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SMASH: Sanchez vs Colucci PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 2114 p4p, 2196 weight class) and Kasey McRobbie (ranked 275 p4p, 279 weight class). Cole's entrance music is I Won't Back Down. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRobbie lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Michael Cole has been cut.
McRobbie swings widly with a right hand
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by McRobbie. That's going to slow Cole down.
Cole looks to land a combination but McRobbie avoids it well.
McRobbie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from McRobbie misses.
Cole takes one to the chin there.
McRobbie misses with a left hand
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Cole lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McRobbie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole jabs at McRobbie's body.
Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole lands with a thumping leg kick.
McRobbie misses with a straight left.
Cole moves out of range as McRobbie strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cole or perhaps it was just good defense by McRobbie, which made it look bad.
McRobbie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McRobbie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cole lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole gets tackled into the cage by McRobbie. McRobbie maintains the clinch.
Cole gets through McRobbie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McRobbie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRobbie looking to throw knees to the head but Cole is blocking nicely.
McRobbie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cole lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cole with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nice strikes from Cole there.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McRobbie actively working from the bottom here.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McRobbie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cole lands with a punch from half guard.
McRobbie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cole scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McRobbie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McRobbie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cole haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole advances to half guard.
We've been hearing that Cole has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cole passes to full mount!
Cole lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to control the pace but McRobbie is squirming around nicely.
McRobbie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McRobbie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McRobbie taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRobbie is trying to escape the mount.
Cole landing punches.
McRobbie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cole wants to control but McRobbie is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cole lands a body shot.
Donk. McRobbie catches Cole right on the button with a cross.
McRobbie throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
McRobbie misses with the combination.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole checks a low kick from McRobbie.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tightens his grip and picks McRobbie up, before dumping him to the ground. McRobbie manages to land in guard.
Cole works over McRobbie with some ground and pound from guard.
McRobbie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
McRobbie wants to sweep but no luck.
McRobbie has momentary wrist control but Cole slips an elbow through the middle.
McRobbie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cole defends well.
Cole lands a couple of elbows.
McRobbie is striking but Cole is not phased and passes to half guard.
Cole working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McRobbie tries to get to full guard but Cole has control of the leg.
McRobbie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie has hold of Cole's hands but Cole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cole working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McRobbie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McRobbie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRobbie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cole pulls his head out easily.
McRobbie is trying to get back to full guard.
Cole lands with a punch from half guard.
McRobbie is looking for a sweep. Cole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Cole is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cole wants to take a breather but McRobbie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cole is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cole unloading with bombs!
McRobbie is looking to improve his position but Cole isn't that keen on the idea.
Cole lands a big elbow.
 McRobbie is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Cole! McRobbie is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Cole thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 1544 p4p, 2045 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 221 p4p, 283 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do Urden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Do Urden is just out of range.
Do Urden misses with the combination.
Do Urden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Do Urden lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Do Urden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Do Urden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chan misses with a hook
and Do Urden counters with a straight right hand.
Chan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Do Urden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Do Urden lands a nice looking body shot.
Chan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A low kick from Chan misses
and Do Urden counters with a straight right hand.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but Do Urden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chan shoots in looking for a takedown but Do Urden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Do Urden swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Do Urden was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Do Urden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan scores with the left hand. Do Urden knows he should have avoided that one.
Chan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Do Urden scores with the left hand. Chan knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Do Urden does no damage.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Do Urden slips the punch.
Do Urden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Do Urden throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Chan crashing down! Chan tries to stagger back to his feet but Do Urden just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Chan asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drizzt Do Urden!
After the big win, Drizzt Do Urden made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konichiwa Jempsa (ranked 1269 p4p, 1449 weight class) and Russ Smith (ranked 184 p4p, 211 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Konichiwa Jempsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russ Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jempsa lands with a nice body punch.
Jempsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Jempsa just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jempsa throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jempsa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Jempsa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A punch combination from Jempsa misses.
Jempsa throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith rushes Jempsa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jempsa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Jempsa is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jempsa tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konichiwa Jempsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Jempsa.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smith manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jempsa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith trying to control the action but Jempsa is working from the bottom.
