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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 3080 p4p, 1736 weight class) and LaTroy Johnson (ranked 311 p4p, 195 weight class). Ihantala comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Tali Ihantala 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson defending well as Ihantala loads up on a big left hand.
Ihantala misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ihantala closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ihantala.
Ihantala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Ihantala throws a head punch that misses.
Ihantala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ihantala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ihantala misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ihantala tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Ihantala.
Johnson stalls.
Ihantala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ihantala lands with a right to the head.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ihantala seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
A short left from Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Ihantala fails to land.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ihantala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Ihantala.
Ihantala throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ihantala.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Ihantala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Ihantala.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Ihantala misses with a punch to the body.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ihantala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Ihantala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ihantala tries to land a body kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ihantala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Ihantala.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ihantala.
Ihantala misses with a low kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ihantala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ihantala.
LaTroy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ihantala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ihantala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ihantala misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ihantala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ihantala tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson tries to work over Ihantala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Ihantala.
Ihantala tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Ihantala back against the cage.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ihantala is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
 It looks like Tali Ihantala has been cut.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ihantala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ihantala.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
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 Tali Ihantala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tali Ihantala's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Ihantala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson moves out of range as Ihantala throws a body kick.
Ihantala moves into the clinch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Ihantala.
Ihantala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ihantala misses with a punch on the inside.
Ihantala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Ihantala is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ihantala.
Ihantala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ihantala backwards.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ihantala.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ihantala is keeping busy.
Ihantala breaks the clinch.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Ihantala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Ihantala's head back.
Ihantala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been told by Ihantala's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Ihantala is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Ihantala is blocking nicely.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ihantala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson stalling the fight.
LaTroy Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ihantala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ihantala blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Ihantala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Ihantala avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ihantala has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Ihantala blocks it.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Ihantala.
Ihantala struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Ihantala misses with some punches.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ihantala swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ihantala throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Ihantala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ihantala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson lands a big knee! That's hurt Ihantala! Oh, he's all over the place! Johnson lands another knee that sends Ihantala to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LaTroy Johnson!
After winning the bout, LaTroy Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dairy (ranked 1756 p4p, 1866 weight class) and Aly Magomedov (ranked 249 p4p, 261 weight class). Dairy comes to the cage accompanied by The Box. Magomedov has chosen Aly Intro RUN! as his entrance music. Aly Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dairy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aly Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov throws an off balance right hand
and Dairy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dairy misses with a straight left.
Magomedov is looking to clinch but Dairy is avoiding it.
Dairy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Magomedov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magomedov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Magomedov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Magomedov works over Dairy with some ground and pound from guard.
Magomedov trying to control but Dairy is working from the bottom.
Magomedov throwing strikes from guard but Dairy blocks nicely.
Magomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magomedov trying to control but Dairy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dairy can't keep his opponent in guard - Magomedov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Magomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Magomedov is trying to control the action in half guard but Dairy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Magomedov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Magomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dairy keeps working.
Dairy wants to get back to his feet.
Magomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dairy keeps working.
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.
Magomedov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but Dairy defending well.
Dairy is trying to get back to full guard.
Dairy is working hard here to advance position.
Magomedov stalling away here and it's allowed Dairy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dairy keeping full guard, as Magomedov tries to pass.
Magomedov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dairy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dairy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Magomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dairy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magomedov is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mike Dairy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magomedov scores with a sloppy right hand. Dairy should have avoided that one.
Magomedov lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov has managed to clinch.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
I was talking to Dairy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Magomedov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dairy prevents it.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dairy.
Dairy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dairy misses with a looping left.
Dairy wants to slow Magomedov down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Magomedov trying to control the action but Dairy is working from the bottom.
Dairy wants to get back to his feet but Magomedov drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aly Magomedov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov moves to clinch but Dairy breaks away
and Dairy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magomedov checks a low kick from Dairy.
Magomedov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dairy is trying to defend but Magomedov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Magomedov throwing shots but Dairy is blocking nicely.
Magomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov wants to work for an arm triangle but Dairy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Magomedov seems to be working for a kimura but Dairy defends the submission attempt.
Magomedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is just content to waste time from the top position. Dairy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Magomedov throws a big elbow that misses.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dairy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magomedov advances to half guard.
Magomedov thows a huge punch but Dairy dodges it nicely.
Dairy trying to control from the bottom.
