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MMA ATTACK 03 Boss vsLeagatius PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Pole (ranked 4931 p4p, 4947 weight class) and Sleepy Jones (ranked 493 p4p, 494 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Pole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sleepy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pole tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws out a counter right but Pole avoids it with no problem.
Pole tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Pole clinches with his opponent.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Pole.
Pole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Pole gets a clinch.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pole manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pole clinches.
Pole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Pole.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones avoiding damage as Pole throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pole manages to break the clinch.
Pole moves into the clinch successfully.
Pole tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Pole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pole is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Pole has managed to clinch.
Pole misses with a knee to the head.
Pole misses with the head strike.
Pole pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pole lands a nice knee to the body.
Pole tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Pole scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Pole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pole blocking some punches.
Pole blocks a body shot from Jones.
Pole lands a knee to the body.
Pole lands with a right to the head.
Pole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Pole.
Jones avoiding damage as Pole throws knees to the body.
Pole controlling the action here for a moment.
Pole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pole landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pole crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Pole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pole is looking to clinch.
Pole is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Pole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pole moves into the clinch.
Pole misses with a punch to the body.
Pole breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pole tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Pole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pole tries to clinch
and Pole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Pole ducks down to avoid it.
Pole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pole stalling in the clinch.
Jones trying to stall but Pole improves his position.
Pole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Pole dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pole closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Pole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to work over Pole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pole misses with a body kick.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Pole moves out of range.
Pole wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Pole wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Pole wants to clinch.
Pole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pole wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Pole throws a head kick that misses.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pole defends it well.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Pole.
Both fighters circling a little - Pole finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pole wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pole moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sleepy Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pole moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pole tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Pole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones avoiding damage as Pole throws knees to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones tries to stall but Pole uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pole misses with a knee strike.
Pole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pole doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Pole wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Pole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Pole doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pole looks to clinch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Pole saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pole lands a high kick!
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pole tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Pole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pole throws a head kick that misses.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pole momentarily.
Jones swings for the body but Pole moves out of range.
Pole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pole goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pole doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Pole will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones connects with a right hand. Pole shakes it off.
Pole tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws out a counter right but Pole avoids it with no problem.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Pole tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Pole wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Pole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Pole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Pole.
Pole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones cracks Pole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pole darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pole.
Pole darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Pole pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Pole landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Pole gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Pole lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pole obliges.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pole with a knee to the head.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pole lands a nice knee to the body.
Pole missing with knees to the body.
Pole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Pole manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pole darts in trying to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pole tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Pole throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Pole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Pole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pole darts in trying to clinch
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Pole tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Pole throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Pole tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Ben Pole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pole throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Pole wants to clinch.
Pole tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pole has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Pole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones taking a breather.
Pole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pole lands a body shot.
Sleepy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Pole.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pole - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Pole.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Pole's head.
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!
Pole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sleepy Jones.
I think Pole has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sleepy Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 6423 p4p, 6139 weight class) and Dixon Schneider (ranked 625 p4p, 610 weight class). Schneider comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nelly - Batter Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Tyson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dixon Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a right and a left that Schneider avoids nicely.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson gets tackled into the cage by Schneider. Schneider maintains the clinch.
Tyson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schneider pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schneider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schneider showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Nice shot by Tyson.
Tyson throws a right hand that Schneider ducks under and follows up with a left that Schneider also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schneider counters by clinching up.
Schneider is stalling here.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson being controlled against the cage.
Schneider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Schneider's head but Schneider sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schneider fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tyson sprawls well initially but Schneider persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schneider is trying for a kimura here. Tyson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Schneider wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dixon Schneider!
A relieved looking Dixon Schneider thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Joyce (ranked 4141 p4p, 4972 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 487 p4p, 529 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Joyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori throws a shot from downtown. Joyce moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Joyce misses
and Vettori counters with a straight right hand.
Vettori fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vettori darts in looking for a takedown but Joyce gets double underhooks and turns Vettori into the cage.
Joyce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vettori counters with a left to the body.
Vettori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joyce.
Joyce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vettori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joyce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joyce moves away.
Joyce throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice combo by Vettori! Oh, that's hurt him - Joyce falls to the canvas and Vettori follows him into side control.
 Joyce is rocked!
 It looks like Joe Joyce has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Joyce is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Vettori can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
An intense looking Marvin Vettori took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to dedicate this victory to all the italians that are struggling and those who believed in me, gimme the best fighters of the division, i'm not here to joke, I'm the best!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Usada Usada (ranked 6378 p4p, 5351 weight class) and Yunel Martinez (ranked 514 p4p, 465 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Usada Usada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yunel Martinez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Usada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Usada clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Usada misses with a body punch.
