the canvas! Crow rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Geo finish him?!
 Crow is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geo throws a hook but Crow blocks it.
A combination from Geo does no damage.
Crow lands a head shot.
Geo drops Crow with a beautiful combination! Crow stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Geo is looking for the KO!
Oh Crow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Geo.
Crow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geo.
Crow seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geo looks to score with a jab to the body but Crow is just out of range.
Crow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Geo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 Geo is rocked!
Crow cracks Geo with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Red Crow!
Red Crow managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Carey (ranked 3028 p4p, 2800 weight class) and Francois Oosthuizen (ranked 368 p4p, 336 weight class). Francois Oosthuizen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Carey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francois Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut. Carey saw that one coming.
Oosthuizen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oosthuizen scores with a sloppy right hand. Carey should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Oosthuizen . Beautiful body shot.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oosthuizen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Oosthuizen .
Carey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oosthuizen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carey throws a lazy right hand but Oosthuizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oosthuizen throws out a counter right but Carey avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut. Carey saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Carey as he checks the leg kick.
Oosthuizen lands a really nice looking cross but Carey seems unphased.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but Carey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carey rushes Oosthuizen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carey wants a takedown but no success here.
Carey has Oosthuizen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oosthuizen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Carey avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oosthuizen lands with a short shot to the head.
Carey tries to score a body lock takedown but Oosthuizen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oosthuizen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Carey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Careys head.
Carey tries to score a body lock takedown but Oosthuizen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carey lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carey breaks the clinch.
Carey looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Carey looks to throw the jab but Oosthuizen is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carey is defended easily by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carey.
Francois Oosthuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oosthuizen looks to land a right hand but Carey moved out of range.
Carey avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey ducks under a wild hook from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Carey moves out of range.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francois Oosthuizen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Carey moved out of range nicely.
Oosthuizen scores with a decent looking hook.
Oosthuizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carey throws a right hand that misses
and Oosthuizen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carey.
Oosthuizen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Carey's front leg with a kick but Carey checks it.
Carey takes one on the button.
Carey throws a hook but Oosthuizen avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oosthuizen tests Carey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oosthuizen jabs at Carey's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carey misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Oosthuizen .
Carey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oosthuizen .
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Carey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carey takes the fight into the clinch.
Carey misses with a punch on the inside.
Carey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carey tries for a takedown but Oosthuizen manages to get underhooks.
Oosthuizen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oosthuizen tries a body shot but Carey blocks it.
Carey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oosthuizen as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Oosthuizen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - Oosthuizen coming out on top.
Oosthuizen has closed the distance and engaged Carey in a clinch.
Oosthuizen works on Carey's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carey gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Oosthuizen pushes Carey off and gets back to his feet.
Carey slips a straight right by Oosthuizen .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Carey's head but Carey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Carey is just out of range.
Carey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Carey walks into a straight right hand from Oosthuizen .
Carey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oosthuizen .
Carey takes one on the button.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
Carey attempts a counter takedown but Oosthuizen avoids it well and moves away.
Oosthuizen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oosthuizen .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carey checks it well.
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oosthuizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oosthuizen sprawls and moves away.
Carey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oosthuizen scores with a punch to the head.
Oosthuizen lands a nice hook to Carey's body. Carey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Carey misses.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Carey's head but Carey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oosthuizen . Carey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carey attempts a counter takedown but Oosthuizen avoids it well and moves away.
Oosthuizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but Carey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Oosthuizen there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oosthuizen lands with a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen thuds a left hand into Carey's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oosthuizen . Carey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oosthuizen is fending him off so far but Carey persists. Nope, Oosthuizen circles away and we're back to standing.
Oosthuizen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oosthuizen swats away the attempt to clinch by Carey.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oosthuizen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and clinches.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch to the body.
Francois Oosthuizen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carey is trying to trip Oosthuizen . He has hold of a leg but Oosthuizen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Carey persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Oosthuizen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey trying to control the position from guard on top but Oosthuizen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carey trying to control but Oosthuizen is working from the bottom.
Oosthuizen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Carey.
Oosthuizen takes the fight into the clinch.
Carey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oosthuizen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carey tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Carey avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
Carey gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Carey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oosthuizen kicks Carey off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oosthuizen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oosthuizen moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Oosthuizen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carey throws a hook but Oosthuizen blocks it.
Oosthuizen connects with a looping right hand.
Carey misses with an uppercut
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carey misses with an uppercut
and Oosthuizen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Carey is out of range.
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
Carey slips under a jab.
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen missing with a left hand there. Carey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oosthuizen misses with a leg kick
and Carey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oosthuizen has one foot on Carey's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oosthuizen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oosthuizen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Oosthuizen .
Carey misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen gets through Carey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oosthuizen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carey or not.