Jempsa is looking to reverse the position.
Jempsa has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith trying to control the action but Jempsa is working from the bottom.
Jempsa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jempsa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Jempsa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smith working his ground and pound in the gym.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith postures up in Jempsa's guard and throws a big left but Jempsa blocks it.
Jempsa wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Jempsa is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith stays in close to Jempsa's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jempsa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith throws a hook but Jempsa blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Jempsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jempsa throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Jempsa misses with a hook.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jempsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jempsa takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Jempsa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Jempsa shows good takedown defense.
Jempsa feinted with a counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Jempsa, which made it look bad.
Jempsa is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jempsa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Konichiwa Jempsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jempsa misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jempsa is defended easily by Smith.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russ Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jempsa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith scores with a jab. Jempsa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jempsa tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jempsa!
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Jempsa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Jempsa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jempsa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jempsa is one step ahead there.
Smith pulls Jempsa in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jempsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jempsa.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith pulls Jempsa in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jempsa swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jempsa misses with a body shot.
Jempsa avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jempsa shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jempsa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konichiwa Jempsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jempsa throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Konichiwa Jempsa is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jempsa scores with a body shot.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jempsa.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
A big left from Smith misses.
Jempsa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jempsa thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa slips a straight right by Smith.
Jempsa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Smith looking to control.
Jempsa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jempsa trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jempsa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jempsa is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jempsa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith moves out of range as Jempsa strikes.
Jempsa throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Jempsa fails with the takedown
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Konichiwa Jempsa has been cut.
Jempsa misses the shot to the body.
Jempsa moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith throws a body punch but Jempsa moves out of range.
Jempsa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jempsa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jempsa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konichiwa Jempsa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jempsa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Jempsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Jempsa misses the body punch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jempsa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jempsa throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Smith with a hook.
Jempsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Jempsa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Jempsa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jempsa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jempsa preventing the sweep.
Jempsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
Jempsa won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jempsa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jempsa tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konichiwa Jempsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jempsa shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jempsa stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Jempsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jempsa with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jempsa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jempsa wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith seems keen to control Jempsa's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith works Jempsa's body with a nice hook.
Jempsa catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jempsa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jempsa duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa slips under a jab from Smith.
Jempsa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jempsa gets a double leg takedown into Smith's guard.
Jempsa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jempsa stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Jempsa is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Jempsa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jempsa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith wants to improve his position but Jempsa is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jempsa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konichiwa Jempsa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jempsa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konichiwa Jempsa!
A relieved looking Konichiwa Jempsa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Frame (ranked 1618 p4p, 1224 weight class) and James Gregor (ranked 215 p4p, 173 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Frame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frame cracks Gregor with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
A shot to the body from Frame misses
and Gregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Gregor jabs at Frame's body.
Gregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frame.
Frame keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Frame misses with a right hand
and Gregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frame throws out the jab.
Frame catches Gregor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregor misses with a hook
and Frame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frame throws a body shot but no joy.
Gregor defending well as Frame loads up on a big left hand.
Frame throws a combination that misses
and Frame takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Frame to counter with a crisp jab.
Gregor avoids the body shot from Frame.
Gregor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gregor throws a shot from downtown. Frame moves away and avoids it.
Gregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Frame makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frame has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Frame is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Frame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gregor.
Andrew Frame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frame slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
Gregor throws a big shot that misses.
Gregor throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Frame to counter with a crisp jab.
Frame misses with a body shot.
Frame showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frame.
Frame slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
A counter left hand to the body from Frame misses its target.
Frame throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frame swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gregor, as that shot connected.
Frame misses with a body shot.
Frame misses with a series of wild punches.
Frame misses with an uppercut.
Gregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frame.
Andrew Frame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frame closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frame just misses with a punch to the body.
Frame scores with a jab to the body.
Frame slips under a jab.
Frame seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Frame thuds a left hand into Gregor's body.
Gregor lands with an uppercut that bounces Frame off the cage and back into range.
Frame dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gregor misses with a straight left.
Frame is looking to wear down Gregor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gregor misses with an uppercut. Frame saw that one coming.
