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PFC 271 Graves vs Duranto PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 1119 p4p, 2179 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 119 p4p, 214 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos lands with a shot to the body.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Megalos.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Tiger tries to counter with a takedown but Megalos is quick to defend against it.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Megalos can pounce on him.
Megalos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Megalos punishes Tiger's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tiger takes one to the side of the head.
Tiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiger swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Megalos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Megalos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tiger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Megalos sizes up Tiger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiger works Megalos's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Megalos, as that shot connected.
A big left from Megalos misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
Megalos working aggressively here.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
A left hand lands to the body for Megalos.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Megalos controls his hands.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiger's elbow.
Tiger is looking to break free of the clinch but Megalos has double underhooks.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Megalos scores with a leg kick.
Tiger avoids a kick to the body.
Megalos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Megalos to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Megalos catches Tiger right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Megalos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tiger is able to avoid easily.
Megalos misses with a low kick as Tiger jumps back.
Megalos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Megalos thows a body kick. Tiger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Megalos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Megalos lands a right hook to the body.
Megalos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Megalos misses.
Tiger throwing a counter right hand but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Megalos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Megalos misses with an uppercut.
Megalos clinches up with Tiger and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Megalos.
Megalos gets a clinch.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Megalos manages to break the clinch.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Tiger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Megalos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Megalos prevents Tiger from breaking the clinch.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Megalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Megalos.
Tiger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A decent looking cross lands there for Megalos.
Tiger misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Megalos throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Tiger tries to counter with a takedown but Megalos is quick to defend against it.
Tiger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megalos throws a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Megalos looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Megalos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiger doesn't seem phased though.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Megalos cracks Tiger with a good jab.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megalos.
A thudding body kick lands there by Megalos!
Megalos lands a leg kick that knocks Tiger off balance momentarily.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Megalos keeps Tiger at a distance using the push kick.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick there by Megalos.
Tiger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Megalos lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiger off the cage and back into range.
Megalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tiger throws a leg kick which misses Megalos's front leg but catches the back leg as Megalos tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Megalos finds it's way through Tiger's defenses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Megalos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking cross lands there for Megalos.
Tiger throws a sloppy head kick and Megalos moves out of range easily.
Tiger tries to move into range but Megalos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Megalos tests Tiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiger checks a low kick from Megalos.
Tiger walks into a left hand.
Megalos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiger wants to break free but Megalos has control.
Megalos tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Megalos.
Megalos throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger throws a chopping leg kick but Megalos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Megalos throws a leg kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger walks into a left hand.
Megalos lands with a right hand.
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Tiger ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Megalos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Megalos.
Megalos jabs at Tiger's body.
Tiger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Megalos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Megalos throws a leg kick which misses Tiger's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiger tries to avoid it.
Megalos scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos moves out of range as Tiger throws a body kick.
Megalos misses with a looping right.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Megalos.
Tiger went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Megalos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Megalos.
A nice inside leg kick there by Megalos. That's going to slow Tiger down.
Megalos wants to clinch but Tiger slips to the side
enabling Tiger to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Megalos.
Megalos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tiger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiger throws a quick counter head kick but Megalos was just out of range.
Megalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger throwing a counter right hand but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Megalos. That snapped Tiger's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos keeps Tiger at a distance using the push kick.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body. Tiger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tiger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Tiger ducks down to avoid it.
Tiger lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Megalos stuns Tiger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megalos has Tiger up against the cage in a clinch.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Megalos throws a good cross that connects.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Megalos lands with a nice body punch.
Megalos cracks Tiger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiger swats away the attempt to clinch by Megalos.
Megalos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Megalos.
Tiger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Megalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Megalos does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger tries to counter with a takedown but Megalos is quick to defend against it.
Megalos throws out a powerful jab.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Megalos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Megalos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Megalos lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Megalos catches Tiger right on the button with a cross.
Megalos instigates a clinch.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiger is trying to push Megalos away but Megalos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiger's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos breaks from the clinch.
Tiger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Megalos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Megalos.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiger feinted with a counter takedown.
Megalos scores with a decent looking hook.
Megalos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Megalos throws out the jab.
Megalos sizes up Tiger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Megalos finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiger's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos with the inside leg kick.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Megalos lands with a right hand.
Megalos wants to clinch up but Tiger keeps it at a distance.
Tiger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. Megalos catches Tiger right on the button with a cross.
Tiger checks a low kick from Megalos.
Tiger feinted with a counter takedown.
Megalos throws a push kick but Tiger slaps the foot to one side.
Tiger went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A low kick lands for Megalos.
Tiger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but Megalos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Megalos throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Megalos looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger blocks a jab.
Tiger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Megalos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Megalos connects with a solid leg kick.
Megalos looks to land a body kick but Tiger moved away.
Tiger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tiger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Megalos throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick there by Megalos.
Megalos lands an overhand right.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger looks to throw a body kick
and Megalos counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Megalos 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Shabanov (ranked 789 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Rob Kardashian (ranked 121 p4p, 149 weight class). Kardashian has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit as his entrance music. Fedor Shabanov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Kardashian!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardashian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shabanov takes one to the side of the head.
Shabanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shabanov tries to move into range but Kardashian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Kardashian.
Shabanov walks into a jab.
Shabanov with a jab.
 It looks like Rob Kardashian has been cut.
Kardashian loads up on a big right hand but Shabanov slips the punch.
Kardashian takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kardashian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kardashian's head.
Shabanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kardashian.
Shabanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kardashian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shabanov counters with a huge left! Kardashian is in big trouble! He's backing up but Shabanov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kardashian from any more damage. A dominating finish by Shabanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Shabanov!
Fedor Shabanov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 326 p4p, 501 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 51 p4p, 77 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bissainthe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hoodoo Man Blues. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Turnbull lands a really nice looking cross but Bissainthe seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Turnbull.
Bissainthe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnbull.
Bissainthe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turnbull can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Bissainthe blocks the low kick.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bissainthe lands a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe cracks Turnbull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Turnbull.
Some bone on bone action there as Bissainthe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turnbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull tries to clinch but Bissainthe is having none of it.
Turnbull cracks Bissainthe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Turnbull thinks about the counter body kick.
Bissainthe throws a chopping leg kick but Turnbull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turnbull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Turnbull ducks right into an uppercut from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Turnbull off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
Bissainthe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turnbull now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Turnbull avoids it easily.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Turnbull misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe thuds his shin into the meat of Turnbull's side.
Bissainthe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turnbull.
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Turnbull.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bissainthe blocks the leg kick.
Turnbull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Turnbull moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turnbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Turnbull sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe looks to land a right hand but Turnbull moved out of range.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bissainthe.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bissainthe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
A left hand lands to the body for Turnbull.
Bissainthe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Bissainthe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bissainthe breaks the clinch.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
Bissainthe with the inside leg kick.
Turnbull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turnbull defending well as Bissainthe loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull ducks right into an uppercut from Bissainthe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bissainthe. That did some damage!
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Turnbull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turnbull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bissainthe's sensitive parts.
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turnbull counters with a body kick.
Turnbull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bissainthe takes one to the chin there.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the body kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bissainthe is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnbull.
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Turnbull throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Bissainthe throws a low kick, looking for Turnbull's leg but Turnbull calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Turnbull moved away.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
A quick step to the side and Bissainthe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Bissainthe.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
Bissainthe misses the body punch
and Turnbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turnbull!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bissainthe!
Turnbull checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Turnbull walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bissainthe.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Turnbull as he checks the leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Turnbull sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turnbull feints a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turnbull throws a good cross that connects.
Roderick Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bissainthe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turnbull takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turnbull checks the leg kick.
Bissainthe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
Bissainthe works the jab nicely.
Turnbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turnbull clobbers Bissainthe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull needs to keep his hands up - Bissainthe had a free shot at his head there.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Turnbull sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bissainthe throws a chopping leg kick but Turnbull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Turnbull down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bissainthe throws out a powerful jab.
Bissainthe throws a wild body kick that Turnbull sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Turnbull.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Turnbull's shoulder, as Turnbull tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Bissainthe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Turnbull avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Turnbull down.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Turnbull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a head kick.
Bissainthe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Turnbull.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses.
Bissainthe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turnbull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turnbull rushes Bissainthe and presses him up against the cage.
Bissainthe lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Nice body punch from Turnbull - that landed with a thud.
Turnbull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bissainthe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull works on Bissainthe's body with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bissainthe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Turnbull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch.
Bissainthe swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bissainthe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bissainthe.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bissainthe fails to land.
Good body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
Bissainthe misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bissainthe can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull lands a nice uppercut.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Bissainthe.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Turnbull lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bissainthe.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bissainthe.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bissainthe or not.
Bissainthe lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull lands a body punch.
Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocking some punches.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bissainthe's elbow.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull gets through Bissainthe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bissainthe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Bissainthe tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Bissainthe back against the cage.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bissainthe breaks the clinch.
Turnbull thows a body kick. Bissainthe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Turnbull sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bissainthe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turnbull. That did some damage!
Bissainthe lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bissainthe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bissainthe misses with a head kick.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but Turnbull moves out of range easily.
Bissainthe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turnbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Turnbull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turnbull throws a push kick but Bissainthe slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Turnbull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bissainthe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bissainthe scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turnbull 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 Bissainthe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bissainthe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turnbull misses the body punch
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turnbull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bissainthe defending well as Turnbull loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Turnbull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses.
Turnbull scores with a nice strike.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Turnbull slaps the foot to one side.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turnbull 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.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Turnbull darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bissainthe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turnbull avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turnbull looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Turnbull misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull scores with a hook to the body. Bissainthe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turnbull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Jab by Bissainthe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull scoring well with a low kick there.
Bissainthe throws a wild body kick that Turnbull sees coming a mile off.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnbull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bissainthe throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bissainthe lands with a cross.
Bissainthe cracks a nice hook into Turnbull's ribs.
Turnbull tries to clinch there but Bissainthe circles away.
Bissainthe cracks Turnbull with a good jab.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe 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.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe cracks Turnbull with an open hand slap.
Bissainthe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bissainthe blocks a head kick by Turnbull.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Turnbull down.
Turnbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bissainthe scores with a jab. Turnbull acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe slips under a jab.
Bissainthe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turnbull will feel that in the morning.
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Turnbull's leg. Turnbull is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe lands a nice shot to the body.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
Bissainthe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turnbull has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turnbull tries to close the distance and clinch but Bissainthe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turnbull.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A head kick from Bissainthe lands but Turnbull takes it in his stride.
Turnbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turnbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Toussaint Bissainthe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bissainthe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 233 p4p, 218 weight class) and Juan Pique (ranked 26 p4p, 24 weight class). Pique has chosen Piranha as his entrance music. The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.
Pique moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Ignatowski misses.
Pique finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pique throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pique takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pique checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pique throws a body punch but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pique lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pique misses with a straight left.
Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pique darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pique moves forwards but Ignatowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique scores with a hook to the body. Ignatowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ignatowski takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Ignatowski finds it's target.
Pique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ignatowski doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique misses with a hook.
Ignatowski connects with a right hand. Pique shakes it off.
Ignatowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ignatowski throws the kick towards the body but Pique avoids it.
Pique is trying to counter with his kicks.
A low kick from Ignatowski is predictable there
and Pique connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pique misses with an uppercut.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Pique appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ignatowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Pique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pique misses with a straight left.
Ignatowski throws a shot from downtown. Pique moves away and avoids it.
Pique follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pique throws out a leg kick but Ignatowski moves out of range and Pique only half commits.
Pique looks to land a right hand but Ignatowski moved out of range.
Pique lands a jab to Ignatowski's midsection.
Pique misses with a hook. Ignatowski ducked under it nicely.
Pique connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski thows a leg kick but Pique checks it
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pique.
Pique staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ignatowski. Pique shrugs it off though.
Pique swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Pique. That snapped Ignatowski's head back.
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
Pique lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pique throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ignatowski on the side of the head.
Pique is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ignatowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Pique's front leg but catches the back leg as Pique tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski looks to land a right hand but Pique moved out of range.
Pique dips to his left and cracks Ignatowski with an uppercut!
Pique looks to throw a body kick
and Ignatowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Pique blocks the leg kick.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pique.
Some bone on bone action there as Pique checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pique misses with an uppercut
and Ignatowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pique connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ignatowski momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Ignatowski misses with a hook.
Pique moves out of range as Ignatowski strikes.
Ignatowski throws the left hand but Pique avoids the punch easily.
Ignatowski backing away here, and Pique unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pique is looking to score with low kicks.
Pique swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski takes one on the button.
Ignatowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pique cracks Ignatowski with a good jab.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pique 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 Ignatowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pique throws a body punch but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
Pique has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pique.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a wild body kick that Ignatowski sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatowski has Pique up against the cage in a clinch.
Ignatowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pique throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Ignatowski blocks a body shot from Pique.
Ignatowski wants to stall.
Pique misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatowski is stalling here.
Ignatowski drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski trying to control the position.
Pique trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignatowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pique dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pique takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignatowski scores with a push kick.
Pique keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pique throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
Pique on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pique scores with a shot to the body.
Ignatowski avoids the body shot from Pique.
Pique throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ignatowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pique lands a jab to the nose.
Pique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Pique counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatowski wants to land a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Pique shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Ignatowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pique checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Pique.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Pique counter with a right hand.
Ignatowski scores with a nice strike.
Ignatowski misses with a wild body shot.
Pique with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pique scores with a jab to the head.
Ignatowski swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Ignatowski misses with a right hand
and Pique counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pique throws the left hand but Ignatowski avoids the punch easily.
Ignatowski tries to clinch there but Pique circles away.
Pique is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ignatowski with a body shot.
Pique moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pique 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignatowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Juan Pique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ignatowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Pique slips under a jab from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pique moves out of range of the strikes.
Pique throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ignatowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Ignatowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pique.
A little feinted left hand from Ignatowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ignatowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pique pushes Ignatowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pique misses with some punches.
Pique scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski manages to break the clinch.
Ignatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pique.
Ignatowski walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski avoids the body shot from Pique.
Pique scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ignatowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pique throws out the jab.
Ignatowski connects with a right hand. Pique shakes it off.
Pique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatowski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ignatowski lands with a nice body kick.
Ignatowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pique doesn't seem bothered though.
Pique connects with a solid leg kick.
Pique takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pique lands a front kick.
Pique blocks a leg kick.
Ignatowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Pique moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pique throws out a counter right but Ignatowski avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.
Pique scores with a nice head shot.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Ignatowski saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Ignatowski.
Pique throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatowski moves out of range easily.
Ignatowski is looking to counter punch.
Pique throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ignatowski counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
Pique throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pique punishes Ignatowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Pique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski connects with a right hand. Pique shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pique, pushing him back against the cage.
Ignatowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ignatowski throws a shot to the body.
Ignatowski avoids a kick to the body.
Ignatowski blocks the body kick.
Ignatowski throws the kick towards the body but Pique avoids it.
Ignatowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pique takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pique throws a body kick that misses.
Pique lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Ignatowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pique works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ignatowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pique counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski blocks a head kick by Pique.
Ignatowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Pique needs to keep his hands up - Ignatowski had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski misses with a looping left.
Ignatowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pique finds it's way round the side to connect with Ignatowski's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Pique blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pique 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 Ignatowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ignatowski tries a low kick but Pique avoids it.
Good exchange - Ignatowski coming out on top.
Pique throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Ignatowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
Pique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Pique finds it's target.
Pique is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body punch from Ignatowski.
Nice defenses there by Pique.
Pique misses with a hook to the body
and Ignatowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignatowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ignatowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ignatowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Pique connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pique connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Pique.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pique fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ignatowski.
Pique throws a chopping leg kick but Ignatowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheers as Ignatowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pique doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Juan Pique has been cut.
Ignatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
A jab lands there for Ignatowski.
 Pique is rocked!
Pique defending well as Ignatowski loads up on a big left hand.
Pique is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatowski finish him?
Ignatowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pique lands a jab to Ignatowski's midsection.
Pique seems to have recovered his senses.
Pique takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pique bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ignatowski throws the left hand but Pique avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Pique on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique scores with a spinning back kick!
Ignatowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Pique is just out of range.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Pique's front leg but catches the back leg as Pique tries to avoid it.
Pique tried to score with a low kick but Ignatowski checks it.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Pique.
Ignatowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
A big right from Ignatowski misses.
Ignatowski thumps Pique with a low kick.
Pique avoids a kick to the body.
Ignatowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ignatowski is looking to chop away at Pique's legs.
Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatowski closes the distance but Pique moves to the side
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pique. Ignatowski shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
Ignatowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pique misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Pique lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ignatowski doesn't seem phased though.
Good shot there by Pique.
Ignatowski 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatowski.
Juan Pique is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick from Ignatowski misses.
Pique staying out of range there.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
It seemed like Pique was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ignatowski thows a leg kick but Pique checks it
and Pique counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignatowski misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Ignatowski misses
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Pique.
I've got Pique winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pique!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Pique thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones Jr (ranked 370 p4p, 527 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 58 p4p, 82 weight class). Jones Jr comes to the cage accompanied by The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Ballad of Jim Jones. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr slips a jab from Smith.
Jones Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Jr.
Smith tries to clinch but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Jones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith tries a body shot but Jones Jr blocks it.
I was talking to Jones Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr breaks the clinch.
Jones Jr clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones Jr cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Jones Jr avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith darts in and clinches Jones Jr up against the cage.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Jr is trying to break free.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones Jr pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones Jr slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones Jr momentarily.
Jones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Jones Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith rushes Jones Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jones Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Jones Jr misses with some punches.
Jones Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith drives through and clinches with Jones Jr against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith tries a body shot but Jones Jr blocks it.
Smith tries to work over Jones Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with some punches.
Jones Jr is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Jones Jr.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Jones Jr's ribcage. Jones Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr breaks from the clinch.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Jones Jr is trying to break free.
Jones Jr breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Jones Jr's head but Jones Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones Jr takes one on the button.
Smith swings for the body but Jones Jr moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Smith tries to clinch up but Jones Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Chad Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Jones Jr's shoulder, as Jones Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Jones Jr moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Jones Jr.
Jones Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
Jones Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Jones Jr is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Jones Jr wants to break free but Smith has control.
Jones Jr breaks the clinch.
Jones Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Smith is quick to defend against it.
Jones Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith misses with a hook. Jones Jr ducked under it nicely.
Jones Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Jones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Jones Jr catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Jr throws a shot to the body.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Jones Jr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones Jr drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Jones Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
Jones Jr scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Jones Jr throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Jones Jr loaded up on that one.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Jones Jr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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 Jim Jones Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jones Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith cracks Jones Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk. Jones Jr catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith rushes Jones Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Jones Jr tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Jr stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith wants to clinch
and Jones Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones Jr passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Jones Jr has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr working Smith over with strikes.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Jones Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones Jr wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Jones Jr 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.
Jones Jr drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith wants to control but Jones Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones Jr throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Jones Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr prevents Smith from improving his position.
Jones Jr wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Jones Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones Jr is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is controlling Jones Jr's trapped leg to prevent Jones Jr from advancing to side control.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Jones Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Jones Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Jones Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith has his hands clasped together around Jones Jr's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones Jr prevents Smith from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Jones Jr.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones Jr in particular looking to stall.
Jones Jr thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Jones Jr working Smith over with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Smith has hold of Jones Jr's hands but Jones Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones Jr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Jones Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Jones Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Jones Jr's shoulder, as Jones Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Smith cracks Jones Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Jr.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Smith throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Jones Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones Jr slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr lands the left hand.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Jones Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Jones Jr lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones Jr trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Jones Jr landing a few strikes.
Jim Jones Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones Jr.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones Jr connects with a decent elbow.
Jones Jr landing a few strikes.
Jones Jr trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr tries to move into full mount but can't pass Smith's legs.
Chad Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Jones Jr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - Jones Jr scoring with strikes.
Jones Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Jones Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones Jr lands an elbow.
Jones Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jim Jones Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Smith is letting Jones Jr control him for a moment.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Jones Jr cracks Smith with a big elbow.
