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GDL 78:MacArthur VS Petrov 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Shumway (ranked 6139 p4p, 6485 weight class) and Alexis Murphi (ranked 464 p4p, 484 weight class). Murphi has chosen el momento es hora as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexis Murphi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kris Shumway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexis Murphi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphi throws the kick towards the body but Shumway avoids it.
Murphi swings for the body but Shumway moves out of range.
Shumway misses the body punch
and Murphi counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphi avoids the body shot from Shumway.
Shumway lands with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Shumway as Murphi shoots in.
Shumway gets tackled into the cage by Murphi. Murphi maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shumway misses with a body punch.
Shumway misses with a punch to the body.
Shumway is working Murphi over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Murphi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphi postures up and lands a big shot to Shumway's brow.
Shumway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphi on the ground.
Shumway looking for a guillotine here but Murphi defends easily.
Murphi lands a couple of elbows.
Shumway looking for a sweep. Not yet Shumway, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murphi lands a couple of digs.
Murphi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murphi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murphi stays in close to Shumway's body and controls the position.
Shumway wants to control but Murphi passes easily into half guard.
Murphi working over Shumway with some ground and pound. Shumway looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murphi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphi content to control rather than advance.
Shumway trying to hold on to Murphi's head to control him but Murphi postures up.
Shumway is trying to control but Murphi passes into side control!
Shumway is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Murphi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Murphi working away.
Shumway really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murphi is working to tighten his grip on Shumway's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Shumway has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Murphi is really squeezing tight and eventually Shumway passes out! Murphi breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alexis Murphi!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexis Murphi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ozaki Tsuyoshi (ranked 3909 p4p, 4524 weight class) and Lovre Rakic (ranked 474 p4p, 510 weight class). Lovre Rakic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 Tokyo, Ozaki Tsuyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lovre Rakic!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuyoshi shoots in and drives through. Rakic sprawls well.
Rakic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tsuyoshi counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck for Tsuyoshi with that takedown attempt.
Rakic is looking for the big counter here.
A right-left combo lands from Rakic.
Tsuyoshi takes one to the chin there.
Tsuyoshi shoots for a double leg takedown but Rakic sprawls well. He's pushed Tsuyoshi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ozaki Tsuyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Rakic misses.
Rakic gets caught flat footed, as Tsuyoshi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuyoshi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuyoshi stops Rakic from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rakic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsuyoshi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tsuyoshi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rakic for as long as he can get away with.
Tsuyoshi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tsuyoshi wants to pass the guard but Rakic is keeping the position.
Tsuyoshi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tsuyoshi passes Rakic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tsuyoshi not doing much here.
Rakic tries to kick Tsuyoshi off but Tsuyoshi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rakic misses the shot to the body.
Rakic misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovre Rakic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rakic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tsuyoshi prevents Rakic from getting back to his feet.
Rakic looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic keeping full guard, as Tsuyoshi tries to pass.
Rakic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tsuyoshi controls the pace.
Tsuyoshi'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.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsuyoshi dodges the punch combination from Rakic.
Tsuyoshi closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ozaki Tsuyoshi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tsuyoshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tsuyoshi moves into the clinch.
Tsuyoshi is trying to pull guard but Rakic has him pressed against the cage.
Tsuyoshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuyoshi is looking to land body kicks.
Tsuyoshi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ozaki Tsuyoshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tsuyoshi stands up out of the half guard.
Tsuyoshi has Rakic up against the cage in a clinch.
Rakic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tsuyoshi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tsuyoshi lands a takedown into guard.
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!
Tsuyoshi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tsuyoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rakic can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic wants to stand up but Tsuyoshi is controlling him.
Tsuyoshi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rakic wants to stand but Tsuyoshi is controlling the position.
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.
Tsuyoshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tsuyoshi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tsuyoshi continues to stall.
Tsuyoshi forces his way into half guard.
Tsuyoshi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi tries to pass to full mount but Rakic defends it.
Tsuyoshi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tsuyoshi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rakic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rakic lands with a nice combination. Tsuyoshi backs away looking to recover.
Rakic is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi rushes Rakic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rakic is trying to break the clinch but Tsuyoshi is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rakic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tsuyoshi gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tsuyoshi in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rakic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tsuyoshi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ozaki Tsuyoshi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tsuyoshi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rakic seems a little lost for a moment, as Tsuyoshi dominates the positioning.
Rakic wants to get back to his feet but Tsuyoshi drags him back down.
Tsuyoshi misses with the ground and pound.
Tsuyoshi controlling the position from side mount.
Tsuyoshi decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rakic wants it to stay on the feet.
Tsuyoshi moves into the clinch.
Rakic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi prevents Rakic from breaking the clinch.
Rakic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rakic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rakic throws a front kick aimed at Tsuyoshi's knee but Tsuyoshi avoids it well.
Tsuyoshi moves into range and clinches up with Rakic.