It looked like Frame wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frame swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frame cracks Gregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That has opened up James Gregor's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor takes one to the side of the head.
Frame dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Frame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frame is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frame pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frame tries to work over Gregor's front leg with a kick but Gregor checks it.
Frame throws a poor cross that misses
and Gregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frame scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frame gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gregor gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Gregor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Muller (ranked 2151 p4p, 1366 weight class) and Ara Tiotio (ranked 91 p4p, 58 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Tiotio.
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Tiotio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiotio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiotio moves out of range as Muller throws a body kick.
Muller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiotio's head.
Tiotio swings widly with a right hand
enabling Muller to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiotio swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Muller to counter with a crisp jab.
Muller defending well as Tiotio loads up on a big left hand.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Tiotio.
Muller throwing a counter right hand but Tiotio manages to avoid it.
Tiotio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muller throwing a counter right hand but Tiotio manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiotio misses with a left hand
and Muller counters with a nice right hand that sends Tiotio toppling to the canvas! Tiotio scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Muller finish him?!
Tiotio is rocked!
It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Muller walks into a straight right hand from Tiotio.
Muller cracks Tiotio with a good jab.
Tiotio is still on wobbly legs! Can Muller finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiotio seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Tiotio coming out on top.
Tiotio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muller slips under a jab from Tiotio.
Muller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiotio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Muller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tiotio thuds his right hand into Muller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tiotio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiotio misses with an uppercut
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiotio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tiotio throws a series of punches but Muller moves out of range.
Muller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiotio drops Muller with a beautiful combination! Muller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tiotio is looking for the KO!
 Muller is rocked!
Tiotio cracks Muller with a left hook right on the temple and Muller goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Tiotio lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Muller is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
After winning the bout, Ara Tiotio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jab Buckeye (ranked 1893 p4p, 659 weight class) and Jarna Kuiva (ranked 260 p4p, 88 weight class). Buckeye comes to the cage accompanied by Right above it lil Wayne . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jab Buckeye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarna Kuiva!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckeye with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuiva counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuiva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buckeye back to the cage. Kuiva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Jab Buckeye has been cut.
Kuiva scores with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buckeye.
Buckeye tries for a takedown but Kuiva circles away easily
and Kuiva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jab Buckeye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Kuiva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuiva.
Kuiva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuiva jabs Buckeye right on the nose. Buckeye blinks but takes it well.
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!
Buckeye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuiva throws out the jab.
Kuiva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab Buckeye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckeye is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuiva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuiva misses with a wild combination.
Buckeye appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buckeye walks into a jab.
Buckeye misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuiva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buckeye misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buckeye is breathing heavily.
Buckeye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buckeye with a poor takedown
and Kuiva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buckeye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuiva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buckeye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab Buckeye's cut is getting worse.
Buckeye needs to keep his hands up - Kuiva had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuiva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch lands to the side of Buckeye 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jarna Kuiva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckeye fails with the takedown
and Kuiva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuiva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuiva throws a shot to the body.
Kuiva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buckeye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buckeye's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuiva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buckeye scrambles back to his feet.
Kuiva throws out a powerful jab.
Jab Buckeye's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Buckeye misses with a takedown
and Kuiva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuiva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Buckeye sprawling to the canvas! Buckeye rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kuiva finish him?!
Kuiva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buckeye rather than just go for the knockout.
Kuiva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuiva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeez, Jab Buckeye's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kuiva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckeye seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Kuiva shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Buckeye is backing up but Kuiva catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Buckeye covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Kuiva Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarna Kuiva!
During a confident post fight interview, Jarna Kuiva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 959 p4p, 1582 weight class) and Cedric De Boise (ranked 116 p4p, 184 weight class). De Boise has chosen Do Your Thing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cedric De Boise has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Japa Koniu's chin.
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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 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Koniu.
De Boise blocks a low kick nicely.
Koniu is looking to chop away at De Boise's legs.
De Boise moves out of range of the body kick.
Koniu throws a low kick but De Boise moves out of range easily.
Koniu tries to clinch
and De Boise counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koniu tries to clinch up but De Boise circles away and keeps his distance.