Jones Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Jones Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A lull in the action here.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Jones Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jones Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jones Jr!
Jim Jones Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aku Serronen (ranked 116 p4p, 403 weight class) and James Noir (ranked 17 p4p, 62 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen thuds his shin into the meat of Noir's side.
Serronen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Noir misses.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serronen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Serronen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noir. Serronen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serronen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noir.
Serronen looks to throw the jab but Noir is out of range.
Noir dips to his left and cracks Serronen with an uppercut!
Noir checks a leg kick.
Serronen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Serronen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Noir blocking some punches.
Noir lands an uppercut.
Serronen lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Serronen prevents it.
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Noir misses with a punch to the body.
Serronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Serronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noir.
Serronen throws a head punch that misses.
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Noir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Serronen backwards.
Serronen lands a body shot.
Noir is working for takedown but Serronen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Noir ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Noir no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Noir trying to control the position.
Noir pulls Serronen in close to prevent any damage.
Noir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Serronen defends well.
Serronen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen forces his way into half guard.
Noir wants to get back to full guard.
Noir is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Noir gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen trying to control the position from guard on top but Noir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Serronen stands and throws Noir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Noir regains half guard.
Serronen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Noir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Noir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Noir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Serronen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir has given up his back here. Will Serronen look for the submission or keep pounding away?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serronen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Serronen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Noir is defending well though. Serronen let's go of the attempt for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serronen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Noir has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Noir rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Serronen dominated that round.
That's time! Serronen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Serronens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick by Serronen misses
and Noir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Serronen won't be happy with that.
Noir controlling the position.
Serronen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Noir off and has taken his back!
Serronen doesn't have the hooks in and Noir manages to turn into his guard.
James Noir has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serronen wants to sweep but no luck.
Serronen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Noir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen wants to pass the guard but Noir is keeping the position.
Noir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Serronen managing to control the position.
Noir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Serronen's head.
Serronen controls Noir momentarily but Noir frees himself.
Serronen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Noir manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir is trying to keep Serronen in close.
Serronen stopping the sweep attempt from Noir.
Noir controls Serronen momentarily but Serronen frees himself.
Noir pulls Serronen in to control the position.
Serronen is pushing down on Noir's leg trying to pass to half guard. Noir is fighting to maintain full guard but Serronen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Serronen wants to free his trapped foot but Noir is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Noir trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Noir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Serronen tries to pass to full mount but Noir defends it.
Noir is trying to get back to full guard.
Noir is in trouble now - Serronen has advanced to mount!
Serronen wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Noir is desperately trying to improve his position but Serronen has a good base and remains in mount.
Serronen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Noir is looking to escape.
Serronen is really struggling to control Noir but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Noir wants to hold on but Serronen pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serronen with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Noir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Serronen throws a hook but Noir blocks it.
Serronen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Serronen.
Nice defenses there by Serronen.
A telegraphed right hand from Noir misses the target.
Serronen tries a low kick but Noir avoids it.
Noir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Serronen can pounce on him.
Serronen tries to clinch up
and Serronen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Noir misses.
Serronen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir misses with a straight right.
Serronen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Noir paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Serronen drops his hands momentarily and Noir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Noir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serronen tries to work over Noir's front leg with a kick but Noir checks it.
Aku Serronen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Serronen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Serronen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Serronen walks into a jab.
James Noir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Serronen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Serronen slips under a jab from Noir.
And Serronen counters with a quick kick to the body but Noir blocks it.
A slow jab from Serronen misses its intended target.
Noir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Serronen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Serronen rushes Noir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Serronen tries a body shot but Noir blocks it.
Noir breaks the clinch.
Serronen slips under a jab from Noir.
Serronen blocks a jab.
Serronen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serronen moves away.
Serronen tried to counter with a leg kick but Noir avoided it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serronen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serronen throws a leg kick that misses.
Serronen is looking to clinch but Noir is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Noir.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Serronen gets a clinch.
Noir is looking for a takedown.
Serronen can't find room to land a body shot as Noir controls the action.
Noir works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Noir won't allow Serronen to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Serronen is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen wants to control from the top but Noir keeps moving.
Serronen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noir is trying to keep Serronen in close.
Noir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Serronen looking to sit in guard and control but Noir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Serronen keeping moving, preventing Noir from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Noir is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Noir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Noir preventing the sweep.
Noir lands a couple of elbows.
Noir passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Noir trying to control the position but Serronen is working away.
Serronen trying to remain calm as Noir controls from the top position.
Serronen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Noir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Noir 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aku Serronen!
A victorious Aku Serronen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bapp (ranked 49 p4p, 175 weight class) and Yormomza Built (ranked 9 p4p, 35 weight class). Built has chosen Back That Azz Up as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yormomza Built was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scotty Bapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yormomza Built!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
Bapp throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.
Bapp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bapp backing away here, and Built unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Built uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bapp.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
A big right from Bapp misses.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
Bapp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Bapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Built sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bapp backing away here, and Built unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bapp scores with a jab. Built acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bapp to score with a decent uppercut.
Built walks into a straight right hand from Bapp.
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
Built only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Built appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp misses with a straight right.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Bapp swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Built was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away.