Rakic is trying to break the clinch but Tsuyoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Tsuyoshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rakic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tsuyoshi tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ozaki Tsuyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsuyoshi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tsuyoshi has Rakic pressed against the cage, preventing Rakic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rakic wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsuyoshi won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tsuyoshi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tsuyoshi tries to pull guard but Rakic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tsuyoshi is looking for a takedown.
Tsuyoshi lands a takedown into guard.
Tsuyoshi throwing strikes from guard but Rakic blocks nicely.
Rakic wants to stand and escape but Tsuyoshi is having none of it.
Tsuyoshi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rakic is wriggling around but Tsuyoshi manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tsuyoshi content to control rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tsuyoshi decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tsuyoshi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tsuyoshi controlling the pace.
Tsuyoshi trying to mount his opponent but Rakic defends it.
Lovre Rakic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rakic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tsuyoshi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsuyoshi lands with a punch from half guard.
Ozaki Tsuyoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tsuyoshi content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ozaki Tsuyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsuyoshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozaki Tsuyoshi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ariitaia (ranked 23899 p4p, 4169 weight class) and Morble Schrudinger (ranked 698 p4p, 500 weight class). Gordon Ariitaia 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Ariitaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morble Schrudinger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ariitaia is looking to slow Schrudinger down with leg kicks.
Ariitaia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schrudinger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ariitaia.
Schrudinger dives in for a single leg takedown but Ariitaia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gordon Ariitaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ariitaia scores with a hook to the body. Schrudinger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ariitaia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schrudinger.
Schrudinger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Schrudinger wants to pass the guard but Ariitaia is keeping the position.
Ariitaia trying to keep a closed guard but Schrudinger is proving a slippery customer.
Schrudinger prevents Ariitaia from getting back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ariitaia is trying to keep Schrudinger in close.
Ariitaia keeping full guard, as Schrudinger tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ariitaia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schrudinger is one step ahead there.
Ariitaia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ariitaia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ariitaia connects with a body shot.
Schrudinger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ariitaia counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Ariitaia's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Schrudinger looks winded!
A shot to the liver by Ariitaia. Beautiful body shot.
and Ariitaia counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Schrudinger! He's just covering up as Ariitaia starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Ariitaia!
Gordon Ariitaia 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Dawggen (ranked 4091 p4p, 24519 weight class) and Chapo Guzman (ranked 423 p4p, 626 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Dawggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chapo Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawggen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guzman throws a body punch but Dawggen moves out of range.
Guzman defending well as Dawggen loads up on a big left hand.
Dawggen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guzman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guzman avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Dawggen backs off Guzman throws a huge counter combo but Dawggen manages to avoid it all.
Guzman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guzman misses with the combination.
Guzman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawggen misses with a few strikes there.
Guzman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shane Dawggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawggen lands a head kick!
 It looks like Chapo Guzman has been cut.
Guzman misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Dawggen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dawggen lands a nice shot to the body.
Dawggen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guzman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick from Dawggen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guzman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Guzman grinds an elbow into Dawggen's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dawggen!
A nice elbow there by Guzman.
Guzman working for a submission but Dawggen is keeping him at bay.
Dawggen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guzman unloading with bombs!
Dawggen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guzman landing shots from mount.
Dawggen is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Guzman is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dawggen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dawggen shrugs it off.
Guzman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Guzman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawggen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guzman looking to secure an arm triangle but Dawggen defends it well.
Guzman is landing with some decent strikes but Dawggen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dawggen is trying desperately to improve position.
Guzman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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.
Guzman prevents Dawggen from getting the reversal.
Guzman controlling the pace for now.
Guzman unloading with bombs!
Guzman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dawggen is trying desperately to improve position.
Guzman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Guzman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Guzman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Guzman lands a couple of good shots and Dawggen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dawggen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawggen is trying to break free.
Guzman lands shots from the back.
Guzman looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Dawggen taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chapo Guzman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zig Zig (ranked 4591 p4p, 6091 weight class) and Bob Ghandi (ranked 470 p4p, 562 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zig Zig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Ghandi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghandi closes the distance and pushes Zig back into the cage.
Zig fails to pull guard.
Zig takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ghandi told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Zig is trying to pull guard but Ghandi has him pressed against the cage.
Ghandi lands an elbow just above Zig 's eye.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside that Zig shrugs off.
Ghandi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zig takes an elbow to the temple.
Zig is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zig Zig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Ghandi.
Zig takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ghandi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zig takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Ghandi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zig dodges an elbow strike from Ghandi.
Stalling in the clinch from Ghandi.
Ghandi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghandi lands a good knee to the midsection. Zig won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Ghandi.
Zig goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ghandi prevents it.
Ghandi lands an elbow that stopped Zig in his tracks for a moment.
Ghandi lands an elbow just above Zig 's eye.
Ghandi stalling in the clinch.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ghandi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi lands a good knee to the midsection. Zig won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zig is trying to maintain a safe position but Ghandi gets an underhook and turns Zig into the cage.
Zig wants a takedown.
Zig takes an elbow to the temple.
Ghandi connects with a knee to the head.
