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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 6179 p4p, 4289 weight class) and Chief Bear (ranked 570 p4p, 492 weight class). Orion comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chief Bear was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bear!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orion.
Bear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bear closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orion circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Orion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bear.
Orion tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bear decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Orion manages to get to full guard.
Orion trying to strike off his back.
Orion trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Orion will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Orion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bear stands up over Orion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Orion trying to strike off his back.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Orion throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Orion trying to keep a closed guard but Bear is proving a slippery customer.
Orion 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bear postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orion throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bear must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Bear any problems.
Orion has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bear can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Orion has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Orion is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bear is aware though and is defending well.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear cracks Orion with a solid left hand.
Orion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Orion trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bear has managed to get both his arms back between Orion's legs - danger averted.
Orion is breathing heavily.
Orion will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bear advances position into side control!
Bear connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Orion some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bear lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Orion down.
Bear working the ground and pound.
Orion takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Orion is trying to improve his position.
Bear cracks Orion with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bear immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Orion is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bear!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Bear!
Chief Bear 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between William Ralph Dean (ranked 2918 p4p, 2960 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 372 p4p, 377 weight class). Edgy Brah has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edgy Brah!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brah tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Dean misses the target.
Nice cross by Dean.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brah darts in trying to clinch
enabling Dean to counter with a crisp jab.
Dean scores with a head kick.
Brah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brah wants to clinch but Dean slips to the side
and Dean counters with a nice uppercut.
Brah throws a lazy head kick
and Dean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dean gets tackled into the cage by Brah. Brah maintains the clinch.
Dean lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean breaks the clinch.
Brah misses with a wild body shot.
Dean takes the fight into the clinch.
Dean pushes Brah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dean throws a series of strikes that have Brah backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dean.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
Brah tries to clinch up.
Dean was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Brah throws a poor cross that misses
and Dean counters with a right hand to the body.
Dean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dean lands an overhand right.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean throws a head kick but Brah moves out of range.
Dean avoids the head kick by Brah.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
William Ralph Dean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brah in his tracks.
Brah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dean sprawls well. Dean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brah gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah pushes Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Brah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brah misses with a looping left.
Dean cracks Brah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brah misses with an uppercut
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean throws a right and a left that Brah avoids nicely.
Brah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dean clobbers Brah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brah swings widly with a right hand
and Dean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
Dean lands a brutal head kick. Brah looks out on his feet and Dean throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). William Ralph Dean!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Gotti (ranked 4149 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 469 p4p, 294 weight class). Canthropus Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Austin Powers - Daddy Wasn't There kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Don Gotti 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 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pit Canthropus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti shoots in looking for a takedown but Canthropus Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gotti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Canthropus Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gotti.
Gotti needs to keep his hands up - Canthropus Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Gotti drives through and clinches with Canthropus Jr against the cage.
Canthropus Jr's coach down at Iron Sharpens Iron was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Canthropus Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Canthropus Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Canthropus Jr.
Gotti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Canthropus Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Gotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Canthropus Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Gotti jumps guard.
Canthropus Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr is continuing to stall.
Gotti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Canthropus Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gotti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Canthropus Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Canthropus Jr won't allow Gotti to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Canthropus Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Canthropus Jr misses with a head kick.
Canthropus Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gotti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Canthropus Jr connects with a right hand. Gotti shakes it off.
Gotti gets a double leg takedown into Canthropus Jr's guard.
Gotti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Canthropus Jr gets back to half guard.
Canthropus Jr trying to hold on to Gotti's head to control him but Gotti postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Gotti seems content to control.
Gotti decides to stand and escape the position.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Canthropus Jr.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Canthropus Jr sprawls well. Canthropus Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gotti gets slowly back to his feet.
Gotti looks to land a combination. Canthropus Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti tries to clinch but Canthropus Jr moves away
and Canthropus Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Canthropus Jr gets tackled into the cage by Gotti. Gotti maintains the clinch.
Gotti is looking to control Canthropus Jr's arms but Canthropus Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gotti has his back to the cage.
Gotti blocks a body shot from Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canthropus Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gotti manages to break the clinch.
