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HFC 72 - McGuire vs Den Born PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bessant (ranked 2347 p4p, 2668 weight class) and Eric Brooks (ranked 333 p4p, 373 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bessant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
and Bessant counters with a series of strikes. Brooks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bessant throws a head kick that misses.
Bessant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bessant.
Bessant throws a sloppy body shot
and Brooks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bessant's knee momentarily.
Brooks scores with a head kick.
 It looks like John Bessant has been cut.
Bessant tries to score with a low kick but Brooks moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant misses with a left hand
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Bessant misses the shot to the body.
Brooks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks looks to land a combination. Bessant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bessant moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
Bessant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bessant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bessant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Bessant lands a right hook to the body.
Bessant throws a big shot that misses.
Bessant moves into the clinch.
Bessant struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bessant misses with a body punch.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bessant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks prevents Bessant from breaking the clinch.
Bessant pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Bessant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bessant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bessant.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Bessant jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Bessant slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Brooks there.
Bessant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brooks shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bessant throws a low kick but Brooks avoids it.
A head kick from Bessant lands but Brooks takes it in his stride.
Brooks looks to land a combination. Bessant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bessant misses with a hook
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Bessant misses.
Brooks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bessant throws out the jab.
Brooks throws a fast counter high kick but Bessant manages to duck under it in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bessant avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Bessant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Bessant.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Bessant feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brooks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Bessant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bessant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bessant looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bessant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bessant.
Brooks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bessant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brooks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brooks is looking for the big counter here.
Bessant thows a leg kick but Brooks checks it
and Brooks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bessant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant stalling the fight.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bessant tries to stall but Brooks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bessant slows down the pace here.
Brooks stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant is struggling to control the position.
Bessant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bessant throws a chopping leg kick but Brooks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Bessant finds it's way through Brooks's defenses.
Brooks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bessant is able to avoid easily.
Bessant connects with the punch.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Bessant's shoulder, as Bessant tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Bessant misses its target.
Brooks throws the left hand but Bessant avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Bessant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bessant throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bessant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
John Bessant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Bessant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks throws a lazy head kick
and Bessant counters with a straight right hand.
Bessant swinging wildly here.
Bessant misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Bessant wants to clinch.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bessant.
Bessant throws a poor cross that misses
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch.
Bessant lands a nice elbow.
Bessant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessant manages to break the clinch.
Bessant moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Bessant is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bessant's elbow.
Bessant struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Bessant.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bessant.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Bessant, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bessant scores with a shoulder strike.
Bessant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Bessant. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Bessant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
That's time! Bessant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bessant misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Bessant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bessant misses with a looping right.
Bessant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bessant.
Bessant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A leg kick checked by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Bessant.
Sloppy strikes from Bessant. Those never looked like landing.
Brooks tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks connects with a single shot there.
Brooks catches Bessant with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bessant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Bessant misses its target.
Bessant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Bessant misses with a double jab.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Bessant.
Brooks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Eric Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant misses with a body shot
and Brooks counters by clinching up.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bessant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bessant throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brooks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bessant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bessant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bessant feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bessant connects with the punch.
Bessant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brooks's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bessant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bessant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bessant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brooks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brooks walks into a straight right hand from Bessant.
Brooks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bessant tried to score with a low kick but Brooks checks it.
Bessant throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
It seemed like Brooks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessant wants to slow Brooks down by chopping away at his legs.
Brooks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brooks swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brooks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Brooks.
Bessant avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Bessant tries to clinch up
and Brooks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bessant's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Brooks.
Well Bessant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bessant!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jory Rosewarne (ranked 3686 p4p, 4550 weight class) and Dillon Van Barle (ranked 485 p4p, 580 weight class). Rosewarne comes to the cage accompanied by White Room - Demons & Wizards. Dillon Van Barle has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jory Rosewarne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Van Barle!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Barle scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosewarne. Van Barle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Barle moves away from the strike by Rosewarne.
Rosewarne moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Barle.
Van Barle feints and then cracks Rosewarne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rosewarne down.
Van Barle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Barle has Rosewarne up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Barle lands an elbow inside that Rosewarne shrugs off.
It looks like Jory Rosewarne has been cut.
Rosewarne misses with some punches.
Van Barle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Barle lands an elbow inside.
Rosewarne working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosewarne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Barle misses with an elbow strike.
Rosewarne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Barle throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosewarne pushes Van Barle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Barle lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Rosewarne.
Van Barle effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Barle misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosewarne.
Van Barle presses Rosewarne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Barle.
Van Barle blocks an uppercut.
Van Barle lands a nice uppercut.
Rosewarne throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Barle.
Van Barle looking to throw knees to the head but Rosewarne is blocking nicely.
Van Barle lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Barle takes a shot to the head.
Van Barle crunches a lovely knee into Rosewarne's ribcage.
Rosewarne is breathing heavily.
Van Barle with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Barle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Barle landing knees to the head.
Van Barle landing knees to the body.
Rosewarne takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Van Barle.
Van Barle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosewarnes head.
Van Barle stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Barle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Barle.
Van Barle lands an elbow that stopped Rosewarne in his tracks for a moment.
Van Barle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosewarne.
Nice body punch from Van Barle.
Van Barle lands an elbow that stopped Rosewarne in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Van Barle.
Van Barle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosewarne backwards.
Rosewarne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Barle lands an elbow inside that Rosewarne shrugs off.
 Rosewarne is rocked!
Rosewarne misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Rosewarne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rosewarne misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosewarne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosewarne seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Barle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rosewarne takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Van Barle.
Van Barle lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Van Barle.
Good body shot from Van Barle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Barle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Barle lands a big knee to the head and Rosewarne goes down! Van Barle pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dillon Van Barle!
Dillon Van Barle opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ferreria (ranked 2127 p4p, 2307 weight class) and Platinum Fox (ranked 232 p4p, 261 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fox's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Ferreria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Platinum Fox!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fox scores with a hook.