Magomedov is nestled in close to Dairy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Magomedov is stalling here. Dairy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Magomedov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dairy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov manages to get back to half guard.
Magomedov is looking to improve his position.
Magomedov trying to control here.
Magomedov is looking for a sweep. Dairy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magomedov trying to control but Dairy postures up.
Magomedov tries to get to full guard but Dairy has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dairy throwing shots but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Magomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magomedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dairy wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dairy is one step ahead there.
Magomedov has control of Dairy's left arm, preventing Dairy from doing any damage.
Magomedov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Magomedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dairy wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is keeping the position.
Magomedov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dairy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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.
Magomedov forces Dairy back against the cage and clinches.
Dairy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dairy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dairy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Dairy controls the action.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dairy backwards.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dairy has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Dairy gets underhooks to prevent Magomedov's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dairy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aly Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dairy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magomedov's hands.
Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dairy.
Magomedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dairy moves out of range as Magomedov strikes.
Dairy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magomedov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dairy throws a right hand that Magomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Magomedov also avoids with ease.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Dairy throws a chopping leg kick but Magomedov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Magomedov cracks Dairy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magomedov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dairy.
Magomedov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Aly Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Dairy lands with a good body shot.
Dairy misses with a straight right.
Magomedov is looking to clinch.
Dairy throws a nice head kick!
Magomedov misses with a body shot
and Dairy counters with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dairy on the side of the head.
Dairy misses with a jab to the body
and Magomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the body.
Dairy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dairy duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into Dairy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Dairy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magomedov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Magomedov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aly Magomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dairy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dairy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dairy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Magomedov looks up at the clock and then as Dairy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Magomedov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Magomedov swings around for an armbar but Dairy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dairy trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dairy wants to stand but Magomedov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dairy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Magomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Magomedov, not yet.
Mike Dairy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aly Magomedov 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.
Magomedov keeps trying to improve his position.
Magomedov looking to control.
Magomedov has control of Dairy's left arm, preventing Dairy from doing any damage.
Magomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dairy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Magomedov is proving hard to escape from.
Magomedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dairy manages to get himself to full guard.
Magomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dairy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dairy being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Magomedov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aly Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magomedov 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aly Magomedov!
Aly Magomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Che Von Cru (ranked 1080 p4p, 1472 weight class) and John McSulley (ranked 152 p4p, 197 weight class). Cru kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is the stranger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Che Von Cru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John McSulley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cru misses with a hook.
A slow jab from McSulley misses its intended target.
Cru just misses with a punch to the body.
Cru's jab looks to have found its range, popping McSulley under the eye.
McSulley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cru has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McSulley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McSulley takes one to the chin there.
McSulley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cru misses with a body kick.
McSulley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McSulley moves out of range of the body kick from Cru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSulley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McSulley lands a really nice looking cross but Cru seems unphased.
McSulley is looking to score with low kicks.
Che Von Cru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSulley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cru seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cru lands a nice leg kick that just misses McSulley's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on McSulley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cru misses with a body kick.
McSulley blocks the body kick.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
McSulley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McSulley is looking to score with low kicks.
Cru lands with a nice body punch.
Cru throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McSulley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cru misses with a right hand
and McSulley counters with a left to the body.
McSulley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cru is out of range.
Cru misses with a hook to the body
and McSulley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cru misses with a kick to the body.
Cru moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Cru coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cru misses its intended target.
Cru throws a jab but it's blocked by McSulley.
McSulley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cru counters with a low kick, right behind McSulley 's knee.
Cru throws a head kick that McSulley semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cru with a nice calf kick.
Cru avoids the body shot from McSulley.
A slapping leg kick lands for McSulley.
Cru looks for the body kick but McSulley saw that one coming.
McSulley moves out of range of the strikes.
Cru looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McSulley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cru steps away.
McSulley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McSulley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cru with a body shot.
Cru misses with a left hand
letting McSulley counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru lands a slapping body shot.
McSulley checks the leg kick.
Cru fakes the leg kick and cracks McSulley in the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McSulley 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 Cru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McSulley misses with a straight right.
McSulley checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like McSulley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McSulley takes one on the button.
Cru connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cru throws a body kick that misses.
McSulley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cru throws the kick towards the body but McSulley avoids it.
McSulley throws a leg kick but Cru checks it.
Cru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cru looks to land a body kick but McSulley moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSulley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McSulley throws a chopping leg kick but Cru manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cru misses with a hook. McSulley ducked under it nicely.