Canthropus Jr throws a wild body kick that Gotti sees coming a mile off.
Gotti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gotti with a poor takedown
and Canthropus Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Gotti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Canthropus Jr will feel that in the morning.
Canthropus Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Gotti in the body.
Canthropus Jr throws a shot from downtown. Gotti moves away and avoids it.
Canthropus Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotti.
Gotti defending well as Canthropus Jr loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pit Canthropus Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gotti shoots in and drives through. Canthropus Jr sprawls well.
Canthropus Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Canthropus Jr misses with a head kick.
Gotti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Canthropus Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gotti forces Canthropus Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Gotti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Canthropus Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Gotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canthropus Jr works on Gotti's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gotti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canthropus Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Canthropus Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti drives through and clinches with Canthropus Jr against the cage.
Canthropus Jr tries a body shot but Gotti blocks it.
Canthropus Jr cracks Gotti with a nice body shot.
Canthropus Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Gotti backwards.
Canthropus Jr working aggressively here.
Gotti ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gotti no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Canthropus Jr controlling from the top position.
Canthropus Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Canthropus Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gotti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr trying to control but Gotti is working from the bottom.
Gotti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Canthropus Jr controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gotti misses with a takedown attempt - Canthropus Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Gotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canthropus Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Canthropus Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gotti is defended easily by Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Gotti.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Canthropus Jr.
Canthropus Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Canthropus Jr duly obliges.
Gotti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gotti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Canthropus Jr pushes Gotti off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gotti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Canthropus Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gotti is just out of range.
Gotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gotti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Canthropus Jr.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown but Canthropus Jr shows good takedown defense.
Canthropus Jr throws a head kick but Gotti moves out of range.
Don Gotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gotti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Canthropus Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gotti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Canthropus Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gotti misses with a takedown attempt
and Canthropus Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Canthropus Jr tries to sprawl but Gotti drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Canthropus Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Canthropus Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gotti shoots and misses
and Canthropus Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Canthropus Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Gotti counters with a one-two to the body.
Canthropus Jr throws a combination. Gotti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 Gotti is rocked!
Canthropus Jr weaves into range and cracks Gotti right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Gotti goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Canthropus Jr is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pit Canthropus Jr!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pit Canthropus Jr thanked Kato for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Show (ranked 3408 p4p, 3479 weight class) and Lynn Steinheiser (ranked 456 p4p, 468 weight class). Lynn Steinheiser has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy The Show's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lynn Steinheiser!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Show's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steinheiser under the eye.
The Show works the jab nicely.
The Show ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from The Show does no damage.
And Steinheiser tries to counter it with a takedown but The Show pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Randy The Show seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Show throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Show seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Show scores with the left hand. Steinheiser knows he should have avoided that one.
The Show throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steinheiser.
The Show lands a nice hook to Steinheiser's body. Steinheiser takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Show misses with an uppercut.
Steinheiser feints the counter takedown.
Steinheiser with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Show counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Show loads up on a big right hand but Steinheiser slips the punch.
Steinheiser changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The Show misses with a combination
and Steinheiser counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steinheiser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinheiser throwing strikes but missing.
The Show manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steinheiser manages to get himself to full guard.
The Show throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steinheiser works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Show avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Show throwing strikes but missing.
Steinheiser pulls The Show in close to his closed guard and prevents The Show from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Show accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Show throws a big elbow that misses.
Steinheiser has his hands on The Show's head, controlling the position.
The Show postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Show is working Steinheiser over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Show makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Show postures up in Steinheiser's guard and throws a big left but Steinheiser blocks it.
The Show is working Steinheiser over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steinheiser pushes The Show off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Steinheiser walks straight into a right hand from The Show - that's dropped him! The Show jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Steinheiser from any more punishment! Steinheiser complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randy The Show!
Randy The Show was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Lynn Steinheiser had this to say: 'I'm calling for a review of this fight! This faggot kept sticking his finger in my asshole!!! Who the hell can fight effectively while getting fingered in their asshole??? I did not like that at all ... though it felt good, but that is besides the point! A distraction is a DISTRACTION!!!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Make You Bleed (ranked 17901 p4p, 5272 weight class) and Mousa Dembele (ranked 658 p4p, 567 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Make You Bleed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mousa Dembele!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dembele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 It looks like Make You Bleed has been cut.