Fox throws a shot from downtown. Ferreria moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Fox misses.
Fox connects with a right hand. Ferreria shakes it off.
Fox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fox misses with a shot to the body
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferreria.
Fox misses with a left hand
and Ferreria counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Platinum Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferreria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fox throws a jab when Ferreria was well out of range.
Ferreria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fox.
Ferreria's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferreria obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ferreria walks into a straight right hand from Fox.
Fox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ferreria had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreria gets a clinch.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Fox! Ferreria is backing up but he can't get away as Fox lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Ferreria and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Platinum Fox!
After the fight, Platinum Fox 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dilbrandt (ranked 537 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Saggy Dinglestomper (ranked 56 p4p, 112 weight class). Dilbrandt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rock the Dragon. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saggy Dinglestomper!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Dinglestomper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilbrandt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dinglestomper throws a leg kick but Dilbrandt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dinglestomper scores with a kick to the body.
Dinglestomper 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.
Dinglestomper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dilbrandt tries a low kick but Dinglestomper avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt connects with the punch.
Dinglestomper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dinglestomper misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt tried to counter with a leg kick but Dinglestomper avoided it.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilbrandt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but Dinglestomper is having none of it.
A big right from Dinglestomper misses.
Dinglestomper moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dinglestomper misses with a looping left.
Dinglestomper slips a straight right by Dilbrandt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinglestomper throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dinglestomper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dilbrandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dilbrandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dilbrandt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dinglestomper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dilbrandt gets a clinch.
Dinglestomper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dinglestomper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Dinglestomper lands a shoulder strike.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
A short right from Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinglestomper blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dinglestomper scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinglestomper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinglestomper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a hook to the body.
Dinglestomper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dinglestomper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dinglestomper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt missing with a left hand there. Dinglestomper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dinglestomper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dilbrandt misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinglestomper was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dilbrandt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dilbrandt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dinglestomper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dilbrandt connects with a leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinglestomper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
Dilbrandt wants to clinch.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Dinglestomper slips the punch.
Dilbrandt lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt tries to land a leg kick but Dinglestomper saw it coming and moves away.
Dinglestomper works the jab nicely.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Dinglestomper is out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
Dinglestomper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dinglestomper throws a chopping leg kick but Dilbrandt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Dinglestomper does it's job there.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinglestomper was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
A little jabbing left from Dinglestomper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dinglestomper clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Dilbrandt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dinglestomper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dinglestomper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinglestomper controls his hands.
Dinglestomper misses with a body punch.
Dinglestomper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dilbrandt tries a body shot but Dinglestomper blocks it.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinglestomper's elbow.
A short left from Dinglestomper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinglestomper working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Dinglestomper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dinglestomper manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is looking to chop away at Dinglestomper's legs.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice strike.
Dilbrandt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dinglestomper keeps the fight on the outside.
Dilbrandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilbrandt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dinglestomper staying out of range there.
A left lands for Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Dinglestomper's ribcage but misses.
Dinglestomper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dilbrandt's head backwards.
Dinglestomper throws a solid leg kick but Dilbrandt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Dinglestomper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinglestomper jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dilbrandt cracks Dinglestomper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dilbrandt scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinglestomper moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dilbrandt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt connects with a solid leg kick.
Dilbrandt cracks Dinglestomper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that David Dilbrandt will probably get the nod.
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.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilbrandt jabs at Dinglestomper's body.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick
and Dinglestomper counters with a three punch combo that has Dilbrandt backing up. Dilbrandt nods at Dinglestomper to acknowledge the strikes.
Dinglestomper takes one on the button.
Dinglestomper with the inside leg kick.
Dinglestomper misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt lands a head shot.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick that knocks Dinglestomper off balance momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Dinglestomper there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dilbrandt throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dinglestomper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dinglestomper misses with a wild body shot.
Dinglestomper scores with a shot to the body.
Dinglestomper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dinglestomper moves out of range of the body kick.
Dilbrandt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dinglestomper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dilbrandt scores with a sloppy right hand. Dinglestomper should have avoided that one.
Dinglestomper misses with a looping right.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on Dinglestomper's shoulder, as Dinglestomper tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinglestomper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dinglestomper connects with a body shot that sends Dilbrandt's belly button to the back.
Dinglestomper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Dinglestomper's front leg with a kick but Dinglestomper checks it.
Dinglestomper misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt looks to land a body kick but Dinglestomper moved away.
Dilbrandt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dinglestomper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dinglestomper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper lands a really nice looking cross but Dilbrandt seems unphased.
Dinglestomper slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dinglestomper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dilbrandt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinglestomper looks for the body kick but Dilbrandt saw that one coming.
Dinglestomper takes a swing at Dilbrandt's ribcage but misses.
Dilbrandt needs to keep his hands up - Dinglestomper had a free shot at his head there.
Dinglestomper scores with a kick to the body.
Dinglestomper throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dinglestomper takes a step back to recover.
Dilbrandt scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dilbrandt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dinglestomper scores with a sloppy right hand. Dilbrandt should have avoided that one.
Dinglestomper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dinglestomper scores with a head kick. Dilbrandt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dilbrandt throws the kick towards the body but Dinglestomper avoids it.
Dinglestomper misses with a hook.
David Dilbrandt is winning the standup battle so far.
Dinglestomper throws a sloppy head kick and Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
Dinglestomper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Dinglestomper avoids the punch easily.
Dilbrandt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dinglestomper checks a low kick from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Dinglestomper saw that one coming.
Dinglestomper throws a head kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dinglestomper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dinglestomper throws a fast counter high kick but Dilbrandt manages to duck under it in time.
Dinglestomper blocks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt tests Dinglestomper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dinglestomper connects with a body shot.
Dinglestomper throws a jab when Dilbrandt was well out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dinglestomper!
Dilbrandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dilbrandt checks a leg kick.
Dinglestomper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dinglestomper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt cracks Dinglestomper with a good jab.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice jab there from Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dilbrandt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dinglestomper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dilbrandt in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping left.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook
and Dinglestomper counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dinglestomper moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt is looking to chop away at Dinglestomper's legs.