Cru loads up on a big right hand but McSulley slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSulley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McSulley 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.
McSulley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cru.
Cru scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cru jabs McSulley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cru lands a lovely overhand right.
McSulley throws out a powerful jab.
McSulley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McSulley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cru.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cru lets loose with a powerful body kick. McSulley will feel that in the morning.
Cru misses with an uppercut
and McSulley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cru lands with a right hand.
McSulley misses with a straight right.
Cru connects with the punch.
Cru drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McSulley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McSulley throws a leg kick
enabling Cru to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cru. That's going to slow McSulley down.
Cru connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from McSulley misses
and McSulley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Cru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McSulley counters with a nice leg kick.
McSulley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McSulley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley takes one to the chin there.
Cru is looking to land body kicks.
Cru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McSulley feints a counter leg kick.
Cru throws a shot from downtown. McSulley moves away and avoids it.
Che Von Cru is winning the standup battle so far.
McSulley blocks the body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McSulley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cru has got the better of the exchanges.
Cru tries to close the distance and clinch up but McSulley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cru throws an off balance right hand
and McSulley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Cru - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cru.
An inside leg kick lands from McSulley.
Cru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McSulley.
McSulley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Cru.
A big right from Cru misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McSulley can do to turn this around?
McSulley tried to score with a low kick but Cru checks it.
Cru scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cru. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
McSulley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cru steps away.
Cru throws a body punch but McSulley moves out of range.
Cru checks a leg kick.
Cru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McSulley.
Cru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cru tries to score with a low kick but McSulley moves his leg out of the way.
Cru avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cru tests McSulley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cru misses with a hook. McSulley ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru lands with a nice body punch.
McSulley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cru.
Cru tries a head kick but it misses.
Cru throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cru throws a low kick but it's checked well by McSulley.
Cru backing away here, and McSulley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cru throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McSulley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Cru misses
and McSulley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McSulley slips a jab from Cru.
McSulley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cru steps away.
Cru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cru scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McSulley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McSulley throws a leg kick
and Cru counters with a nice uppercut.
McSulley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cru. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cru connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McSulley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cru backing away here, and McSulley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Cru moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cru ducks under a wild hook from McSulley.
Good standup being displayed there by McSulley as he connects with a hook.
McSulley checks a leg kick.
McSulley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru lands with a right hand.
Cru wants to clinch
letting McSulley counter with a right hand.
Cru misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from McSulley is predictable there
and Cru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McSulley 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.
Che Von Cru 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. This is the final round!
McSulley is looking to score with low kicks.
McSulley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cru misses with a leg kick
and McSulley counters with a stiff right hand.
Cru connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McSulley's hands.
McSulley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cru finds it's way round the side to connect with McSulley's head.
McSulley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cru lands a front kick.
McSulley blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Cru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
Cru throws a half hearted mid kick.
McSulley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cru punishes McSulley's body with a nice straight punch.
Cru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McSulley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cru misses the target.
Cru throws a right hand that misses
and McSulley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cru.
McSulley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McSulley.
McSulley misses with a hook.
McSulley throws a solid leg kick but Cru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McSulley.
Cru throws a push kick but McSulley slaps the foot to one side.
Cru throws a low kick but it's checked well by McSulley.
Cru misses with a shot to the body
and McSulley counters with a right hand to the body.
McSulley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John McSulley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cru takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McSulley.
McSulley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cru with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cru with a nice cross.
Cru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McSulley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cru.
A big left from Cru misses.
McSulley throws a jab but it's blocked by Cru.
McSulley lunges at Cru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cru's hand.
McSulley looks to throw the jab but Cru is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cru misses with a head kick.
McSulley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cru steps away.
McSulley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cru lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cru throws a leg kick but McSulley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cru checks a leg kick.
Che Von Cru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McSulley throws a looping overhand right but Cru ducks down to avoid it.
Cru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McSulley's head.
Cru scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. Cru catches McSulley right on the button with a cross.
Cru checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cru lands a leg kick that knocks McSulley off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Cru misses the target.
Cru misses with a looping left.
McSulley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cru scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cru drops his hands momentarily and McSulley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cru lands a really nice looking cross but McSulley seems unphased.