Dembele rushes Bleed and presses him up against the cage.
Bleed blocks an uppercut.
Dembele tries to throw a body punch but Bleed avoids it by throwing Dembele back against the cage.
Dembele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bleed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dembele slips under a jab from Bleed.
Mousa Dembele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dembele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dembele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dembele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dembele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bleed backwards.
Dembele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bleed prevents a body shot from Dembele.
Dembele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dembele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Dembele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dembele tries to work over Bleed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dembele working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bleed blocks a body shot from Dembele.
Dembele has a couple of punches blocked by Bleed.
Bleed breaks from the clinch.
Dembele instigates a clinch.
Dembele lands a nice uppercut.
Dembele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bleed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dembele instigates a clinch.
Dembele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dembele tries to work over Bleed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bleed misses with a body punch.
Bleed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dembele's elbow.
Dembele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bleed breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dembele.
Bleed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dembele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bleed throws a hook but Dembele blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Dembele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dembele tries to clinch but Bleed moves out of range.
Dembele on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bleed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bleed swats away the attempt to clinch by Dembele.
Dembele cracks Bleed with a big right hand and Bleed goes down!
Bleed is rocked!
Dembele is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oh Bleed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dembele slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dembele lands a strong strike to the head of Bleed. That's dazed him! Dembele looking to finish here. Bleed is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dembele lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mousa Dembele!
After winning the bout, Mousa Dembele thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 2836 p4p, 2811 weight class) and Guillo Perez (ranked 387 p4p, 383 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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7 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Guillo Perez !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perez throws the left hand but Biscuit avoids the punch easily.
Perez misses with a hook
so Biscuit counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perez is trying to control the position but Biscuit postures up.
Perez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biscuit.
Biscuit wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Biscuit engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Biscuit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Biscuit has managed to get both his arms back between Perez 's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Biscuit lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez has his foot on Biscuit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Biscuit works his way back into a safe position though.
Biscuit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perez is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biscuit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Biscuit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Biscuit has managed to get both his arms back between Perez 's legs - danger averted.
Perez trying to control the position.
Biscuit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Biscuit distracts Perez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Biscuit stopping the sweep attempt from Perez .
Biscuit throwing strikes but missing.
Biscuit trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Biscuit postures up and lands a big shot to Perez 's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biscuit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Biscuit wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Perez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perez looking to control.
Perez looking for a guillotine here but Biscuit defends easily.
Perez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Biscuit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit landing some decent shots from guard.
Biscuit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Perez 's head.
Perez trying to keep a closed guard but Biscuit is proving a slippery customer.
Perez is looking for a triangle but Biscuit pushes his legs off easily.
Biscuit tries to free his leg and advance position but Perez is retaining full guard.
Biscuit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Biscuit is fighting to break Perez 's control of his arms but Perez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Perez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Perez trying to keep a closed guard but Biscuit is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Biscuit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perez looks for a takedown but Biscuit sprawls well.
Schmorgen Biscuit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillo Perez .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perez .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez shoots in and drives through. Biscuit sprawls well.
Biscuit attempts a counter takedown but Perez avoids it well and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Biscuit there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schmorgen Biscuit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Perez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
Biscuit leaves Perez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Biscuit stuffs the takedown.
Perez shoots in but Biscuit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schmorgen Biscuit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillo Perez .
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Biscuit tries to avoid it but Perez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Biscuit to the ground. Biscuit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Perez enables Biscuit to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Perez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Biscuit is working Perez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
Biscuit stopping the sweep attempt from Perez .
Perez is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looking for a guillotine here but Biscuit defends easily.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Biscuit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Biscuit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Biscuit trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Biscuit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Biscuit preventing the sweep.
Biscuit lands a couple of digs.
Perez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Biscuit is aware though and is defending well.
Biscuit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Biscuit trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biscuit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Biscuit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Biscuit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Biscuit stands and throws Perez 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Biscuit working the body and head with strikes.
