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C4 XXVI - Exotic vs. Anubis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Rush (ranked 6968 p4p, 24601 weight class) and Santiago Rodriguez (ranked 658 p4p, 679 weight class). Rob Rush could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Santiago Rodriguez's chin.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Rush!
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, Santiago Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rush looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rush cracks a nice hook into Rodriguez's ribs.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Santiago Rodriguez has been cut.
Rush cracks Rodriguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rodriguez walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Rush.
Rob Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rush to score with a decent uppercut.
 Rodriguez is rocked!
Rush scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Rush finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rush jabs at Rodriguez's body.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rush punishes Rodriguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Rush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Rush finds it's way through Rodriguez's defenses.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rush circles away quickly and effectively.
Rush cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rodriguez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rush finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush throws an overhand right that drops Rodriguez like a sack of potatoes! Rush dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Rush!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banak Brawnanvil (ranked 5076 p4p, 23977 weight class) and Jung Ilwoo (ranked 505 p4p, 678 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Banak Brawnanvil has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Banak Brawnanvil seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Banak Brawnanvil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jung Ilwoo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Brawnanvil does no damage.
Jung Ilwoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ilwoo with a nice calf kick.
Brawnanvil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ilwoo has closed the distance and engaged Brawnanvil in a clinch.
Brawnanvil takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Banak Brawnanvil has been cut.
Brawnanvil is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brawnanvil changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ilwoo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brawnanvil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ilwoo tries to avoid it but Brawnanvil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ilwoo to the ground. Ilwoo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Banak Brawnanvil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ilwoo slips under a jab.
Brawnanvil takes a swing at Ilwoo's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ilwoo.
Ilwoo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brawnanvil is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ilwoo is defending well.
Ilwoo landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilwoo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brawnanvil or not.
Brawnanvil is breathing heavily.
Ilwoo lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ilwoo as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ilwoo.
Brawnanvil takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilwoo lands an elbow that stopped Brawnanvil in his tracks for a moment.
Ilwoo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ilwoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Banak Brawnanvil's cut is getting worse.
Ilwoo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ilwoo.
 Brawnanvil is rocked!
Ilwoo creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Brawnanvil! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Ilwoo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jung Ilwoo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Acosta (ranked 6862 p4p, 6913 weight class) and Harvey Wallbanger (ranked 614 p4p, 617 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harvey Wallbanger!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Wallbanger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wallbanger is looking to land body kicks.
Wallbanger throws a combination that misses
and Acosta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wallbanger misses with a kick to the body.
Acosta scores with a hook.
Wallbanger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Acosta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Acosta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wallbanger has time to react.
Acosta drops Wallbanger with a huge uppercut! Wallbanger drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Acosta is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Acosta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Blois (ranked 3531 p4p, 5731 weight class) and Molares Davinci (ranked 433 p4p, 593 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edson Blois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Molares Davinci!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blois throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davinci shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blois counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davinci thinking.
Davinci fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blois sprawls well initially but Davinci persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blois trying to control here.
Blois is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davinci is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Blois!
Blois blocking the ground and pound.
Davinci wants to finish this one by submission but Blois is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Davinci.
Blois wants to control but Davinci is having none of it.
Blois regains half guard.
Blois is trying to maintain the position but Davinci is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davinci thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davinci has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davinci is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blois has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davinci looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davinci seems to be working for a kimura but Blois defends the submission attempt.
Blois keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blois wants to improve his position but Davinci is controlling well.
Blois trying to control here.
Blois actively working from the bottom here.
Davinci throwing shots but Blois is blocking nicely.
Davinci is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davinci wants to pass the guard but Blois is defending well.
Davinci thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blois actively working from the bottom here.
Davinci is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blois sees it coming and defends easily.
Davinci is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Davinci wants to pass the guard but Blois is defending well.
Davinci is looking for a kimura here.
Blois is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davinci's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davinci's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davinci tries to escape the position.
Blois is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Davinci staying busy and making it hard for Blois to control.
Davinci breaks Blois's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davinci accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davinci loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blois has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davinci can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blois is trying to control the position but Davinci postures up.
Blois is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blois is adopting a defensive guard.
Davinci postures up in Blois's guard and throws a big left but Blois blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davinci thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blois working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davinci doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Blois is tightening it up a little... Davinci has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Davinci reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Davinci taps out! Nice BJJ there by Blois!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Edson Blois!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Clemens (ranked 3074 p4p, 4042 weight class) and Harrison Wells (ranked 339 p4p, 436 weight class). Wells has chosen Gloryhammer "Hootsforce" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Clemens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harrison Wells!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells wants to clinch.
Clemens was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Wells misses its intended target.
Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wells looks to land a body kick but Clemens moved away.
Clemens feints and then cracks Wells's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wells down.
Clemens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clemens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wells needs to keep his hands up - Clemens had a free shot at his head there.
Wells fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clemens throws a body punch but Wells moves out of range.
Wells throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wells darts in and clinches Clemens up against the cage.
Clemens lands an uppercut.
It looks like Harrison Wells has been cut.
Clemens lands a right hand.
Clemens lands a shoulder strike.
Clemens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wells tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clemens gets through Wells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wells.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clemens lands a shot to the body.
Wells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clemens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wells misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clemens.
Wells wants to stall.
Clemens letting Wells take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Wells fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wells - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clemens breaks the clinch.
Clemens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wells.
Wells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clemens.
Wells misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wells crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clemens - the referee stops the clock and Wells gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clemens. Wells manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wells misses with a hook.
Clemens feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Clemens lands with an uppercut that bounces Wells off the cage and back into range.
Wells on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clemens. Clemens obviously looking to wear him down.
Wells tries to clinch but Clemens is having none of it.
Wells missing with a left hand there. Clemens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clemens looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clemens lands with a straight right. Wells didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wells takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Wells does no damage.
Nice jab there from Clemens.
Clemens takes a swing at Wells's ribcage but misses.
Wells fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clemens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wells swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clemens has closed the distance and engaged Wells in a clinch.
Clemens avoids a wild elbow strike from Wells.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wells.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wells lands an elbow inside that Clemens shrugs off.
It looks like Samuel Clemens has been cut.
Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clemens takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but Clemens blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clemens.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wells lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clemens swings wildly with an uppercut but Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wells stalling in the clinch but Clemens improves position.
Clemens works on Wells's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clemens.
Clemens scores with a shoulder strike.
Wells pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wells fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wells struggles to land a body shot inside as Clemens controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Clemens as the two fighters clinch.
Wells tries a knee to the head but Clemens blocks it.
Wells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clemens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clemens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wells looks winded!
Wells taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clemens scores with a hook to the body.
Clemens pushes Wells back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clemens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clemens lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clemens lands a nice uppercut.
Wells has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clemens seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wells can turn it around.
Clemens lands with a short shot to the head.
Clemens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wellss head.
Clemens pushes Wells back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Clemens.
Nice body punch from Clemens - that landed with a thud.
Clemens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wells's elbow.
Clemens lands with a left to the head.
Clemens pushes Wells back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clemens misses with a punch on the inside.
Clemens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clemens lands a left hand.
Clemens tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Clemens back against the cage.
Clemens tries to work over Wells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Clemens.
Clemens lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Clemens - that landed with a thud.
Clemens gets through Wells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clemens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Clemens.
Clemens misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Clemens dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wells misses with a hook. Clemens ducked under it nicely.
Wells throws a hook to the side of Clemens's head but Clemens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Wells, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wells tries to bum rush Clemens with a series of wild strikes but Clemens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clemens slips under a jab.
Clemens was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clemens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wellss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clemens lands with a shot to the body.
Clemens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clemens lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clemens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wells can do to turn this around?
Clemens lands with a nice body punch.
Wells looks to land a left hand but Clemens moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Clemens was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Clemens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clemens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wells takes one to the chin there.
Clemens connects with a solid leg kick.
Wells with a poor takedown
and Clemens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clemens.
Clemens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wells is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clemens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wells wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Clemens tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clemens connects with a nice looking jab.
Wells doesn't manage to clinch there - Clemens circles away.
Clemens looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Clemens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clemens moves into the clinch.
Clemens digs a right hand into Wells's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wells's gas tank.
Clemens misses with the head strike.
Wells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clemens.
Samuel Clemens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Wells fails to land.
Clemens lands with a left to the head.
Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Clemens.
Clemens looking to slow down the pace here.
Clemens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clemens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wells's elbow.
Wells trying to control the position but instead, Clemens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wells into the cage.
Wells fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wells is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wells creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wells trying to control the position but instead, Clemens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wells into the cage.
Clemens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Clemens.
Wells with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clemens blocks it with crossed arms.
Clemens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wells gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clemens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clemens manages to avoid it.
Wells walks into a left hand.
Wells tries a head kick but it misses.
Clemens scores with a jab.
Wells misses with the body kick
and Clemens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clemens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wells takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harrison Wells is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wells looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clemens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wells gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clemens.
Clemens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clemens slips a jab and a cross from Wells.
Clemens fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wells just manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clemens works Wells's body with a nice hook.
Wells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clemens moves away.
Clemens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Clemens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells misses with a hook
and Clemens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clemens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wells thows a leg kick but Clemens checks it
and Clemens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clemens clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clemens.