Usada has Martinez pressed against the cage, preventing Martinez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Usada is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Usada is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Usada is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Usada Usada has been cut.
Martinez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usada tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Usada tumbling to the canvas! Martinez pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Usada was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yunel Martinez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasyl Sokol (ranked 5426 p4p, 5158 weight class) and Brock Harrisburg (ranked 470 p4p, 456 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vasyl Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Harrisburg!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrisburg tries to clinch up but Sokol circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrisburg tries to clinch but Sokol is having none of it.
Harrisburg lands a jab to the nose.
Harrisburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Sokol circles away.
Sokol swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrisburg.
Sokol walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Vasyl Sokol has been cut.
Harrisburg lands a big uppercut and Sokol crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sokol looks OK. Harrisburg waves Sokol back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokol moves out of range of the strikes.
Sokol feinted with a counter takedown.
Sokol has closed the distance and engaged Harrisburg in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sokol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harrisburg's efforts to push away.
Harrisburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrisburg tries to circle away but Sokol has him pinned against the cage.
Harrisburg is trying to break the clinch but Sokol has him pressed against the cage.
Sokol pulls Harrisburg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sokol is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harrisburg is trying to stand up here but Sokol is controlling him well.
Sokol controlling the action here.
Sokol working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrisburg is trying to stand.
Sokol trying to control the pace.
Sokol's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sokol is looking for a kimura but Harrisburg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sokol to get the leverage.
Sokol perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harrisburg is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Sokol seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol passes to full mount!
Harrisburg is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sokol throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harrisburg because Sokol loaded up on that one.
Harrisburg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sokol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrisburg is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harrisburg is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokol jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Harrisburg manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Harrisburg is trying to buck Sokol off.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Harrisburg's face as Sokol controls the position.
Harrisburg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harrisburg connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sokol is defended easily by Harrisburg.
Harrisburg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrisburg misses with a straight right.
Harrisburg drops Sokol with a beautiful combination! Sokol stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harrisburg is looking for the KO!
Sokol is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrisburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Sokol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sokol goes for a double leg but Harrisburg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrisburg continues to drive forward.
Sokol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Harrisburg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasyl Sokol's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harrisburg misses with a double jab.
Sokol seems to have got his legs back now.
Vasyl Sokol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrisburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrisburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokol attempts a counter takedown but Harrisburg avoids it well and moves away.
Harrisburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrisburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrisburg wants to clinch.
Harrisburg wants to clinch.
Sokol clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sokol taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sokol manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sokol gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrisburg is trying to break the clinch but Sokol has him pressed against the cage.
Sokol is trying to pull guard but Harrisburg turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sokol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sokol throws a right hand that Harrisburg ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrisburg also avoids with ease.
Harrisburg misses with a double jab
and Sokol counters with a one-two to the body.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrisburg as he jumps to the side.
And Harrisburg tries to counter it with a takedown but Sokol pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harrisburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sokol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrisburg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrisburg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sokol shoots in and drives through. Harrisburg sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasyl Sokol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sokol moves forwards but Harrisburg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrisburg throws a nice looking combination but Sokol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol keeps the fight on the outside.
Brock Harrisburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokol has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrisburg is trying to push Sokol away but Sokol has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sokol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrisburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrisburg tries to clinch but Sokol moves out of range.
Sokol drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harrisburg sprawls and moves away.
Sokol swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrisburg.
Harrisburg lunges at Sokol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sokol's hand.
Harrisburg tries to clinch up.
Sokol drops his hands momentarily and Harrisburg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sokol swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrisburg.
Harrisburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokol has closed the distance and engaged Harrisburg in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol jumps guard and drags Harrisburg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sokol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrisburg is one step ahead there.
Sokol pulls Harrisburg in close to prevent any damage.
Harrisburg trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sokol's guard.
Harrisburg wants to stand and escape but instead Sokol has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Harrisburg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sokol is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrisburg wants to get back to his feet but Sokol passes into half guard.
Sokol works his way into side control.
Harrisburg wants to get back to his feet but Sokol drags him back down.
Vasyl Sokol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sokol looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harrisburg trying to remain calm as Sokol controls from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasyl Sokol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasyl Sokol's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrisburg lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Sokol falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brock Harrisburg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Buffer (ranked 5102 p4p, 6068 weight class) and Robin Godbeer (ranked 454 p4p, 502 weight class). Godbeer has chosen Electric as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Buffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Godbeer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buffer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Godbeer pushes Buffer up against the cage in a clinch.
Godbeer has Buffer pressed against the cage, preventing Buffer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Godbeer working Buffer over with knees to the body.
Godbeer is looking for a takedown.
Godbeer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buffer's defenses.
It looks like Jim Buffer has been cut.
Godbeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Godbeer moves into the clinch successfully.
