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KoF:IW GC XXIX PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Harrington (ranked 3516 p4p, 3400 weight class) and Myles Ruth (ranked 440 p4p, 427 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth lands a nice shot that snaps Harrington's head back.
Ruth scores with a nice right hand.
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington wants to clinch
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruth to score with a decent uppercut.
Harrington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Ruth.
Myles Ruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harrington shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ruth napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harrington trying to control the action but Ruth is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth can't do much from the bottom here.
Harrington creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ruth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth struggling a bit here.
Ruth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harrington working away.
Harrington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Harrington politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harrington prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harrington lands an elbow.
Harrington working away.
Harrington throwing strikes but Ruth manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Harrington is trying to control Ruth's posture but Ruth avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harrington is not content to let Ruth control the position.
You can see the frustration on Harrington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrington seems a little lost for a moment, as Ruth dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harrington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ruth.
Ruth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruth misses with the ground and pound.
Ruth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harrington is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harrington is looking to reverse the position.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Harrington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrington tries to bench press Ruth off him but Ruth keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruth lands with a shot to the body.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrington has closed the distance and engaged Ruth in a clinch.
Harrington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Harrington to work.
Harrington wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Harrington tries to tie him up.
Harrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruth has Harrington pushed against the cage.
Harrington is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ruth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruth cracks Harrington with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Harrington tries to tie him up.
Ruth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Ruth with a jab.
Harrington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Harrington's belly button to the back.
Harrington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruth is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Harrington working away.
Ruth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth sneaks back into half guard.
Ruth trying to control here.
Tony Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruth is staying active underneath Harrington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harrington is taking a breather. Ruth says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harrington prevents Ruth from improving his position.
Ruth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ruth is trying to maintain the position but Harrington is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Harrington is looking to stall here but Ruth recovers full guard.
Ruth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruth looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruth, not yet.
Ruth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ruth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrington wants to control from the top but Ruth keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ruth swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruth! But no joy.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Ruth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruth.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruth tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrington controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ruth.
Harrington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruth avoids the elbow strike from Harrington, against the cage.
Ruth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harrington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harrington shoots and misses
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Ruth catches Harrington right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth clobbers Harrington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrington tries for a takedown but Ruth circles away easily
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Ruth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ruth connects with a body shot that sends Harrington's belly button to the back.
Harrington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruth lands a jab to the nose.
Harrington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrington thinking.
Harrington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruth circles away.
A little jabbing left from Ruth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harrington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruth is trying to improve his position.
Harrington cracks Ruth with a big elbow.
Harrington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ruth gets back to half guard.
Ruth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruth is looking for a sweep. Harrington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ruth throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ruth thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Harrington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harrington has managed to get both his arms back between Ruth's legs - danger averted.
Ruth keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Ruth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harrington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tony Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Ruth blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Ruth!
Myles Ruth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Reeves (ranked 5732 p4p, 3863 weight class) and Sadik Ibricic (ranked 608 p4p, 465 weight class). William Reeves has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, William Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadik Ibricic!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves closes the distance and clinches.
Reeves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reeves lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Sadik Ibricic has been cut.
Ibricic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reeves prevents it.
Reeves is pressed up against the cage. Ibricic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reeves down to the mat. Reeves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ibricic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reeves counters by clinching up.
William Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadik Ibricic.
Reeves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibricic is looking to take this one to the mat.
A bit of stalling here from Reeves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibricic is working for takedown but Reeves is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ibricic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reeves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ibricic is trying to drag Reeves to the mat but Reeves just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Reeves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ibricic or perhaps it was just good defense by Reeves, which made it look bad.
Reeves feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ibricic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibricic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reeves tries for a takedown but Ibricic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibricic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reeves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ibricic with a poor takedown
and Reeves counters with a right hand to the body.
Reeves motions for Ibricic to come forward. Reeves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ibricic avoids the head kick by Reeves.
Ibricic fails with a takedown attempt.
As Ibricic tries to get set, Reeves tries to push him back and clinch up but Ibricic manages to avoid the attempt.
Ibricic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reeves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reeves.
Reeves looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Reeves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reeves lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Reeves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Reeves. No joy for Ibricic on that attempt.