Dinglestomper looks to land a body kick but Dilbrandt moved away.
Dilbrandt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dilbrandt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dilbrandt is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dinglestomper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dinglestomper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dilbrandt doesn't seem bothered though.
Dinglestomper connects with the punch.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Dinglestomper is out of range.
Dinglestomper looks to land a right hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinglestomper misses with a body shot.
Dilbrandt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dinglestomper just manages to avoid it.
Dilbrandt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dinglestomper throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saggy Dinglestomper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dilbrandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dilbrandt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dinglestomper misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt tries a low kick but Dinglestomper avoids it.
Dilbrandt lands a jab to the nose.
Dinglestomper throws a sloppy head kick and Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt scores with a leg kick.
Dinglestomper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Dinglestomper scores with a head kick. Dilbrandt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dilbrandt misses with the combination.
Dilbrandt throws a sloppy head kick and Dinglestomper moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dinglestomper's sensitive parts.
Dilbrandt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dinglestomper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dilbrandt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Dilbrandt wants to clinch up but Dinglestomper keeps it at a distance.
Dinglestomper defending well as Dilbrandt loads up on a big left hand.
Dinglestomper connects with a right hand. Dilbrandt shakes it off.
Dinglestomper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilbrandt moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt tries to land a front kick but Dinglestomper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dilbrandt throws a push kick but Dinglestomper slaps the foot to one side.
Dilbrandt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dinglestomper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dilbrandt has time to react.
Dinglestomper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dinglestomper clinches up with Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage.
Dinglestomper throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dinglestomper or not.
Dilbrandt lands an uppercut.
Dilbrandt scores with a shoulder strike.
Dilbrandt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dinglestomper is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Dinglestomper fails to land.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Dinglestomper controls the action.
Dilbrandt lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinglestomper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dinglestomper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dinglestomper lands with a right to the head.
Dinglestomper prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
David Dilbrandt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dinglestomper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dinglestomper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dinglestomper blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dinglestomper tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dinglestomper working aggressively here.
Dinglestomper tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dinglestomper misses with a punch to the body.
Dinglestomper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dinglestomper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dinglestomper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dinglestomper blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt misses with a body punch.
Dinglestomper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dilbrandt is keeping busy.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinglestomper uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper manages to break the clinch.
Dilbrandt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dinglestomper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dinglestomper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt stuns Dinglestomper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dinglestomper throws a front kick aimed at Dilbrandt's knee but Dilbrandt avoids it well.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Dilbrandt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dilbrandt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dilbrandt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but Dinglestomper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinglestomper throws a nice head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Dinglestomper!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Dilbrandt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt needs to keep his hands up - Dinglestomper had a free shot at his head there.
Dinglestomper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dinglestomper just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dinglestomper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dinglestomper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dilbrandt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dilbrandt thumps Dinglestomper with a low kick.
Dinglestomper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Dinglestomper saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Dinglestomper misses its intended target.
Dinglestomper just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinglestomper moves out of range as Dilbrandt strikes.
Dilbrandt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinglestomper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt throws a shot from downtown. Dinglestomper moves away and avoids it.
Dilbrandt misses with a double jab.
Dinglestomper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Saggy Dinglestomper just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Dinglestomper moves out of range of the body kick.
Dinglestomper tries a quick counter leg kick but Dilbrandt is wise to it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dinglestomper. Dilbrandt shrugs it off though.
Dinglestomper throws a wild body kick that Dilbrandt sees coming a mile off.
Dilbrandt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dinglestomper is able to avoid easily.
Dinglestomper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dilbrandt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dinglestomper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dilbrandt scrambles back to his feet.
Dinglestomper jabs Dilbrandt right on the nose. Dilbrandt blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Dinglestomper there.
Dinglestomper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dilbrandt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinglestomper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dinglestomper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinglestomper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinglestomper was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dilbrandt can pounce on him.
Dinglestomper misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinglestomper connects with a body shot.
Dinglestomper clinches up with Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
Dinglestomper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dilbrandts head.
Dinglestomper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Dinglestomper controls the action.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dilbrandt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dinglestomper misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinglestomper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt avoids a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot.
Dinglestomper lands with a good body shot.
Dinglestomper lands a glancing blow to the side of Dilbrandt's head.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper flicks out a counter leg kick but Dilbrandt steps away.
Dinglestomper lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
Dinglestomper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
And Dinglestomper responds with a good body kick, but Dilbrandt manages to step out the way in time.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
Dinglestomper moves out of range of the leg kick from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt connects with a jab.
Dinglestomper is looking to chop away at Dilbrandt's legs.
Dinglestomper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dilbrandt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dilbrandt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dilbrandt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dinglestomper doesn't seem bothered though.
Dinglestomper swings for the body but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but Dinglestomper moves out of range.
Dinglestomper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dilbrandt's hands.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab.
Dilbrandt throws the kick towards the body but Dinglestomper avoids it.
Dinglestomper throws a front kick that sends Dilbrandt stumbling back into the cage.
Dilbrandt looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinglestomper is just out of range.
Dilbrandt cracks Dinglestomper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Dinglestomper avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dinglestomper throws a chopping leg kick but Dilbrandt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dilbrandt misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Dinglestomper blocks it.
Dinglestomper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dinglestomper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dilbrandt slips under a jab from Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dilbrandt lands with a hook. Dinglestomper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dinglestomper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Dinglestomper avoids it easily.
Dinglestomper checks a low kick from Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up.
Dinglestomper blocks a head kick by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but Dinglestomper moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Dilbrandt blocks the low kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a right hand
and Dinglestomper counters with a leg kick.
Dinglestomper punishes Dilbrandt's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinglestomper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dinglestomper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilbrandt takes one to the side of the head.
Dinglestomper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dinglestomper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dilbrandt under the eye.
Dilbrandt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dilbrandt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dinglestomper misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dinglestomper is able to avoid easily.