Oosthuizen gets through Carey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carey blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen lands with a short shot to the head.
Carey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carey backwards.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Carey throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oosthuizen is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carey blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Careys head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey takes a shot to the head.
Carey takes a shot to the head.
Carey is rocked!
Carey prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oh Carey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oosthuizen tries to work over Carey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carey wants to take the fight to the mat but Oosthuizen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carey seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen lands a hook that snaps the head of Carey backwards.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Carey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oosthuizen pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carey misses with an uppercut.
Oosthuizen loads up on a big right hand but Carey slips the punch.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Carey is out of range.
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
Carey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oosthuizen cracks Carey with an open hand slap.
Carey blocks a jab.
Carey feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen lands a nice shot to the body.
Oosthuizen loads up on a big right hand but Carey slips the punch.
Oosthuizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen lands with a nice body punch.
Frank Carey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oosthuizen rushes Carey and presses him up against the cage.
Carey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carey lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Oosthuizen .
Carey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carey working hard to break the clinch.
Carey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Carey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oosthuizen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oosthuizen gets underhooks to prevent Carey's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oosthuizen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oosthuizen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight left.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Oosthuizen .
Carey changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Francois Oosthuizen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oosthuizen slips under a jab.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Carey is out of range.
Carey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oosthuizen sprawls and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Oosthuizen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oosthuizen 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Oosthuizen !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Aalto (ranked 1747 p4p, 4185 weight class) and Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 198 p4p, 388 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey misses with a hook. Aalto ducked under it nicely.
Aalto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Casey throws a sloppy body shot
and Casey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aalto throws a front kick aimed at Casey's knee but Casey avoids it well.
Casey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aalto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aalto is looking to counter with head kicks.
Casey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aalto was well out of range. Poor timing from Casey.
Casey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.
Casey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aalto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that Aalto has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Aalto gets the takedown into side control.
Aalto tries for a kimura but Casey is defending well.
Casey is holding Aalto down, trying to stall.
Aalto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casey keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey struggling a bit here.
Aalto tries to move to mount but Casey blocks the move with his legs.
Aalto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aalto has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Casey!
Aalto trying to control but Casey is having none of it.
Aalto is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Casey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aalto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Casey manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aalto tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Casey is trying to control Aalto's posture but Aalto avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Aalto is staying active.
Casey gets back to half guard.
Casey has his hands clasped together around Aalto's back. He's all about the action.
Aalto trying to pass the guard but Casey defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Casey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Casey trying to control the position.
Aalto trying to control the position from guard on top but Casey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aalto drops back looking for a leg! Casey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Casey manages to kick Aalto off! Aalto jumps back into Casey's guard.
Casey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Casey keeping moving, preventing Aalto from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Aalto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aalto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Casey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aalto with a body shot.
Aalto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Casey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aaltos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aalto keeps the fight on the outside.
Aalto looking to score a takedown here. Casey is defending well but Aalto drives through and ends up in Casey's guard.
Aalto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aalto drops back looking for a leg! Casey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Casey manages to kick Aalto off! Aalto jumps back into Casey's guard.
Aalto postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto wants to control from the top but Casey keeps moving.
Aalto is really struggling to control Casey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey is controlling Aalto's posture.
Aalto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aalto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aalto.
Aalto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Casey lands a glancing blow to the side of Aalto's head.
Casey wants to clinch up but Aalto keeps it at a distance.
Aalto digs a good hook to Casey's body.
Casey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aalto doesn't seem bothered though.
Aalto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aalto looks to land a left hand but Casey moved out of range nicely.
Casey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Aalto scoring well with a low kick there.
Casey tries to sprawl but Aalto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casey trying to control but Aalto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey is concentrating on defense, preventing Aalto from advancing position.
Casey is continuing to stall.
Aalto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Casey sees it coming and defends easily.
Aalto wants to free his trapped foot but Casey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Casey trying to hold on to Aalto's head to control him but Aalto postures up.
Aalto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Casey defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Aalto trying to advance position but Casey counters by regaining guard.
Aalto trying to control but Casey is working from the bottom.
Aalto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aalto is fighting to break Casey's control of his arms but Casey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aalto trying to control but Casey is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Casey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aalto tries a head kick but it misses.
Aalto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Casey as he jumps to the side.
Casey throws a body punch but Aalto moves out of range.
Aalto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Casey can do to turn this around?
Aalto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Casey at a distance.
Aalto moves into range and clinches up with Casey.
Aalto tries to pull guard but Casey won't allow it.
Casey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casey misses with some punches.
Aalto tries to score a body lock takedown but Casey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Aalto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casey tries to throw a body punch but Aalto avoids it by throwing Casey back against the cage.
Aalto lands a nice uppercut.
Aalto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Casey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Casey gets underhooks to prevent Aalto's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Aalto.