Built slips under a jab.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
Bapp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bapp.
Bapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Bapp connects with a body shot.
Built avoids the body shot from Bapp.
Scotty Bapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bapp throws a hook to the side of Built's head but Built sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bapp backing away here, and Built unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Built steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
Bapp lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bapp scores with a decent looking hook.
Bapp misses the jab.
Bapp misses with an uppercut.
Built only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bapp throws an off balance right hand
and Built counters with a low kick, right behind Bapp 's knee.
Bapp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Built counters with a slapping leg kick.
Built has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bapp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bapp tests Built's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bapp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bapp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bapp takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bapp misses with a hook.
A big right from Bapp misses.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Built keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bapp.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
Jab by Bapp.
Bapp throws an off balance right hand
and Built counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bapp misses with a left hand
and Built counters with a good low kick that Bapp was not able to check.
Bapp misses with a looping left.
Built avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bapp catches Built with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bapp throws a sloppy body shot
and Built counters with a good low kick that Bapp was not able to check.
Bapp scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bapp digs a good hook to Built's body.
Bapp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bapp swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bapp takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Bapp swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bapp is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bapp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Built stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Built counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bapp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Built sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Built flicks out a counter leg kick but Bapp steps away.
Built uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bapp.
Built appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bapp dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bapp lands with a nice body punch.
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bapp throws a sloppy body shot
and Built counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bapp throws an overhand right that lands on Built's shoulder, as Built tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bapp misses the target.
Bapp scores with a sloppy right hand. Built should have avoided that one.
Bapp misses with a right hand
and Built counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bapp swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Bapp misses with an uppercut.
Bapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Built.
Built appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Built takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp digs a good body shot into Built's ribs.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Bapp backing away here, and Built unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Built looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bapp swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Built appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Built staying out of range there.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
Built slips a jab from Bapp.
Bapp backing away here, and Built unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Built slips a jab from Bapp.
Bapp looks to land a right hand but Built moved out of range.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Bapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Bapp swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Bapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bapp throws an overhand right that lands on Built's shoulder, as Built tries to avoid the shot.
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
Built only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Built staying out of range there.
Bapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Built flicks out a counter leg kick but Bapp steps away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Built might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bapp has got the better of the exchanges.
Built ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Built appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Built blocks a jab.
Bapp works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Built avoids the body shot from Bapp.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp lands with a shot to the body.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
Bapp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Built can do to turn this around?
Bapp looks to land a right hand but Built moved out of range.
Bapp throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
Built was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bapp jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bapp takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Built flicks out a counter leg kick but Bapp steps away.
Bapp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bapp throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Bapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range.
Built slips a jab from Bapp.
Built shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built defending well as Bapp loads up on a big left hand.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
Bapp throws a body shot but no joy.
Built staying out of range there.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Bapp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bapp throws a body shot but no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Built in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bapp misses with an uppercut. Built saw that one coming.
Bapp throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
Bapp swings widly with a right hand
and Built counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Bapp misses with a hook. Built ducked under it nicely.
Built was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Built walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bapp lands with a cross.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bapp dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Built sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Bapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bapp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bapp throws the left hand but Built avoids the punch easily.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bapp. Built does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bapp backing away here, and Built unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bapp misses with a wild body shot.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
Built steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bapp throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.
Bapp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Built avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Built keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Built.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built flicks out a counter leg kick but Bapp steps away.
Bapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Built.
Bapp backing away here, and Built unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bapp connects with a right hand. Built shakes it off.
Built uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Bapp misses with an uppercut. Built saw that one coming.
Built was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Built uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bapp.
Bapp misses the shot to the body.
Built flicks out a counter leg kick but Bapp steps away.
A jab lands there for Bapp.
Bapp scores with a nice right hand.
Bapp misses with a wild body shot.
Bapp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yormomza Built has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bapp. Built does a little dance to reset his feet.
Built slips a straight right by Bapp.
Built appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bapp throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
Bapp misses with a straight left.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Bapp lands a nice hook to Built's body. Built takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bapp takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
Built flicks out a counter leg kick but Bapp steps away.
Built moves away from the strike by Bapp.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
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!
Bapp looks to land a left hand but Built moved out of range nicely.
Built keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bapp backing away here, and Built unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Bapp misses.
Bapp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bapp throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
Bapp misses with an uppercut.
Built uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bapp.
Built feints a counter leg kick.
Bapp looks to throw the jab but Built is out of range.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Bapp is wise to it.
Bapp misses with a straight right.
Bapp backing away here, and Built unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bapp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bapp throws a body shot but no joy.
Bapp with a hook.
Built ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scotty Bapp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bapp connects with a jab.
Bapp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bapp throws a looping overhand right but Built ducks down to avoid it.
Built takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bapp scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bapp misses with a body shot
and Built counters with a good low kick that Bapp was not able to check.
Bapp throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Built follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bapp lands a jab to the nose.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Built flicks out a counter leg kick but Bapp steps away.
Nice defenses there by Built.
Built steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
Built was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bapp misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Bapp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bapp 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Bapp!