Dilbrandt scores with a sloppy right hand. Dinglestomper should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinglestomper. Dilbrandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dinglestomper tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saggy Dinglestomper dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dinglestomper avoids the head kick by Dilbrandt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dinglestomper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dilbrandt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dilbrandt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dilbrandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dinglestomper sizes up Dilbrandt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilbrandt lands with an overhand left.
Dilbrandt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dilbrandt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dilbrandt at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Dinglestomper.
Dilbrandt staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinglestomper manages to avoid it.
Dinglestomper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dilbrandt clobbers Dinglestomper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinglestomper misses with a low kick.
Dinglestomper lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper drives through and clinches with Dilbrandt against the cage.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinglestomper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinglestomper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dinglestomper is leaning against Dilbrandt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dinglestomper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dinglestomper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilbrandt throws a low kick but Dinglestomper moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt connects with the punch.
Dilbrandt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt feints and then cracks Dinglestomper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dinglestomper down.
Dilbrandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinglestomper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dinglestomper takes a swing at Dilbrandt's ribcage but misses.
Dilbrandt thumps Dinglestomper with a low kick.
Dinglestomper blocks a low kick nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dilbrandt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Dinglestomper's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinglestomper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dilbrandt.
Good work by Dilbrandt as he checks the leg kick.
Dinglestomper misses with a hook. Dilbrandt ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick from Dilbrandt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dinglestomper throws a leg kick but Dilbrandt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dinglestomper lands a nice shot that snaps Dilbrandt's head back.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinglestomper was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dilbrandt - that will leave a mark!
Dilbrandt lands a nice shot to the body.
Dinglestomper throws a hook but Dilbrandt avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the side of Dinglestomper's head but Dinglestomper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dinglestomper tries to land a leg kick but Dilbrandt saw it coming and moves away.
Dinglestomper staying out of range there.
Dilbrandt feints and then cracks Dinglestomper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dinglestomper down.
Dinglestomper thumps Dilbrandt with a low kick.
Dilbrandt with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt scoring well with a low kick there.
Dinglestomper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Dilbrandt does no damage.
Dinglestomper throws a shot to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt connects with a crisp jab.
Dinglestomper scores with a body shot.
Dinglestomper tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinglestomper throws a head kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt scores with the left hand. Dinglestomper knows he should have avoided that one.
Dilbrandt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut. Dinglestomper saw that one coming.
Dinglestomper replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dilbrandt blocks it well.
Dilbrandt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dilbrandt connects with a jab.
Dinglestomper throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt throws a lazy body kick
and Dinglestomper counters with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Dinglestomper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dinglestomper thuds his right hand into Dilbrandt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Dinglestomper lands but Dilbrandt takes it in his stride.
Jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dinglestomper throws a leg kick that misses.
David Dilbrandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dilbrandt avoids the head kick by Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Dilbrandt finds it's way through Dinglestomper's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper jabs at Dilbrandt's body.
Saggy Dinglestomper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dinglestomper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dilbrandt.
Dinglestomper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dilbrandt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dinglestomper to score with a decent uppercut.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on Dinglestomper's shoulder, as Dinglestomper tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinglestomper connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dinglestomper checks a leg kick.
Dinglestomper tries to score with a low kick but Dilbrandt moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Dinglestomper blocks the leg kick.
Dinglestomper with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Dilbrandt.
Well Dinglestomper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saggy Dinglestomper!
Saggy Dinglestomper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshinobu Tokugawa (ranked 1828 p4p, 371 weight class) and Kai Kona (ranked 234 p4p, 48 weight class). Kona has chosen A Warriors Call as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshinobu Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Kona!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kona throws a solid leg kick but Tokugawa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kona.
A jab from Kona does it's job there.
Kona misses the jab.
Tokugawa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tokugawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokugawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kona throws out the jab.
Tokugawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tokugawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.
Kona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa lands a nice hook to Kona's body. Kona takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kona misses with a low kick.
Kona tried to score with a low kick but Tokugawa checks it.
Kona takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
Tokugawa is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa gets a takedown into half guard.
Kona has one foot on Tokugawa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kona throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kona swinging wildly here.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tokugawa's corner calls for a 1-2. Tokugawa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kona tries to clinch up.
Tokugawa swings for the body but Kona moves out of range.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kona.
It looked like Tokugawa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kona.
Tokugawa tests Kona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a two punch combination.
Tokugawa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tokugawa.
Kai Kona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tokugawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kai Kona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kona throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tokugawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Kona jabs at Tokugawa's body.
Kona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tokugawa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tokugawa blocks a low kick nicely.
Tokugawa is looking to wear down Kona with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tokugawa.
Kona throws a hook but Tokugawa blocks it.
Tokugawa tries to counter with a takedown but Kona is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws a one two combo.
Kona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Kona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kona is just out of range.
Kona loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.
It looked like Tokugawa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kona.
Kona thows a leg kick but Tokugawa checks it
and Kona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kona throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tokugawa counter with a right hand.
Kona throws an off balance right hand
and Tokugawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kona lands a body shot.
Tokugawa throws a body punch but Kona moves out of range.
Kona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tokugawa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tokugawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kona has his hands clasped together around Tokugawa's back. He's all about the action.
Tokugawa drops an elbow to the side of Kona's head.
Kona is trying to get back to full guard.
Tokugawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tokugawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kona defending well though.
Tokugawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kona blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tokugawa.
Kona wants to get back to full guard.
Kona has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Golden Harvest. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tokugawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yoshinobu Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice body kick there by Kona.
Kona missing with a left hand there. Tokugawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Tokugawa misses its target.
Kona throws a jab but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Kona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kona lands a nice hook to Tokugawa's body. Tokugawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tokugawa checks a low kick from Kona.
Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kona sprawls and moves away.
Tokugawa throws a right and a left that Kona avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kona throws a right hand that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a left to the body.
Tokugawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kona throws out the jab.
Kona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kona misses with a wild body shot.
Kai Kona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kona lands with a hook. Tokugawa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tokugawa misses with a leg kick.