Ghandi lands a nice knee to the body.
Ghandi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ghandi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ghandi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ghandi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zig wants to take the fight to the mat but Ghandi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zig is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zig is breathing heavily.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zig has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ghandi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ghandi working Zig over with knees to the body.
Ghandi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside that Zig shrugs off.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
Zig wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ghandi.
Ghandi lands an elbow just above Zig 's eye.
Zig takes an elbow to the temple.
Ghandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghandi gets underhooks to prevent Zig's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ghandi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghandi.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zig's face.
Ghandi with a knee to the head.
Zig jumps guard.
Zig trying to keep a closed guard but Ghandi is proving a slippery customer.
Zig can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ghandi controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Ghandi 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.
Ghandi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zig looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zig throws Ghandi to one side and escapes!
Ghandi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghandi darts in and clinches Zig up against the cage.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghandi crunches a lovely knee into Zig's ribcage.
Ghandi crunches a lovely knee into Zig's ribcage.
Ghandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zig tries for a takedown but Ghandi manages to get underhooks.
Ghandi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside that Zig shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zig tries for a takedown but Ghandi manages to get underhooks.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside.
Zig is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ghandi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zig Zig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghandi lands an elbow that stopped Zig in his tracks for a moment.
Zig tries for a takedown but Ghandi manages to get underhooks.
Ghandi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zig's defenses.
 Zig is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ghandi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zig's brow.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
Oh Zig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zig avoids the elbow strike from Ghandi, against the cage.
Zig blocks an elbow strike from Ghandi.
Ghandi misses with an elbow over the top.
Zig has Ghandi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ghandi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ghandi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghandi misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghandi obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghandi misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ghandi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ghandi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghandi throws an elbow but it misses.
Ghandi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghandi throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zig dodges an elbow strike from Ghandi.
Ghandi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zig dodges an elbow strike from Ghandi.
Zig seems to have got his legs back now.
Zig wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zig jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ghandi walks away with a smile on his face. Zig gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zig shoots in for a double leg but Ghandi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ghandi moves into the clinch successfully.
Ghandi working Zig over with knees to the body.
Ghandi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ghandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
Ghandi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zig has had enough of the clinch but Ghandi keeps him there for the moment.
Zig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ghandi is keeping busy.
Ghandi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zig.
Zig tries to pull guard but Ghandi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ghandi prevents a body shot from Zig.
Ghandi working Zig over with knees to the body.
Zig fails to pull guard.
Zig changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ghandi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ghandi thuds his shin into the meat of Zig's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zig gets tackled into the cage by Ghandi. Ghandi maintains the clinch.
Zig is looking for a takedown.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
Ghandi lands a nice knee to the body.
Zig drags the fight down to the ground.
Ghandi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ghandi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zig. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zig is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ghandi is aware though and is defending well.
Ghandi content to stall in guard here.
Zig might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ghandi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zig's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Ghandi 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zig tries to keep at a distance but Ghandi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ghandi lands an elbow just above Zig 's eye.
Zig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghandi stalling.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob Ghandi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ghandi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zig up against the cage.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ghandi creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Zig! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Ghandi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Ghandi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Israel Kirzner (ranked 5498 p4p, 4009 weight class) and Khabib Gaethje (ranked 431 p4p, 354 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Israel Kirzner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Gaethje!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaethje lands with a slapping head kick.
Gaethje pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirzner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Gaethje misses
and Kirzner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirzner.
Kirzner lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaethje backwards.
Kirzner lands a nice uppercut.
Kirzner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gaethje is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kirzner leaning against his opponent.
Kirzner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gaethje up against the cage.
A short right from Kirzner on the inside.
Kirzner keeps control of Gaethje as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirzner lands a shot to the body.
Gaethje's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaethje is trying to force a seperation but Kirzner has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Kirzner.
Kirzner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje is trying to pull guard but Kirzner has him pressed against the cage.
Kirzner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kirzner.
Kirzner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaethje backwards.
Kirzner keeps control of Gaethje as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirzner.
Gaethje fails to pull guard.
Israel Kirzner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Gaethje.
Kirzner has Gaethje pressed against the cage, preventing Gaethje from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kirzner lands an uppercut.
Kirzner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaethje is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good body shot from Kirzner.
Kirzner lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Kirzner - that landed with a thud.
Gaethje looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirzner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirzner lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaethje backwards.
Kirzner lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirzner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirzner leaning against his opponent.
Kirzner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirzner scores with a shoulder strike.
 Gaethje is rocked!
Kirzner scores with a shot to the side of Gaethje's head.
Gaethje is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirzner finish him?
Kirzner breaks from the clinch.
Kirzner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gaethje is out of range and Kirzner settles back down.
Gaethje seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Gaethje.
Kirzner fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaethje misses with a head kick.
Kirzner throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaethje throws a lazy right hand but Kirzner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaethje pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Kirzner.
Kirzner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirzner controlling the pace.
