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AWC Group B - Rd 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sono Tiger (ranked 3746 p4p, 2725 weight class) and Richard Anderson (ranked 409 p4p, 301 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sono Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Tiger is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tiger.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiger gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiger misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger working aggressively here.
Anderson avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Tiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tiger as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Tiger misses with a body punch.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiger misses with some punches.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Anderson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiger throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson cracks Tiger with a nice body shot.
Tiger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson gets through Tiger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Tiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Tiger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through 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!
Tiger misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiger tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Tiger letting Anderson take a breather here.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tiger - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Tiger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Tiger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Tiger pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger throws a head punch that misses.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Tiger as the two fighters clinch.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tiger.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Tiger can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Tiger lands a left hand.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
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 Sono Tiger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiger lands a right hook to the body.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Tiger's head coaches at The Heart of the BloodBath that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Richard Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger scores with a jab.
 It looks like Richard Anderson has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Tiger fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiger doesn't seem phased though.
Tiger swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiger misses the target.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Anderson looks to move away, Tiger throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiger off the cage and back into range.
Tiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Anderson misses.
Tiger blocks a jab.
Tiger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Tiger misses.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
Tiger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tiger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiger.
Tiger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiger.
Tiger working aggressively here.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiger lands a left hand.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Tiger misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Tiger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiger is keeping busy.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson presses Tiger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Tiger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson cracks Tiger with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Sono Tiger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson presses Tiger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Anderson is leaning against Tiger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Tiger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Tiger lands with a right to the head.
Tiger misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Tiger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Tiger's head.
Tiger lands with a right to the head.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Anderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Tiger improves position.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tiger.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Tiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working Tiger over against the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson has Tiger pressed against the cage.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Tiger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiger pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiger tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tiger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with the head strike.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Tiger - that landed with a thud.
Tiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiger working aggressively here.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson just leaning against Tiger, taking a breather.
Tiger misses with the head strike.
Tiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiger tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Tiger letting Anderson take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tiger throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiger misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiger.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Tiger misses with the head strike.
Tiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tiger.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Tiger's ribcage. Tiger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sono Tiger.
I think Tiger 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sono Tiger!
After the fight, Sono Tiger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Hoffa (ranked 4261 p4p, 6940 weight class) and John Rackham (ranked 566 p4p, 762 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Hoffa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rackham!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffa ducks under a wild hook from Rackham.
Hoffa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rackham to the mat! Rackham manages to get full guard.
Hoffa is stalling in the full guard.
Hoffa wants to control from the top but Rackham keeps moving.
Hoffa looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rackham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rackham wants to hit a sweep here but Hoffa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rackham there!
Rackham has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hoffa content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rackham is working to get back to half guard.
Hoffa trying to control but Rackham is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffa controlling the position easily from mount.
Hoffa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rackham for as long as he can get away with.
Hoffa has hold of Rackham's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rackham manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rackham can't escape the position.
Rackham is trying to escape the mount but Hoffa keeps good control and instead manages to take Rackham's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffa looking for the RNC.
Hoffa is looking for the choke from the back position but Rackham is controlling his hands well.
Hoffa has the hooks in. Rackham is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoffa has the hooks in. Rackham is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Hoffa passes his arm under Rackham's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Rackham taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Al Hoffa!
After winning the bout, Al Hoffa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slash Shredder (ranked 3792 p4p, 2469 weight class) and Bob Probert (ranked 420 p4p, 305 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slash Shredder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert lands a body shot.
Shredder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Probert misses the jab.
Probert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shredder was well out of range. Poor timing from Probert.
Shredder blocks a low kick nicely.
Shredder went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shredder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Probert.
Probert instigates a clinch.
Probert throws a punch but it's blocked by Shredder.
Probert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Probert lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Probert.
Shredder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Probert backwards.
Probert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Shredder.
Shredder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert scores with the left hand. Shredder knows he should have avoided that one.
Probert misses with the combination.
Probert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
Probert steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shredder.
Probert digs a good hook to Shredder's body.
Shredder ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Shredder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Probert throws a front kick aimed at Shredder's knee but Shredder avoids it well.
Probert thuds a left hand into Shredder's body.
Probert lands a jab.
Probert fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shredder counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Probert punishes Shredder's body with a nice straight punch.
Shredder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shredder takes one to the side of the head.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Probert with a jab.