Biscuit gets to mount! Perez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Biscuit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schmorgen Biscuit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Biscuit lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Biscuit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit lands a heavy elbow.
Perez tries to hold on but Biscuit pushes him away.
Perez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Biscuit unloading with bombs!
Biscuit blocks Perez 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Biscuit lands a couple of good shots and Perez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
 Perez is rocked!
Perez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Biscuit.
Perez tries to escape but Biscuit has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Biscuit loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Perez hold on?
Perez is really stuck here.
Biscuit scores with punches to the body.
Perez tries to escape the position.
Biscuit gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez trying to control but not successfully.
Biscuit has Perez flattened out and is raining down punches.
Biscuit avoiding Perez 's attempts to control his hands.
Perez prevents Biscuit from getting a body triangle.
Biscuit lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Biscuit avoiding Perez 's attempts to control his hands.
Biscuit is landing with strikes. Perez can't take much more of this.
Perez wants to escape the position.
Perez is taking damage to the body and head.
Biscuit is looking to control Perez but Perez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schmorgen Biscuit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
That's time! Biscuit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Perez misses with a jab to the body
and Biscuit counters with a shoot takedown. Perez fights it but they end up in guard.
Biscuit working some strikes from top position.
Biscuit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perez trying to control the position.
Biscuit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Biscuit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Biscuit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perez working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit is in close to Perez 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Biscuit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Biscuit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Biscuit passes Perez 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Biscuit working the head and body with strikes.
Perez is looking for a sweep. Biscuit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Biscuit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Perez is still in real trouble! Can Biscuit finish him?
Perez is pressing down on Biscuit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Perez is trying to keep Biscuit in close.
Perez seems to have recovered his senses.
Biscuit trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Biscuit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Perez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit cracks Perez with a solid left hand.
Biscuit landing with the ground and pound.
Biscuit lands a couple of elbows.
Biscuit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Biscuit distracts Perez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Biscuit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Biscuit with a nice head shot there.
Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Biscuit trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Biscuit is in close to Perez 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to keep a closed guard but Biscuit is proving a slippery customer.
Biscuit lands a couple of elbows.
Biscuit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Perez 's head.
Biscuit connects with a couple of short punches.
Perez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Biscuit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Biscuit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Biscuit has managed to get both his arms back between Perez 's legs - danger averted.
Perez has momentary wrist control but Biscuit slips an elbow through the middle.
Biscuit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Biscuit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schmorgen Biscuit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez working for a triangle but Biscuit defends it easily.
Biscuit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Guillo Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perez working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schmorgen Biscuit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Biscuit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schmorgen Biscuit!
Schmorgen Biscuit took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorginho Marcelo (ranked 2113 p4p, 2040 weight class) and Malik Ali (ranked 257 p4p, 254 weight class). Malik Ali told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Solid boxing
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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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorginho Marcelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malik Ali !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali lands a nice looking body shot.
Marcelo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marcelo avoids the head kick by Ali .
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcelo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marcelo seems to be working for a kimura but Ali defends the submission attempt.
Marcelo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marcelo wants to pass to mount but Ali is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marcelo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ali sees it coming and defends easily.
Marcelo content to control rather than advance.
Marcelo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ali sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marcelo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marcelo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ali is just riding it out for now. Marcelo eventually gives up the hold.
Marcelo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ali is staying active underneath Marcelo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marcelo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcelo blocks a head kick by Ali .
Ali needs to keep his hands up - Marcelo had a free shot at his head there.
Ali drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marcelo controlling the position.
Ali is looking to stand up but Marcelo won't let him.
Ali tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcelo is retaining full guard.
Marcelo is trying to keep Ali in close.
Marcelo has a closed guard, preventing Ali from standing up.
Marcelo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ali is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali sitting in guard here, content to control.
Marcelo controlling Ali 's posture.
Ali has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marcelo is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ali throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Jorginho Marcelo has been cut.
Marcelo closes the distance and clinches.
Marcelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcelo misses with the head strike.
Marcelo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Marcelo digs a right hand into Ali 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali 's gas tank.
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 Jorginho Marcelo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorginho Marcelo's cut.