Clemens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clemens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clemens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clemens lands a nice uppercut.
Clemens scores with a shot to the side of Wells's head.
Clemens misses with the head strike.
Clemens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wells is trying to maintain a safe position but Clemens gets an underhook and turns Wells into the cage.
A hook to the body from Clemens.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clemens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wellss head.
Clemens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wells walks into a straight right hand from Clemens.
Wells takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wells's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wells moves forwards but Clemens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Clemens dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Clemens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wells stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wells has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clemens connects with a leg kick.
A combination from Wells does no damage.
Clemens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wells.
Wells swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clemens.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Clemens.
Wells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Clemens.
Clemens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clemens misses with some punches.
Wells misses with a knee strike.
Clemens lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Clemens.
Clemens lands a right hand.
Wells misses with a body punch.
Wells throws a punch but it's blocked by Clemens.
Clemens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wells tries a knee to the head but Clemens blocks it.
Wells takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Clemens.
Clemens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clemens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wells misses with a knee to the head.
Clemens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clemens lands with a left to the head.
Clemens lands a body punch.
Clemens is working Wells over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clemens.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clemens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clemens connects with a body shot.
Clemens lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Clemens.
The crowd cheers as Clemens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wells doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clemens darts in and clinches Wells up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Wells.
Wells misses with the head strike.
Clemens blocks a body shot from Wells.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clemens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clemens breaks from the clinch.
Clemens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wells walks into a left hand.
Clemens lands with a shot to the body.
Wells walks into a straight right hand from Clemens.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clemens!
A head kick misses from Wells.
Wells misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Clemens.
Wells takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wells throws a hook but Clemens avoids it easily.
Wells looks to land a right hand but Clemens moved out of range.
Clemens jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Samuel Clemens is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Wells both land. Nice combination.
Wells takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wells falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clemens counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clemens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clemens sizes up Wells with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wells takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clemens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clemens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wells.
Wells throws a sloppy head kick and Clemens moves out of range easily.
Clemens looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Clemens moves into the clinch.
Wells tries a body shot but Clemens blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clemens lands a left hand.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clemens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Wells tries to work over Clemens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clemens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clemens lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clemens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clemens throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Clemens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clemens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
Wells misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Clemens as the two fighters clinch.
Clemens misses with a punch to the body.
Clemens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wells misses with a hook
and Clemens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clemens lands with a hook. Wells tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wells looks to throw the jab but Clemens is out of range.
Clemens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Clemens.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Clemens.
Clemens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Clemens.
Harrison Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clemens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wells.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Clemens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clemens 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Clemens!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Korpela (ranked 3080 p4p, 4151 weight class) and Cereal Ganes (ranked 405 p4p, 522 weight class). Elias Korpela 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Korpela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cereal Ganes!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Korpela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ganes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ganes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Korpela as he jumps to the side.
Ganes shoots for a double leg takedown but Korpela sprawls well. He's pushed Ganes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Elias Korpela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cereal Ganes.
Ganes shoots and misses
enabling Korpela to counter with a crisp jab.
Ganes looks winded!
Korpela jabs at Ganes's body.
Korpela lands a nice hook to Ganes's body. Ganes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korpela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ganes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ganes takes one to the side of the head.
Korpela lands a jab to Ganes's midsection.
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!
Korpela lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpela lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Korpela cracks a nice hook into Ganes's ribs.
Ganes tries for a takedown but Korpela circles away easily
and Korpela counters with a crisp right that sends Ganes to the canvas! Korpela follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Korpela!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Buckley (ranked 2072 p4p, 3516 weight class) and Loratcho Bradock (ranked 268 p4p, 430 weight class). Bradock has chosen KEVIN O CHRIS - PITBULLZADO as his entrance music. Joaquin Buckley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Buckley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loratcho Bradock!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bradock.
Bradock misses with a wild body shot.
Buckley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Buckley rushes Bradock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buckley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bradock is struggling to control the position.
Buckley can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
Bradock is trying to maintain a safe position but Buckley gets an underhook and turns Bradock into the cage.
Buckley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Buckley works on Bradock's body with a couple of short punches.
Bradock lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Joaquin Buckley has been cut.
Buckley dodges an elbow strike from Bradock.
Bradock tries a knee to the head but Buckley blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley manages to break the clinch.
Bradock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bradock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Buckley .
Buckley rushes Bradock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buckley misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bradock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Buckley lands an elbow that stopped Bradock in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Loratcho Bradock has been cut.
Bradock lands an elbow that stopped Buckley in his tracks for a moment.
Buckley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckley .
Buckley blocking some punches.
Bradock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Buckley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradock avoids the damage to the body.