Reeves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ibricic keeping hold of Reeves's head, controlling as best he can.
Ibricic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reeves throws a big right hand that misses.
Ibricic controls Reeves momentarily but Reeves frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibricic pulls Reeves in close to prevent any damage.
Reeves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ibricic is keeping the position for now.
Ibricic keeping moving, preventing Reeves from controlling successfully.
Ibricic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reeves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ibricic is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ibricic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reeves counters with a right hand to the body.
Reeves throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Reeves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sadik Ibricic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reeves forces Ibricic back against the cage and clinches.
Reeves pulls guard successfully.
Ibricic stands and steps away. Reeves gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A good leg kick by Reeves.
Reeves moves into range and clinches up with Ibricic.
Reeves slows down the pace here.
Ibricic has Reeves pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reeves manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Reeves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibricic can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sadik Ibricic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibricic has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reeves throws a sloppy head kick and Ibricic moves out of range easily.
Ibricic feints the counter takedown.
Ibricic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reeves moves into the clinch.
William Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadik Ibricic.
Ibricic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reeves pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reeves. Ibricic shrugs it off though.
Ibricic fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ibricic is defended easily by Reeves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Reeves.
Reeves stuffs the takedown.
Reeves misses with a kick to the body
and Ibricic counters with a takedown into side control.
Reeves tries to buck Ibricic off but Ibricic is having none of it.
Reeves is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ibricic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Reeves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ibricic on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibricic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reeves's head.
Reeves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reeves trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibricic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reeves with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibricic wants to control but Reeves is keeping him busy.
Ibricic prevents Reeves from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ibricic lands a nice short elbow.
Ibricic slips a nice elbow through Reeves's hands, connecting with Reeves's forehead.
Ibricic decides to stand and escape the position.
Ibricic fails with a takedown attempt.
Reeves changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ibricic looks for a takedown but Reeves sprawls well.
Reeves looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reeves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Reeves is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ibricic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ibricic struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reeves goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ibricic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Reeves's guard! Nice work there by Ibricic!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibricic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reeves's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Reeves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sadik Ibricic's cut.
That's time! Reeves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reeves.
Reeves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ibricic.
Reeves connects with an inside leg kick.
Reeves moves into the clinch.
Reeves lands with a short shot to the head.
Reeves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibricic is working for takedown but Reeves is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reeves taking a breather.
Ibricic is working for takedown but Reeves is calmly controlling the position for now.
William Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sadik Ibricic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reeves closes the distance and clinches.
Reeves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reeves decides to pull guard.
Ibricic trying to control the position from guard on top but Reeves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reeves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reeves tries to get out of the position.
Ibricic tries to free his leg and advance position but Reeves is retaining full guard.
Reeves wants to control the position but Ibricic says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Reeves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ibricic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries to get to full guard but Ibricic has control of the leg.
Sadik Ibricic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ibricic prevents Reeves from standing back up.
Ibricic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ibricic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reeves defends it well.
Ibricic winds up and cracks Reeves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibricic prevents Reeves from improving his position.
Ibricic decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ibricic dives in and grabs Reeves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reeves pushes down on Ibricic's head and hops out.
Ibricic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reeves defends it nicely.
William Reeves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ibricic dives in for a single leg takedown but Reeves sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ibricic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
William Reeves is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibricic blocks a head kick by Reeves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves gets a double leg takedown into Ibricic's guard.
Ibricic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reeves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ibricic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ibricic wants to stand and escape but Reeves is having none of it.
Reeves trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibricic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibricic wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ibricic working for a triangle but Reeves defends it easily.
Sadik Ibricic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibricic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reeves defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Reeves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reeves, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Reeves!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dizzy Knox (ranked 5463 p4p, 3269 weight class) and Three Of Five (ranked 526 p4p, 343 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dizzy Gillespie | A Night In Tunisia . Dizzy Knox has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dizzy Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Three Of Five!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Five avoids the body shot from Knox.
Jab by Knox.
Of Five ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Of Five with a nice calf kick.
Of Five throws a head kick that misses.
Of Five doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Of Five moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Of Five looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Of Five lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Of Five instigates a clinch.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Of Five has him pressed against the cage.