Godbeer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Godbeer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Godbeer breaks the clinch.
Buffer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buffer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buffer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buffer gets tackled into the cage by Godbeer. Godbeer maintains the clinch.
Godbeer has picked Buffer up - he's going for a ride! Godbeer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbeer stalling.
Godbeer maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Buffer could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Godbeer has cracked it and Buffer is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Godbeer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robin Godbeer!
After winning the bout, Robin Godbeer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 3390 p4p, 6129 weight class) and Barry Win (ranked 370 p4p, 561 weight class). Rapido Nadadora could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barry Win's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Win!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nadadora.
Win's coach down at The Heart of the BloodBath was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Win's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Win slips under a jab.
Nadadora throws a hook but Win avoids it easily.
Win takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Win.
Nadadora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadadora thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nadadora uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Win has time to react.
Nadadora has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nadadora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Win fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadadora blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Win fails to land.
Nadadora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Win's elbow.
Nadadora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Win creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nadadora stalls.
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!
Win misses with some punches.
Win misses with the head strike.
Win working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nadadora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nadadora pushes Win back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadadora effectively controlling the action here.
Win throws a head punch that misses.
Nadadora misses with a punch to the body.
Win misses with a punch on the inside.
Win lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Win.
Still in the clinch, Nadadora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nadadora tries to work over Win's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nadadora misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Win.
Win swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadadora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadadora blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
A short right from Nadadora.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win scores with a nice hook to the head.
Win tries to stall but Nadadora uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Win swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadadora pushes Win back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadadora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Win misses with a punch on the inside.
Win keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadadora's efforts to push away.
Nadadora definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nadadora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nadadora effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Win.
Win working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nadadora wants to break free but Win has control.
Nadadora misses with a punch on the inside.
Win lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Win misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadadora can't find room to land a body shot as Win controls the action.
Nadadora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nadadora is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Win misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora being controlled against the cage.
Nadadora is trying to break free.
Nadadora misses with a punch to the body.
Win content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Win blocks a body shot from Nadadora.
Win throws a head punch that misses.
Nadadora lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nadadora is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Nadadora.
A frustrated look appears on Nadadora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nadadora taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Nadadora.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Win.
Nadadora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadadora lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Win misses with some punches.
Win dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nadadora swings wildly with an uppercut but Win uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Win.
Win tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nadadora creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Win working aggressively here.
Win throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadadora.
Win swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadadora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Win working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Win lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Win.
Nadadora just leaning against Win, taking a breather.
Win misses with the head strike.
Nadadora swings wildly with an uppercut but Win uses good head movement to avoid it.
Win misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barry Win will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nadadora throws a big shot that misses.
Win scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nadadora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Win throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nadadora on the side of the head.
Win uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nadadora.
A telegraphed right hand from Nadadora misses the target.
Nadadora tries to clinch up but Win circles away and keeps his distance.
Nadadora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Win was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nadadora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Win sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nadadora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Win paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nadadora lands a lovely overhand right.
Win scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nadadora misses with a lunging right hand
and Win counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Nadadora there.
Rapido Nadadora is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Win ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Win was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nadadora tests Win's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Win is rocked!
and Nadadora counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Win! He's just covering up as Nadadora starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rapido Nadadora!
Rapido Nadadora 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 1700 p4p, 2058 weight class) and Monte Zuma (ranked 63 p4p, 82 weight class). Pinochet's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'M AN ASS MAN YEEEAH !. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monte Zuma!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinochet.
Zuma shoots in and bounces Pinochet off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pinochet is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zuma defends well.
Pinochet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zuma is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuma slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zuma avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zuma slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinochet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zuma doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zuma manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pinochet being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zuma engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pinochet is looking for a triangle but Zuma pushes his legs off easily.
Pinochet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zuma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pinochet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zuma showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zuma passes Pinochet's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pinochet is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Zuma looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zuma seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Zuma might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Pinochet works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pinochet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinochet throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zuma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinochet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pinochet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zuma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pinochet can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zuma controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma postures up.
Zuma pushes down on Pinochet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zuma frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zuma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pinochet is looking to escape.
Zuma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zuma wants to take Pinochet's back but he can't do it this time.
Pinochet can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuma takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pinochet manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pinochet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zuma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pinochet tries to roll over but Zuma keeps him under control.
Pinochet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pinochet wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zuma content to control rather than advance.
Pinochet wants to get back to full guard.
Zuma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinochet fails to land the takedown.
Zuma changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zuma as he jumps to the side.
Zuma shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pinochet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zuma seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pinochet is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pinochet is trying to get back to full guard.
Zuma looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zuma controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet wants to improve his position but Zuma is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zuma in particular looking to stall.