Shredder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Shredder misses.
Shredder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert lands a jab to the head.
Probert moves in looking to clinch but Shredder pushes him off.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
A low kick lands for Probert.
Shredder looks to land a left hand but Probert moved out of range nicely.
Probert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Probert. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Probert.
Shredder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Probert misses with a low kick as Shredder jumps back.
Shredder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Probert.
Shredder is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Probert steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shredder.
Probert needs to keep his hands up - Shredder had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Bob Probert has been cut.
Shredder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probert.
A little feinted left hand from Shredder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shredder looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Probert wants to counter with a clinch but Shredder pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder slips under a jab.
Shredder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Probert misses the shot to the body.
Probert wants to land a leg kick but Shredder is out of range.
Shredder moves forwards but Probert connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shredder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Probert's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Probert throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob Probert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shredder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shredder defending well as Probert loads up on a big left hand.
Shredder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bob Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probert lands with a hook. Shredder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Probert digs a good hook to Shredder's body.
Probert instigates a clinch.
Probert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder prevents a body shot from Probert.
Probert misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Shredder on the inside.
Probert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
Shredder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Shredder controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shredder.
Probert lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shredder or not.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder is trying to force a seperation but Probert has the dominant position.
Probert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shredder digs a right hand underneath Probert's ribcage. Probert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shredder tries a body shot but Probert blocks it.
Probert softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shredder lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shredder.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shredder.
Shredder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Probert backwards.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder blocks a body shot from Probert.
Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shredder is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Probert misses with some punches.
Probert throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shredders head.
Shredder breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert takes a swing at Shredder's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Probert lands with a shot to the body.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Shredder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Probert throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shredder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shredder keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Shredder sets himself, and Probert steps forward looking for the clinch! Shredder avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert tests Shredder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Probert throws a leg kick but Shredder moved away.
Probert fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Probert tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shredder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Probert thinking.
Probert thuds a left hand into Shredder's body.
Probert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Probert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shredder manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Probert.
Probert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder is looking to counter punch.
Shredder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Probert cracks Shredder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shredder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Shredder.
Probert looks to land a right hand but Shredder moved out of range.
Probert has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Shredder misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
Shredder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Probert's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shredder slips a straight right by Probert.
Probert misses with a looping left.
Probert wants to clinch.
Shredder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probert looks to throw a body kick
and Shredder counters with a straight right hand.
Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Shredder is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert throws a leg kick
enabling Shredder to counter with a crisp jab.
Shredder throws a hook but Probert blocks it.
Probert is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Probert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shredder at a distance.
Probert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Probert lands a nice shot to the body.
Probert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Probert scores with a hook to the body. Shredder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Probert.
Slash Shredder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder looks to land a left hand but Probert moved out of range nicely.
Probert scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probert lands a nice looking body shot.
Probert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shredder.
Probert's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shredder under the eye.
Probert connects with an inside leg kick.
Probert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shredder takes a swing at Probert's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Probert scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Probert. That snapped Shredder's head back.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
A big left from Shredder misses.
Probert looks to land a left hand but Shredder moved out of range nicely.
Probert with a jab.
Probert lands a nice hook to Shredder's body. Shredder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shredder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shredder doesn't seem bothered though.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shredder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Probert, right into the meat of the thigh.
Probert attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Shredder misses the target.
Probert tries to clinch but Shredder is having none of it.
Shredder throwing a counter right hand but Probert manages to avoid it.
Probert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shredder slips a straight right by Probert.
Shredder is looking for a counter combo.
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Probert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Probert 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Probert!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dreynos Elvul (ranked 2838 p4p, 4791 weight class) and Soloman Grundy (ranked 146 p4p, 225 weight class). Grundy has chosen Legends of Tomorrow as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dreynos Elvul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soloman Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elvul closes the distance and clinches up with Grundy, looking for a takedown. Elvul pushes Grundy against the cage but Grundy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Elvul gets the takedown into side control.
Grundy gets back to half guard.
Grundy tries to kick Elvul off in order to stand up. Elvul Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Elvul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grundy, who protects the arm well.
Elvul tries to advance to mount but can't.
Grundy wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Elvul has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Grundy's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Grundy is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Elvul!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dreynos Elvul!
Dreynos Elvul thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hood (ranked 4020 p4p, 2903 weight class) and Kevin Mamar (ranked 439 p4p, 322 weight class). Mamar has chosen Slipkibieber - Psychosocial Babe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kevin Mamar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Mamar!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood darts in and clinches Mamar up against the cage.