Of Five breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Of Five drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Of Five missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five trying to land knees to the body.
Of Five blocks an uppercut.
Of Five unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Of Five tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Of Five breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Five connects with a nice looking jab.
Of Five avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Of Five.
Of Five throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knox.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Of Five counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox punishes Of Five's body with a nice straight punch.
Of Five throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick from Of Five misses.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Of Five.
Of Five looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Knox avoids the body shot from Of Five.
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!
Of Five is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Jab, jab by Of Five - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Five swings widly with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Of Five tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
Of Five lands a glancing blow to the side of Knox's head.
Of Five plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Five.
Of Five looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Of Five sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Of Five uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Of Five misses with a low kick.
Three Of Five seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Five gets a clinch.
Knox wants to get back to striking at distance but Of Five won't allow it.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Of Five has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Of Five misses with a hook to the ribs.
Of Five breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Of Five misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Five lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Five lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
Of Five tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox connects with the punch.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Of Five displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Of Five displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Of Five blocks a jab.
Knox swings for the body but Of Five moves out of range.
Of Five lands a slapping body shot.
Of Five fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox slips a straight right by Of Five.
Of Five wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Five.
As Knox backs off Of Five throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Of Five tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Of Five tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Five moves away from the strike by Knox.
Of Five moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Of Five moved out of range.
A nice leg kick from Of Five, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Of Five slams his shin into Knox's torso.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Of Five manages to avoid it.
Of Five throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid body kick from Of Five.
Of Five slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Of Five is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Of Five.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Of Five counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Three Of Five dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Of Five drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Of Five clinches with his opponent.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Of Five.
Of Five moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Of Five cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Five moves into range and connects with a jab.
Three Of Five is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Of Five finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Of Five throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Of Five lands a body shot.
Of Five looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Knox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Of Five misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Five closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Of Five steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Despite the aggression on Of Five's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Of Five misses with a hook.
Of Five misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Of Five was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Five. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Five throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Of Five.
Of Five throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick by Of Five misses
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox cracks Of Five with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Of Five fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Of Five tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Of Five fails with an attempt to clinch.
Of Five steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Three Of Five seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Five fails in his attempt to clinch.
Of Five closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Of Five has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Of Five tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Of Five back against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Five ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
A big right from Knox misses.
Of Five just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Knox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Of Five misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox slips a straight right by Of Five.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Of Five tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Of Five throws a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Of Five throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Five.
Of Five slips a straight right by Knox.
Of Five is looking for the big counter here.
Of Five clinches up against the cage.
Knox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Of Five misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Five slips under a jab.
Of Five thuds his shin into the meat of Knox's side.
Of Five comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Of Five slips a jab from Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Of Five avoids it easily.
Of Five throws a nice inside leg kick.
Of Five throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Of Five slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Five.
Of Five clinches up against the cage.
Knox wants to get back to striking at distance but Of Five won't allow it.
Of Five manages to break the clinch.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Five is just out of range.
Of Five fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Of Five breaks from the clinch.
Of Five finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Five connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Five throws a nice inside leg kick.
Of Five moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
Of Five stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Of Five misses with a body punch.
Of Five digs a right hand into Knox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knox's gas tank.
Of Five tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Of Five tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Of Five back against the cage.
Of Five's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of Five rushes Knox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Of Five escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox checks a low kick from Of Five.
Of Five throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Of Five fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Of Five throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Of Five buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Three Of Five showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Of Five moves into the clinch.
Of Five manages to break the clinch.
Of Five wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Of Five.
Of Five doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
Of Five's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Of Five duly obliges.
Of Five tries a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Of Five on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Of Five.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Of Five turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
Knox takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Five misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Five fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Of Five goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Of Five tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Of Five misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Of Five goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Of Five breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Of Five moves into the clinch successfully.
Of Five breaks the clinch.
Of Five misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Knox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Of Five misses with a low kick.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from Of Five.
Knox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Of Five looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Of Five is out of range.
Knox jabs Of Five to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Five avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Of Five.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Five ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Of Five is out of range.
Of Five throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knox.
