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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 2464 p4p, 2885 weight class) and Brendan Quiniou (ranked 252 p4p, 287 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brendan Quiniou!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tax Payer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like Brendan Quiniou has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Tax Payer as he connects with a hook.
Quiniou tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tax Payer is able to avoid easily.
Tax Payer 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.
Quiniou connects with a single shot there.
Quiniou lands with an uppercut that bounces Tax Payer off the cage and back into range.
Tax Payer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tax Payer with the inside leg kick.
Quiniou just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Tax Payer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tax Payer misses with a looping right.
Quiniou looks to land a right hand but Tax Payer moved out of range.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quiniou.
Quiniou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quiniou checks a leg kick.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quiniou moves away.
Tax Payer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quiniou on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tax Payer throws a low kick but Quiniou avoids it.
Quiniou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quiniou. Tax Payer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tax Payer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quiniou misses with a looping left.
Tax Payer throws a front kick aimed at Quiniou's knee but Quiniou avoids it well.
Quiniou throws a counter combo.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Quiniou avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tax Payer. Quiniou shrugs it off though.
Good shot there by Quiniou.
Quiniou missing with a left hand there. Tax Payer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tax Payer throwing a counter right hand but Quiniou manages to avoid it.
Quiniou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tax Payer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quiniou.
Tax Payer throws a solid leg kick but Quiniou takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tax Payer.
Quiniou swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Quiniou thuds a left hand into Tax Payer's body.
No joy there for Quiniou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tax Payer lands a really nice looking cross but Quiniou seems unphased.
Tax Payer misses with a right hand
and Tax Payer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quiniou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a low kick but Quiniou avoids it.
Tax Payer throws a hook 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!
Tax Payer tries to move into range but Quiniou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quiniou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tax Payer.
A telegraphed right hand from Quiniou misses the target.
Quiniou throws an overhand right that lands on Tax Payer's shoulder, as Tax Payer tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tax Payer jabs Quiniou right on the nose. Quiniou blinks but takes it well.
 Quiniou is rocked!
Quiniou switches off momentarily and Tax Payer cracks him with a monster right hand! Quiniou topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Tax Payer dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Tax Payer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finnish Tax Payer!
In his post fight interview, Finnish Tax Payer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kebab Nurminen (ranked 1963 p4p, 1259 weight class) and Teuvo Turunen (ranked 281 p4p, 191 weight class). Kebab Nurminen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kebab Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teuvo Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen tries to clinch there but Turunen circles away.
Turunen throws a head kick that misses.
Nurminen darts in and clinches Turunen up against the cage.
Turunen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Nurminen on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Turunen.
Turunen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turunen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurminen controls his hands.
Turunen blocking some punches.
Nurminen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turunen backwards.
Turunen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nurminen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurminen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turunen is defending well.
Nurminen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turunen.
We've been informed that Turunen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Turunen misses with a punch on the inside.
Turunen tries to work over Nurminen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Turunen.
Turunen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurminen controls his hands.
Nurminen misses with a body punch.
Nurminen lands a hook that snaps the head of Turunen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turunen lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurminen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen tries to throw a body punch but Turunen avoids it by throwing Nurminen back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nurminen fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Nurminen.
Nurminen blocks a body shot from Turunen.
Nurminen 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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurminen.
Nurminen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turunen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurminen tries to score a body lock takedown but Turunen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Turunen can't find room to land a body shot as Nurminen controls the action.
Nurminen misses with a punch to the body.
Turunen digs a right hand underneath Nurminen's ribcage. Nurminen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Nurminen.
Turunen blocking some punches.
Nurminen lands with a left to the head.
Turunen working aggressively here.
Turunen misses with some punches.
Turunen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurminen goes for a takedown attempt but Turunen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kebab Nurminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Nurminen misses.
Nurminen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turunen counters with a series of strikes. Nurminen will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurminen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turunen moves out of range as Nurminen strikes.
Turunen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nurminen tries to clinch
and Turunen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurminen jabs at Turunen's body.