Mamar tries a body shot but Hood blocks it.
Mamar jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mamar trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mamar is on top in guard.
Mamar cracks Hood with a solid left hand.
Mamar is looking to work some ground and pound but Hood has wrist control.
My spies in CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG TRAINING GROUNDS inform me that Mamar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mamar chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamar forces his way into half guard.
Mamar throwing shots but Hood is blocking nicely.
Mamar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mamar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamar working the head and body with strikes.
Mamar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mamar winds up and cracks Hood with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mamar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mamar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mamar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mamar tries to pass to full mount but Hood defends it.
Mamar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mamar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mamar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mamar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mamar on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mamar lands a nice short elbow.
Mamar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mamar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mamar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hood defending well though.
Mamar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mamar tries to pass to full mount but Hood defends it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamar breaks from Hood's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mamar unloads with some shots from mount but Hood bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! Mamar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mamar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mamar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
 Hood is rocked!
Hood is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mamar unloads with some shots from mount but Hood bucks and avoids them well.
Mamar with shots to the head and body - Hood looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamar scoring with strikes but Hood is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamar is landing with some decent strikes but Hood is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hood squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Mamar.
Mamar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hood hang on?
Hood is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hood holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mamar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Mamar! Hood is hurt baaadly! Mamar is firing away with more strikes - Hood is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Mamar!
An out of breath Kevin Mamar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus DeMarcus Meridius (ranked 2498 p4p, 3679 weight class) and Reggie Booker (ranked 362 p4p, 519 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus DeMarcus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Booker!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMarcus Meridius moves into the clinch.
Booker blocks a body shot from DeMarcus Meridius.
A nice left hand lands by DeMarcus Meridius.
Booker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DeMarcus Meridius gets through Booker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Booker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with the head strike.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a shot to the body.
DeMarcus Meridius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Booker avoids it by throwing DeMarcus Meridius back against the cage.
Booker stalling against the cage.
DeMarcus Meridius can't find room to land a body shot as Booker controls the action.
Booker misses with a body punch.
Booker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeMarcus Meridius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reggie Booker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Booker throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - DeMarcus Meridius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeMarcus Meridius looks to throw the jab but Booker is out of range.
Booker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Booker closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a right hand.
Booker gets through DeMarcus Meridius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Booker.
DeMarcus Meridius working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Booker.
DeMarcus Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Booker.
Booker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Booker breaks the clinch.
Booker misses with a wild combination.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to counter by clinching up but Booker breaks away and moves out of range.
Booker misses the shot to the body.
Booker lands with a nice body punch.
DeMarcus Meridius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Booker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeMarcus Meridius backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeMarcus Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeMarcus Meridius tries a body shot but Booker blocks it.
DeMarcus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Booker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to DeMarcus Meridius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Booker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DeMarcus Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Booker misses with a body shot.
Booker swings for the body but DeMarcus Meridius moves out of range.
A lazy left from Booker finds it's target.
DeMarcus Meridius gets a clinch.
Booker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeMarcus Meridius or not.
Booker lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Booker.
DeMarcus Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Booker prevents a body shot from DeMarcus Meridius.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booker.
Booker is struggling to control the position.
Booker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeMarcus Meridius.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with the head strike.
Booker blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Booker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Booker lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Booker.
Booker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
DeMarcus Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Booker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeMarcus Meridius backwards.
DeMarcus Meridius gets through Booker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeMarcus Meridius jumps into guard, dragging Booker to the mat.
DeMarcus Meridius working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Booker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Booker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Booker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Booker slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Booker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
DeMarcus Meridius is looking to control Booker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DeMarcus Meridius avoid being mounted?
DeMarcus Meridius tries to get to full guard but Booker has control of the leg.
Booker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Booker wants to take a breather but DeMarcus Meridius is having none of it.
DeMarcus Meridius wants to get back to full guard.
DeMarcus Meridius controlling the position well.
DeMarcus Meridius looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Booker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Booker does no damage.
DeMarcus Meridius lands with a straight right. Booker didn't see that one coming.
DeMarcus Meridius has managed to clinch.
Booker gets through DeMarcus Meridius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeMarcus Meridius ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. DeMarcus Meridius no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Booker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
DeMarcus Meridius is looking for a triangle but Booker pushes his legs off easily.