Kirzner drops an elbow to the side of Gaethje's head.
Kirzner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kirzner not doing much here.
Gaethje trying to control from the bottom.
Kirzner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kirzner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kirzner content to control rather than advance.
Kirzner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kirzner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gaethje misses with an uppercut. Kirzner saw that one coming.
Kirzner throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaethje throws a jab when Kirzner was well out of range.
Kirzner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaethje jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Kirzner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kirzner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaethje misses with a straight right.
Gaethje avoids the body shot from Kirzner.
Kirzner thuds a left hand into Gaethje's body.
Kirzner misses the jab.
Gaethje displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kirzner.
Kirzner misses with the combination.
Gaethje lands a head kick. Kirzner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gaethje lands a head kick. Kirzner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaethje pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirzner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaethje.
Kirzner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kirzner jabs Gaethje to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kirzner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirzner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaethje can do to turn this around?
Gaethje jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirzner tries to counter by clinching up but Gaethje breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje looks to throw the jab but Kirzner is out of range.
Gaethje throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirzner moves into the clinch successfully.
Gaethje goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kirzner prevents it.
Kirzner pushes Gaethje back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Kirzner to work.
Kirzner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaethje backwards.
Nice body punch from Kirzner - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kirzner as Gaethje tries to tie him up.
Kirzner avoiding damage as Gaethje throws knees to the body.
Gaethje tries to pull guard but Kirzner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kirzner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaethje misses with a hook. Kirzner ducked under it nicely.
Khabib Gaethje is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirzner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaethje throws a sloppy head kick and Kirzner moves out of range easily.
Kirzner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirzner misses with a wild body shot.
Kirzner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kirzner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gaethje keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirzner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaethje throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kirzner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaethje moves away.
Gaethje avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kirzner throws a series of punches but Gaethje avoids them all with ease.
Gaethje scores with a head kick. Kirzner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gaethje connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kirzner is looking to wear down Gaethje with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirzner blocks a head kick by Gaethje.
Kirzner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gaethje's waist but Gaethje gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirzner off to one side.
Kirzner lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaethje blocks the leg kick.
Kirzner throws a shot to the body.
Kirzner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kirzner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kirzner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kirzner.
Kirzner'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirzner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kirzner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kirzner prevents Gaethje from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kirzner in particular looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Kirzner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gaethje lands a jab to the head.
Gaethje swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirzner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gaethje might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gaethje misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirzner has Gaethje up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirzner prevents Gaethje from breaking the clinch.
Kirzner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kirzner.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gaethje is trying to force a seperation but Kirzner has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirzner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Kirzner on the inside.
Kirzner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Come on Kirzner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirzner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gaethje takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirzner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kirzner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kirzner.
Kirzner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaethje.
Kirzner lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirzner.
Kirzner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaethje misses with a head kick.
As Gaethje tries to get set, Kirzner tries to push him back and clinch up but Gaethje manages to avoid the attempt.
Gaethje misses with a head kick.
Gaethje misses with a two punch combination.
Gaethje uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirzner.
Kirzner moves into the clinch.
Gaethje is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kirzner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kirzner stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirzner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirzner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirzner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirzner.
Kirzner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaethje backwards.
Gaethje is looking to break free of the clinch but Kirzner has double underhooks.
Kirzner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kirzner works on Gaethje's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Kirzner to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Kirzner.
Kirzner stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gaethje's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gaethje is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kirzner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Israel Kirzner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Gaethje.
Kirzner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gaethje misses with some punches.
Kirzner lands with a left to the head.
Gaethje is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kirzner to keep the fight standing.
Gaethje wants to take the fight to the mat but Kirzner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gaethje is trying to pull guard but Kirzner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kirzner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kirzner controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from Kirzner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirzner stalling the fight.
Gaethje is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kirzner is defending well.
Kirzner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gaethje is defending well.
Kirzner is pressed up against the cage. Gaethje has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kirzner down to the mat. Kirzner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kirzner throws a body punch but Gaethje moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kirzner. Those never looked like landing.
Kirzner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaethje manages to avoid it.
Kirzner 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirzner. Gaethje does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaethje avoids the body shot from Kirzner.
Kirzner misses with a wild body shot.
Gaethje misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirzner has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kirzner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Khabib Gaethje has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Israel Kirzner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirzner managing to block the knees to the body from Gaethje.
And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Kirzner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirzner 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Kirzner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gutierrez (ranked 1427 p4p, 1586 weight class) and Frankie Griggs (ranked 202 p4p, 227 weight class). Griggs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LL Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out. Frankie Griggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez moves into range and clinches up with Griggs.
Griggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.
Griggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez throws an off balance right hand
and Griggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Griggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gutierrez counters with a two punch combo.
Alex Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griggs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gutierrez with a body shot.
Gutierrez walks into a straight right hand from Griggs.
Gutierrez scores with a jab to the head.
Griggs misses with an uppercut.
Gutierrez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gutierrez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutierrez moves out of range of the body kick.