Nurminen misses with the combination.
Turunen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nurminen throws a good cross that connects.
Nurminen moves away from the strike by Turunen.
Nurminen throws a low kick but Turunen avoids it.
Kebab Nurminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turunen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nurminen jabs Turunen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Turunen misses the target.
Turunen slips under a jab from Nurminen.
Nurminen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turunen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turunen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurminen misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nurminen.
Nurminen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turunen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turunen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turunen fakes the leg kick and cracks Nurminen in the body.
A good leg kick by Turunen.
A nice leg kick from Turunen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
Turunen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nurminen throws a wild body kick that Turunen sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Turunen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turunen throws an overhand right that lands on Nurminen's shoulder, as Nurminen tries to avoid the shot.
Nurminen goes for a double leg but Turunen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Turunen continues to drive forward.
Turunen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Nurminen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turunen has Nurminen pressed against the cage, preventing Nurminen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nurminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurminen has Turunen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Turunen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turunen.
Turunen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurminen working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Nurminen.
Turunen scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Nurminen.
Nurminen can't find room to land a body shot as Turunen controls the action.
Nurminen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turunen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurminens head.
Nurminen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nurminen wants to take the fight to the mat but Turunen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Turunen lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Turunen.
Turunen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurminen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurminen blocking some punches.
Turunen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurminen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turunen.
Nurminen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurminen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurminen throws a head punch that misses.
Turunen lands a shot to the body.
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 Kebab Nurminen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nurminen throws a hook but Turunen blocks it.
Nurminen shoots in but Turunen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Turunen.
Nurminen throws a jab but it's blocked by Turunen.
Nurminen misses with a hook. Turunen ducked under it nicely.
Nurminen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nurminen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turunen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nurminen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurminen.
Nurminen winds up and cracks Turunen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turunen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nurminen.
Nurminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Turunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurminen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurminen working some strikes from top position.
Nurminen throws an elbow that misses. Turunen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurminen's guard. Nice move by Turunen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turunen looking to sit in guard and control but Nurminen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nurminen trying to control but Turunen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen is looking to work some ground and pound but Turunen has wrist control.
Nurminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Turunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurminen throwing strikes from guard but Turunen blocks nicely.
Nurminen connects with a couple of short punches.
Turunen keeping moving, preventing Nurminen from controlling successfully.
Turunen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen wants to control from the top but Turunen keeps moving.
Nurminen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nurminen postures up in Turunen's guard and throws a big left but Turunen blocks it.
Nurminen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nurminen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurminen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurminen throwing strikes from guard but Turunen blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nurminen is looking to work some ground and pound but Turunen has wrist control.
Turunen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurminen.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nurminen moves out of range as Turunen strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turunen. That's going to slow Nurminen down.
Turunen looks to throw the jab but Nurminen is out of range.
Turunen just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turunen checks a leg kick.
Nurminen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turunen.
Nurminen with a nice calf kick.
Nurminen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left and a right from Turunen both land. Nice combination.
Nurminen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nurminen can't find room to land a body shot as Turunen controls the action.
Nurminen lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Nurminen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Turunen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nurminen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nurminen lands a glancing blow to the side of Turunen's head.
Turunen throws out a loose jab but Nurminen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurminen has closed the distance and engaged Turunen in a clinch.
Nurminen lands a right hand.
Nurminen working aggressively here.
Turunen takes a shot to the head.
Nurminen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Nurminen.
Nurminen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turunen can do to turn this around?
Turunen pushes Nurminen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turunen lands a body shot.
Turunen tries to work over Nurminen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurminen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Turunen is trying to keep an underhook but Nurminen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurminen wants to free his trapped foot but Turunen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nurminen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nurminen is trying to control the action in half guard but Turunen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nurminen 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.
Turunen wants to improve his position but Nurminen is controlling well.
Nurminen with the ground and pound but Turunen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nurminen throwing strikes but missing.
