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Sucker Punch Pro Series 60 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Montesh Dominguez (ranked 2705 p4p, 2195 weight class) and Ramon Rabbit (ranked 338 p4p, 272 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez with a jab.
Rabbit lands a leg kick that knocks Dominguez off balance momentarily.
Rabbit lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rabbit checks it well.
Dominguez throws a big shot that misses.
Rabbit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dominguez moves out of range as Rabbit throws a body kick.
That kick from Dominguez tenderised Rabbit's leg. Rabbit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rabbit throws a body kick that misses.
Rabbit connects with a right hand. Dominguez shakes it off.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabbit.
Dominguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominguez connects with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dominguez tries to score with a low kick but Rabbit moves his leg out of the way.
Rabbit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.
Rabbit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dominguez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rabbit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dominguez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dominguez throws an overhand right that lands on Rabbit's shoulder, as Rabbit tries to avoid the shot.
Rabbit looks to land a combination but Dominguez avoids it well.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rabbit.
Dominguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rabbit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dominguez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rabbit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Good exchange - Rabbit coming out on top.
Rabbit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dominguez blocks a jab.
Montesh Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabbit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dominguez. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Dominguez.
Rabbit lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Rabbit. Those never looked like landing.
Dominguez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dominguez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rabbit lands with a straight right. Dominguez didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabbit moves out of range of the strikes.
Rabbit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dominguez throws the left hand but Rabbit avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rabbit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dominguez at a distance.
Dominguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rabbit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dominguez.
Dominguez feints and then cracks Rabbit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rabbit down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dominguez. Rabbit shrugs it off though.
A shot to the liver by Rabbit. Beautiful body shot.
Rabbit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dominguez.
Rabbit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dominguez is out of range and Rabbit settles back down.
Rabbit misses with a double jab.
Dominguez throwing a counter right hand but Rabbit manages to avoid it.
Dominguez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rabbit. That one must have hurt.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rabbit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominguez lands with an uppercut that bounces Rabbit off the cage and back into range.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rabbit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominguez throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Rabbit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Rabbit.
Rabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Rabbit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dominguez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabbit is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rabbit cracks Dominguez with an open hand slap.
Rabbit throws a lazy body kick
and Dominguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rabbit throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rabbit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rabbit scores with a jab.
Dominguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rabbit.
Rabbit avoids a kick to the body.
Rabbit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dominguez scores with a punch to the head.
Rabbit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dominguez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Rabbit is out of range.
Dominguez throws a low kick but Rabbit avoids it.
Dominguez connects with a body shot that sends Rabbit's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabbit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rabbit misses with a body shot.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbit moves away.
Rabbit looks to land a body kick but Dominguez moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a head kick.
Dominguez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rabbit connects with a jab.
Dominguez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Dominguez.
Dominguez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dominguez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rabbit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rabbit blocks the body kick.
Rabbit tries a quick counter leg kick but Dominguez is wise to it.
Dominguez throws a low kick, looking for Rabbit's leg but Rabbit calmly moves out of range.
Rabbit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rabbit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rabbit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dominguez.
Dominguez blocks a head kick by Rabbit.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabbit.
Dominguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Rabbit moves out of range easily.
Rabbit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rabbit tries to land a leg kick but Dominguez saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Dominguez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Rabbit blocks the low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramon Rabbit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rabbit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rabbit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabbit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rabbit.
Rabbit misses with a leg kick
and Rabbit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rabbit.
Dominguez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rabbit wants to land a leg kick but Dominguez is out of range.
Rabbit throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Rabbit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rabbit takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
As Rabbit backs away, Dominguez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rabbit scores with a hook.
Dominguez slips under a jab from Rabbit.
Rabbit stuns Dominguez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rabbit feints a jab promting Dominguez to slip. Rabbit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dominguez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rabbit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Rabbit throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Rabbit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dominguez thuds his right hand into Rabbit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the body.
Rabbit cracks Dominguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dominguez works the jab nicely.
Rabbit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rabbit lands with a nice body punch.
Rabbit clobbers Dominguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dominguez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the body
and Rabbit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dominguez looks for the body kick but Rabbit saw that one coming.
Dominguez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rabbit on the side of the head.
Dominguez punishes Rabbit's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabbit avoids the head kick by Dominguez.
Rabbit lands a nice looking body kick.
Dominguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rabbit. Rabbit obviously looking to wear him down.
Dominguez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rabbit swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rabbit avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rabbit. Beautiful body shot.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rabbit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dominguez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dominguez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rabbit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dominguez scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Dominguez.
Jab by Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a push kick but Dominguez slaps the foot to one side.
Rabbit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Rabbit.
Dominguez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Dominguez blocks the low kick.
Dominguez swings for the body but Rabbit moves out of range.
Rabbit lands with a shot to the body.
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rabbit counters with a three punch combo that has Dominguez backing up. Dominguez nods at Rabbit to acknowledge the strikes.
Dominguez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rabbit. That one must have hurt.