Buckley working aggressively here.
Buckley tries to work over Bradock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bradock pushes Buckley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradock misses with an elbow over the top.
Buckley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buckley misses with an elbow strike.
Buckley misses with a punch on the inside.
Buckley can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
Bradock blocks an uppercut.
Buckley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buckley throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bradock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buckley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bradock can turn it around.
Buckley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bradock obliges.
Bradock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buckley misses with some punches.
Buckley lands an uppercut.
Bradock lands an elbow that stopped Buckley in his tracks for a moment.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradock wants to stall.
Buckley misses with a body punch.
Buckley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buckley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradock is looking to control Buckley 's arms but Buckley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradock has his back to the cage.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Bradock.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley slows down the pace here.
Bradock looking to slow down the pace here.
Buckley can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
Bradock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buckley lands a shoulder strike.
Buckley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradock avoids the elbow strike from Buckley , against the cage.
Bradock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buckley is keeping busy.
Bradock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckley throws an elbow but misses.
Buckley taking a breather.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
Bradock dodges an elbow strike from Buckley .
Buckley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Bradock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bradock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Buckley lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loratcho Bradock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bradock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradock tries to keep at a distance but Buckley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buckley misses with an elbow strike.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
Bradock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buckley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradock.
Buckley blocks an elbow strike.
Buckley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buckley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bradock's brow.
Bradock scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Buckley .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bradock crunches a lovely knee into Buckley 's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bradock lands an elbow that stopped Buckley in his tracks for a moment.
Bradock drops Buckley with a big knee straight up the middle! Buckley is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Buckley is rocked!
Joaquin Buckley 's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bradock does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Bradock as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Bradock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buckley doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Buckley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradock lands with a right hand.
Bradock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bradock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bradock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Bradock. Those never looked like landing.
Buckley seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Buckley tries to clinch up.
Buckley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bradock.
Loratcho Bradock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Bradock lands a head kick!
Buckley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bradock! But no joy.
Bradock throws a right hand that Buckley ducks under and follows up with a left that Buckley also avoids with ease.
Buckley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bradock sprawls and moves away.
Buckley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buckley clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradock as Buckley tries to tie him up.
Bradock misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckley .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bradock obliges.
Bradock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buckley lands with a light punch inside.
Buckley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bradock dodges an elbow strike from Buckley .
Bradock avoids a wild elbow strike from Buckley .
Bradock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buckley .
Buckley swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradock lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradock blocks an elbow strike from Buckley .
Bradock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradock blocks an uppercut.
Bradock lands a nice elbow.
Buckley tries to work over Bradock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradock trying to stall but Buckley improves his position.
Buckley avoiding damage.
Bradock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Buckley misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradock.
Bradock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buckley looking to slow down the pace here.
Bradock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradock throws an elbow but misses.
Bradock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buckley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
Bradock blocking some punches.
Bradock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bradock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buckley blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buckley takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckley blocks an elbow strike from Bradock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buckley trying to control the position but instead, Bradock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buckley into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loratcho Bradock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Buckley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Buckley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bradock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradock swats away the attempt to clinch by Buckley .
Nice straight punches there by Bradock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bradock.
Buckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bradock, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bradock.
Bradock looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bradock lands with a short shot to the head.
Bradock lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradock lands a damaging elbow.
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Bradock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buckley up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Buckley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Bradock.
Bradock lands an elbow inside that Buckley shrugs off.
Buckley misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bradock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buckley as Bradock tries to tie him up.
Bradock stalling in the clinch.
Buckley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradock.
Bradock scores with a shot to the side of Buckley 's head.
Bradock lands a damaging elbow.
Buckley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buckley s head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckley .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buckley misses with a body punch.
Buckley tries to work over Bradock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buckley cracks Bradock with a nice body shot.
Bradock tries a knee to the head but Buckley blocks it.
Bradock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joaquin Buckley 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bradock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but Buckley blocks with his arms.
Bradock is working for takedown but Buckley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buckley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Buckley can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
Bradock lands an elbow inside that Buckley shrugs off.
Bradock stalling in the clinch but Buckley improves position.
Buckley throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckley tries to throw a body punch but Bradock avoids it by throwing Buckley back against the cage.
Bradock avoids the elbow strike from Buckley , against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Buckley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradock throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Buckley .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bradock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradock.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Buckley .
Buckley blocks the elbow strike.
Buckley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buckley lands a nice uppercut.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Buckley .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Bradock throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckley avoids the elbow strike from Bradock, against the cage.
Bradock blocks an uppercut.
Buckley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joaquin Buckley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loratcho Bradock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buckley throws an elbow that misses.