Nurminen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Teuvo Turunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nurminen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurminen is stalling in the full guard.
Nurminen wants to pass the guard but Turunen is keeping the position.
Nurminen throwing strikes but missing.
Nurminen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nurminen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Turunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurminen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurminen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turunen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turunen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Teuvo Turunen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurminen tries a low kick but Turunen avoids it.
Nurminen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurminen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nurminen doesn't manage to clinch there - Turunen circles away.
Turunen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurminen tries to clinch
and Turunen counters with a left and a right that stings Nurminen.
Kebab Nurminen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nurminen rushes Turunen and presses him up against the cage.
Turunen scores with a hook to the body.
Turunen throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turunen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Nurminen.
Turunen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turunen misses with a body punch.
Turunen can't find room to land a body shot as Nurminen controls the action.
A short uppercut from Turunen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kebab Nurminen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurminen, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kebab Nurminen!
In his post fight interview, Kebab Nurminen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anti Happy (ranked 1324 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Mama Tosen (ranked 144 p4p, 140 weight class). Happy comes into the arena with Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi blaring out of the sound system. Mama Tosen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anti Happy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mama Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Tosen misses.
Tosen cracks a nice hook into Happy's ribs.
Happy fails with the takedown.
Tosen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tosen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tosen trying to control the position here.
Happy 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happy stands and throws Tosen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Happy tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen wants to control but Happy postures up.
Happy misses with the ground and pound.
Tosen is looking to regain half guard here but Happy keeps moving and retains side control.
Happy laying and praying for a moment but Tosen takes advantage and regains half guard.
Tosen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tosen.
Happy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tosen has control of Happy's left arm, preventing Happy from doing any damage.
Tosen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Happy is now in half guard.
Tosen looking for submissions off his back.
Happy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tosen taking some punishment here, with Happy in his half guard.
Happy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tosen trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Happy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tosen moves into full guard.
Tosen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tosen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Happy has his hands clasped together but Tosen extends and breaks Happy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tosen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mama Tosen!
During a confident post fight interview, Mama Tosen 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Saenchai Sor (ranked 1874 p4p, 1257 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 186 p4p, 137 weight class). Finch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. 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 Atticus Finch 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saenchai Sor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finch misses with a hook.
We've been informed that Finch has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Sor.
Sor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sor is looking to chop away at Finch's legs.
Sor walks into a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finch, as that shot connected.
Finch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Sor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finch doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sor scores with a punch to the head.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Sor moves out of range easily.
Sor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Finch lands with a cross.
Sor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donk. Finch catches Sor right on the button with a cross.
Sor ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor 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.
Finch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sor scrambles back to his feet.
Sor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sor looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Sor scores with a leg kick.
Finch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Sor misses.
Finch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sor on the side of the head.
Sor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Sor's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, jab by Sor - just one landing.
Finch misses with a hook.
Sor ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
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!
Sor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finch.
Sor misses with a looping right.
Finch throws a jab when Sor was well out of range.
Sor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sor walks into a left hand.
Finch cracks Sor with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor slips a jab and a cross from Finch.
Finch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finch moves out of range as Sor strikes.
Finch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Sor's shoulder, as Sor tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finch.
Sor throws a push kick but Finch slaps the foot to one side.
Sor blocks a jab.
Sor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finch's hands.
Finch connects with a body shot.
Sor throws a right hand that Finch ducks under and follows up with a left that Finch also avoids with ease.
Finch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sor.
Sor misses with some punches.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sor is keeping busy.
Sor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finch's corner calls for a 1-2. Finch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finch, as that shot connected.
 Sor is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Sor up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Finch from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Sor's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Atticus Finch!
An out of breath Atticus Finch 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Caio Barbosa (ranked 1858 p4p, 1493 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 106 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Caio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Yukinobu moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Yukinobu looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Yukinobu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Yukinobu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yukinobu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yukinobu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Yukinobu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Gun Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa moves out of range as Yukinobu strikes.