Koniu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for De Boise.
De Boise has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Boise swings for the body but Koniu moves out of range.
A slow jab from De Boise misses its intended target.
Koniu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As De Boise tries to get set, Koniu tries to push him back and clinch up but De Boise manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu moves away from the strike by De Boise.
Koniu lands a jab.
Koniu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Boise thinks about the counter body kick.
De Boise swats away the attempt to clinch by Koniu.
Koniu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Boise checks a low kick from Koniu.
Koniu tries to land a body kick
and De Boise counters with a good, hard body kick but Koniu shrugs it off.
De Boise takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Koniu misses the target.
De Boise doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A clash of legs there as Koniu blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Boise darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
De Boise lands with a nice body kick.
Koniu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koniu is breathing heavily.
Koniu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koniu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Boise counters with a crisp right hand that drops Koniu! De Boise lets Koniu back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koniu tries to get into range but De Boise steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Koniu! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! De Boise scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedric De Boise!
A victorious Cedric De Boise thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Granger (ranked 532 p4p, 886 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 69 p4p, 108 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eron Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Saunders misses with a looping left.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Saunders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saunders doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Saunders misses its intended target.
Granger scoring well with a low kick there.
Granger with a nice calf kick.
Granger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saunders fails to land with a series of punches.
Granger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Granger slips under a jab.
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!
Saunders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Granger.
Saunders has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger throws a sloppy head kick and Saunders moves out of range easily.
Saunders feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grangers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saunders misses the jab.
Granger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
Saunders misses with a hook.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saunders. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Granger.
Granger throws a series of punches but Saunders moves out of range.
Granger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saunders checks it well.
Saunders throws an overhand right that lands on Granger's shoulder, as Granger tries to avoid the shot.
Saunders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Granger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Saunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Granger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saunders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Granger lands with a shot to the body.
Granger lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Granger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saunders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Granger lands with a nice body punch.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
Granger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saunders.
Granger misses with a head kick.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Granger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saunders.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger is looking to counter with head kicks.
Saunders moves out of range of the body kick from Granger.
The crowd cheers as Saunders lands an impressive looking overhand right. Granger doesn't seem phased though.
Granger connects with a body shot.
Granger throws a head kick that Saunders semi-blocks.
Saunders is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Granger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granger.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saunders moves away.
Saunders misses with a jab to the body
and Granger counters with a leg kick.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Granger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saunders misses with a right hand
and Granger counters with a stiff right hand.
Granger moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a series of punches but Granger avoids them all with ease.
Granger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saunders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Granger can pounce on him.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saunders connects with a nice looking jab.
Granger defending well as Saunders loads up on a big left hand.
Granger lands a nice shot to the body.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Granger throws a leg kick but Saunders moved away.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Granger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saunders at a distance.
Granger throws a low kick but Saunders moves out of range easily.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saunders misses with a body punch
and Granger counters with a straight right hand.
Granger with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Granger throws a head kick that misses.
Granger scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
Granger connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Saunders finds it's way through Granger's defenses.
Saunders's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saunders lands a lovely overhand right.
Saunders checks a leg kick nicely.
Saunders staying out of range there.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger throws a body punch but Saunders moves out of range.
Granger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Granger with a nice calf kick.
Saunders throws a looping overhand right but Granger ducks down to avoid it.
Granger is looking to wear down Saunders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saunders just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger throws a series of punches but Saunders avoids them all with ease.
Granger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saunders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saunders scores with a jab to the body.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Granger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Granger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Granger lands with a shot to the body.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Saunders misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Granger.
Saunders throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saunders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
Saunders throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
Saunders connects with a looping right hand.
Saunders cracks Granger with a good jab.
Granger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Granger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Granger.
Granger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Granger.
Saunders throws a big shot that misses.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Saunders scores with a nice head shot.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Saunders feints the counter takedown.
Granger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Granger misses with a head kick.
Frank Granger is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders lands a nice looking body shot.
Saunders tries to clinch but Granger is having none of it.
Granger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saunders throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
Granger throws a chopping leg kick but Saunders manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saunders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Granger looks to land a body kick but Saunders moved away.