Buckley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradock's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loratcho Bradock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bradock 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loratcho Bradock!
During a confident post fight interview, Loratcho Bradock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Atunes (ranked 1200 p4p, 2801 weight class) and Dude Dudeson (ranked 173 p4p, 350 weight class). Renato Atunes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dude Dudeson's chin.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Atunes lunges at Dudeson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dudeson's hand.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dudeson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Dudeson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body
and Dudeson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Atunes won't be happy with that.
My spies in UnderGround BJJ & MMA inform me that Dudeson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dudeson working the ground and pound but Atunes is defending the strikes.
Atunes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dudeson on the ground.
The strikes coming from Dudeson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Dudeson.
Atunes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dudeson.
Dudeson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Atunes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dudeson advances to full mount.
Dudeson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Atunes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Atunes tries to get out of the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Dudeson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudeson is landing with some decent strikes but Atunes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dudeson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dudeson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dudeson can't control as he wanted to and Atunes manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Atunes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dudeson.
Dudeson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dudeson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dudeson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dudeson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Atunes because Dudeson loaded up on that one.
Dudeson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dudeson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudeson unloads with some shots from mount but Atunes bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Dudeson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson tries to control but Atunes wriggling away.
Dudeson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dudeson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Atunes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dudeson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dudeson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Atunes hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudeson with the ground and pound from mount.
Dudeson throwing strikes but Atunes recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Atunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dudeson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson wants to pass to mount but Atunes is defending the position.
Dudeson trying to control from Atunes's half guard. Atunes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Atunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dudeson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dudeson throwing strikes but missing.
Dudeson trying to control but Atunes is working from the bottom.
Atunes has momentary wrist control but Dudeson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dudeson wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
Dudeson lands a couple of digs.
Atunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dudeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Atunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudeson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dudeson tries to free his leg and advance position but Atunes is retaining full guard.
Dudeson keeps trying to improve his position.
Dudeson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atunes misses with a leg kick
and Dudeson counters by clinching up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that round.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dudeson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atunes avoids it really well and circles away.
Atunes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dudeson throws a lazy body kick
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudeson is just out of range.
And Dudeson tries to counter it with a takedown but Atunes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Dudeson saw that one coming.
Atunes misses with a body punch
and Dudeson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries to land a front kick but Dudeson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dudeson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Dudeson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dudeson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab by Atunes.
Dudeson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dudeson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Atunes tried to counter with a leg kick but Dudeson avoided it.
Dudeson shoots for a double leg takedown but Atunes sprawls well. He's pushed Dudeson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Renato Atunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude Dudeson.
Atunes moves out of range of the body kick from Dudeson.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dudeson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Dudeson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dudeson connects with a body shot.
Dudeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudeson.
Atunes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudeson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudeson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Atunes's head.
Dudeson trying to control the action but Atunes is working from the bottom.
Dudeson throwing shots but Atunes is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Atunes tries to kick Dudeson off but Dudeson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dudeson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dudeson working over Atunes with some ground and pound. Atunes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dudeson is pressing down on Atunes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Atunes is holding on for now.
Atunes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dudeson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Atunes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dudeson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dudeson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dudeson raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dudeson.
Dudeson lands a couple of good shots and Atunes has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dudeson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Atunes staying busy and making it hard for Dudeson to control.
Dudeson connects with a big shot to the side of Atunes's head.
Atunes covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dudeson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Well, with Dudeson on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Atunes is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Dudeson scores with strikes from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dudeson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Even with his hooks in, Dudeson manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dudeson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dudeson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dudeson trying to control but Atunes is working from the bottom.
Dudeson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dudeson postures up and lands a big shot to Atunes's brow.
Dudeson wants to pass the guard but Atunes is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dudeson trying to control but Atunes is working from the bottom.
Dudeson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dudeson is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dudeson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dudeson misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Dudeson.
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Dudeson moved away.
Dudeson tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Atunes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dude Dudeson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Dudeson does it's job there.
Atunes tries to land a leg kick but Dudeson saw it coming and moves away.
Dudeson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Renato Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
As Dudeson looks to move away, Atunes throws a big counter combo but Dudeson just gets out of the way.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick
and Dudeson counters with a straight right hand.
Dudeson scores with a kick to the body.
Dudeson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Atunes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudeson is looking to take a break and control but Atunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atunes is trying to buck Dudeson off.
Dudeson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dudeson controlling his opponent.
Dudeson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dudeson lands a heavy elbow.
Dudeson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Atunes because Dudeson loaded up on that one.
Dude Dudeson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dudeson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dudeson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Atunes because Dudeson loaded up on that one.
Dudeson lands with some strikes.
Dudeson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Atunes hang on?
Dudeson lands a big shot to the head and Atunes winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dude Dudeson!