Of Five misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Of Five slips a jab from Knox.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Of Five moved out of range nicely.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Of Five uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Five throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Five.
Of Five fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Five throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Five.
Of Five misses with a low kick.
Of Five moves into the clinch.
Of Five breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Of Five's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Of Five scrambles back to his feet.
Of Five scoring well with a low kick there.
Of Five is looking to slow Knox down with leg kicks.
Of Five avoids the body shot from Knox.
Of Five misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox blocks a head kick by Of Five.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Of Five manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Of Five.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Five is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Five sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dizzy Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Five bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Five misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Five throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
Of Five tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Of Five clinches.
Three Of Five is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Of Five.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Five looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox throws the left hand but Of Five avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Three Of Five comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Of Five has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Three Of Five!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Goncalo Cavalcante (ranked 6706 p4p, 4034 weight class) and Jeff Hecker Jr (ranked 601 p4p, 408 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goncalo Cavalcante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Hecker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hecker Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cavalcante's half guard.
Cavalcante looking for submissions off his back.
Cavalcante on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hecker Jr trying to control from half guard but Cavalcante is working away.
Hecker Jr thows a huge punch but Cavalcante dodges it nicely.
Cavalcante looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cavalcante looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cavalcante manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hecker Jr is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Cavalcante has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hecker Jr is looking to defend but Cavalcante has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hecker Jr! Cavalcante pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hecker Jr taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Goncalo Cavalcante!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Frost (ranked 3252 p4p, 3393 weight class) and Jesse Turner (ranked 148 p4p, 156 weight class). Frost's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SETH ECT - B.L.A.S.T. Jesse Turner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Turner!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Turner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No luck for Frost with that takedown attempt.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost moves to clinch but Turner breaks away
and Turner counters with a left to the body.
Frost shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turner has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robert Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
As Turner looks to move away, Frost throws a big counter combo but Turner just gets out of the way.
Frost changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turner tries to avoid it but Frost manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turner to the ground. Turner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Turner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner punishes Frost's body with a nice straight punch.
Frost shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frost is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Frost.
Frost is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Frost has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Frost won't allow Turner to get back to his feet.
Frost wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Turner has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Frost is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frost has picked Turner up - he's going for a ride! Frost dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Frost is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Frost throwing shots but Turner is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frost is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turner taking some punishment here, with Frost in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is defending against the submission attempts here by Frost.
Frost with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Frost seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Frost lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Frost drops an elbow to the side of Turner's head.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frost. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner kicks Frost off and gets back to his feet.
Frost shoots in but Turner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Frost.
Frost keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Frost.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Turner blocks it.
Frost keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
Frost working Turner over with knees to the body.
Turner looks winded!
Frost is struggling to control the position.
Frost'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.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Frost for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Frost has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Turner after a bit of a struggle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Turner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Frost throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Frost.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Frost back to the cage. Turner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost tries for a takedown but Turner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turner thuds a left hand into Frost's body.
Frost fails with the takedown
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frost rather than just go for the knockout.
Frost shoots in looking for a takedown but Turner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Frost's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jesse Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turner is fending him off so far but Frost persists. Nope, Turner circles away and we're back to standing.
Frost with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frost fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Turner sprawls well initially but Frost persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Turner is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner pushes Frost off and gets back to his feet.
Turner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frost.
Turner connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
Turner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Frost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Frost has his hands clasped together around Turner's back. He's all about the action.
Frost regains full guard. Nicely done.
Frost working a defensive guard here.
Frost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frost lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Frost is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost works over Turner with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been hearing that Frost has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Frost trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Frost manages to pass to side control.
Frost is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Frost.
Frost is trying to work for a kimura but Turner is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is looking for a kimura but Turner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Frost to get the leverage.
Frost stops Turner from getting back to his feet.
Turner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Frost stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Turner to get to his feet.
Frost takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Frost tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Frost with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frost drops back, looking for a kneebar! Turner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Turner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Turner!
Turner scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost is looking to reverse the position.
Turner scoring with punches from side control.
Frost manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost slips a nice elbow through Turner's hands, connecting with Turner's forehead.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Frost landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Frost not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frost lands strikes from half guard.