Saunders lands with a right hand.
Saunders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Granger throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Saunders.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saunders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Granger can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders tries to clinch but Granger moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a head kick but Saunders moves out of range.
Granger scores with a jab to the head.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saunders lands a really nice looking cross but Granger seems unphased.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Saunders steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Granger.
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saunders lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Saunders misses.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saunders throws out the jab.
Granger avoids the body shot from Saunders.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Granger thuds his shin into the meat of Saunders's side.
Saunders misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders digs a good body shot into Granger's ribs.
Granger scores with the left hand. Saunders knows he should have avoided that one.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders wants to counter the offense by Granger and move into the clinch position.
Granger connects with a body shot that sends Saunders's belly button to the back.
Granger throws a front kick aimed at Saunders's knee but Saunders avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders moves into the clinch.
Granger manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Saunders misses.
Saunders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Granger at a distance.
Granger throws the left hand but Saunders avoids the punch easily.
Saunders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saunders swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Saunders throws a combination that misses
and Granger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Granger throws a sloppy head kick and Saunders moves out of range easily.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Granger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger lands with a shot to the body.
Saunders misses with a straight left.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Saunders.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saunders is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Saunders throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a jab but it's blocked by Saunders.
Granger drops his hands momentarily and Saunders takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saunders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Granger missing with a left hand there. Saunders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granger is looking to chop away at Saunders's legs.
Saunders throws a body shot but no joy.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Granger misses with a two punch combination.
Saunders looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
Saunders misses with a combination
and Granger counters with a nice uppercut.
Saunders 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.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Granger.
Saunders tries to counter with a clinch but Granger shakes him off and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Granger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Granger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Granger lunges at Saunders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saunders's hand.
Saunders scores with a punch to the head.
Granger scores with a kick to the body.
Granger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Granger.
A lazy left from Granger finds it's target.
Saunders swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Saunders throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Granger pushes Saunders away with a front kick.
Saunders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saunders misses the jab.
Granger slips under a jab from Saunders.
Saunders misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Granger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger lands with a hook. Saunders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Granger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Granger scores with a jab.
Granger throws a head kick that Saunders semi-blocks.
Granger walks into a straight right hand from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a straight right.
Granger half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Saunders.
Granger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saunders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Granger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saunders has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Granger.
Granger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saunders is out of range and Granger settles back down.
Saunders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Granger.
The fighters circling - Saunders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saunders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Granger can pounce on him.
Granger moves out of range of the strikes.
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on Saunders's shoulder, as Saunders tries to avoid the shot.
Saunders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Saunders's leg but Saunders calmly moves out of range.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Saunders.
Granger misses with a series of wild punches.
Granger misses the jab.
Saunders getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saunders misses with a wild combination.
Eron Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saunders. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saunders connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Saunders misses its intended target.
Granger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saunders looks to land a combination but Granger avoids it well.
Saunders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Granger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Granger looks to land a combination but Saunders avoids it well.
Granger blocks a jab.
Granger punishes Saunders's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Granger. That's going to slow Saunders down.
Granger throws a sloppy head kick and Saunders moves out of range easily.
Saunders feints the counter takedown.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Saunders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saunders missing with a left hand there. Granger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Granger lands a glancing blow to the side of Saunders's head.
Saunders misses the shot to the body.
Granger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saunders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Granger slips a jab and a cross from Saunders.
Granger with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
Granger scoring well with a low kick there.
Granger scores with a spinning back kick!
Saunders misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saunders checks a leg kick.
Granger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granger lands a slapping body shot.
Frank Granger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Granger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Granger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saunders has closed the distance and engaged Granger in a clinch.
Granger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick from Granger lands but Saunders takes it in his stride.
Granger motions for Saunders to come forward. Granger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders throws a series of punches but Granger moves out of range.
As Saunders looks to move away, Granger throws a big counter combo but Saunders just gets out of the way.
Granger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saunders missing with a left hand there. Granger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granger thuds his right hand into Saunders's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Saunders throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
Granger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger jabs at Saunders's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saunders throws a predictable looking body shot
and Granger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saunders thinking.