Dude Dudeson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 1850 p4p, 1657 weight class) and Jeremiah Hill (ranked 240 p4p, 220 weight class). Jeremiah Hill will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremiah Hill!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke misses with a takedown
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Choke ducks down to avoid it.
Choke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hill quickly recovers to half guard.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Choke.
Choke 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.
Choke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hill!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Choke throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Choke wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Choke is working hard here to advance position.
Hill told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hill sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hill moves into full guard.
Hill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choke pushes down on Hill's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but Hill defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is concentrating on defense, preventing Choke from advancing position.
Choke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill keeping hold of Choke's head, controlling as best he can.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
Choke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hill sees it coming and defends easily.
Choke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hill wants to control but Choke is keeping busy.
Choke is looking for a kimura but Hill is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Choke to get the leverage.
Choke is working for a kimura but Hill is defending it quite comfortably.
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but Hill defends the submission attempt.
Hill is looking for a sweep. Choke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
Choke is looking to advance position but Hill won't allow it.
Choke is working for an americana but Hill has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Choke was thinking about the submission.
Choke preventing the sweep.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hill keeping full guard, as Choke tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Choke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Choke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Choke shoots for a double leg takedown but Hill sprawls well. He's pushed Choke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Choke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Choke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Choke counters with a shoot takedown. Hill fights it but they end up in guard.
Choke wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Choke advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
Choke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Choke goes for an armbar but Hill turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hill.
Hill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Choke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Choke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hill is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Choke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Choke's legs - danger averted.
Choke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Choke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
David Choke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Choke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jeremiah Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Choke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hill manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Choke has Hill in his guard.
Choke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Choke working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
Choke wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
Choke throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hill escapes and throws Choke's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Choke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hill is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Choke tries to buck Hill off but Hill is having none of it.
Hill trying to control the action but Choke is working from the bottom.
Hill has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choke is looking to get to half guard.
Choke regains half guard.
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 David Choke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Choke looks for a takedown but Hill sprawls well.
Hill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill leaves Choke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Hill releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Choke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hill throws out a counter right but Choke avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hill misses.
Choke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jeremiah Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Choke defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Hill shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Choke eats them both and turns towards Hill to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke fails with the takedown.
Hill throws out a counter right but Choke avoids it with no problem.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Choke's head but Choke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Choke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Choke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill connects with a solid leg kick.
Choke with a poor takedown
and Hill counters with a nice right hand that sends Choke toppling to the canvas! Choke scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hill finish him?!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Choke.
A little jabbing left from Hill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill lands a big uppercut and Choke crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Choke looks OK. Hill waves Choke back to his feet!
Choke is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Choke.
Hill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Choke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Choke is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Choke 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 744 p4p, 2576 weight class) and Walad Anubis (ranked 114 p4p, 350 weight class). Exotic comes to the cage accompanied by I Saw a Tiger. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic cracks Anubis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anubis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
Anubis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Exotic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kevin Spacey`s Basement of Doom in the buildup to the fight.
Exotic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
Anubis connects with a jab.
Exotic cracks Anubis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Anubis.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anubis was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Exotic. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis dips to his left and cracks Exotic with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Exotic.
Anubis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anubis throws a low kick but Exotic avoids it.
Exotic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Exotic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anubis lands a jab to the head.
Anubis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Exotic throws a low kick but Anubis moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic takes a swing at Anubis's ribcage but misses.
Exotic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Exotic throws a hook to the side of Anubis's head but Anubis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anubis tries a quick counter leg kick but Exotic is wise to it.
Exotic misses with a wild body shot.
Exotic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anubis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Exotic thinking.
Anubis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Exotic throws out a loose jab but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anubis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Exotic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anubis to score with a decent uppercut.
Anubis digs a good hook to Exotic's body.
Anubis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Exotic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Anubis finds it's way through Exotic's defenses.
Exotic throws a hook but Anubis blocks it.
Exotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Exotic 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.
Good shot there by Anubis.
Walad Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Exotic lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anubis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Exotic misses.
A jab from Anubis finds it's way through Exotic's defenses.
Anubis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Exotic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Exotic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Exotic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anubis.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anubis - that will leave a mark!
Anubis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Anubis. That snapped Exotic's head back.
Anubis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Exotic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anubis counters with a nice body shot.
Exotic jabs Anubis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anubis throws the left hand but Exotic avoids the punch easily.
Anubis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Exotic on the side of the head.
Anubis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Exotic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Exotic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Exotic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Exotic throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anubis.
Anubis connects with a looping right hand.
Anubis scores with a jab.
Anubis misses with a hook. Exotic ducked under it nicely.