Aalto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aalto lands with a left to the head.
Casey tries to work over Aalto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Aalto dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aalto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aalto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Casey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Casey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aalto was well out of range. Poor timing from Casey.
As Casey backs away, Aalto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Casey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aalto rather than just go for the knockout.
Casey fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aalto.
Casey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Casey lands a right hook to the body.
Casey throws a shot from downtown. Aalto moves away and avoids it.
Casey misses with a wild body shot.
Casey swings for the body but Aalto moves out of range.
Aalto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aalto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aalto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Casey swings for the body but Aalto moves out of range.
Aalto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casey misses with a body shot.
Aalto shoots in but Casey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aalto dives in and grabs Casey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Casey pushes down on Aalto's head and hops out.
Casey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto throws a wild body kick that Casey sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casey. Aalto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casey tries to close the distance and clinch but Aalto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Casey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yellow Belt Casey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casey is looking to clinch but Aalto is avoiding it.
Casey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aalto's head.
Casey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Casey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aalto looks to score with a jab to the body but Casey is just out of range.
Casey throws a jab when Aalto was well out of range.
Aalto throws a sloppy head kick and Casey moves out of range easily.
Casey jabs Aalto right on the nose. Aalto blinks but takes it well.
Casey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casey throws a hook but Aalto avoids it easily.
Aalto throws a leg kick but Casey checks it.
Casey throws a shot from downtown. Aalto moves away and avoids it.
Casey misses with a wild body shot.
Casey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aalto moves away.
Aalto gets a clinch.
Yellow Belt Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Casey clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Casey trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Aalto is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Aalto has the hooks in. Casey is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Casey trying to control the hands but Aalto won't let him.
Aalto is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Casey has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Casey rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey controlling the position well.
Aalto wants to pass to mount but Casey is defending the position.
Aalto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Casey defends it well.
Aalto trying to pass the guard but Casey defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Casey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aalto trying to control but Casey is working from the bottom.
Michael Aalto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Casey holds on and takes a little breather.
Aalto trying to control the position from guard on top but Casey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Casey seems keen to control Aalto's posture.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Aalto from controlling successfully.
Michael Aalto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casey has control of Aalto's left arm, preventing Aalto from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Aalto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aalto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Aalto!
Michael Aalto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Costune (ranked 2842 p4p, 3461 weight class) and Chaz Campbell (ranked 400 p4p, 464 weight class). Costune's entrance music is God Save The Queen. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Costune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaz Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell works Costune's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Campbell, as that shot connected.
Campbell looks to land a combination but Costune avoids it well.
Costune throws a big counter combination but Campbell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Campbell stalks Costune and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Costune's face. Costune staggers backwards, shaken.
Costune uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
DJ Costune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Campbell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Campbell's coach down at Cozad MMA Los Angeles was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Campbell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Campbell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costune will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costune falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campbell counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Campbell tries to move into range but Costune moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Campbell checks the leg kick.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Costune scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Costune does no damage.
Costune looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
Costune misses with a series of wild punches.
Costune misses with a double jab
and Campbell counters with a three punch combo that has Costune backing up. Costune nods at Campbell to acknowledge the strikes.
Costune throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
Costune fails to land with a series of punches.
Campbell lands a really nice looking cross but Costune seems unphased.
Costune wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Costune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costune misses with a wild combination.
Costune misses with a double jab
and Campbell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costune throws a low kick but it's checked well by Campbell.
Costune misses with a two punch combination.
Campbell lands with a good body shot.
Costune misses with a double jab.
Costune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Campbell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Costune counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell lands a nice hook to Costune's body. Costune takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a double jab.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Costune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Costune.
A nice side step and Campbell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Campbell lands with a hook. Costune tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Costune falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campbell counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Costune! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Campbell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaz Campbell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Norton (ranked 2974 p4p, 2739 weight class) and James White (ranked 329 p4p, 306 weight class). Norton comes to the cage accompanied by Notice Me. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James White!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White was covering up waiting for the punch and Norton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Norton is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Norton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Norton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White looking for a guillotine here but Norton defends easily.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Norton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
Norton scoring with some ground and pound.
White has his feet on Norton's thighs here. He's pushed Norton 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! Norton screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James White!
A less than humble James White misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Steve Norton was interviewed post fight and said 'I will come back stronger than ever to smash whatever I need to smash to win again.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Cobain (ranked 1338 p4p, 2840 weight class) and Kaoru Nagashima (ranked 159 p4p, 296 weight class). Cobain comes to the cage accompanied by Smells Like Teen Spirit. 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Cobain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaoru Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobain connects with a body shot.
Cobain throws a hook but Nagashima avoids it easily.
Cobain lands an overhand right.
Nagashima clinches up with Cobain and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobain.