DeMarcus Meridius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if DeMarcus Meridius tries to get out of the position.
Booker tries to free his leg and advance position but DeMarcus Meridius is retaining full guard.
DeMarcus Meridius working for submissions but it's allowed Booker to get to half guard.
Booker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for DeMarcus Meridius!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeMarcus Meridius is looking to improve his position but Booker isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker fails to take his opponent's back.
Booker looking to control and managing it successfully.
DeMarcus Meridius is desperately trying to improve his position but Booker has a good base and remains in mount.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to improve his position but instead Booker has taken his back!
Booker is hanging on to DeMarcus Meridius's back as he tries to escape.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Booker controlling the positon.
Booker is trying to stick to DeMarcus Meridius's back but DeMarcus Meridius is turning into Booker. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Booker's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by DeMarcus Meridius.
DeMarcus Meridius has gone for a leg lock! Booker slips out almost immediately though and dives into DeMarcus Meridius's guard.
Reggie Booker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMarcus Meridius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Booker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
DeMarcus Meridius looking for a sweep. Not yet DeMarcus Meridius, not yet.
Booker trying to control but DeMarcus Meridius is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeMarcus Meridius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Booker is aware though and is defending well.
Booker wants to pass the guard but DeMarcus Meridius is keeping the position.
Booker wants to stand but DeMarcus Meridius is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarcus Meridius keeping full guard, as Booker tries to pass.
Booker controlling from the top position.
DeMarcus Meridius is looking for a triangle here but Booker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
DeMarcus Meridius is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Booker off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
DeMarcus Meridius gets his hands free as Booker looks to control.
Booker preventing the rear naked choke attempt from DeMarcus Meridius.
DeMarcus Meridius working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Booker is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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 Maximus DeMarcus Meridius will probably get the nod.
That's time! DeMarcus Meridius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Booker looks to score with a jab to the body but DeMarcus Meridius is just out of range.
Booker misses with a hook to the body
and DeMarcus Meridius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Booker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeMarcus Meridius.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeMarcus Meridius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Booker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Booker blocking some punches.
DeMarcus Meridius is trying to pull guard but Booker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Booker tries to throw a body punch but DeMarcus Meridius avoids it by throwing Booker back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Booker.
Reggie Booker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
DeMarcus Meridius swings wildly with an uppercut but Booker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeMarcus Meridius backwards.
Booker lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker breaks the clinch.
Booker stuns DeMarcus Meridius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Booker lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeMarcus Meridius at a distance.
Reggie Booker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Booker lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker dips to his left and cracks DeMarcus Meridius with an uppercut!
DeMarcus Meridius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Booker cracks DeMarcus Meridius with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! DeMarcus Meridius looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Booker finish him?
DeMarcus Meridius is rocked!
Booker takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh DeMarcus Meridius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Booker manages to break the clinch.
DeMarcus Meridius seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Booker throws a shot to the body.
Jab by Booker.
Booker stuns DeMarcus Meridius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Booker lunges in with a left hook that violently twists DeMarcus Meridius head around and knocks him out cold! Booker hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reggie Booker!
A less than humble Reggie Booker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 3685 p4p, 23837 weight class) and Jake Keane (ranked 416 p4p, 684 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shinji Tomoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Keane!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomoguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand.
Tomoguchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keane can't find room to land a body shot as Tomoguchi controls the action.
Tomoguchi lands with a left to the head.
Keane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Tomoguchi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi tries a body shot but Keane blocks it.
Tomoguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomoguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomoguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keane blocking some punches.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Keane.
Keane lands with a light punch inside.
Keane blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi misses with a body punch.
Keane lands a shoulder strike.
Keane has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tomoguchi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Keane can turn it around.
Keane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keane misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Keane tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Keane is trying to maintain a safe position but Tomoguchi gets an underhook and turns Keane into the cage.
A body shot lands from Keane.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keane.
Keane blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Keane is leaning against Tomoguchi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tomoguchi gets through Keane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keane swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tomoguchi misses with some punches.
Keane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane tries to throw a body punch but Tomoguchi avoids it by throwing Keane back against the cage.
Keane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.
Keane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomoguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tomoguchi as Keane tries to tie him up.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Keane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Keane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keane tries to throw a body punch but Tomoguchi avoids it by throwing Keane back against the cage.
Tomoguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keane's elbow.