Pinochet actively working from the bottom here.
Zuma is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zuma looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuma prevents Pinochet from improving his position.
Pinochet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zuma pulls his head out easily.
Zuma prevents Pinochet from improving his position.
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.
Zuma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zuma is working for a kimura but Pinochet is defending it quite comfortably.
Zuma works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zuma sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pinochet tries to reverse the position but Zuma maintains control.
Monte Zuma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zuma controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zuma prevents Pinochet from getting the reversal.
Zuma sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pinochet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pinochet tries to get to full guard but Zuma has control of the leg.
Zuma frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuma fails to take his opponent's back.
Zuma sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pinochet is looking to improve his position but Zuma isn't that keen on the idea.
Zuma controlling the position easily from mount.
Zuma prevents Pinochet from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zuma content just to control the position here.
Pinochet tries to reverse the position but Zuma maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zuma shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pinochet manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zuma passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pinochet seems a little lost for a moment, as Zuma dominates the positioning.
Pinochet can't do much from the bottom here.
Pinochet is trying to get back to half guard.
Zuma controls the position from side control.
Pinochet is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pinochet, who protects the arm well.
Zuma trying to control the position but Pinochet is working away.
Zuma thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pinochet tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zuma wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zuma staying calm.
Pinochet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zuma slows the pace down.
Pinochet is not content to let Zuma control the position.
A lull in the action here.
Monte Zuma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet can't do much from the bottom here.
Zuma takes a little break here. Pinochet wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zuma's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pinochet is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zuma taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet is looking to reverse the position.
Zuma remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Augusto Pinochet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinochet is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pinochet is in trouble now - Zuma has advanced to mount!
Pinochet is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Pinochet is looking to get to half guard.
Zuma looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Zuma.
Pinochet tries to reverse the position but Zuma maintains control.
Zuma controlling the pace for now.
Pinochet can't escape the position.
Zuma controlling his opponent.
Pinochet is looking to get to half guard.
Zuma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Zuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zuma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Zuma!
Monte Zuma tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malik Ali (ranked 2069 p4p, 1243 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 83 p4p, 42 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malik Ali !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Cotto.
Ali wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Cotto moves out of range easily.
Cotto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Cotto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali throws a head kick but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cotto, as that shot connected.
Cotto looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Ali throws the left hand but Cotto avoids the punch easily.
Cotto feints a counter leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ali shoots in but Cotto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ali backing away here, and Cotto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ali is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali shoots in but no luck this time.
Good leg kick by Cotto.
Cotto misses with a leg kick.
Ali fails with the takedown
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Ali . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Ali throws a lazy head kick
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body kick there by Cotto.
Cotto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ali takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto scoring well with a low kick there.
Cotto throws a front kick that sends Ali stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ali .
A cross from Cotto lands.
Ali is rocked!
Cotto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Cotto comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ali falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ali was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Like Boss (ranked 664 p4p, 670 weight class) and Brutus Leagatius (ranked 24 p4p, 16 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Leagatius!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss connects with a single shot there.
Boss pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leagatius back to the cage. Boss follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leagatius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boss looks to score with a jab to the body but Leagatius is just out of range.
Boss lands with an overhand left.
Boss tries a low kick but Leagatius avoids it.
Boss cracks Leagatius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Boss lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leagatius at a distance.
Boss jabs Leagatius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leagatius tries to bum rush Boss with a series of wild strikes but Boss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boss tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leagatius! But no joy.
Boss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leagatius doesn't seem bothered though.
Boss lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leagatius takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boss moves away from the strike by Leagatius.
Leagatius slips under a jab.
Leagatius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boss throws a jab but it's blocked by Leagatius.
Boss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leagatius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boss thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Leagatius.
Leagatius misses with a lunging right hand
and Boss makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boss misses with a right hand
and Leagatius counters with a good low kick that Boss was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss ducks under a wild hook from Leagatius.
Boss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leagatius.
Boss appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boss misses the shot to the body.
Leagatius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leagatius blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Boss.
Leagatius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boss cracks Leagatius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leagatius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boss punishes Leagatius's body with a nice straight punch.
Boss misses with a looping right.
Boss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius lands a jab to the head.
Boss throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Leagatius to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Like Boss has been cut.
A good leg kick by Boss.
Leagatius throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Boss counter with a right hand.
Leagatius checks a low kick from Boss.
Leagatius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boss looks to land a left hand but Leagatius moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Leagatius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boss moves out of range as Leagatius strikes.
Boss throws a combination that misses
and Leagatius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boss throws a right hand that misses
and Leagatius rattles Boss with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Boss tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Leagatius dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Boss stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brutus Leagatius!
Brutus Leagatius tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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