Yukinobu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yukinobu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yukinobu slips under a jab.
Yukinobu misses with a double jab.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Yukinobu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yukinobu tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Barbosa works Yukinobu's body with a nice hook.
Yukinobu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yukinobu throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Yukinobu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Yukinobu.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yukinobu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yukinobu slips under a jab.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yukinobu.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Yukinobu walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
Yukinobu throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Yukinobu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Yukinobu counters with a shoot takedown. Barbosa fights it but they end up in guard.
Barbosa looking for subs off his back but Yukinobu has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Barbosa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Yukinobu is looking to defend but Barbosa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Yukinobu! Barbosa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Yukinobu taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caio Barbosa!
Caio Barbosa made sure to mention his sponsor, Top Gun Nutrition 160q 4 $150 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert River (ranked 1961 p4p, 1206 weight class) and Kaiji Inoue (ranked 197 p4p, 132 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company. Inoue has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva) as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaiji Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for River.
River blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That kick from River tenderised Inoue's leg. Inoue is trying to keep his angry face on.
Inoue throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
River closes the distance and clinches.
We've been informed that Inoue has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Inoue lands a nice knee to the body.
Inoue tries a knee to the head but River blocks it.
Inoue misses with some punches.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River decides to pull guard.
River has his foot on Inoue's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Inoue works his way back into a safe position though.
Inoue postures up.
River keeping full guard, as Inoue tries to pass.
Inoue wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
Inoue wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Inoue takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Inoue tries to clinch up.
Inoue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inoue clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Inoue misses with a knee to the head.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from River.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inoue misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Inoue just misses with a elbow thrown towards River's brow.
River gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inoue controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
River stops Inoue from getting back to his feet.
Inoue taking some punishment here, with River in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inoue wants to control but River passes into side.
Inoue is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Inoue's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Inoue is trying to get back to half guard.
Inoue taking a bit of punishment here - River scoring with strikes.
River lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Inoue is looking to reverse the position.
Inoue is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
River working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue gets back to half guard.
River missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Inoue is looking for a sweep. River is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
River with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
River 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.
Inoue blocking the ground and pound attempt from River.
Inoue is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bert River dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River wants to clinch up but Inoue keeps it at a distance.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inoue can do to turn this around?
Inoue moves out of range of the leg kick from River.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Inoue. That did some damage!
Inoue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Inoue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaiji Inoue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts River, as that shot connected.
River scores with the left hand. Inoue knows he should have avoided that one.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River tried to counter with a leg kick but Inoue avoided it.
Inoue slips under a jab from River.
Inoue wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
Inoue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before River has time to react.
Inoue gets tackled into the cage by River. River maintains the clinch.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Inoue.
 It looks like Bert River has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
River digs a right hand into Inoue's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inoue's gas tank.
Inoue is trying to maintain a safe position but River gets an underhook and turns Inoue into the cage.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inoue misses with some punches.
River avoids a wild elbow strike from Inoue.
Inoue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Inoue blocks a body shot from River.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River blocking some punches.
Inoue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch.
River avoiding damage as Inoue throws knees to the body.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Inoue throws a head punch that misses.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
River pulls guard successfully.
Inoue controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
River controlling the position.
Inoue advances to half guard.
River looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Inoue seems to be working for a kimura but River defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.
Inoue is trying to work for a kimura but River is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inoue looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
River trying to control but Inoue postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Inoue is keen to just control but River is a slippery customer.
River is looking to improve his position.
River trying to hold on to Inoue's head to control him but Inoue postures up.
Bert River overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Inoue seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but River does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Inoue misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bert River dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bert River's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
River is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Inoue's half guard.
River is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Inoue sees it coming and defends easily.
Inoue looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
River working over Inoue with some ground and pound. Inoue looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River is working for a submission of some sort.
Inoue is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but River pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
River tries to control but Inoue wriggling away.
Inoue manages to regain half guard. Good work.