Turner is trying to stand back up but Frost is controlling him
Frost perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Turner manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frost pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Turner kicks Frost off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Turner enables Frost to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Turner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Frost trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Frost connects with a couple of short punches.
Turner wants to get back to his feet but Frost is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turner being controlled here, momentarily.
Turner wants to stand but Frost is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frost's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Frost looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Frost is controlling Turner's posture.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Frost working a defensive guard here.
Robert Frost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is fighting to break Frost's control of his arms but Frost is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frost manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turner manages to get himself to full guard.
Frost keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turner's head.
Frost might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frost is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Turner wants to stand but Frost is controlling the position.
Robert Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Turner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Frost working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turner's head.
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 Robert Frost.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Turner!
Jesse Turner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Robert Frost spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Masunwendinghamar (ranked 4700 p4p, 6291 weight class) and George Russell (ranked 469 p4p, 574 weight class). Masunwendinghamar comes into the arena with I'm God blaring out of the sound system. George Russell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tau Masunwendinghamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Russell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masunwendinghamar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Russell.
We've been told by Masunwendinghamar's head coaches at Handsome Guys Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Masunwendinghamar swings for the body but Russell moves out of range.
Russell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Tau Masunwendinghamar has been cut.
Masunwendinghamar throws a shot to the body.
Masunwendinghamar misses the shot to the body.
Masunwendinghamar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Russell connects with a leg kick.
Russell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Masunwendinghamar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Masunwendinghamar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a looping right.
Masunwendinghamar gets tackled into the cage by Russell. Russell maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell manages to break the clinch.
Masunwendinghamar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russell.
A swing and a miss from Masunwendinghamar.
Russell moves forwards but Masunwendinghamar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Russell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Russell tries to clinch up but Masunwendinghamar circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell moves forwards but Masunwendinghamar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Russell moves out of range of the strikes.
Russell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Masunwendinghamar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Russell is in Masunwendinghamar's guard.
Russell prevents Masunwendinghamar from getting back to his feet.
Masunwendinghamar pushes Russell off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Russell.
Russell clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar can't break the clinch.
Masunwendinghamar working hard to break the clinch.
Russell keeps control of Masunwendinghamar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Russell jumps guard but Masunwendinghamar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Russell keeps control of Masunwendinghamar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Russell tries a knee to the head but Masunwendinghamar blocks it.
Russell wants to take the fight to the mat but Masunwendinghamar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tau Masunwendinghamar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Russell.
Masunwendinghamar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Russell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masunwendinghamar is looking to break free of the clinch but Russell has double underhooks.
Masunwendinghamar tries to break free but Russell pushes him back against the cage.
Russell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masunwendinghamar's efforts to push away.
Russell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Masunwendinghamar is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masunwendinghamar pounces like a tiger and cracks Russell with a vicious hook! Russell is down but not out! Masunwendinghamar follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tau Masunwendinghamar!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekashi Six Nine (ranked 758 p4p, 3077 weight class) and El Pablo Ernesto (ranked 44 p4p, 143 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tekashi Six Nine !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Pablo Ernesto!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Ernesto. Those never looked like landing.
Six Nine connects with a right hand. Ernesto shakes it off.
Six Nine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Million Dollar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ernesto tries to clinch but Six Nine is having none of it.
Ernesto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ernesto lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Six Nine .
Nice body punch from Six Nine - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Ernesto.
Six Nine blocks a body shot from Ernesto.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the side of Ernesto's head.
Ernesto tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Ernesto tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Ernesto tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Six Nine tries to work over Ernesto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Six Nine digs a right hand underneath Ernesto's ribcage. Ernesto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernesto misses with the head strike.
Ernesto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Six Nine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Six Nine lands a body punch.
Ernesto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Six Nine seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ernesto can turn it around.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as Six Nine controls his hands.
Six Nine digs a right hand into Ernesto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ernesto's gas tank.
Six Nine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Ernesto fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Six Nine .
Ernesto throws a punch but it's blocked by Six Nine .
Six Nine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ernestos head.
Still in the clinch, Six Nine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ernesto tries a body shot but Six Nine blocks it.
Six Nine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Six Nine .
Six Nine takes a shot to the head.
Six Nine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ernesto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Six Nine .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as Six Nine controls his hands.
Six Nine lands with a light punch inside.