Tokugawa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kona throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tokugawa on the side of the head.
Tokugawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kona is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kona sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tokugawa somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws a poor cross that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kona is looking to slow Tokugawa down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kona. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa 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.
Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kona sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Tokugawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tokugawa misses the shot to the body.
Kona counters with a body kick.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Kona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kona throws an overhand right that lands on Tokugawa's shoulder, as Tokugawa tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Kona tenderised Tokugawa's leg. Tokugawa is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona dodges the punch combination from Tokugawa.
Kona throws a poor cross that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kona misses with a low kick.
Kona misses the jab.
Tokugawa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tokugawa showed some decent athleticism there.
Kona is staying active underneath Tokugawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kona avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kona to regain full guard.
Tokugawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tokugawa stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Kona throws up his legs and catches Tokugawa in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tokugawa tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Kona! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kai Kona!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kai Kona thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (ranked 795 p4p, 1831 weight class) and Harry Olsen (ranked 121 p4p, 287 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Olsen scores with a body shot.
We've been told by Bizihwaeile's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Olsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bizihwaeile counters with a stiff right hand.
Olsen lands a nice shot that snaps Bizihwaeile's head back.
Olsen with a hook.
Olsen throws a sloppy head kick
and Bizihwaeile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bizihwaeile tried to counter with a leg kick but Olsen avoided it.
Bizihwaeile defending well as Olsen loads up on a big left hand.
Bizihwaeile throwing a counter right hand but Olsen manages to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile swats away the attempt to clinch by Olsen.
Olsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bizihwaeile lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaeile looks to land a right hand but Olsen moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen has managed to clinch.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
A short left from Olsen.
Bizihwaeile lands with a light punch inside.
Olsen lands with a light punch inside.
Olsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bizihwaeile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Olsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bizihwaeile.
Olsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bizihwaeile misses with the head strike.
Bizihwaeile works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bizihwaeile stalling against the cage.
Bizihwaeile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
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!
Bizihwaeile scores with a shoulder strike.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
Olsen working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Olsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen lands a right hand.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile wants to stall.
Bizihwaeile lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olsen looking to throw knees to the head but Bizihwaeile is blocking nicely.
Olsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Olsen fails to land.
Bizihwaeile throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Bizihwaeile scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bizihwaeile creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaeile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bizihwaeile in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bizihwaeile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olsen misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bizihwaeile.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Olsen.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Bizihwaeile controls the action.
Olsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile lands a right hand.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Olsen.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with an uppercut but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Olsen tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen blocks a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the head.
Bizihwaeile looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Olsen on the inside.
Bizihwaeile lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Olsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen lands a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaeile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with an uppercut but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with an uppercut but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
Olsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bizihwaeile's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Bizihwaeile fails to land.
Bizihwaeile struggles to land a body shot inside as Olsen controls his hands.
Olsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Olsen blocks an uppercut.
Olsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bizihwaeile has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olsen working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Bizihwaeile - that landed with a thud.
Olsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olsen lands an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Olsen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Olsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olsen throws an off balance right hand
and Bizihwaeile makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Olsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsen.
Olsen looks to throw the jab but Bizihwaeile is out of range.
Olsen misses the shot to the body.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaeile.
Harry Olsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bizihwaeile moves away.
Bizihwaeile appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Olsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bizihwaeile.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Olsen.
Olsen cracks Bizihwaeile with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Olsen punishes Bizihwaeile's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Olsen misses its intended target.
Olsen closes the distance but Bizihwaeile moves to the side
and Bizihwaeile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olsen tries to clinch but Bizihwaeile moves away
and Bizihwaeile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Bizihwaeile wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bizihwaeile staying out of range there.
Olsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Bizihwaeile on the inside.
Bizihwaeile is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile has a couple of punches blocked by Olsen.
Olsen tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olsen's elbow.
Bizihwaeile lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Olsen misses with some punches.
Bizihwaeile throws a head punch that misses.
Bizihwaeile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olsen.
Harry Olsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bizihwaeile lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bizihwaeile controlling the action here for a moment.
Olsen misses with some punches.
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!
Bizihwaeile blocks an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile digs a right hand underneath Olsen's ribcage. Olsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Olsen blocks an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile lands with a light punch inside.
Bizihwaeile blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olsen.
Bizihwaeile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Olsen fails to land.
Olsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile can't find room to land a body shot as Olsen controls the action.
Olsen tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaeile avoids it by throwing Olsen back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Olsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bizihwaeile creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Olsen.
Olsen lands a body punch.
Bizihwaeile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olsen's elbow.
Olsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Bizihwaeile lands a body shot.
Bizihwaeile throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
A head punch on the inside from Bizihwaeile fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olsen.
A right hook to the body lands for Bizihwaeile.
Olsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Olsen lands an elbow inside that Bizihwaeile shrugs off.
Bizihwaeile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Olsen.
Olsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bizihwaeile pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bizihwaeile lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olsen lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olsen.
Bizihwaeile gets through Olsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olsen pushes Bizihwaeile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bizihwaeile has a couple of punches blocked by Olsen.
Olsen tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Olsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bizihwaeile avoids the body shot from Olsen.
A little feinted left hand from Bizihwaeile on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bizihwaeile throws out a leg kick but Olsen moves out of range and Bizihwaeile only half commits.
Bizihwaeile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bizihwaeile throwing a counter right hand but Olsen manages to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile keeps the fight on the outside.
Olsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bizihwaeile looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olsen tries to clinch up but Bizihwaeile circles away and keeps his distance.
Bizihwaeile appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Olsen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen wants to clinch.
Olsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bizihwaeile. Bizihwaeile obviously looking to wear him down.
Olsen has Bizihwaeile up against the cage in a clinch.
Olsen scores a nice knee to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the head but Bizihwaeile blocks with his arms.
Bizihwaeile throws a head punch that misses.
Olsen gets through Bizihwaeile's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olsen blocks an uppercut.
Olsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Olsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bizihwaeile.
Olsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body punch.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Olsen.
Olsen blocking some punches.
Olsen has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bizihwaeile scores with a shoulder strike.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch on the inside.
Olsen blocks a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Olsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bizihwaeile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olsens head.
Bizihwaeile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch on the inside.
Olsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Olsen lands a right hand.
Olsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Bizihwaeile avoids the damage to the body.
Bizihwaeile's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bizihwaeile looking to slow down the pace here.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the head but Bizihwaeile blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olsen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Olsen.
A short right from Olsen on the inside.
Olsen throws a head punch that misses.
Olsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bizihwaeile cracks Olsen with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bizihwaeile fails to land.
Harry Olsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bizihwaeile misses with the head strike.
A short right from Olsen on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Olsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Olsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olsen blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaeile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Olsen misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bizihwaeile.
Olsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bizihwaeile throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bizihwaeile fails to land.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Bizihwaeile controls the action.
Olsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Olsen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch on the inside.
Olsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Olsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harry Olsen!
In his post fight interview, Harry Olsen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bane Darwin (ranked 1385 p4p, 800 weight class) and Olli Lindholm (ranked 148 p4p, 90 weight class). Olli Lindholm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bane Darwin'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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bane Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Olli Lindholm!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindholm moves out of range of the strikes.
Lindholm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darwin takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Bane Darwin has been cut.
Lindholm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darwin misses with a right hand
and Lindholm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lindholm sizes up Darwin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lindholm has closed the distance and engaged Darwin in a clinch.
Darwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darwin throws the left hand but Lindholm avoids the punch easily.
Lindholm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darwin, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
I was talking to Darwin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lindholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Darwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Lindholm.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darwin.
Lindholm lands a shoulder strike.
Lindholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin taking a breather.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
Darwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin pushes Lindholm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darwin breaks the clinch.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Lindholm holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darwin avoids the elbow strike from Lindholm, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Lindholm blocks an uppercut.
Lindholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lindholm lands a right hand.
Lindholm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darwin is trying to stall.
Lindholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Darwin controls his hands.
Darwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lindholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Lindholm.
Darwin slows down the pace here.
Darwin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lindholm has him pressed against the cage.
Lindholm gets through Darwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lindholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindholm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darwin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lindholm can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lindholm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Lindholm lands a body shot in the clinch.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lindholm backwards.
Darwin is trying to maintain a safe position but Lindholm gets an underhook and turns Darwin into the cage.
Darwin stalling in the clinch.
Darwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindholm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Lindholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darwin with a jab.
Darwin swings for the body but Lindholm moves out of range.
Lindholm throws a big counter head kick but Darwin avoids it with no problem.
Darwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lindholm.
Lindholm misses with a head kick.
Darwin throwing a counter right hand but Lindholm manages to avoid it.
Lindholm ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Lindholm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darwin takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm is working Darwin over against the cage.
Lindholm lands with a right to the head.
Lindholm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindholm scores with a shot to the side of Darwin's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lindholm.
Darwin is breathing heavily.
Lindholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin is trying to force a seperation but Lindholm has the dominant position.
Lindholm blocks an uppercut.
Darwin looking to stall.
Lindholm digs a right hand into Darwin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darwin's gas tank.
Lindholm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darwin is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Lindholm.
Oh Darwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darwin blocks an uppercut.
Darwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Lindholm won't allow it.
Lindholm lands a damaging elbow.
Lindholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindholm pushes Darwin against the cage. Lindholm is working some dirty boxing. Lindholm pushes off with a quick right hook! Darwin goes down! Darwin tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lindholm moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olli Lindholm!
Olli Lindholm got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juodasis Vaiduoklis (ranked 1071 p4p, 430 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 143 p4p, 57 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot delivers a nice body kick.
Patriot has closed the distance and engaged Vaiduoklis in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Patriot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patriot.
Patriot lands a right hand.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Patriot controls his hands.
Patriot misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis lands a shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Patriot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patriot.
Patriot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vaiduoklis's defenses.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaiduoklis gets through Patriot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vaiduoklis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vaiduoklis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vaiduoklis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Vaiduoklis in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Juodasis Vaiduoklis has been cut.
Patriot throws an elbow but it misses.
Patriot takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot lands an elbow inside.
Patriot misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Patriot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patriot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vaiduoklis backwards.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Patriot.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Patriot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vaiduoklis's brow.
Patriot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vaiduokliss head.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patriot struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaiduoklis controls his hands.
Patriot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vaiduoklis backwards.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaiduoklis.
Nice body punch from Patriot.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patriot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vaiduoklis blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot throws an elbow but it misses.
Vaiduoklis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patriot pushes off an throws an elbow but Vaiduoklis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Patriot scores with a hook to the body.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Vaiduoklis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriot's elbow.
Patriot tries a body shot but Vaiduoklis blocks it.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Vaiduoklis.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot lands an elbow that stopped Vaiduoklis in his tracks for a moment.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaiduoklis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patriot misses with an elbow over the top.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Patriot avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vaiduoklis - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Patriot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patriot is leaning against Vaiduoklis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vaiduoklis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Patriot.
Patriot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patriot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patriot blocks an uppercut.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Vaiduoklis avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Patriot.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Patriot lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Patriot.
A short right from Vaiduoklis on the inside.
Vaiduoklis blocks the elbow strike.
Vaiduoklis avoids the elbow strike from Patriot, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Patriot.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vaiduokliss head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis lands with a short shot to the head.
Patriot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vaiduoklis backwards.
Patriot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Patriot controls his hands.
Patriot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vaiduoklis throws a head punch that misses.
Vaiduoklis lands with a right to the head.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Patriot avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Patriot cracks Vaiduoklis with a nice body shot.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Patriot blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Patriot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vaiduoklis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vaiduoklis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vaiduoklis has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vaiduoklis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vaiduoklis prevents a body shot from Patriot.
Patriot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patriot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgon Patriot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juodasis Vaiduoklis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Patriot looks to land a right hand but Vaiduoklis moved out of range.