That's time! Marcelo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcelo wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Marcelo goes for a double leg but Ali avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ali continues to drive forward.
Ali shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marcelo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Marcelo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marcelo is trying to keep Ali in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo is adopting a defensive guard.
Ali is stalling in the full guard.
Ali tries to stand but Marcelo is controlling from the bottom.
Marcelo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ali seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marcelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcelo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ali tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marcelo is in Ali 's guard.
Ali wants to stand up but Marcelo is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Marcelo from controlling successfully.
Marcelo stands and throws Ali 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marcelo trying to control the action but Ali is working from the bottom.
Marcelo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ali is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marcelo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ali rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marcelo's guard! Nice work there by Ali !
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo trying to keep a closed guard but Ali is proving a slippery customer.
Ali must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ali stopping the sweep attempt from Marcelo.
Marcelo has control of Ali 's left arm, preventing Ali from doing any damage.
Marcelo wants to sweep but no luck.
Marcelo is controlling Ali 's posture.
Ali stopping the sweep attempt from Marcelo.
Ali wants to stand but Marcelo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ali trying to control but Marcelo is working from the bottom.
Ali controls from within his opponent's guard.
Malik Ali has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marcelo pulls Ali in close to his closed guard and prevents Ali from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marcelo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcelo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Marcelo tries to counter by clinching up but Ali breaks away and moves out of range.
Marcelo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ali momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcelo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ali forces Marcelo back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali .
Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorginho Marcelo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marcelo backs up against the cage.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and Marcelo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marcelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcelo.
Marcelo jumps guard and drags Ali to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ali looking to sit in guard and control but Marcelo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marcelo wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Ali wants to stand up but Marcelo is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcelo trying to control but Ali is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marcelo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marcelo is working hard here to advance position.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Marcelo from controlling successfully.
Marcelo looking to pass the guard.
Ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Marcelo from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marcelo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marcelo avoids the head kick by Ali .
Nice defenses there by Marcelo.
Marcelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Marcelo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ali avoids it really well and circles away.
Malik Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marcelo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorginho Marcelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Ali .
Marcelo lands a jab.
Ali shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marcelo is trying to defend but Ali finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ali perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marcelo trying to control from the bottom.
Marcelo tries to roll over but Ali keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to control the action but Marcelo is working from the bottom.
Marcelo tries to get to full guard but Ali has control of the leg.
Marcelo manages to get to full guard.
Marcelo has control of Ali 's left arm, preventing Ali from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcelo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ali wanted to stand there but Marcelo had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malik Ali .
I think Ali has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik Ali !
A victorious Malik Ali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 857 p4p, 663 weight class) and The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 113 p4p, 86 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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34
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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 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hirigushi.
Ignatowski tried to score with a low kick but Hirigushi checks it.
Hirigushi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ignatowski.
Hirigushi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ignatowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hirigushi swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Hirigushi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ignatowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
Ignatowski slips a jab from Hirigushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski lands a jab to the head.
Ignatowski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ignatowski slips under a jab from Hirigushi.
Ignatowski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ignatowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hirigushi scores with a body shot.
Hirigushi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ignatowski counters with a low kick, right behind Hirigushi 's knee.
Ignatowski misses the body punch
letting Hirigushi counter with a right hand.
Hirigushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hirigushi misses with a hook to the body
and Ignatowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ignatowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ignatowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hirigushi misses with a right hand
and Ignatowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatowski ducks under a wild hook from Hirigushi.
A big left from Hirigushi misses.
Kendo Hirigushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hirigushi fails to land with a series of punches.
Hirigushi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ignatowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski scores with the left hand. Hirigushi knows he should have avoided that one.
Hirigushi throws a body punch but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Hirigushi clobbers Ignatowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hirigushi throws a hook but Ignatowski blocks it.
Ignatowski throws a push kick but Hirigushi slaps the foot to one side.
Hirigushi is looking for a counter combo.
A slow jab from Hirigushi misses its intended target.
Ignatowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hirigushi throws out the jab.
Ignatowski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hirigushi misses with a double jab.
Hirigushi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatowski counters with a straight right hand.