Six Nine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Six Nine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Six Nine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Six Nine blocks a body shot from Ernesto.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Ernesto misses with a body punch.
Ernesto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Six Nine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ernesto as the two fighters clinch.
Ernesto prevents a body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ernesto up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ernesto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Six Nine .
Six Nine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Six Nine looking to stall.
Six Nine stalling in the clinch but Ernesto improves position.
Six Nine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ernesto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ernesto misses with some punches.
Ernesto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Six Nine 's elbow.
Six Nine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ernesto or not.
Six Nine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Six Nine stalling in the clinch but Ernesto improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ernesto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ernesto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Six Nine 's elbow.
Six Nine prevents a body shot from Ernesto.
A short right from Six Nine on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Six Nine as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Nine .
Six Nine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Six Nine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ernesto lands with a short shot to the head.
Six Nine stalling in the clinch but Ernesto improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tekashi Six Nine .
Ernesto walks into a left hand.
Six Nine thows a body kick. Ernesto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Six Nine digs a good hook to Ernesto's body.
Six Nine thows a body kick. Ernesto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Six Nine slips a jab and a cross from Ernesto.
Ernesto throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Six Nine to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Six Nine lands a jab-cross combination.
 Ernesto is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Six Nine scores with a body shot.
Ernesto is still on wobbly legs! Can Six Nine finish him?
Six Nine digs a good body shot into Ernesto's ribs.
Ernesto seems to have recovered his senses.
El Pablo Ernesto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Six Nine . Beautiful body shot.
Six Nine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Six Nine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Six Nine .
Six Nine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Six Nine jabs at Ernesto's body.
Six Nine is looking to wear down Ernesto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Six Nine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ernesto ducks right into an uppercut from Six Nine .
Six Nine gets tackled into the cage by Ernesto. Ernesto maintains the clinch.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Six Nine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tekashi Six Nine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Six Nine tries a body shot but Ernesto blocks it.
Six Nine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernesto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ernesto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine stalling.
Six Nine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ernesto misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Six Nine .
Six Nine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Six Nine leaning against his opponent.
Six Nine trying to stall but Ernesto improves his position.
Six Nine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ernesto being controlled against the cage.
Ernesto misses with some punches.
Six Nine lands a nice shot to the body.
Ernesto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Ernesto throws a punch but it's blocked by Six Nine .
Ernesto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Six Nine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ernesto misses with a punch to the body.
Six Nine blocks a body shot from Ernesto.
Ernesto throws a head punch that misses.
Ernesto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Six Nine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ernesto can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Six Nine .
Six Nine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six Nine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Six Nine lands with a right to the head.
Six Nine misses with a body punch.
Ernesto tries to work over Six Nine 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as Six Nine controls the action.
Ernesto being controlled against the cage.
Ernesto has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Six Nine .
Six Nine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Six Nine .
Ernesto misses with the head strike.
Six Nine lands with a left to the head.
Six Nine blocks a body shot from Ernesto.
Six Nine cracks Ernesto with a nice body shot.
Six Nine stalling.
Six Nine lands with a left to the head.
Six Nine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ernesto's elbow.
Ernesto cracks Six Nine with a nice body shot.
Ernesto has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
Six Nine has Ernesto pushed against the cage.
Ernesto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Six Nine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ernesto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ernesto misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six Nine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ernesto backwards.
Ernesto misses with a punch to the body.
Six Nine scores with a shot to the side of Ernesto's head.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as Six Nine controls his hands.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as Six Nine controls his hands.
A short right from Six Nine .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ernesto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ernesto lands a hook that snaps the head of Six Nine backwards.
Ernesto blocks a body shot from Six Nine .
Ernesto has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine .
Ernesto misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Six Nine .
Six Nine scores with a shot to the side of Ernesto's head.
Still in the clinch, Six Nine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Six Nine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Six Nine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as Six Nine controls his hands.
Six Nine blocking some punches.
Six Nine scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tekashi Six Nine dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Six Nine drops Ernesto with a huge uppercut! Ernesto drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Six Nine is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tekashi Six Nine !
Tekashi Six Nine retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Tekashi Six Nine started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, El Pablo Ernesto stepped up to the mic, saying 'i'll fuck your girl and your sister later.'.
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