Cobain is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nagashima is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cobain to the mat. Cobain regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nagashima tries to free his leg and advance position but Cobain is retaining full guard.
Nagashima stands up from Cobain's guard - Nagashima perhaps looking for a knockout.
A left lands for Cobain.
Good exchange - Cobain coming out on top.
Kurt Cobain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagashima drops his hands momentarily and Cobain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nagashima drops his hands momentarily and Cobain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nagashima is rocked!
Nagashima walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Cobain! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Cobain!
Kurt Cobain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 1686 p4p, 4088 weight class) and Warran Peace (ranked 190 p4p, 382 weight class). Warran Peace has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Sparrow's chin.
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Warran Peace!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow dives in and scores a takedown into Peace's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sparrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peace trying to keep a closed guard but Sparrow is proving a slippery customer.
Sparrow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Peace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparrow is looking to work some ground and pound but Peace has wrist control.
Sparrow throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparrow throwing strikes from guard but Peace blocks nicely.
Sparrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparrow throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow postures up in Peace's guard and throws a big left but Peace blocks it.
Sparrow is in close to Peace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sparrow prevents Peace from getting back to his feet.
Sparrow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sparrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peace's head.
Peace is trying to control the position but Sparrow postures up.
Sparrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peace's head.
Peace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peace is looking to stand up but Sparrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Sparrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparrow postures up in Peace's guard and throws a big left but Peace blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sparrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sparrow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sparrow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Peace taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sparrow throwing strikes but Peace manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sparrow tries to buck Peace off but Peace is having none of it.
Sparrow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peace on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peace is putting a hurting on Sparrow here, landing some big shots from side control.
Peace misses with the ground and pound.
Sparrow tries to buck Peace off but Peace is having none of it.
Peace in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sparrow is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peace is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow regains half guard.
Peace prevents Sparrow from improving his position.
Sparrow is pressing down on Peace's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sparrow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sparrow being controlled here, momentarily.
Peace pushing down on Sparrow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Peace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sparrow's head.
Sparrow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sparrow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sparrow tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sparrow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sparrow 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.
Peace throws a big elbow that misses.
Sparrow working for a triangle but Peace defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace forces his way into half guard.
Sparrow tries to roll over but Peace keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparrow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peace scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peace thows a huge punch but Sparrow dodges it nicely.
Peace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sparrow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sparrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peace is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparrow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sparrow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peace's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peace drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sparrow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Peace seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sparrow regains half guard.
Peace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sparrow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sparrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peace can do to turn this around?
Sparrow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peace is aware though and is defending well.
Peace connects with a couple of short punches.
Peace scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace working some strikes from top position.
Sparrow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sparrow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sparrow is looking to work some ground and pound but Peace has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow looking to pass the guard.
Sparrow throwing strikes but missing.
Sparrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparrow postures up in Peace's guard and throws a big left but Peace blocks it.
Peace has momentary wrist control but Sparrow slips an elbow through the middle.
Sparrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparrow working some strikes from top position.
Peace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparrow is in close to Peace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow is looking to work some ground and pound but Peace has wrist control.
Sparrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sparrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peace keeping full guard, as Sparrow tries to pass.
Sparrow connects with a couple of short punches.
Sparrow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sparrow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sparrow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow landing with the ground and pound.
Sparrow looking to pass the guard.
Sparrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparrow throwing strikes but missing.
Sparrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sparrow throws a strike but Peace rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sparrow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peace defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow wants to sweep but no luck.
Peace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peace throws a big elbow that misses.
Sparrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peace manages to get himself to full guard.
Peace is trying to keep Sparrow in close.
Sparrow cracks Peace with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparrow scoring with some ground and pound.
Sparrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparrow passes Peace's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Peace shoots in for a takedown but Sparrow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparrow gets a double leg takedown into Peace's guard.
Sparrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparrow throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparrow scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sparrow throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparrow is in close to Peace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sparrow works over Peace with some ground and pound from guard.
Sparrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow is working Peace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peace keeping full guard, as Sparrow tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparrow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparrow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peace has hold of Sparrow's hands but Sparrow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Warran Peace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peace avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sparrow.
Sparrow working Peace over with strikes.
Peace 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.
Sparrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparrow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparrow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparrow working the head and body with strikes.
Sparrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparrow drops an elbow to the side of Peace's head.
Nice strikes from Sparrow there.
Sparrow is nestled in close to Peace, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jack Sparrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace tries to kick Sparrow off but Sparrow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peace trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sparrow manages to pass to mount!
Peace is bucking up trying to escape but Sparrow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Peace is rocked!
Sparrow lands a heavy elbow.
Peace is still in real trouble! Can Sparrow finish him?
Sparrow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Peace takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sparrow's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Sparrow!
Jack Sparrow bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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