River is trying to control. Inoue wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
River is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Inoue trying to control but River postures up.
Kaiji Inoue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue tries to roll over but River keeps him under control.
River lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Inoue wants to control but River is keeping busy.
River working over Inoue with some ground and pound. Inoue looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Inoue manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Inoue throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Inoue wants to improve his position but instead River has moved into half guard.
Inoue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Inoue strikes from the bottom but River uses the opportunity to move to side control.
River scoring with punches from side control.
River working the head and body with strikes.
River is looking to take a break and control but Inoue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands an elbow.
Inoue taking punishment in the form of punches.
Inoue tries to control but River manages to take his back.
Inoue covers up after that shot from River.
River working for a choke but Inoue is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Inoue's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bert River showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for River, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert River!
Our winner, Bert River, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Erwin (ranked 1062 p4p, 1303 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 163 p4p, 198 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerber works over Erwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gerber, as that shot connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gerber. That's going to slow Erwin down.
Erwin looks to land a combination but Gerber avoids it well.
Gerber throws a sloppy head kick and Erwin moves out of range easily.
It looked like Erwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Erwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Erwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gerber scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Gerber.
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!
Gerber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Gerber looks to move away, Erwin throws a big counter combo but Gerber just gets out of the way.
Gerber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gerber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Erwin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gerber misses with a jab to the body
and Erwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romulus Gerber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gerber.
Erwin throws a body punch but Gerber moves out of range.
Gerber attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Erwin blocks the leg kick.
Erwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gerber.
Gerber jabs Erwin right on the nose. Erwin blinks but takes it well.
Erwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Gerber tenderised Erwin's leg. Erwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gerber has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A left lands for Gerber.
Gerber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gerber throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gerber scores with the left hand. Erwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Gerber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Erwin misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Gerber.
Erwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Erwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gerber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Erwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gerber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gerber.
Erwin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gerber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gerber misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber works over Erwin's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Erwin misses.
Gerber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gerber misses with the body kick
and Erwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gerber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erwin throwing a counter right hand but Gerber manages to avoid it.
Gerber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Erwin.
Gerber throws a body punch but Erwin moves out of range.
Erwin thinks about countering with a head kick.
Erwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Erwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gerber lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Gerber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Gerber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Erwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Gerber's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerber works over Erwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Gerber cracks Erwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gerber scores with a sloppy right hand. Erwin should have avoided that one.
Gerber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That kick from Gerber tenderised Erwin's leg. Erwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gerber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Erwin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gerber.
Gerber looks to throw the jab but Erwin is out of range.
As Gerber looks to move away, Erwin throws a big counter combo but Gerber just gets out of the way.
Erwin slips under a jab.
Erwin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gerber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gerber is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Erwin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerber thuds his right hand into Erwin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot by Gerber.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Gerber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Erwin avoids the head kick by Gerber.
Erwin misses with an uppercut.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Gerber.
A little feinted left hand from Erwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gerber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Erwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gerber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin lands with a right hand.
Gerber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erwin circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Erwin misses the target.
Gerber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gerber scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erwin's head backwards.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Erwin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Gerber. Beautiful body shot.
Erwin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gerber connects with a solid leg kick.
Gerber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gerber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gerber misses with a shot to the body
enabling Erwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Erwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gerber fails to land with a series of punches.
Erwin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gerber misses with an uppercut. Erwin saw that one coming.
It looked like Erwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gerber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Erwin in his tracks.
Gerber misses with a lunging right hand
and Erwin counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerber throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Erwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gerber lands a head kick!
A clash of legs there as Erwin blocks the low kick.
It looked like Erwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gerber scores with a jab to the body.
Erwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerber can pounce on him.
Gerber is looking to land body kicks.
As Gerber looks to move away, Erwin throws a big counter combo but Gerber just gets out of the way.
Erwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Erwin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gerber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Gerber misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Erwin misses the target.
Erwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gerber.