Gutierrez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a hook but Griggs avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Gutierrez
and Griggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griggs counters with a straight right hand.
Gutierrez misses with a shot to the body
and Griggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griggs throws a counter combo.
Griggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Frankie Griggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Griggs.
Gutierrez lands a two punch combo.
Griggs avoids the body shot from Gutierrez.
Griggs ducks right into an uppercut from Gutierrez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a wild body shot.
Griggs misses with an uppercut.
Gutierrez throwing a counter right hand but Griggs manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutierrez.
Nice uppercut there from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez looks to throw the jab but Griggs is out of range.
Griggs moves out of range of the body kick from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griggs moves away.
Gutierrez lands with an uppercut that bounces Griggs off the cage and back into range.
Gutierrez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs swings for the body but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Gutierrez.
Griggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gutierrez throws a hook but Griggs avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griggs! But no joy.
Griggs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Griggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck for Gutierrez with that takedown attempt.
Gutierrez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left and a right from Gutierrez both land. Nice combination.
Gutierrez takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
Griggs takes a swing at Gutierrez's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a looping left.
Griggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Griggs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Gutierrez throws the left hand but Griggs avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Griggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Griggs misses.
Griggs misses with a straight left.
Griggs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Griggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Gutierrez throws a body punch but Griggs moves out of range.
And Griggs responds with a good body kick, but Gutierrez manages to step out the way in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gutierrez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gutierrez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Griggs wants to stand but Gutierrez is controlling the position.
Gutierrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griggs can do to turn this around?
Gutierrez with a nice head shot there.
Griggs wants to stand but Gutierrez is controlling the position.
Griggs wriggles free and stands up.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griggs misses with a straight right.
Gutierrez lands a lovely overhand right.
Gutierrez lands a right hook to the body.
Griggs cracks Gutierrez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez clobbers Griggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gutierrez clinches.
Griggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.
Griggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Gutierrez won't allow it.
Griggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Gutierrez has double underhooks.
Gutierrez jumps guard but Griggs stands there with Gutierrez around his waist. Gutierrez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Griggs breaks from the clinch.
Griggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gutierrez pulls guard successfully.
Gutierrez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Griggs stands up from Gutierrez's guard - Griggs perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez looks to throw the jab but Griggs is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gutierrez.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Gutierrez avoids them all with ease.
Griggs misses with the combination.
Gutierrez throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Gutierrez.
Griggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs slips under a jab from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gutierrez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gutierrez fails with a takedown attempt.
Griggs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gutierrez throws an overhand right that lands on Griggs's shoulder, as Griggs tries to avoid the shot.
Griggs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Griggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Griggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Griggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs ducks under a wild hook from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a lazy head kick
letting Griggs counter with a right hand.
A jab from Griggs misses.
Griggs moves out of range as Gutierrez throws a body kick.
Gutierrez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gutierrez misses with a leg kick
and Griggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutierrez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Gutierrez.
Gutierrez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutierrez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gutierrez dominated that second round.
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!
Gutierrez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griggs.
Gutierrez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griggs moves forwards but Gutierrez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Griggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gutierrez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gutierrez misses with a body punch
and Griggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gutierrez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griggs's sensitive parts.
Griggs gets tackled into the cage by Gutierrez. Gutierrez maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gutierrez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gutierrez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griggs is trying to force a seperation but Gutierrez has the dominant position.
Griggs is trying to push Gutierrez away but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gutierrez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griggs's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs breaks from the clinch.
Gutierrez shoots in but Griggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griggs is looking for the big counter here.
Griggs lands a front kick.
Gutierrez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutierrez scores with a sloppy right hand. Griggs should have avoided that one.
Gutierrez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Griggs. That snapped Gutierrez's head back.
Gutierrez just misses with a punch to the body.
Frankie Griggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez scores with a nice right hand.
Alex Gutierrez is winning the standup battle so far.
Griggs ducks under a wild hook from Gutierrez.
As Gutierrez backs off Griggs throws a huge counter combo but Gutierrez manages to avoid it all.
Griggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Griggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frankie Griggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gutierrez cracks a nice hook into Griggs's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs throws a combination. Gutierrez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Griggs slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griggs! But no joy.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
Gutierrez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Griggs misses.
Gutierrez tries to counter with a takedown but Griggs is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lunges at Griggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griggs's hand.
Gutierrez cracks a nice hook into Griggs's ribs.
Griggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griggs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alex Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gutierrez is rocked!
Griggs drops Gutierrez with a naaaaasty hook - Gutierrez is in real trouble here! Griggs dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Griggs!
A very excited looking Frankie Griggs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 1049 p4p, 1705 weight class) and First Fist (ranked 150 p4p, 241 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fist's choice of entrance music: Havana. 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 First Fist was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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World class boxer
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Fist!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist slips under a jab from Do Urden.
Fist lands a jab to the nose.
Do Urden looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Do Urden avoids the body shot from Fist.