Dominguez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dominguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Rabbit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rabbit swinging wildly here.
Dominguez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dominguez throws a hook but Rabbit avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Dominguez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dominguez.
Ramon Rabbit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rabbit connects with a right hand. Dominguez shakes it off.
Dominguez is looking to slow Rabbit down with leg kicks.
Dominguez lands a really nice looking cross but Rabbit seems unphased.
Dominguez walks into a stiff left hand from Rabbit.
Rabbit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rabbit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rabbit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabbit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rabbit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rabbit avoids the head kick by Dominguez.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbit moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dominguez misses with a looping left.
Dominguez throws a push kick but Rabbit slaps the foot to one side.
Dominguez misses with an uppercut. Rabbit saw that one coming.
Rabbit fakes the leg kick and cracks Dominguez in the body.
Rabbit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rabbit lands a high kick!
Rabbit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dominguez scores with a three punch combo!
Dominguez throws a leg kick that misses.
Rabbit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominguez throws a solid leg kick but Rabbit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dominguez.
Rabbit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabbit is just out of range.
Dominguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rabbit misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez throwing a counter right hand but Rabbit manages to avoid it.
Dominguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rabbit makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dominguez really felt that one!
Rabbit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Rabbit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Rabbit swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabbit was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rabbit misses with a looping left.
Dominguez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rabbit lands a jab to the head.
Dominguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rabbit throws a series of punches but Dominguez moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dominguez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Dominguez.
Dominguez swings for the body but Rabbit moves out of range.
Rabbit with a nice calf kick.
Rabbit blocks a head kick by Dominguez.
A big left from Dominguez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Dominguez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dominguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabbit scoring well with a low kick there.
Dominguez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rabbit misses with an uppercut. Dominguez saw that one coming.
Rabbit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
Rabbit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Rabbit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dominguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominguez misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rabbit. Dominguez shrugs it off though.
A jab from Rabbit misses.
Dominguez blocks a low kick nicely.
Dominguez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabbit.
Dominguez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Dominguez.
Dominguez blocks a jab.
Rabbit lands with an overhand left.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Rabbit.
A head kick misses from Rabbit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Rabbit does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Rabbit moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Rabbit.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Rabbit moves out of range.
Rabbit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dominguez with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rabbit misses with a looping right.
Rabbit avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
A head kick misses from Dominguez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rabbit! But no joy.
Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Rabbit is out of range.
Rabbit just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez lands a head kick!
Rabbit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dominguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rabbit lands the left hand.
Rabbit misses with a body shot.
Dominguez cracks Rabbit with an open hand slap.
Dominguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rabbit lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez avoids the head kick by Rabbit.
Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rabbit.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbit moves away.
Dominguez swings for the body but Rabbit moves out of range.
Rabbit scores with a body shot.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez throws a chopping leg kick but Rabbit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rabbit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rabbit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dominguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rabbit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dominguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dominguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rabbit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.
Rabbit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rabbit scores with a nice head shot.
Rabbit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dominguez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
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!
Rabbit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dominguez.
Ramon Rabbit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rabbit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dominguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rabbit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dominguez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rabbit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rabbit thinks about the counter body kick.
Rabbit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dominguez's head backwards.
Dominguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dominguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rabbit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dominguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rabbit.
Dominguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rabbit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dominguez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Montesh Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Dominguez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Rabbit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rabbit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Rabbit!
Ramon Rabbit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cashel Ortiz (ranked 1720 p4p, 2306 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 248 p4p, 325 weight class). Curtis has chosen Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cashel Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Curtis defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick from Curtis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Curtis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Curtis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ortiz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis connects with a solid leg kick.
Curtis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ortiz.
Curtis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Curtis thinks about the counter body kick.
Curtis scoring well with a low kick there.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Curtis scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Ortiz.
Curtis throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz lands with a straight right. Curtis didn't see that one coming.
Ortiz ducks right into an uppercut from Curtis.
Curtis throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Curtis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Curtis.
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!
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Curtis.
Ortiz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curtis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curtis throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Curtis.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Ortiz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Curtis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ortiz is looking for a counter combo.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curtis throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Curtis thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz checks a leg kick.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Curtis checks a leg kick.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz lands a jab-cross combination.
Curtis throws a combination that misses
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Curtis.
Curtis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Curtis stuns Ortiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curtis is looking to score with low kicks.
Curtis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz catches Curtis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Curtis lands a head shot.
Jab from Ortiz.
Curtis throws a leg kick which misses Ortiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ortiz tries to avoid it.
Ortiz checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curtis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ortiz to score with a decent uppercut.
Curtis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Curtis misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looks like Ortiz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Curtis connects with a body shot.
Ortiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curtis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curtis throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ortiz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Curtis pushes him off.
Curtis connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Ortiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz lands with a hook. Curtis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curtis lands a jab-cross combination.
Ortiz checks a low kick from Curtis.