McSulley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McSulley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cru throws a leg kick that is checked
and McSulley counters with a body kick that stops Cru in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McSulley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McSulley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cru. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - McSulley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Che Von Cru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cru 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Che Von Cru!
Our winner, Che Von Cru, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tu Barrels (ranked 3015 p4p, 1671 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 308 p4p, 190 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu moves into the clinch successfully.
Zulu is working for takedown but Barrels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zulu tries a body shot but Barrels blocks it.
Zulu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barrels blocking some punches.
Barrels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
Barrels throws a head punch that misses.
Zulu lands a nice knee to the body.
Barrels is breathing heavily.
Zulu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zulu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barrels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zulu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barrels misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Zulu lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zulu has hold of one of Barrels's legs. Barrels is fighting the takedown attempt but Zulu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zulu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zulu content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels 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.
Zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zulu is one step ahead there.
Zulu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zulu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zulu is trying to control. Barrels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barrels wants to get back to his feet.
Barrels tries to get to full guard but Zulu has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is trying to control the action in half guard but Barrels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zulu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zulu is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barrels is not content to let Zulu control the position.
Barrels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barrels is working hard here to advance position.
Barrels wants to control but Zulu is keeping busy.
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.
Zulu works his way into side control.
Zulu lands an elbow.
Zulu looks up at the clock and then as Barrels takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zulu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Barrels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barrels is not content to let Zulu control the position.
Barrels is looking to reverse the position.
Barrels sneaks back into half guard.
Barrels is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zulu trying to control the action but Barrels is working from the bottom.
Barrels is pressing down on Zulu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zulu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels keeping full guard, as Zulu tries to pass.
Zulu distracts Barrels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zulu trying to control but Barrels is working from the bottom.
Zulu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barrels's guard.
Barrels is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Westside Martial Arts, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Zulu drops an elbow to the side of Barrels's head.
Zulu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
 Barrels is rocked!
Barrels is looking to improve his position.
Oh Barrels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zulu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barrels defends it well.
Barrels wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaka Zulu dominated that round.
That's time! Barrels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barrels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zulu! But no joy.
Barrels seems to have got his legs back now.
Zulu misses with a body punch
and Barrels counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Shaka Zulu has been cut.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
Zulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrels.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barrels is rocked!
It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zulu looks to throw the jab but Barrels is out of range.
Zulu throws a hook but Barrels avoids it easily.
Zulu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zulu lands an uppercut, right on the button! Barrels tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaka Zulu!
After winning the bout, Shaka Zulu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Hughes (ranked 1618 p4p, 1807 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 232 p4p, 252 weight class). Hughes comes into the arena with Self blaring out of the sound system. 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 Meldrick Taylor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seymour Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes scores with a body shot.
Taylor digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Taylor 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.
A punch lands to the side of Hughes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hughes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Taylor misses.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor throws out a leg kick but Hughes moves out of range and Taylor only half commits.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seymour Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Hughes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Hughes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling the position for now.
Hughes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taylor to regain full guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Taylor pulls Hughes in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hughes passes Taylor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hughes is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hughes content to control rather than advance.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
Taylor connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Meldrick Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taylor takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Meldrick Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hughes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Hughes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hughes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hughes trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Taylor moves into full guard.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Taylor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seymour Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughes's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughes.
Hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Taylor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylor throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Hughes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hughes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hughes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taylor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Seymour Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hughes's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Taylor keeping hold of Hughes's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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 Seymour Hughes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Taylor controlling the position well.
Hughes stalling.
Hughes is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Hughes controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
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.
Hughes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Hughes eventually gives up the hold.
Hughes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hughes scores with a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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!
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hughes is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seymour Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seymour Hughes!
A victorious Seymour Hughes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 1058 p4p, 1107 weight class) and Giuseppe Turturro (ranked 147 p4p, 157 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giuseppe Turturro!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turturro.
Turturro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lawrence.
Turturro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Turturro scores with a jab.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turturro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lawrence.
Turturro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Lawrence's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Turturro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawrence in his tracks.
Lawrence takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turturro scores with a jab.
Turturro tries to clinch up
and Lawrence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawrence displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawrence drops his hands momentarily and Turturro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turturro scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro misses with a lunging right hand
and Lawrence counters with a right hand to the body.
Giuseppe Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro connects with a body shot that sends Lawrence's belly button to the back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turturro 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.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Turturro avoids nicely.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turturro.
Turturro dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro looks to land a left hand but Lawrence moved out of range nicely.