Do Urden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Do Urden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do Urden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Do Urden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do Urden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fist.
Do Urden misses the shot to the body.
Do Urden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Do Urden lands a nice hook to Fist's body. Fist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Do Urden.
Do Urden looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Do Urden misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Fist.
Fist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fist lands a nice looking body shot.
Fist scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden moves out of range of the strikes.
Fist thuds his right hand into Do Urden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fist connects with a looping right hand.
Fist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fist.
Do Urden is rocked!
Fist slips a jab and a cross from Do Urden.
Oh Do Urden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Do Urden misses.
Do Urden tries to get into range but Fist steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Do Urden! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Fist scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). First Fist!
First Fist managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 1036 p4p, 1051 weight class) and Reima Poika (ranked 127 p4p, 129 weight class). Theorist comes to the cage accompanied by ShockOne - Follow Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reima Poika!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theorist misses with a hook. Poika ducked under it nicely.
Theorist misses with a hook to the body
and Poika counters with a big head kick but Theorist shrugs it off.
Poika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poika walks into a stiff left hand from Theorist.
Theorist gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poika lands with a light punch inside.
Poika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theorist's elbow.
Theorist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poika lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Theorist backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poika.
Poika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Theorist.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poika blocks an uppercut.
Poika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theorist misses with a punch to the body.
Theorist swings wildly with an uppercut but Poika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Theorist is looking to clinch but Poika is avoiding it.
Poika gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Theorist counters with a straight right hand.
Theorist looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist lands with a straight right. Poika didn't see that one coming.
Theorist throws a shot from downtown. Poika moves away and avoids it.
Poika gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poika fakes the leg kick and cracks Theorist in the body.
A left lands for Theorist.
Theorist throws a looping overhand right but Poika ducks down to avoid it.
Poika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Theorist moves away.
Theorist misses with a body shot.
Theorist throws an overhand right that lands on Poika's shoulder, as Poika tries to avoid the shot.
Poika let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Poika punishes Theorist's body with a nice straight punch.
Theorist connects with a looping right hand.
Theorist jabs Poika right on the nose. Poika blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theorist works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist swings widly with a right hand
and Poika counters with a straight right hand.
Poika has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Theorist missing with a left hand there. Poika was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Theorist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Theorist misses the jab.
Poika raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Poika circles away from the clinch attempt.
Theorist slips a straight right by Poika.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Poika swats away the attempt to clinch by Theorist.
Poika steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Theorist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poika.
Theorist throws a hook but Poika avoids it easily.
Theorist rushes Poika and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Theorist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poika.
Good body shot from Poika.
Theorist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Theorist tries to throw a body punch but Poika avoids it by throwing Theorist back against the cage.
A short left from Poika.
Nice body punch from Theorist - that landed with a thud.
Theorist tries to throw a body punch but Poika avoids it by throwing Theorist back against the cage.
Theorist blocking some punches.
Theorist tries a body shot but Poika blocks it.
Poika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Theorist tries to work over Poika's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poika prevents a body shot from Theorist.
Theorist is leaning against Poika and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Theorist can't find room to land a body shot as Poika controls the action.
Poika slowing the pace effectively.
Theorist gets through Poika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poika pushes Theorist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Theorist swings wildly with an uppercut but Poika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poika misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Poika working aggressively here.
Theorist misses with a punch to the body.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poika misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theorist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Theorist.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Theorist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Theorist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Poika has a couple of punches blocked by Theorist.
Poika lands with a left to the head.
Theorist being controlled against the cage.
Poika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Theorist lands with a nice body punch.
Theorist slips a jab from Poika.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Theorist cracks Poika with a good jab.
Theorist has taken the fight to the clinch.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poika blocks a body shot from Theorist.
Theorist lands a hook that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Poika lands a shot to the body.
Poika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Poika misses the target.
Poika throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Theorist to counter with a crisp jab.
Theorist misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist tries to clinch up but Poika circles away and keeps his distance.
Theorist misses the shot to the body.
Theorist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theorist takes a swing at Poika's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poika! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist is looking to clinch.
Theorist is looking to clinch.
Theorist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 It looks like Conspiracy Theorist has been cut.
Theorist throws an off balance right hand
and Poika counters with a solid body kick.
Poika gets tackled into the cage by Theorist. Theorist maintains the clinch.
Poika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist has a couple of punches blocked by Poika.
Poika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Theorists head.
Poika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Poika.
Poika lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poika takes a shot to the head.
Theorist lands a nice shot to the body.
Poika blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Poika.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poika scores with a shoulder strike.
Conspiracy Theorist has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theorist misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poika lands with a right to the head.
Poika lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theorist.
Poika struggles to land a body shot inside as Theorist controls his hands.
Theorist misses with a punch on the inside.
Poika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theorist's elbow.
Poika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist blocks a body shot from Poika.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poika.
Poika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Theorist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poika backwards.
Theorist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poika has a couple of punches blocked by Theorist.
Poika misses with a punch to the body.