Anubis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Exotic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Exotic connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Anubis misses the target.
Exotic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anubis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Exotic scrambles back to his feet.
Exotic misses the body punch
and Exotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Exotic looks to land a left hand but Anubis moved out of range nicely.
Anubis wants to counter with a clinch but Exotic pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anubis. Anubis obviously looking to wear him down.
Exotic stuns Anubis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anubis's corner calls for a 1-2. Anubis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
Anubis lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Anubis does it's job there.
Exotic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anubis is looking to chop away at Exotic's legs.
Exotic is looking to counter punch.
Anubis tries to move into range but Exotic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Exotic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Anubis.
Anubis throws a shot from downtown. Exotic moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Exotic misses the target.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Exotic misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Exotic finds it's way round the side to connect with Anubis's head.
A jab from Exotic finds it's way through Anubis's defenses.
Exotic swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anubis. That one must have hurt.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic walks into a jab.
Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Exotic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anubis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Anubis misses.
A slow jab from Exotic misses its intended target.
Exotic slips under a jab from Anubis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Exotic throws a right and a left that Anubis avoids nicely.
Exotic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anubis. Anubis obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anubis.
Anubis misses with a jab to the body
and Exotic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walad Anubis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anubis's corner calls for a 1-2. Anubis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Exotic might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anubis.
Anubis cracks a nice hook into Exotic's ribs.
Anubis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Exotic takes a step back to recover.
Anubis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anubis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Exotic.
Anubis wants to slow Exotic down by chopping away at his legs.
Exotic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anubis looks for the body kick but Exotic saw that one coming.
Anubis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anubis slips under a jab from Exotic.
Anubis swings for the body but Exotic moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws the kick towards the body but Exotic avoids it.
As Anubis looks to move away, Exotic throws a big counter combo but Anubis just gets out of the way.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anubis was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anubis throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anubis scores with a nice head shot.
Anubis lands a front kick.
Anubis throws a combination that misses
and Exotic counters with a left and a right that stings Anubis.
Exotic throws a right hand that misses
enabling Anubis to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Exotic. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anubis scores with a decent looking hook.
Exotic lands with a right hand.
Donk. Anubis catches Exotic right on the button with a cross.
Anubis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Exotic misses its intended target.
Exotic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anubis lunges at Exotic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Exotic's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis scores with a push kick.
Anubis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anubis is rocked!
Anubis takes a swing at Exotic's ribcage but misses.
Anubis throws a leg kick but Exotic moved away.
Exotic slips under a jab.
Anubis scores with a body shot.
Exotic throws a big shot that misses.
Anubis connects with a looping right hand.
Anubis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Exotic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
A little feinted left hand from Exotic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anubis looks to land a right hand but Exotic moved out of range.
Exotic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Exotic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anubis lands the left hand.
Exotic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Exotic. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anubis. Anubis obviously looking to wear him down.
Anubis slips a straight right by Exotic.
Exotic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anubis.
Anubis connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Exotic misses.
Anubis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Exotic takes a swing at Anubis's ribcage but misses.
Exotic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anubis slips under a jab.
A big left from Exotic misses.
Exotic takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis misses with a straight right.
Anubis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Exotic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Exotic thuds his right hand into Anubis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anubis swinging wildly here.
Anubis connects with a body shot that sends Exotic's belly button to the back.
Anubis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Exotic.
Exotic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Exotic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Anubis thinks about the counter body kick.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Anubis blocks the leg kick.
Anubis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Exotic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Exotic on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Anubis coming out on top.
Anubis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Exotic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Exotic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Anubis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anubis slips a jab from Exotic.
Anubis works Exotic's body with a nice hook.
Anubis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Exotic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Anubis misses its intended target.
Exotic misses with a looping right.
Anubis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anubis with the inside leg kick.
Exotic throws out a loose jab but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anubis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Exotic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Anubis finds it's target.
Exotic scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Exotic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Exotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Exotic misses its intended target.
Exotic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Exotic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Exotic connects with a body shot.
Anubis connects with a body shot that sends Exotic's belly button to the back.
Exotic misses with a body shot.
Anubis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
A nice leg kick from Anubis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anubis was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
Anubis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
Anubis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Exotic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anubis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic throws an overhand right that lands on Anubis's shoulder, as Anubis tries to avoid the shot.
Anubis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the liver by Anubis. Beautiful body shot.
Exotic moves out of range as Anubis throws a body kick.
Anubis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anubis misses with a hook.
Anubis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Exotic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anubis scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Anubis. Beautiful body shot.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Anubis sizes up Exotic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anubis thuds a left hand into Exotic's body.
A slow jab from Exotic misses its intended target.