Turturro has closed the distance and engaged Lawrence in a clinch.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turturro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turturro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
A cross from Turturro lands.
Turturro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lawrence had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Turturro moves away from the strike by Lawrence.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turturro throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
Lawrence seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turturro cracks Lawrence with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Lawrence swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut. Turturro saw that one coming.
A jab from Turturro does it's job there.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
It looked like Lawrence was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turturro.
Turturro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turturro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turturro.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Turturro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence counters with a nice body shot.
Turturro thuds a left hand into Lawrence's body.
Turturro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turturro takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turturro jabs at Lawrence's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Turturro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Turturro counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Turturro as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro lands a right hand.
Turturro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
Turturro missing with a left hand there. Lawrence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turturro moves away.
Turturro staying out of range there.
Turturro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lawrence takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turturro clinches with his opponent.
Turturro blocking some punches.
Turturro working aggressively here.
Lawrence lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro lands an uppercut.
Lawrence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawrence lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence can't find room to land a body shot as Turturro controls the action.
Turturro lands with a short shot to the head.
Turturro pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Turturro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lawrence connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lawrence needs to keep his hands up - Turturro had a free shot at his head there.
Lawrence is looking to wear down Turturro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turturro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turturro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Lawrence.
Turturro works Lawrence's body with a nice hook.
Turturro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Turturro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turturro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawrence moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turturro misses with an uppercut
and Lawrence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Malachi Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
Turturro lands a lovely overhand right.
Turturro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turturro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Turturro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turturro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turturro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lawrence throws a series of strikes that have Turturro backpedaling.
Lawrence paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turturro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turturro scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Turturro looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Turturro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giuseppe Turturro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turturro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turturro lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Lawrence misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Turturro throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Lawrence takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turturro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
A telegraphed right hand from Turturro misses the target.
Turturro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turturro punishes Lawrence's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turturro lands with an overhand left.
Turturro lands a right hook to the body.
Turturro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lawrence. Lawrence circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turturro lands an overhand right.
Lawrence punishes Turturro's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Turturro does no damage.
Lawrence takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turturro misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence clobbers Turturro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turturro connects with a body shot that sends Lawrence's belly button to the back.
Lawrence is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawrence takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Turturro misses the target.
Turturro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
Lawrence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turturro finds it's way round the side to connect with Lawrence's head.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk. Turturro catches Lawrence right on the button with a cross.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro slips a straight right by Lawrence.
Lawrence walks into a straight right hand from Turturro.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Turturro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Turturro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turturro lands with a nice body punch.
Turturro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turturro misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Turturro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turturro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Turturro avoids them all with ease.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
Turturro scores with a body shot.
Turturro lands with a straight right. Lawrence didn't see that one coming.
Lawrence throws a jab when Turturro was well out of range.
Turturro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawrence gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turturro lands a nice shot that snaps Lawrence's head back.
Turturro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lawrence in his tracks.
Lawrence takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
Turturro scores with a jab. Lawrence acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Lawrence lands.
Giuseppe Turturro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Turturro moves out of range.
Lawrence swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turturro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lawrence misses with some punches.
Lawrence is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turturro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
Lawrence is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
Malachi Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a punch to the body.
Turturro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giuseppe Turturro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawrence wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence lands an uppercut.
Lawrence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turturro.
A short body shot lands from Turturro as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawrence.
Turturro misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
Turturro cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from Turturro.
Turturro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lawrence drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lawrence walks into a stiff left hand from Turturro.
Turturro is looking to clinch.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Turturro ducks under and follows up with a left that Turturro also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Turturro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turturro 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Turturro!
Giuseppe Turturro decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Swango (ranked 743 p4p, 1268 weight class) and Amir Ziyaeddin (ranked 94 p4p, 170 weight class). Ziyaeddin has chosen Machine Head by Bush as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Ziyaeddin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziyaeddin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Swango did well to prevent Ziyaeddin getting side control.
Swango is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swango keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swango manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Swango defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ziyaeddin.
Swango really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ziyaeddin throws a body punch but Swango moves out of range.
Swango misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ziyaeddin.
Ziyaeddin looking to score a takedown here. Swango is defending well but Ziyaeddin drives through and ends up in Swango's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swango is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ziyaeddin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swango swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swango is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Zero Tolerance that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Swango is looking to stand up but Ziyaeddin isn't so interested in that idea.