During a confident post fight interview, Scotty Bapp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 64 p4p, 22 weight class) and Roli Poli (ranked 9 p4p, 3 weight class). Krison comes to the cage accompanied by Rebelution. Poli has chosen Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Krison moves out of range of the body kick.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Poli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krison. Krison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Poli misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Poli will feel that in the morning.
Krison tries to clinch but Poli is having none of it.
Poli walks into a straight right hand from Krison.
Poli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krison lands a jab to Poli's midsection.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Poli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Krison loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
Krison is looking to score with low kicks.
Poli misses with a hook.
Krison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poli.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Krison moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poli.
Poli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Krison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poli.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Poli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krison throws a solid leg kick but Poli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krison.
Krison scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poli.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Poli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice combination there by Poli.
Poli checks a low kick from Krison.
Poli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krison under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poli slips under a jab from Krison.
Krison lands the left hand.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Krison blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Krison.
Poli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krison on the side of the head.
Poli throws a lazy head kick
and Krison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poli's knee momentarily.
Krison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poli thuds his right hand into Krison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Poli missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krison avoids the body shot from Poli.
Krison lands a lovely overhand right.
Krison misses with an uppercut.
Poli misses with an uppercut
and Krison counters with a body kick that stops Poli in his tracks momentarily.
Krison clobbers Poli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krison defending well as Poli loads up on a big left hand.
Poli blocks a leg kick.
Krison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poli.
Krison misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poli scores with a one two! Krison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Krison misses with a hook. Poli ducked under it nicely.
Krison scores with a kick to the body.
Krison avoids the body shot from Poli.
Krison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid body kick from Poli.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Krison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Poli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison scores with a hook to the body. Poli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Krison moves away and avoids it.
Poli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krison.
It seemed like Poli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krison checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poli throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Krison counter with a right hand.
Poli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poli throws a leg kick
and Krison counters with a right hand to the body.
Krison tries to clinch but Poli moves out of range.
Poli misses with a leg kick.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poli at a distance.
Poli misses with a right hand
and Krison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poli misses with a hook. Krison ducked under it nicely.
Poli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli looks for the body kick but Krison saw that one coming.
Poli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krison connects with an inside leg kick.
Krison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poli.
Poli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roli Poli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poli scores with a nice strike.
Poli with a jab.
Krison throws a poor cross that misses
and Poli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krison thinking.
Poli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roli Poli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poli tried to score with a low kick but Krison checks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poli - that will leave a mark!
Krison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poli is out of range and Krison settles back down.
Poli is looking to land body kicks.
Poli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krison misses with a wild combination.
Poli misses with a lunging right hand
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Poli misses with a body kick.
Krison defending well as Poli loads up on a big left hand.
Krison throwing a counter right hand but Poli manages to avoid it.
Poli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krison checks a leg kick nicely.
Krison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Krison ducks down to avoid it.
Krison throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Krison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Krison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Krison.
Poli throws a head kick but Krison moves out of range.
Krison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Poli.
Krison connects with a body shot.
Krison has Poli up against the cage in a clinch.
Krison working aggressively here.
Krison lands a hook that snaps the head of Poli backwards.
Poli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poli swings for the body but Krison moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poli avoids a kick to the body.
Poli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poli moves out of range as Krison throws a body kick.
Poli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krison throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Krison throws an off balance right hand
and Poli counters with a straight right hand.
Krison blocks a head kick by Poli.
Poli slips a jab and a cross from Krison.
Krison wants to land a leg kick but Poli is out of range.
Poli misses the jab.
Poli scores with a nice strike.
Poli connects with a body shot that sends Krison's belly button to the back.
Krison avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krison. That's going to slow Poli down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poli thows a leg kick but Krison checks it
and Krison counters with a good, hard body kick but Poli shrugs it off.
Krison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Krison throws a low kick, looking for Poli's leg but Poli calmly moves out of range.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Poli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krison.
Krison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krison moves out of range as Poli strikes.
Poli staying out of range there.
Poli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krison.
Poli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krison throws a poor cross that misses
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
Krison misses with a hook. Poli ducked under it nicely.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Krison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poli throws a wild body kick that Krison sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Poli lands a body shot.
Krison lands a jab.
Poli drops his hands momentarily and Krison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
A low kick lands for Poli.
Krison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krison checks a low kick from Poli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli connects with a looping right hand.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
Poli moves out of range as Krison strikes.
Krison misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
That's time! Krison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Krison checks a leg kick.
Poli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poli lands a nice shot to the body.
Krison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Poli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krison scores with a jab to the head.
Krison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krison.
Poli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Krison.
Krison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krison looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
Krison connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Krison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krison moves in looking to clinch but Poli pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli lands a nice hook to Krison's body. Krison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Krison.
Krison lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krison.
Krison looks to land a left hand but Poli moved out of range nicely.
Krison cracks a nice hook into Poli's ribs.
Krison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poli throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Krison throws an overhand right that lands on Poli's shoulder, as Poli tries to avoid the shot.
Krison misses with a looping right.
Krison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Krison misses.
Krison throws a solid leg kick but Poli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krison.
Poli misses with a hook. Krison ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli misses with a head kick.
It appears Krison was looking to counter with a kick there.
Krison throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poli, as that shot connected.