Anubis throws a right hand that Exotic ducks under and follows up with a left that Exotic also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anubis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Exotic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Exotic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Exotic moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAnubis.
Anubis misses with an uppercut.
Anubis misses the shot to the body.
Anubis throws the left hand but Exotic avoids the punch easily.
Anubis swings for the body but Exotic moves out of range.
Exotic swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Exotic.
Anubis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Exotic misses with a body shot.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Anubis lands a really nice looking cross but Exotic seems unphased.
Exotic misses with a hook.
Anubis blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Exotic throws a jab when Anubis was well out of range.
Anubis throws a shot to the body.
Anubis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Exotic.
Anubis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anubis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Anubis - just one landing.
Exotic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Exotic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anubis. Anubis obviously looking to wear him down.
Anubis tests Exotic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anubis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Exotic if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis throws a leg kick which misses Exotic's front leg but catches the back leg as Exotic tries to avoid it.
Anubis scores with a nice body kick.
Exotic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anubis.
Anubis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
Exotic swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Exotic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anubis counters with a body kick.
Anubis thuds his right hand into Exotic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Anubis misses.
Anubis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anubis lands a nice shot to the body.
Anubis moves out of range of the strikes.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anubis was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
Exotic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Exotic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anubis. That one must have hurt.
Exotic walks into a stiff left hand from Anubis.
Exotic misses with a body shot.
Anubis connects with a looping right hand.
Exotic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anubis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anubis.
Exotic misses with an uppercut.
Anubis misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Exotic misses.
Anubis scores with a spinning back kick!
Anubis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anubis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses the jab.
Anubis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Exotic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Anubis.
Exotic connects with a body shot.
Anubis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Exotic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anubis connects with a body shot that sends Exotic's belly button to the back.
Exotic lands the left hand.
Anubis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Exotic misses with a left hand
and Anubis counters with a right hand to the body.
Anubis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Exotic's hands.
Good exchange - Anubis coming out on top.
A slow jab from Anubis misses its intended target.
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!
Exotic misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anubis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Exotic misses with a looping left.
Anubis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anubis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Exotic is able to avoid easily.
Anubis fakes the leg kick and cracks Exotic in the body.
Exotic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Anubis misses.
Exotic misses with a looping left.
Anubis misses with a right hand
and Exotic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Exotic.
Exotic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Anubis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Exotic throws a lazy right hand but Anubis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walad Anubis dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Exotic moves forwards but Anubis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anubis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Exotic. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis misses the shot to the body.
Anubis connects with a body shot that sends Exotic's belly button to the back.
Anubis takes the fight into the clinch.
Exotic lands a hook that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Anubis throws a head punch that misses.
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anubis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Anubis.
Exotic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anubis digs a right hand underneath Exotic's ribcage. Exotic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Exotic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Exotic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anubis's elbow.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Exotic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Exotic misses with a shot to the body
and Anubis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Anubis.
Exotic blocks a body shot from Anubis.
Anubis can't find room to land a body shot as Exotic controls the action.
Anubis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short right from Anubis on the inside.
Exotic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anubis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Exotic or not.
Still in the clinch, Anubis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anubis lands a hook that snaps the head of Exotic backwards.
Anubis prevents a body shot from Exotic.
Anubis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Exotic or not.
Anubis lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Anubis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anubis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anubis pushes Exotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe Exotic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis scores with a shoulder strike.
Walad Anubis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anubis lands with a right to the head.
Anubis misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis lands with a short shot to the head.
Exotic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anubis has him pressed against the cage.
Anubis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Exotics head.
Exotic blocks a body shot from Anubis.
Exotic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Anubis finds it's way through Exotic's defenses.
Anubis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Exotic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Exotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Exotic moves forwards but Anubis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Exotic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
Exotic misses with an uppercut.
Exotic throws an overhand right that lands on Anubis's shoulder, as Anubis tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic scores with a hook to the body. Anubis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Exotic misses with a body punch
and Anubis counters with a thumping low kick.
Exotic swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Exotic with a body shot.
Exotic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anubis.
Anubis scores with a hook to the body. Exotic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Exotic.
It seemed like Anubis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Exotic misses with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anubis throws a body punch but Exotic moves out of range.
Anubis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anubis scores with a body shot.
Anubis slips under a jab.
Anubis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Exotic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anubis sizes up Exotic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Exotic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anubis finds it's way round the side to connect with Exotic's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Anubis.
Anubis looks to land a combination. Exotic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Exotic walks into a left hand.
Exotic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anubis connects with a single shot there.
Exotic throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Exotic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Exotic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anubis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anubis checks a leg kick.
Walad Anubis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anubis with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walad Anubis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anubis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walad Anubis!
Walad Anubis is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Walad Anubis 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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