Patriot throws a looping overhand right but Vaiduoklis ducks down to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patriot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Patriot.
Vaiduoklis jabs Patriot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Patriot moves out of range as Vaiduoklis strikes.
Patriot tries to counter with a clinch but Vaiduoklis shakes him off and moves away.
Patriot closes the distance and pushes Vaiduoklis back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Patriot - that landed with a thud.
Patriot is leaning against Vaiduoklis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot lands a nice uppercut.
Patriot lands a nice uppercut.
Patriot can't find room to land a body shot as Vaiduoklis controls the action.
Vaiduoklis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriot's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patriot throws an elbow but misses.
Vaiduoklis blocks an elbow strike.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis blocks an elbow strike from Patriot.
A short left from Patriot.
Patriot lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Patriot avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Vaiduoklis presses Patriot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vaiduoklis tries a body shot but Patriot blocks it.
Vaiduoklis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot lands an elbow inside that Vaiduoklis shrugs off.
Vaiduoklis misses with some punches.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
Patriot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patriot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Patriot avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Patriot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patriot lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Patriot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vaiduoklis's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Patriot lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaiduoklis can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
Vaiduoklis blocks an uppercut.
Patriot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis blocks an elbow strike from Patriot.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patriot pushes Vaiduoklis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Patriot misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patriot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Patriot misses with a punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Patriot controls his hands.
Patriot misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis avoids the elbow strike from Patriot, against the cage.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Patriot avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Patriot blocking some punches.
Vaiduoklis can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
Patriot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patriot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis misses with the head strike.
Vaiduoklis blocks a body shot from Patriot.
Patriot tries to work over Vaiduoklis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patriot misses with a body punch.
Patriot lands with a right to the head.
Patriot lands with a light punch inside.
Vaiduoklis is leaning against Patriot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot.
Vaiduoklis pushes Patriot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Patriot is breathing heavily.
Patriot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Patriot controls his hands.
Vaiduoklis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Patriot.
Vaiduoklis works on Patriot's body with a couple of short punches.
Vaiduoklis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaiduoklis can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Vaiduoklis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis scores with a shoulder strike.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patriot struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaiduoklis controls his hands.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vaiduokliss head.
Patriot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patriot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patriot misses with some punches.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriot's elbow.
A hook to the body from Vaiduoklis.
Patriot can't find room to land a body shot as Vaiduoklis controls the action.
Vaiduoklis works on Patriot's body with a couple of short punches.
Patriot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Patriot avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Patriot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gorgon Patriot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juodasis Vaiduoklis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vaiduoklis punishes Patriot's body with a nice straight punch.
Vaiduoklis connects with a body shot that sends Patriot's belly button to the back.
Vaiduoklis feints and then cracks Patriot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patriot down.
Vaiduoklis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Patriot counters with a nice uppercut.
Patriot blocks a jab.
Patriot tries to counter with a clinch but Vaiduoklis shakes him off and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vaiduoklis.
Patriot scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Patriot.
Vaiduoklis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patriot instigates a clinch.
Patriot misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis is working Patriot over against the cage.
Patriot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Vaiduoklis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Patriot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vaiduoklis lands with a light punch inside.
Vaiduoklis pushes Patriot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis tries a body shot but Patriot blocks it.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Patriot controls his hands.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Vaiduoklis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patriot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vaiduoklis backwards.
Patriot blocking some punches.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Patriot controls his hands.
Patriot prevents a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Patriot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vaiduoklis backwards.
Patriot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patriot tries to work over Vaiduoklis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorgon Patriot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vaiduoklis throws a head punch that misses.
Vaiduoklis swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis tries a body shot but Patriot blocks it.
Patriot tries to work over Vaiduoklis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patriot lands with a left to the head.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Patriot avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Vaiduoklis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patriots head.
Vaiduoklis lands with a left to the head.
Vaiduoklis can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
Vaiduoklis blocks a body shot from Patriot.
Vaiduoklis swings wildly with an uppercut but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis lands a left hand.
Vaiduoklis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vaiduoklis can't find room to land a body shot as Patriot controls the action.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
Vaiduoklis is leaning against Patriot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Patriot misses with some punches.
Patriot blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands an uppercut.
Patriot lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patriot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vaiduoklis fails to land.
Patriot blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juodasis Vaiduoklis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patriot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorgon Patriot!
A relieved looking Gorgon Patriot 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Andrade (ranked 926 p4p, 457 weight class) and Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 141 p4p, 67 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dos Anjos's choice of entrance music: Pop Smoke - Flexing . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Joao Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade with a nice cross.
Dos Anjos shoots in and gets a takedown into Andrade's guard.
Andrade can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dos Anjos controls the pace.
Dos Anjos being controlled here momentarily.
Andrade 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.
Andrade pulls Dos Anjos in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos Anjos from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dos Anjos wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos wants to pass the guard but Andrade is keeping the position.
Dos Anjos slips nicely into half guard.
Dos Anjos works his way into side control.
Dos Anjos taking a breather here.
Andrade is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dos Anjos working away.
Dos Anjos wants to take a breather but Andrade manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos looking to sit in guard and control but Andrade gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade wants to pass the guard but Dos Anjos is keeping the position.
Dos Anjos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dos Anjos keeping full guard, as Andrade tries to pass.
Dos Anjos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andrade doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andrade manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andrade sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Andrade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Anjos is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dos Anjos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andrade controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dos Anjos keeping moving, preventing Andrade from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Anjos looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Andrade is looking to stand up but Dos Anjos won't let him.
Dos Anjos is trying to control the position but Andrade postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Andrade is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Andrade.
Andrade walks into a jab.
A leg kick checked by Dos Anjos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dos Anjos! But no joy.
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joao Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrade tries to land a leg kick but Dos Anjos saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Anjos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andrade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Dos Anjos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrade misses the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Dos Anjos drops his hands momentarily and Andrade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Joao Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andrade throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Anjos's shoulder, as Dos Anjos tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andrade missing with a left hand there. Dos Anjos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Anjos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andrade throws the left hand but Dos Anjos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Anjos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Andrade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dos Anjos dives in for a single leg takedown but Andrade sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dos Anjos blocks a jab.