Theorist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Theorist can't find room to land a body shot as Poika controls the action.
Theorist tries to work over Poika's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poika.
Poika struggles to land a body shot inside as Theorist controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poika tries to throw a body punch but Theorist avoids it by throwing Poika back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Theorist.
Poika blocks an uppercut.
Theorist misses with some punches.
Poika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Theorist misses with some punches.
Poika blocking some punches.
Theorist tries to throw a body punch but Poika avoids it by throwing Theorist back against the cage.
Poika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conspiracy Theorist is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Poika.
Poika steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Theorist clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Theorist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poika presses Theorist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poika lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theorist's elbow.
Poika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theorist.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Theorist lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poika gets through Theorist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theorist lands with a right to the head.
Theorist lands with a light punch inside.
Theorist scores with a hook to the body.
Poika misses with a punch to the body.
Theorist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Theorist throws a head punch that misses.
Poika misses with some punches.
Poika is looking to control Theorist's arms but Theorist gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poika has his back to the cage.
Theorist tries a body shot but Poika blocks it.
Theorist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poika blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poika.
Theorist tries to throw a body punch but Poika avoids it by throwing Theorist back against the cage.
Theorist blocks a body shot from Poika.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poika creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poika prevents a body shot from Theorist.
Theorist tries a body shot but Poika blocks it.
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 Conspiracy Theorist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conspiracy Theorist's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Theorist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poika slips under a jab.
Theorist with a jab.
Poika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Theorist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theorist looks to land a left hand but Poika moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Poika lands an impressive looking overhand right. Theorist doesn't seem phased though.
Poika jabs at Theorist's body.
Nice cross by Theorist.
Poika pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Theorist misses the target.
Poika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Theorist.
Theorist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Poika finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist throws a poor cross that misses
and Poika counters with a low kick, right behind Theorist 's knee.
Theorist keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Theorist moves out of range of the strikes.
Poika takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Theorist throws a body punch but Poika moves out of range.
Poika throws a wild body kick that Theorist sees coming a mile off.
Poika tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poika looks to throw the jab but Theorist is out of range.
Poika drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Theorist connects with a right hand. Poika shakes it off.
Theorist drives through and clinches with Poika against the cage.
Poika throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Theorist as the two fighters clinch.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Poika scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Theorist.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poika.
Poika is looking to control Theorist's arms but Theorist gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poika has his back to the cage.
Theorist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Theorist takes a shot to the head.
Poika controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poika.
Poika misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poika creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
Poika blocks a body shot from Theorist.
Poika is leaning against Theorist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Theorist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poika misses with a body punch.
Poika swings wildly with an uppercut but Theorist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poika swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poika trying to control the position but instead, Theorist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poika into the cage.
Poika lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Theorist or not.
Theorist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Theorist.
Theorist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poika's elbow.
Poika throws a head punch that misses.
Theorist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Theorist throws a head punch that misses.
Poika is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Theorist digs a right hand underneath Poika's ribcage. Poika let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist misses with some punches.
Theorist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reima Poika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poika pushes Theorist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poika is working Theorist over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
Poika taking a breather.
Poika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theorist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Theorist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poika's elbow.
Theorist misses with a punch to the body.
Poika presses Theorist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Poika.
Poika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poika tries to work over Theorist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Theorist throws a punch but it's blocked by Poika.
Poika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poika is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Theorist is keeping busy.
Theorist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Conspiracy Theorist.
Well Theorist 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conspiracy Theorist!
Conspiracy Theorist thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 430 p4p, 320 weight class) and Vasil Petrov (ranked 62 p4p, 45 weight class). MacArthur Ii kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vasil Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov takes a swing at MacArthur Ii's ribcage but misses.
MacArthur Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
MacArthur Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MacArthur Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
MacArthur Ii moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov clinches up with MacArthur Ii and pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov prevents a body shot from MacArthur Ii.
Petrov prevents a body shot from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
MacArthur Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
MacArthur Ii prevents Petrov from breaking the clinch.
MacArthur Ii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but MacArthur Ii keeps him there for the moment.
Petrov breaks the clinch.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacArthur Ii feinted there with a counter leg kick.
MacArthur Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacArthur Ii.
A little feinted left hand from MacArthur Ii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov slips under a jab.
MacArthur Ii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab.
Petrov tries to work over MacArthur Ii's front leg with a kick but MacArthur Ii checks it.
MacArthur Ii is looking to counter punch.
MacArthur Ii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
MacArthur Ii slips a jab from Petrov.
MacArthur Ii loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov throws a counter combo.
Petrov cracks MacArthur Ii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MacArthur Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
MacArthur Ii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
A swing and a miss from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov slips under a jab from MacArthur Ii.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Vasil Petrov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but MacArthur Ii moved out of range.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. MacArthur Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
And MacArthur Ii counters with a quick kick to the body but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
Petrov jabs MacArthur Ii right on the nose. MacArthur Ii blinks but takes it well.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping MacArthur Ii at a distance.