Ziyaeddin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Swango is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ziyaeddin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Swango did well to prevent Ziyaeddin getting side control.
Swango is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin is taking a breather. Swango 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.
Swango wants to get back to his feet.
Swango has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ziyaeddin is on him like a limpet, forcing Swango back against the cage.
Ziyaeddin manages to pull guard.
Swango would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Swango knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ziyaeddin on the ground.
Swango stands and steps away. Ziyaeddin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swango scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ziyaeddin.
Swango looks to land a right hand but Ziyaeddin moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ziyaeddin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ziyaeddin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swango tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Swango is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Will Ziyaeddin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Swango is trying to get back to his feet but Ziyaeddin has full control of the position and if anything, Swango has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin looking for the RNC.
Swango is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Ziyaeddin off. It looks like it's working - Ziyaeddin slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Swango displaying calm under pressure there.
Swango throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab by Ziyaeddin.
Ziyaeddin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Swango looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swango tries to escape but Ziyaeddin is in control.
Swango on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Amir Ziyaeddin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ziyaeddin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Swango sprawls well initially but Ziyaeddin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Swango makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ziyaeddin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swango to the mat! Swango manages to get full guard.
Swango wants to stand up but Ziyaeddin is controlling him.
Ziyaeddin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swango swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango wants to stand but Ziyaeddin is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Michael Swango is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziyaeddin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Swango wants to stand but Ziyaeddin is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ziyaeddin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Ziyaeddin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Swango smiles and moves away.
Ziyaeddin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ziyaeddin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swango counters with a stiff right hand.
Michael Swango has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Ziyaeddin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swango. That's going to slow Ziyaeddin down.
Ziyaeddin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swango displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ziyaeddin.
It looked like Swango wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A clash of legs there as Ziyaeddin blocks the low kick.
Swango leaves Ziyaeddin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziyaeddin shoots in for a takedown but Swango shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango throws a jab when Ziyaeddin was well out of range.
Swango throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ziyaeddin.
Swango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziyaeddin.
Ziyaeddin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ziyaeddin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Swango wants to stand back up but Ziyaeddin manages to pass into side control.
Swango tries to escape but Ziyaeddin is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swango bucks up and tries to throw Ziyaeddin off but instead Ziyaeddin has got his back!
Swango trying to get back to his feet but Ziyaeddin is in full control for now.
Swango is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Ziyaeddin manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Amir Ziyaeddin!
Our winner, Amir Ziyaeddin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Viking (ranked 1078 p4p, 972 weight class) and Sebastian Rutten (ranked 126 p4p, 112 weight class). Andy Viking has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking is looking to clinch.
Rutten takes a swing at Viking's ribcage but misses.
Viking wants to clinch.
Rutten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Viking steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Viking is looking to counter punch.
Rutten has Viking up against the cage in a clinch.
Viking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rutten looks winded!
Viking lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutten or not.
Viking using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Viking using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Viking lands an elbow that stopped Rutten in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sebastian Rutten has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Viking scores a nice knee to the body.
Viking is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutten is defending well for now.
Rutten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Viking really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Viking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viking.
Viking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Viking just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutten's brow.
Viking makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viking scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
That has opened up Sebastian Rutten's cut even more.
Viking connects with a knee to the head.
Rutten can't find room to land a body shot as Viking controls the action.
Rutten avoiding damage as Viking throws knees to the body.
Viking tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viking lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Sebastian Rutten's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking lands an elbow inside that Rutten shrugs off.
Viking blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Viking lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Viking.
Viking scores with a knee to the head.
Sebastian Rutten's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutten takes an elbow to the temple.
Viking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Rutten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viking's elbow.
Viking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Viking throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viking goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viking lands a body punch in the clinch.
Viking connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rutten's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sebastian Rutten's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andy Viking!
Andy Viking was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 607 p4p, 700 weight class) and Shen Po (ranked 86 p4p, 98 weight class). Bronco comes to the cage accompanied by The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . Po comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ei-tetsu Hayashi & 木下伸市 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Po.
A jab from Po does it's job there.
Bronco shoots in for a double leg but Po sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bronco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bronco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Po blocks a jab.
Po takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnny Bronco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po lands a right hook to the body.
Bronco throws the left hand but Po avoids the punch easily.