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Keane.
Keane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Keane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi - that landed with a thud.
Tomoguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Keane throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Keane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi blocking some punches.
Keane struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
Keane throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Keane controls the action.
Keane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keane.
Keane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomoguchis head.
A short right from Keane on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands a right hand.
Tomoguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomoguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Keane controls his hands.
Tomoguchi pushes Keane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Come on Keane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Keane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keane.
Tomoguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Tomoguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Keane.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomoguchi.
Keane lands a body shot.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keane throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Keane misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomoguchi misses with some punches.
Keane throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Keane.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tomoguchi misses with a looping left.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Keane blocks it.
Keane tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tomoguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keane.
Keane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tomoguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keane can do to turn this around?
Tomoguchi lands a jab to the nose.
Tomoguchi throws a shot to the body.
Tomoguchi misses with a straight right.
Tomoguchi sets himself, and Keane steps forward looking for the clinch! Tomoguchi avoids it this time.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Keane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shinji Tomoguchi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keane lands a right hand.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Keane.
Keane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.
Keane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi presses Keane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Keane fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Keane scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Keane swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Keane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Keane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tomoguchi or not.
Tomoguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Keane controls his hands.
Keane misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand.
Keane lands a body punch.
Tomoguchi pushes Keane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi tries to work over Keane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomoguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomoguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Keane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keane can't find room to land a body shot as Tomoguchi controls the action.
Keane misses with a punch on the inside.
Keane scores with a shoulder strike.
Keane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Keane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi.
Keane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Keane.
Keane looking to slow down the pace here.
Keane blocks an uppercut.
Keane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keane lands with a right to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomoguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomoguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keane just leaning against Tomoguchi, taking a breather.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Keane.
Keane tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Keane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Keane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keane misses with a punch to the body.
Keane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomoguchi tries to work over Keane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomoguchi.
Keane trying to control the position but instead, Tomoguchi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Keane into the cage.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Keane avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Keane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Keane.
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keane blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keane.
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Keane on the inside.
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 Shinji Tomoguchi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Keane moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomoguchi misses with a looping left.
Keane tries to keep at a distance but Tomoguchi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomoguchi lands a body punch.
Tomoguchi lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Keane.
Keane scores with a hook to the body.
Keane has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Tomoguchi lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Keane.
Keane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keane scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Keane.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Keane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keane looking to stall.
Keane lands with a left to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Keane prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Keane tries to stall but Tomoguchi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tomoguchi tries a body shot but Keane blocks it.
Keane is trying to maintain a safe position but Tomoguchi gets an underhook and turns Keane into the cage.
Keane can't find room to land a body shot as Tomoguchi controls the action.
Keane lands with a light punch inside.
Keane misses with some punches.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi misses with some punches.
Keane stalling the fight.
Tomoguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Keane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomoguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keane blocks an uppercut.
Keane throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Keane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keane lands an uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Keane fails to land.
Keane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomoguchi tries a body shot but Keane blocks it.
Tomoguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi lands a shot to the body.
Keane throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keane's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
A short uppercut from Keane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keane stalling in the clinch but Tomoguchi improves position.
Tomoguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Keane.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jake Keane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keane cracks Tomoguchi with a nice body shot.
Keane avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane gets through Tomoguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tomoguchi on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keane tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Tomoguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Keane controls his hands.
Keane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keane lands a nice uppercut.
Keane scores with a shoulder strike.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Keane blocking some punches.
Tomoguchi lands an uppercut.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tomoguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomoguchi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keane tries to stall but Tomoguchi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Keane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keane throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Keane controls the action.
Keane throws a head punch that misses.
Keane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shinji Tomoguchi.
Well Tomoguchi 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shinji Tomoguchi!
Shinji Tomoguchi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 2404 p4p, 25002 weight class) and Clint River (ranked 126 p4p, 323 weight class). Greene's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stepdad- Eminem. 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 Clint River 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene has a takedown stuffed.
River scores with the left hand. Greene knows he should have avoided that one.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming River to the mat! River manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Greene wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
Greene is really struggling to control River but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but River manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Greene really is a fat lump.
Greene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. River defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greene not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
River wants to stand but Greene is controlling his posture from full guard.
Greene might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greene is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and River defends well.
River looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Greene has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but River can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greene has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think River should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Greene has tightened it up now! River should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricky Greene!
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