Vasil Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacArthur Ii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Petrov!
MacArthur Ii moves out of range of the leg kick from Petrov.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but MacArthur Ii is out of range.
Petrov throws a right and a left that MacArthur Ii avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but MacArthur Ii moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through MacArthur Ii's defenses.
Petrov throws a series of punches but MacArthur Ii avoids them all with ease.
MacArthur Ii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A left lands for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
MacArthur Ii gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov can't break the clinch.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii throws a head kick that misses.
MacArthur Ii throws a front kick that sends Petrov stumbling back into the cage.
MacArthur Ii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Petrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
MacArthur Ii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur Ii throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov walks into a stiff left hand from MacArthur Ii.
Petrov throws the left hand but MacArthur Ii avoids the punch easily.
MacArthur Ii clinches up with Petrov and pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov breaks the clinch.
Petrov throws a series of punches but MacArthur Ii avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Petrov tenderised MacArthur Ii's leg. MacArthur Ii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov throws a series of punches but MacArthur Ii avoids them all with ease.
Petrov swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasil Petrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasil Petrov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MacArthur Ii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrov is able to avoid easily.
MacArthur Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacArthur Ii walks into a straight right hand from Petrov.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. MacArthur Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws a body kick that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and MacArthur Ii counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. MacArthur Ii saw that one coming.
MacArthur Ii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
MacArthur Ii checks the leg kick.
MacArthur Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Petrov.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
MacArthur Ii ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
MacArthur Ii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
MacArthur Ii connects with the punch.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacArthur Ii throws out the jab.
Petrov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov thumps MacArthur Ii with a low kick.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacArthur Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur Ii.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps MacArthur Ii's head back.
Petrov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov takes a swing at MacArthur Ii's ribcage but misses.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrov throws a leg kick but MacArthur Ii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
MacArthur Ii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacArthur Ii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov cracks MacArthur Ii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
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!
MacArthur Ii scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Vasil Petrov's cut even more.
Vasil Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacArthur Ii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrov flicks out a counter leg kick but MacArthur Ii steps away.
Petrov thows a body kick. MacArthur Ii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petrov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
MacArthur Ii dips to his left and cracks Petrov with an uppercut!
MacArthur Ii throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
MacArthur Ii gets a clinch.
MacArthur Ii lands a shoulder strike.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but MacArthur Ii won't allow it.
MacArthur Ii lands a left hand.
Petrov is rocked!
A short right from MacArthur Ii on the inside.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can MacArthur Ii finish him?
Good body shot from MacArthur Ii.
Petrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrov is trying to push MacArthur Ii away but MacArthur Ii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
MacArthur Ii throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii lands a right hand.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
MacArthur Ii misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Ii tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
MacArthur Ii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacArthur Ii lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
MacArthur Ii scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrov manages to break the clinch.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacArthur Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and MacArthur Ii counters with a thumping low kick.
MacArthur Ii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
MacArthur Ii lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur Ii connects with a solid leg kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacArthur Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
MacArthur Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
MacArthur Ii tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov unleashes a big counter combination but MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body kick.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacArthur Ii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
MacArthur Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov slips under a jab.
A big left from Petrov misses.
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 Angus MacArthur Ii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasil Petrov'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.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
It looked like MacArthur Ii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petrov.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
MacArthur Ii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from MacArthur Ii.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. MacArthur Ii saw that one coming.
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacArthur Ii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacArthur Ii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrov. Petrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacArthur Ii checks a low kick from Petrov.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrov just manages to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Ii misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hook but MacArthur Ii blocks it.
A low kick from MacArthur Ii is predictable there
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrov is able to avoid easily.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a one-two to the body.
Donk. MacArthur Ii catches Petrov right on the button with a cross.
The cut above Vasil Petrov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Ii moves away.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacArthur Ii counters with a crisp right hand that drops Petrov! MacArthur Ii lets Petrov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MacArthur Ii has time to react.
MacArthur Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacArthur Ii scores with a hook to the body. Petrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
MacArthur Ii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov misses with a low kick as MacArthur Ii jumps back.
MacArthur Ii half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrov blocks a head kick by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacArthur Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov throws a chopping leg kick but MacArthur Ii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like MacArthur Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick lands for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii blocks a leg kick.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Petrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like MacArthur Ii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petrov.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacArthur Ii.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a straight right hand.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook. MacArthur Ii ducked under it nicely.
MacArthur Ii walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
MacArthur Ii missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacArthur Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacArthur Ii can pounce on him.
MacArthur Ii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Ii's head but MacArthur Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacArthur Ii thinks about countering with a body kick.
MacArthur Ii lands a big right hand that sends Petrov crashing to the mat! MacArthur Ii stays standing though and waves Petrov back to his feet!
Vasil Petrov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacArthur Ii cracks Petrov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Petrov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but MacArthur Ii pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Petrov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angus MacArthur Ii!
Angus MacArthur Ii retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Angus MacArthur Ii started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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