Hirigushi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Hirigushi.
Ignatowski wants to counter the offense by Hirigushi and move into the clinch position.
Ignatowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hirigushi.
A little jabbing left from Ignatowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hirigushi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hirigushi throws a big shot that misses.
Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hirigushi.
Ignatowski misses with a body punch
enabling Hirigushi to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Ignatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hirigushi's sensitive parts.
Hirigushi misses the jab.
Ignatowski throws out a counter right but Hirigushi avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Hirigushi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ignatowski tests Hirigushi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hirigushi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Hirigushi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hirigushi misses with a wild combination.
Hirigushi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatowski feints a counter leg kick.
Kendo Hirigushi is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ignatowski, as that shot connected.
Hirigushi misses with a body shot.
Ignatowski tries to counter with a clinch but Hirigushi shakes him off and moves away.
Kendo Hirigushi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ignatowski ducks under a wild hook from Hirigushi.
Ignatowski wants to counter with a clinch but Hirigushi pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hirigushi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ignatowski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hirigushi throws a series of punches but Ignatowski avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Ignatowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ignatowski ducks under a wild hook from Hirigushi.
Ignatowski defending well as Hirigushi loads up on a big left hand.
Ignatowski is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hirigushi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatowski motions for Hirigushi to come forward. Ignatowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hirigushi.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ignatowski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hirigushi has got the better of the exchanges.
Hirigushi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hirigushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatowski. Hirigushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hirigushi throwing a counter right hand but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatowski. Ignatowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignatowski scores with a shot to the body.
Hirigushi misses with a lunging right hand
and Ignatowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hirigushi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ignatowski wants to counter the offense by Hirigushi and move into the clinch position.
Ignatowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Ignatowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hirigushi misses with a straight right.
Ignatowski flicks out a counter leg kick but Hirigushi steps away.
Ignatowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Ignatowski misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hirigushi.
Ignatowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Ignatowski finds it's way through Hirigushi's defenses.
A good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Hirigushi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hirigushi misses with an uppercut.
Ignatowski throws a shot to the body.
Hirigushi throws a jab when Ignatowski was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hirigushi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirigushi misses with a body punch
and Ignatowski counters with a leg kick.
Hirigushi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hirigushi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hirigushi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ignatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hirigushi.
Ignatowski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hirigushi misses the shot to the body.
Hirigushi 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kendo Hirigushi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ignatowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hirigushi looks to land a right hand but Ignatowski moved out of range.
Hirigushi tries to bum rush Ignatowski with a series of wild strikes but Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ignatowski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hirigushi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hirigushi.
Ignatowski is looking to chop away at Hirigushi's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Hirigushi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ignatowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ignatowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hirigushi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski wants to counter with a clinch but Hirigushi pushes him away.
Ignatowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hirigushi misses its intended target.
Ignatowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hirigushi lands a jab to Ignatowski's midsection.
Hirigushi throws out a loose jab but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatowski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ignatowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hirigushi throws out the jab.
Ignatowski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hirigushi blocks it well.
Hirigushi misses with an uppercut.
Hirigushi takes a swing at Ignatowski's ribcage but misses.
Hirigushi throws a right and a left that Ignatowski avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi stalks Ignatowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ignatowski's face. Ignatowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice defenses there by Ignatowski.
Hirigushi throws out a loose jab but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatowski wants to counter the offense by Hirigushi and move into the clinch position.
Ignatowski thows a body kick. Hirigushi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hirigushi misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ignatowski! But no joy.
Hirigushi throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatowski counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirigushi scores with a nice right hand.
Hirigushi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ignatowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hirigushi missing with a left hand there. Ignatowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi scores with a nice right hand.
Hirigushi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
Hirigushi misses with a two punch combination.
Hirigushi backing away here, and Ignatowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hirigushi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ignatowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Ignatowski throws a low kick, looking for Hirigushi's leg but Hirigushi calmly moves out of range.
Kendo Hirigushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hirigushi throws the left hand but Ignatowski avoids the punch easily.
Ignatowski feints a counter leg kick.
Ignatowski ducks right into an uppercut from Hirigushi.
Ignatowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hirigushi throws a series of punches but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Hirigushi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hirigushi throws a series of punches but Ignatowski avoids them all with ease.
Hirigushi misses with a wild combination.
Ignatowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hirigushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatowski.
Hirigushi stuns Ignatowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendo Hirigushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hirigushi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendo Hirigushi!
Kendo Hirigushi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Conan (ranked 592 p4p, 1186 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 73 p4p, 150 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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27
158
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146
28 - 15 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Conan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been hearing reports that Conan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ruenroeng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruenroeng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a body shot but no joy.
Conan loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch.
Conan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conan looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
Conan scores with a nice head shot.
Ruenroeng misses with a straight right.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
Conan works Ruenroeng's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ruenroeng tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Conan is in Ruenroeng's guard.
Ruenroeng is trying to control the position but Conan postures up.
Conan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng keeping moving, preventing Conan from controlling successfully.
Conan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ruenroeng looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruenroeng has his foot on Conan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conan works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruenroeng working for submissions but it's allowed Conan to get to half guard.
Conan working Ruenroeng over with strikes.
Ruenroeng trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Conan manages to pass to mount!
Ruenroeng is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruenroeng tries to lock up and control but Conan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruenroeng is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Conan is staying active.
Ruenroeng keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruenroeng is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ruenroeng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruenroeng is looking to improve his position but Conan isn't that keen on the idea.
Ruenroeng wants to control but Conan is having none of it.
Conan landing strikes from the mount.
Conan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng wants to control but Conan is having none of it.
Ruenroeng is trying to escape the mount.
Conan trying to control but Ruenroeng is having none of it.
Ruenroeng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Conan raining down shots from the mount!
Conan working Ruenroeng over with strikes here.
Conan lands a big shot there that rocks Ruenroeng but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ruenroeng tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Conan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ruenroeng is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruenroeng tries to hold on but Conan pushes him away.
Ruenroeng might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Conan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Conan with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is looking to get to half guard.
Conan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng taking shots to the head.
Conan lands a big elbow.
Conan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ruenroeng bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Conan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruenroeng gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruenroeng wants to pass the guard but Conan is keeping the position.
Conan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruenroeng drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Conan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ruenroeng has Conan in his guard.
Conan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Conan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Conan misses with a body shot
and Ruenroeng counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Conan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Conan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruenroeng can do to turn this around?
Ruenroeng is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conan misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Conan tries to bum rush Ruenroeng with a series of wild strikes but Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruenroeng throws a big counter head kick but Conan avoids it with no problem.
Conan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Conan's corner calls for a 1-2. Conan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Conan swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
A jab from Conan misses.
Conan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng moves out of range as Conan strikes.
Edward Conan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conan scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan moves out of range of the body kick from Ruenroeng.
Conan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Conan.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up.
Ruenroeng scores with a head kick. Conan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Conan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruenroeng throws the kick towards the body but Conan avoids it.
A cross from Conan lands.
Conan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruenroeng.
Conan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Some wild striking there from Conan.
Conan blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Conan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruenroeng sprawls well. Ruenroeng wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Conan gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Ruenroeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruenroeng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Edward Conan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruenroeng stuffs the takedown.
Ruenroeng missing with a left hand there. Conan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruenroeng looks to throw the jab but Conan is out of range.
Conan clobbers Ruenroeng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Conan moves out of range easily.
Conan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruenroeng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Conan.
Conan digs a good hook to Ruenroeng's body.
The crowd cheers as Ruenroeng lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conan doesn't seem phased though.
Conan throws a body shot but no joy.
Conan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruenroeng throws out a loose jab but Conan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conan shoots in for a double leg but Ruenroeng sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Ruenroeng slams his shin into Conan's torso.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruenroeng slips a jab from Conan.
Conan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan misses with an uppercut. Ruenroeng saw that one coming.
Ruenroeng keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ruenroeng was covering up waiting for the punch and Conan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruenroeng wants to hit a sweep here but Conan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ruenroeng there!