Andrade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dos Anjos scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Andrade.
Dos Anjos shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Anjos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Andrade.
Andrade motions for Dos Anjos to come forward. Andrade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andrade defends it nicely.
Joao Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ademaro Dos Anjos.
A big left from Andrade misses.
Dos Anjos with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrade misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade loads up on a big right hand but Dos Anjos slips the punch.
Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Anjos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andrade tries a low kick but Dos Anjos avoids it.
Andrade misses with a looping left.
Andrade lands a leg kick that knocks Dos Anjos off balance momentarily.
Andrade throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dos Anjos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrade circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Andrade. That snapped Dos Anjos's head back.
Andrade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Anjos slips under a jab.
Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Anjos can do to turn this around?
Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Anjos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Anjos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Anjos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andrade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Anjos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Andrade pushes Dos Anjos off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Andrade. No joy for Dos Anjos on that attempt.
Dos Anjos ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Dos Anjos scores with a nice head shot.
Dos Anjos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Andrade misses with a looping left.
Dos Anjos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrade.
Dos Anjos checks the leg kick.
Andrade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dos Anjos's head.
Andrade throws a leg kick
and Dos Anjos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dos Anjos ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
A nice side step and Dos Anjos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Andrade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrade misses with a straight left.
Andrade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos slips under a jab from Andrade.
It seemed like Dos Anjos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andrade fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos is out of range.
It seemed like Dos Anjos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andrade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Dos Anjos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Andrade scores with the left hand. Dos Anjos knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Andrade misses.
Dos Anjos shoots in and drives through. Andrade sprawls well.
Andrade is looking to counter punch.
Dos Anjos checks a leg kick nicely.
Andrade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrade misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dos Anjos checks a leg kick.
Andrade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andrade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrade.
Andrade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dos Anjos cracks Andrade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andrade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Anjos manages to avoid it.
Andrade throws a hook to the side of Dos Anjos's head but Dos Anjos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrade misses with a looping left.
Andrade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos shoots in for a takedown but Andrade shows good takedown defense.
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Dos Anjos ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Anjos lands a nice hook to Andrade's body. Andrade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dos Anjos looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Dos Anjos blocks the low kick.
Andrade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andrade there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andrade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andrade misses with a hook. Dos Anjos ducked under it nicely.
Andrade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrade thuds his right hand into Dos Anjos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dos Anjos looks for a takedown but Andrade sprawls well.
A jab from Andrade misses.
Dos Anjos misses the jab.
Andrade throws a solid leg kick but Dos Anjos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andrade.
Andrade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andrade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dos Anjos is able to avoid easily.
Andrade misses with a hook
and Dos Anjos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dos Anjos digs a good hook to Andrade's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Andrade throws an off balance right hand
and Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Anjos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andrade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dos Anjos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andrade connects with a crisp jab.
Andrade misses with an uppercut. Dos Anjos saw that one coming.
Dos Anjos swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Dos Anjos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrade moves away.
Dos Anjos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Andrade sizes up Dos Anjos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dos Anjos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrade moves away.
Andrade smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joao Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Anjos swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade throws the left hand but Dos Anjos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Anjos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dos Anjos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Anjos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Anjos slips a straight right by Andrade.
Dos Anjos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Dos Anjos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dos Anjos lands with a hook. Andrade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andrade with a nice cross.
Andrade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andrade wants it to stay on the feet.
Dos Anjos tries for a takedown but Andrade sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joao Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ademaro Dos Anjos.
Andrade scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Anjos should have avoided that one.
Andrade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Anjos to score with a decent uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
Andrade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dos Anjos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Anjos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrade in his tracks.
Dos Anjos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Dos Anjos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ademaro Dos Anjos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos looks to throw the jab but Andrade is out of range.
Andrade looks to land a left hand but Dos Anjos moved out of range nicely.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Dos Anjos.
A jab from Dos Anjos misses.
Andrade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dos Anjos's head backwards.
Andrade misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dos Anjos! But no joy.
Andrade moves away from the strike by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Dos Anjos misses its intended target.
Andrade throws out a loose jab but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dos Anjos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Dos Anjos.
Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Anjos scores with a jab to the body.
Andrade misses with a looping left.
Andrade with a jab.
Dos Anjos blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Dos Anjos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade connects with a looping right hand.
Andrade throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andrade.
Dos Anjos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andrade under the eye.
Dos Anjos dives in for a single leg takedown but Andrade sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Andrade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Dos Anjos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Anjos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andrade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andrade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dos Anjos. Dos Anjos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joao Andrade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andrade.
Andrade throws a jab when Dos Anjos was well out of range.
Andrade with a nice cross.
Andrade 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.
Dos Anjos swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
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!
Andrade throws a hook but Dos Anjos avoids it easily.
Andrade cracks Dos Anjos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dos Anjos looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Anjos throws a jab when Andrade was well out of range.
Andrade scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Anjos should have avoided that one.
Andrade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Andrade misses.
Dos Anjos takes one to the chin there.
Andrade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andrade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dos Anjos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Dos Anjos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrade misses the target.
Dos Anjos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dos Anjos's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Dos Anjos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Dos Anjos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Anjos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andrade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dos Anjos throws a jab when Andrade was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Andrade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andrade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Andrade!
In his post fight interview, Joao Andrade started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGuire (ranked 63 p4p, 304 weight class) and Ko Van Den Born (ranked 12 p4p, 55 weight class). McGuire's entrance music is Confederate Railroad - Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind. A fine choice. Ko Van Den Born acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Van Den Born!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Born tests McGuire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from McGuire misses
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp right hand that drops McGuire! Van Den Born lets McGuire back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
McGuire is rocked!
McGuire gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Van Den Born points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. McGuire wakes up just in time to hear Van Den Born thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ko Van Den Born!
Ko Van Den Born is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ko Van Den Born decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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