Krison loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
Poli unleashes a big counter combination but Krison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Poli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Poli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Poli misses.
Krison staying out of range there.
Krison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Poli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.
A jab from Krison does it's job there.
Krison throws a shot to the body.
Krison lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a nice shot to the body.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
Poli swings for the body but Krison moves out of range.
Krison slips a jab from Poli.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Krison looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
Poli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poli misses with a low kick.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krison.
Krison misses with a body kick.
Krison jabs at Poli's body.
Krison slips under a jab.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Krison ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Krison.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krison.
Poli slips a straight right by Krison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Krison.
Krison throws a leg kick that misses.
Poli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison misses with a hook.
Krison throws a leg kick
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krison avoids the head kick by Poli.
Jab, jab by Poli - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poli throws a head kick but Krison moves out of range.
Poli misses with an uppercut. Krison saw that one coming.
Krison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Krison loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
Krison has closed the distance and engaged Poli in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krison.
Poli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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 Herb Krison.
I think Krison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Herb Krison!
During a confident post fight interview, Herb Krison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 32 p4p, 12 weight class) and Muhammad Jabbar (ranked 7 p4p, 2 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Joe Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jabbar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jabbar swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Jabbar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Jabbar counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Jabbar counters with a stiff right hand.
Jabbar misses with a body kick.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabbar lands a head shot.
Jabbar ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Jabbar swings widly with a right hand
and Jabbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jabbar is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jabbar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jabbar misses with a kick to the body
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Jabbar moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Jabbar.
Jabbar defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Jabbar misses with a hook.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Jabbar manages to avoid it.
Jabbar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith closes the distance but Jabbar moves to the side
and Jabbar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jabbar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jabbar.
Jabbar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Jabbar moved out of range nicely.
Jabbar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jabbar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jabbar. Jabbar obviously looking to wear him down.
Jabbar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Jabbar ducks down to avoid it.
Jabbar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Nice uppercut there from Jabbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Jabbar.
Jabbar throws a poor cross that misses
and Jabbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Smith.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabbar misses with a straight right.
Smith thinks about countering with a head kick.
Donk. Smith catches Jabbar right on the button with a cross.
Jabbar stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jabbar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith misses with a hook.
Jabbar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It appears Smith was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Jabbar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jabbar looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jabbar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Jabbar counters with a crisp right hand that drops Smith! Jabbar lets Smith back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like Joe Smith has been cut.
Jabbar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabbar drops Smith with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smith looks back up at him and smiles so Jabbar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Smith is rocked!
Jabbar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jabbar ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Smith's jaw. Smith's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Jabbar does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muhammad Jabbar! Muhammad Jabbar retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Muhammad Jabbar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 4 p4p, 71 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 1 p4p, 11 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade. Nick Graves had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duranto with a nice calf kick.
Graves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duranto in his tracks.
Duranto slips under a jab.
Duranto feints a counter leg kick.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duranto counters with a stiff right hand.
Duranto tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves tries to clinch but Duranto is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws a body punch but Duranto moves out of range.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and Duranto counters with a thumping low kick.
Graves tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duranto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Graves 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.
Duranto slips a jab from Graves.
Duranto throws a big counter head kick but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Graves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Duranto controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Duranto has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duranto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duranto, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto breaks from the clinch.
Graves misses with a body punch
letting Duranto counter with a right hand.
A cross from Graves lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duranto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Graves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duranto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graves misses with a right hand
and Duranto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duranto throws out a leg kick but Graves moves out of range and Duranto only half commits.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Graves.
Duranto lands with a right hand.
Duranto blocks a jab.
Duranto keeps the fight on the outside.
Nick Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Duranto is just out of range.
Duranto throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Graves misses with a body shot
and Duranto counters with a crisp right hand that drops Graves! Duranto lets Graves back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Graves is rocked!
A big right from Graves misses.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
Graves drives through and clinches with Duranto against the cage.
Graves seems to have got his legs back now.
Duranto lands with a light punch inside.
Duranto lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
It seemed like Duranto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Duranto circles away.
Duranto feints a counter leg kick.
Duranto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Graves takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Duranto throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Duranto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheers as Graves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duranto doesn't seem phased though.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Duranto circles away.
Duranto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Graves misses with a body shot.
Duranto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roberto Duranto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duranto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Graves misses with a straight right.
A big right from Graves misses.
Duranto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duranto breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch but Duranto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duranto feints a counter leg kick.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duranto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Duranto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Graves backing away here, and Duranto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duranto blocks a jab.
Duranto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves moves to clinch but Duranto breaks away
enabling Duranto to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands with an overhand left.
Duranto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Duranto does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves checks a leg kick.
A big right from Graves misses.
Duranto tries a quick counter leg kick but Graves is wise to it.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDuranto.
Graves throws the left hand but Duranto avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Graves misses with a body punch
and Duranto counters with a leg kick.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Duranto counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duranto throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Graves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Graves.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Duranto wants to slow Graves down by chopping away at his legs.
Graves misses with a double jab
and Duranto counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with a wild body shot.
Duranto swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Duranto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Duranto counters with a straight right hand.
Duranto feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Graves collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Roberto Duranto 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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