Erwin dances in with a quick combination. Gerber is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Erwin snaps Gerber's head back. Gerber stumbles backwards against the cage. Erwin steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Gerber's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Gerber just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derek Erwin!
A very excited looking Derek Erwin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wally Kruschev (ranked 556 p4p, 842 weight class) and Ryan Landry (ranked 89 p4p, 126 weight class). Kruschev comes to the cage accompanied by Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Landry!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
Landry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruschev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruschev moves into the clinch.
Landry blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kruschev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Landry avoiding damage as Kruschev throws knees to the body.
Kruschev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruschev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruschev is working Landry over against the cage.
Landry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruschev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev tries a low kick but Landry avoids it.
Kruschev takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Kruschev finds it's way through Landry's defenses.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Landry ducks down to avoid it.
Landry throws a hook but Kruschev avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruschev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Landry scrambles back to his feet.
Landry 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.
Landry throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
Kruschev throws a solid leg kick but Landry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a hook.
Kruschev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruschev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Landry. Landry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruschev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Landry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruschev throws a series of strikes that have Landry backpedaling.
Kruschev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruschev cracks Landry with a good jab.
Kruschev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry slips under a jab.
Landry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Landry checks it.
Landry gets tackled into the cage by Kruschev. Kruschev maintains the clinch.
Kruschev throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruschev.
Kruschev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Kruschev lands a shoulder strike.
Kruschev throws a punch but it's blocked by Landry.
Kruschev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruschev swings wildly with an uppercut but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with the head strike.
Kruschev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Kruschev throws a head punch that misses.
Landry wants to break free but Kruschev has control.
Kruschev misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev is working Landry over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kruschev.
Landry swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruschev throws a punch but it's blocked by Landry.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landry.
Kruschev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruschev has a couple of punches blocked by Landry.
Kruschev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Landry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruschev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kruschev lands a nice uppercut.
Kruschev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruschev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landry is trying to force a seperation but Kruschev has the dominant position.
Kruschev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Landry stalling in the clinch but Kruschev improves position.
Landry blocks an uppercut.
Landry is trying to break the clinch but Kruschev is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Landry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruschev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Landry throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruschev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Kruschev as the two fighters clinch.
Kruschev misses with a punch on the inside.
Landry is trying to stall.
Landry blocking some punches.
Landry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kruschev backwards.
Kruschev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kruschev lands with a left to the head.
Landry breaks from the clinch.
Kruschev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Kruschev misses its intended target.
Landry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
Landry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruschev with a nice calf kick.
Landry thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Landry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Landry.
Kruschev slips under a jab.
Landry slips under a jab.
Kruschev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wally Kruschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruschev throws a right hand that misses
and Landry counters with a nice uppercut.
Landry slips under a jab.
Kruschev fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Landry! But no joy.
Kruschev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Landry can do to turn this around?
Landry slips under a jab.
Landry only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kruschev finds it's way through Landry's defenses.
Kruschev lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruschev connects with an inside leg kick.
Landry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Landry counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruschev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Landry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Landry tries to keep at a distance but Kruschev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Landry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kruschev backwards.
Landry blocks a body shot from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Kruschev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Landry tries to break free but Kruschev pushes him back against the cage.
Kruschev scores with a shot to the side of Landry's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landry.
Landry is looking to control Kruschev's arms but Kruschev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Landry has his back to the cage.
Landry misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Landry scores with a shoulder strike.
Landry trying to stall but Kruschev improves his position.
Landry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruschev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruschev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Landry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruschev.
Kruschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Landry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruschev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kruschev moves in looking to clinch but Landry pushes him off.
Kruschev thuds his right hand into Landry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Landry gets tackled into the cage by Kruschev. Kruschev maintains the clinch.
Kruschev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landrys head.
Kruschev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landry blocking some punches.
Landry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruschev looks to throw the jab but Landry is out of range.
Kruschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Landry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Landry tries a quick counter leg kick but Kruschev is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev tries to clinch up but Landry circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Landry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruschev tries to land a front kick but Landry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kruschev instigates a clinch.
Landry taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kruschev fails to land.
Landry misses with the head strike.
Kruschev throws a head punch that misses.
Kruschev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Landry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kruschev misses with a head kick.
Kruschev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Landry finds it's way through Kruschev's defenses.
Danga de danga de dang - Kruschev scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circling - Kruschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Kruschev coming out on top.
Kruschev fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Landry looks to throw the jab but Kruschev is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Landry blocks the low kick.
Landry misses with a hook. Kruschev ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Landry. That did some damage!
Landry walks into a straight right hand from Kruschev.
Ryan Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruschev blocks a jab.
Kruschev seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut
enabling Landry to counter with a crisp jab.
Kruschev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab from Landry.
A big left from Landry misses.
Kruschev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Landry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kruschev with a jab.
Kruschev lands a head shot.
Kruschev shoots in for a double leg but Landry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kruschev cracks a nice hook into Landry's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruschev.
Landry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschev is just out of range.
Kruschev throws a hook but Landry avoids it easily.
Kruschev misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Landry blocks the low kick.
Landry throws out a counter right but Kruschev avoids it with no problem.
Landry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Landry misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Landry is out of range and Kruschev settles back down.
Kruschev with a nice cross.
Landry throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut
and Landry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruschev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Landry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruschev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruschev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kruschev throws a front kick aimed at Landry's knee but Landry avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Landry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Landry digs a good body shot into Kruschev's ribs.
Kruschev scores with a jab. Landry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Landry slips under a jab from Kruschev.
Landry was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kruschev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Landry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruschev misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev connects with a looping right hand.
Kruschev throws a push kick but Landry slaps the foot to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Landry misses.
Kruschev lands a lovely overhand right.
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Landry! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Kruschev.
Landry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruschev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Landry throws Kruschev to one side and escapes!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruschev. That's going to slow Landry down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Kruschev misses.
Landry stuns Kruschev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kruschev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Landry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Landry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Landry is just out of range.
Kruschev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Landry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good shot there by Kruschev.
Good shot there by Landry.
Kruschev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Landry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruschev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Landry.
Kruschev misses with a takedown attempt - Landry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
Ryan Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kruschev.
Kruschev with the inside leg kick.
Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Landry.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruschev.
Landry misses the jab.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Kruschev moved out of range nicely.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kruschev lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruschev swings widly with a right hand
and Landry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wally Kruschev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kruschev, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!
During a confident post fight interview, Wally Kruschev 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Hill (ranked 366 p4p, 677 weight class) and New Breed One (ranked 21 p4p, 39 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrel Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but One manages to avoid it.
One steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hill.
Hill missing with a left hand there. One was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
One drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hill defends it well.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
and One counters with a nice double leg into guard.
One postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Hill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. One defends it easily.
One wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but One puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
One is trying to work for a kimura but Hill is defending well.
One looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is defending against the submission attempts here by One.
Hill is defending against the submission attempts here by One.
One is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hill tries to roll over but One keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
One is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
One is trying to work for a kimura but Hill is defending well.
One tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
One is working for a kimura but Hill is defending it quite comfortably.
Hill regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
One throws a big elbow that misses.
One is working Hill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hill keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill managing to control the position.
One looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as One accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
One stands and throws Hill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hill gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One moves into full mount! Hill won't be happy about that!
One lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
One postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hill looks a forlorn figure.
One working for a submission but Hill is keeping him at bay.
One scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hill?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
One cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
One is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hill can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
New Breed One dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
One walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hill missing with a left hand there. One was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
One ducks right into an uppercut from Hill.
No luck with that takedown attempt from One.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
One misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One staying out of range there.
One with the counter takedown but Hill avoids it easily.
One fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Darrel Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Breed One.
Hill misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hill.
One keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
One ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
One misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between One's hands.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
One tries to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
One drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hill defends it well.
Hill throws a jab when One was well out of range.
One dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on One's head and hops out.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and One counters with a three punch combo that has Hill backing up. Hill nods at One to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill swings for the body but One moves out of range.
A big left from Hill misses.
Hill connects with a nice looking jab.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One walks into a stiff left hand from Hill.
Hill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and One counters with a shoot takedown. Hill fights it but they end up in guard.
One landing some decent shots from guard.
One chips away with some ground and pound.
One landing some decent shots from guard.
Hill keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
One has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is looking to work some ground and pound but Hill has wrist control.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
New Breed One has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hill wants to sweep here but One controlling him for the moment.
One controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
One makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
One working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. One manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
One tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that One has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but One is retaining full guard.
One trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.
Hill stays in close to One's body and controls the position.
One working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
One keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Hill dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but One moves away.
Hill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and One counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hill manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now One has Hill in his guard.
Hill won't allow One to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
One looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hill is one step ahead there.
One is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hill rolls with it to try and escape but One cranks on the arm and Hill is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). New Breed One!
After winning the bout, New Breed One thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lomax (ranked 231 p4p, 130 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 45 p4p, 23 weight class). Thomas has chosen LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Lomax slips the punch.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lomax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lomax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a big counter head kick but Lomax avoids it with no problem.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lomax.
Thomas unleashes a big counter combination but Lomax bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Lomax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lomax throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lomax throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a jab when Lomax was well out of range.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lomax connects with a leg kick.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lomax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Lomax moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Lomax throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lomax throws a body kick that misses.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Lomax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas lands a high kick!
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lomax can pounce on him.
Lomax looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lomax.
Lomax throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lomax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Lomax 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.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lomax misses with a body shot.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lomax throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thomas avoids it.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Lomax counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Lomax fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lomax connects with a solid leg kick.
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lomax. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Lomax there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vincent Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lomax counters with an outside leg kick.
Lomax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lomax lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lomax.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lomax scores with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lomax dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lomax jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lomax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lomax staying out of range there.
Lomax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lomax is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Lomax thumps Thomas with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Lomax moves into the clinch.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lomax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a swing at Lomax's ribcage but misses.
Lomax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Lomax looks to throw a body kick
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lomax pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Lomax misses its target.
Lomax throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lomax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vincent Lomax is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Lomax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Lomax has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lomax is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Lomax.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Lomax lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax lands with a good body shot.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lomax is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas scores with a jab. Lomax acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lomax digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lomax fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lomax connects with a crisp jab.
Lomax tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Lomax with a nice calf kick.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lomax counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas lunges at Lomax with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lomax's hand.
Lomax is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Lomax.
Thomas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lomax misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lomax.
Thomas jabs Lomax to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lomax has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Lomax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax missing with knees to the body.
Lomax trying to land knees to the body.
Lomax is stalling here.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lomax stalling the fight.
Lomax trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lomax dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Lomax counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Lomax misses the shot to the body.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lomax buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lomax wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Lomax slips under a jab from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lomax - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lomax. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lomax connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily.
Lomax wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lomax counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lomax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas tries to move into range but Lomax moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lomax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vincent Lomax is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Lomax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lomax.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Lomax's head but Lomax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.
Lomax moves into the clinch.
Lomax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Lomax has the dominant position.
Lomax manages to break the clinch.
Lomax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lomax lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Lomax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lomax.
Lomax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas is trying to push Lomax away but Lomax has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Lomax has double underhooks.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lomax displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Lomax is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lomax.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Lomax is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Lomax.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomax paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
You can see that Thomas has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Thomas moves out of range as Lomax throws a body kick.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lomax.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Lomax showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lomax 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Lomax!
Vincent Lomax made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Said I�d smash the bastard
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