Ruenroeng is trying to escape the mount.
Ruenroeng wants to control but Conan is having none of it.
Ruenroeng regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edward Conan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruenroeng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conan finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruenroeng's head.
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but Conan moves out of range.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conan tests Ruenroeng's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruenroeng looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Conan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruenroeng scores with a jab to the body.
Conan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Conan throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan clobbers Ruenroeng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Conan thuds a left hand into Ruenroeng's body.
A big left from Conan misses.
Ruenroeng looks for the body kick but Conan saw that one coming.
Ruenroeng misses with a body kick.
It looked like Conan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruenroeng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot
and Conan counters with a nice uppercut.
Conan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Conan lands a jab.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Conan moves out of range.
Conan throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conan cracks a nice hook into Ruenroeng's ribs.
Conan swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng throws the kick towards the body but Conan avoids it.
Conan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruenroeng momentarily.
Ruenroeng takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruenroeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a lazy uppercut
and Conan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruenroeng misses with a straight left.
Conan dives in and grabs Ruenroeng's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ruenroeng pushes down on Conan's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruenroeng is just out of range.
Conan loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch.
Conan scores with a jab to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a poor cross that misses
and Conan counters with a straight right hand.
Conan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruenroeng finds it's way round the side to connect with Conan's head.
Ruenroeng tries to land a leg kick but Conan saw it coming and moves away.
Ruenroeng throws out a loose jab but Conan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick from Ruenroeng lands but Conan takes it in his stride.
Conan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Conan is rocked!
Conan misses with an uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a left to the body.
Oh Conan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conan to score with a decent uppercut.
Conan seems to have got his legs back now.
Conan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Conan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ruenroeng counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Ruenroeng looking to finish!
Conan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruenroeng tries to free his leg and advance position but Conan is retaining full guard.
Conan has his foot on Ruenroeng's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruenroeng works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruenroeng trying to control but Conan is working from the bottom.
Conan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruenroeng thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Conan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruenroeng is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruenroeng trying to control but Conan is working from the bottom.
Edward Conan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan trying to control the position.
Conan keeping moving, preventing Ruenroeng from controlling successfully.
Conan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruenroeng wants to stand but Conan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Conan keeping moving, preventing Ruenroeng from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Samak Ruenroeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruenroeng got a little sloppy there for a moment and Conan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruenroeng has managed to get both his arms back between Conan's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Conan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Conan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Austin (ranked 394 p4p, 561 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 61 p4p, 85 weight class). Austin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Jones. Jr - Can't be Touched. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Austin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Austin misses the target.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Kyle Austin has been cut.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
Smith defending well as Austin loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Austin's head back.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Austin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith stuns Austin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith jabs Austin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin is looking to counter punch.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith pushes Austin up against the cage in a clinch.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Austin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Austin's shoulder, as Austin tries to avoid the shot.
Austin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Austin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona in the buildup to the fight.
Smith misses with a hook
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Austin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Austin.
Austin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. Austin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Austin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Austin.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Austin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Austin slips under a jab from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Austin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith lands with a straight right. Austin didn't see that one coming.
Kyle Austin's cut is getting worse.
Austin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Austin tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Austin misses.
Austin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Austin takes one to the chin there.
Smith lands the left hand.
Austin is rocked!
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!
Smith digs a good body shot into Austin's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Austin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Austin.
Austin throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smith misses with a body shot.
It looked like Austin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Austin.
Austin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Austin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Austin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Austin scrambles back to his feet.
Smith swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Austin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Austin backs away looking to recover.
Smith digs a good hook to Austin's body.
Kyle Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Austin's shoulder, as Austin tries to avoid the shot.
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith lands a jab to Austin's midsection.
Smith throws a hook but Austin blocks it.
Chad Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Austin.
An attempted straight right counter from Austin misses the target.
Smith sizes up Austin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Austin moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Austin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Austin seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Austin.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Kyle Austin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith cracks Austin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Austin falls to his knees and Smith doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Smith!
Chad Smith is the new welterweight champion!
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