Bronco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Po connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bronco scrambles back to his feet.
Bronco scores with a jab to the body.
Bronco 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.
Po lands a slapping body shot.
Bronco looks for a takedown but Po sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronco swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
Bronco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronco throws out a powerful jab.
Po wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Po throws a hook but Bronco blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco misses with an uppercut. Po saw that one coming.
Bronco misses with a body shot.
Bronco scores with a punch to the head.
Po's coach down at Chakuriki LA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Po's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bronco staying out of range there.
Bronco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Po connects with a right hand. Bronco shakes it off.
Po misses with a body shot.
Po moves forwards but Bronco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronco throws a hook to the side of Po's head but Po sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bronco moves away from the strike by Po.
Bronco scores with a nice strike.
Bronco misses with a takedown attempt
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
Bronco shoots in but Po avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bronco blocks a low kick nicely.
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!
Bronco gets a takedown into half guard.
Po moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po trying to control the position.
Po being controlled here, momentarily.
Po looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Po trying to keep a closed guard but Bronco is proving a slippery customer.
Po is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Po is pulling down on Bronco's head. It's preventing any offense from Bronco, at least for the moment.
Po keeping full guard, as Bronco tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bronco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Po wants to control but Bronco passes easily into half guard.
Po is pressing down on Bronco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Po is trying to control the position but Bronco postures up.
Bronco looking to pass the guard.
Po is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bronco is aware though and is defending well.
Bronco lands a couple of elbows.
Po has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronco trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Po trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco stands and throws Po's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Po's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bronco in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bronco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Po has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bronco working away.
Po tries to bench press Bronco off him but Bronco keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 Johnny Bronco will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Po looks to throw the jab but Bronco is out of range.
Bronco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Po steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronco.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Po goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Po throws a leg kick that misses.
Po with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bronco to score with a decent uppercut.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Po connects with a looping right hand.
Bronco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Po defends well and Bronco ends up having to push Po into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Po prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronco has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Po is trying to keep an underhook but Bronco manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronco is trying to work for a kimura but Po is defending well.
Po moves into full guard.
Po is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po trying to control the position here.
Po lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Po slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Po content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bronco is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Po's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Po! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Bronco has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shen Po!
Shen Po was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alborz Mumu (ranked 68 p4p, 90 weight class) and Alexei Babinski (ranked 11 p4p, 13 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Babinski's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood - Slayer. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alborz Mumu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Babinski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babinski scores with a nice head shot.
Babinski throws a sloppy head kick
and Mumu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babinski.
Mumu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Alexei Babinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babinski throws a series of punches but Mumu avoids them all with ease.
Babinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Mumu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Babinski.
Mumu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babinski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babinski counters with a body kick.
Mumu lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu wants to clinch up but Babinski keeps it at a distance.
Babinski throws a hook to the side of Mumu's head but Mumu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babinski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mumu has time to react.
Mumu moves in looking to clinch but Babinski pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Babinski.
Mumu lands with a good body shot.
Mumu defending well as Babinski loads up on a big left hand.
Mumu tries to counter by clinching up but Babinski breaks away and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Babinski.
A big left from Babinski misses.
Babinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mumu.
Babinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu.
Babinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mumu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babinski lands with an uppercut that bounces Mumu off the cage and back into range.
Mumu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babinski circles away quickly and effectively.
Babinski looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu blocks a jab.
Babinski scores with a hook to the body. Mumu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Babinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mumu avoids the body shot from Babinski.
Mumu scores with a shot to the body.
Babinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mumu moves out of range of the body kick.
Babinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mumu swings widly with a right hand
and Babinski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Babinski looks to land a left hand but Mumu moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mumu moves away from the strike by Babinski.
Mumu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Babinski connects with a single shot there.
Babinski lands a right hook to the body.
Babinski throws an overhand right that lands on Mumu's shoulder, as Mumu tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Mumu misses the target.
Oooooh!!! Babinski has knocked Mumu down with a huge combo! Babinski steps away and waves a wobbly Mumu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mumu is rocked!
It looks like Alborz Mumu has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babinski throws a looping overhand right but Mumu ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Mumu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babinski misses with a two punch combination.
Mumu gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Babinski points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mumu wakes up just in time to hear Babinski thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexei Babinski!
Alexei Babinski is the new heavyweight champion!
Alexei Babinski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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