Granger with the inside leg kick.
Granger throws a series of punches but Saunders avoids them all with ease.
Saunders with the counter takedown but Granger avoids it easily.
Granger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Granger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Granger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Granger!
After the fight, Frank Granger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 925 p4p, 978 weight class) and Ross Barkley (ranked 39 p4p, 43 weight class). Ross Barkley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Smith's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Barkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barkley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barkley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Barkley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doc Dannis Death Squad in the buildup to the fight.
Barkley misses with a hook.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barkley throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barkley fails to land the takedown.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Barkley.
Smith throws a right and a left that Barkley avoids nicely.
Barkley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Barkley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barkley clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Barkley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Barkley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Barkley blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barkley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Barkley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith wants to stall.
Barkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barkley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Barkley avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley lands a body punch.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Barkley misses with some punches.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Smith.
Barkley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barkley slowing the pace effectively.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barkley.
Barkley lands with a left to the head.
Barkley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith wants to stall.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Barkley stalls.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Barkley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Barkley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Smith.
A short left from Smith.
Barkley misses with a punch to the body.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Barkley's head.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith gets through Barkley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barkley managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Barkley avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Barkley wants to stall.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barkley tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barkley up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith checks a low kick from Barkley.
Barkley tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Barkley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws a leg kick but Barkley moved away.
Barkley unleashes a big counter combination but Smith bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barkley jabs at Smith's body.
Smith misses with a body kick.
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Barkley misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Barkley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith cracks Barkley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Ross Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Despite the aggression on Barkley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barkley closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Barkley pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barkley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Barkley 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.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barkley can do to turn this around?
A combination from Barkley does no damage.
Barkley blocks a jab.
Barkley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith jabs at Barkley's body.
Barkley is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Barkley avoids the body shot from Smith.
Barkley wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Barkley walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Barkley feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Barkley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barkley misses with a straight right.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Barkley throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barkley shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
Barkley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barkley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barkley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Barkley lands a jab-cross combination.
Barkley missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barkley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Ross Barkley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barkley connects with a body shot.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Barkley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barkley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barkley avoids the head kick by Smith.
Barkley thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barkley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Barkley cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barkley. Barkley obviously looking to wear him down.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Barkley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Barkley persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Barkley.
Nice shot by Barkley.
Barkley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barkley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith slips a jab from Barkley.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
Barkley misses with a two punch combination.
Smith is looking to counter with head kicks.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Barkley avoids it.
Smith slips a jab from Barkley.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barkley.
Barkley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barkley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barkley scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barkley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith clinches.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
Barkley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barkley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barkley misses with a two punch combination.
Barkley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Barkley slips the punch.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barkley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Barkley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Smith.
John Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barkley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith is looking to control Barkley's arms but Barkley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Barkley won't want to take too many of those.
Barkley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barkley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Barkley stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Barkley can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Barkley blocks an uppercut.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Barkley gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Barkley stalling.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barkley being controlled against the cage.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Barkley gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Barkley pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
Smith lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith gets through Barkley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barkley leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barkley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith blocks a body shot from Barkley.
John Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocking some punches.
Barkley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Barkley tries to tie him up.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barkley misses with some punches.
Barkley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barkley throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Ross Barkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barkley working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ross Barkley.
I think Smith 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Smith!
John Smith bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 296 p4p, 255 weight class) and Michel Colucci (ranked 41 p4p, 33 weight class). Sanchez comes into the arena with Yes - Owner of a lonely heart blaring out of the sound system. Colucci has chosen Drake ft Kanye - Glow as his entrance music. Yes Man Sanchez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Colucci!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colucci throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Colucci.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Colucci takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Colucci moves out of range.
Colucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
A little jabbing left from Colucci on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez catches Colucci with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colucci instigates a clinch.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Colucci misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Colucci moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colucci was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Colucci's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Colucci scrambles back to his feet.
Colucci slips under a jab from Sanchez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Colucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colucci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colucci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colucci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Colucci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Colucci's head.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Colucci misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Colucci misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Colucci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Colucci throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Colucci takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Colucci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the body from Colucci misses
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colucci dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Colucci is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Colucci backpedaling.
Colucci fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Colucci turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Colucci lands some shots froms side control.
Colucci scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Colucci crashes against the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colucci trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Colucci misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colucci lands an elbow.
Colucci landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Colucci is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanchez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Colucci advances to mount.
Colucci has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Colucci lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Colucci takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Colucci tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Colucci lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Colucci on the side of the head.
Colucci lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Colucci takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Colucci tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Colucci drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez pushes Colucci off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yes Man Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Colucci fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colucci blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Colucci stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Colucci is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Colucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Colucci lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colucci has hold of one of Sanchez's legs. Sanchez is fighting the takedown attempt but Colucci gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Colucci working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Colucci advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colucci tries for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez wants to control but Colucci postures up.
Colucci is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez prevents Colucci from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colucci working the ground and pound but Sanchez is defending the strikes.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Colucci can do to turn this around?
Check out the look on Colucci's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Colucci scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colucci goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sanchez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Colucci but great work by Sanchez.
Colucci tries to improve position but can't.
Michel Colucci has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colucci tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sanchez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Colucci wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Colucci is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez is looking to stand but Colucci has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
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 Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colucci.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Colucci's ribs.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Colucci will feel that in the morning.
Colucci changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colucci.
Sanchez catches Colucci with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Colucci takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Colucci crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Colucci gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Colucci manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Colucci shoots in but no luck this time.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colucci catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colucci misses with an uppercut.
Colucci has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Colucci's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Colucci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Colucci's head.
Colucci blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Colucci misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colucci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Colucci throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
so Colucci counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Colucci works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Colucci thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Colucci wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Colucci is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Colucci postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanchez looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colucci postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanchez looks a forlorn figure.
Colucci trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Colucci with the ground and pound from mount.
Colucci 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.
Colucci scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
Colucci dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Colucci tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Colucci working Sanchez over with strikes here.
Colucci lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Colucci looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Colucci raining down shots from the mount!
Sanchez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Colucci.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Colucci really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Colucci misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Colucci with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Colucci doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Colucci moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colucci fails with a takedown attempt.
Yes Man Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Colucci.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colucci.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Colucci in his tracks.
Colucci tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colucci scores with a jab.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Colucci's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Colucci. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Colucci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Colucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Sanchez.
It looks like Michel Colucci has been cut.
Yes Man Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Colucci struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Colucci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colucci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Colucci fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colucci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colucci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
A solid body kick from Sanchez.
Colucci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Colucci only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Colucci moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Colucci has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Colucci lands a body shot.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colucci.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez tries to break free but Colucci pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Colucci fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colucci.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Colucci blocking some punches.
Colucci is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Colucci can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colucci misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Colucci has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanchez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Colucci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colucci has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Colucci is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Colucci takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Colucci's ribs.
Colucci waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Colucci scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez cracks Colucci with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez had his way with Michel Colucci in that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Colucci's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colucci.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Colucci. Colucci obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez tests Colucci's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez cracks Colucci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez darts in and clinches Colucci up against the cage.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colucci has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colucci has him pressed against the cage.
Colucci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Colucci misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colucci.
Colucci appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Colucci darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Colucci into the cage.
A low kick from Colucci misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Colucci shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Colucci looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Colucci's head backwards.
Colucci moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Colucci closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Colucci wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colucci wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colucci working the head with strikes.
Colucci is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanchez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Colucci lands some shots froms side control.
Michel Colucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An elbow from Colucci crashes against the mat.
Sanchez wants to control but Colucci postures up.
Sanchez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Colucci's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colucci not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Colucci from controlling successfully.
Colucci throws a big right hand that misses.
Colucci with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanchez controls Colucci momentarily but Colucci frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Colucci with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Colucci scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Colucci postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Colucci is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Colucci has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Colucci.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Colucci is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanchez is just riding it out for now. Colucci eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yes Man Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Yes Man Sanchez retains his middleweight title!
Yes Man Sanchez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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