Ortiz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Curtis.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Curtis can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Ortiz wants to clinch
and Curtis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis wants to land a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
Curtis is looking to score with low kicks.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curtis misses with a head kick.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curtis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Ortiz is predictable there
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Curtis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Curtis avoids it well.
Curtis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ortiz walks into a left hand.
Ortiz lands with an overhand left.
Curtis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Curtis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curtis swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz tries to counter by clinching up but Curtis breaks away and moves out of range.
Darry Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortiz connects with a single shot there.
Curtis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortiz. Ortiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis with a jab.
 Ortiz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Curtis scores with a leg kick.
Ortiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Ortiz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curtis is able to avoid easily.
Curtis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ortiz tries to bum rush Curtis with a series of wild strikes but Curtis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Curtis scores with a jab. Ortiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Curtis cracks Ortiz on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ortiz falls backwards against the cage. Curtis follows up with more strikes that drop Ortiz to his knees. Curtis keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ortiz! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darry Curtis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 2193 p4p, 2875 weight class) and Jouko Juntti Jr (ranked 336 p4p, 437 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Juntti Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Juntti Jr tries to tie him up.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juntti Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Juntti Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith 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 jab from Juntti Jr misses.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juntti Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juntti Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntti Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juntti Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Juntti Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Sean Smith has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith forces Juntti Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Smith blocks a body shot from Juntti Jr.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Juntti Jr tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntti Jr is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Juntti Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juntti Jr is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Juntti Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Juntti Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Smith keeps control of Juntti Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juntti Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith drives through and clinches with Juntti Jr against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Juntti Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Juntti Jr.
Smith has Juntti Jr pressed against the cage.
Juntti Jr breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Juntti Jr 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juntti Jr backwards.
Juntti Jr has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juntti Jr's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Juntti Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Juntti Jr is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Juntti Jr pushes him off.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Juntti Jr breaks from the clinch.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Juntti Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Juntti Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith has Juntti Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Juntti Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntti Jr is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Juntti Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Juntti Jr slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Juntti Jr takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Juntti Jr back into the cage.
Smith has Juntti Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Juntti Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith prevents Juntti Jr from breaking the clinch.
Juntti Jr tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Juntti Jr is trying to break free.
Smith stalling.
Juntti Jr tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Juntti Jr tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith just leaning against Juntti Jr, taking a breather.
Juntti Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juntti Jr backwards.
Juntti Jr being controlled against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntti Jr tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith tries to clinch there but Juntti Jr circles away.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Juntti Jr throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith swings for the body but Juntti Jr moves out of range.
Juntti Jr gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntti Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juntti Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juntti Jr's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Juntti Jr has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juntti Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juntti Jr can do to turn this around?
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntti Jr.
Smith pushes Juntti Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sean Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Juntti Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Juntti Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Juntti Jr circles away.
Sean Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Juntti Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch there but Juntti Jr circles away.
Juntti Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Juntti Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Juntti Jr.
Juntti Jr throws a leg kick
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Juntti Jr is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntti Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juntti Jr wants to stall.
Juntti Jr tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juntti Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juntti Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Smith moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith avoids the head kick by Juntti Jr.
Smith changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smith clinches.
Juntti Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith keeps control of Juntti Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith has Juntti Jr pushed against the cage.
Smith has Juntti Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Juntti Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith is looking to clinch but Juntti Jr is avoiding it.
Juntti Jr tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juntti Jr throws out the jab.
Juntti Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith blocks a head kick by Juntti Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Juntti Jr swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Juntti Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juntti Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Juntti Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith slips under a jab from Juntti Jr.
Juntti Jr misses with a body kick.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith pushes Juntti Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Juntti Jr tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Juntti Jr breaks from the clinch.
Jouko Juntti Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juntti Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Juntti Jr misses with a straight left.
Smith throws a push kick but Juntti Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Juntti Jr motions for Smith to come forward. Juntti Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to clinch up but Juntti Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntti Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Juntti Jr tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juntti Jr's efforts to push away.
Juntti Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sean Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Juntti Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith has Juntti Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juntti Jr tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juntti Jr backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntti Jr is trying to break free.
Juntti Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Juntti Jr into the cage.
Juntti Jr has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juntti Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Juntti Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Juntti Jr circles away.
Juntti Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith is looking to wear down Juntti Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Juntti Jr misses.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juntti Jr throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Juntti Jr throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith slips a straight right by Juntti Jr.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juntti Jr.
Smith darts in and clinches Juntti Jr up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith rushes Juntti Jr and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Juntti Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juntti Jr is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Juntti Jr breaks the clinch.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juntti Jr moves away.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juntti Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Juntti Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Juntti Jr throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith moves out of range as Juntti Jr strikes.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juntti Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Juntti Jr up against the cage.
Juntti Jr breaks from the clinch.
Juntti Jr gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Juntti Jr is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Juntti Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Juntti Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Juntti Jr tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Juntti Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith stalls.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Juntti Jr being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Smith for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jouko Juntti Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up but Juntti Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Juntti Jr! But no joy.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juntti Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juntti Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Juntti Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Juntti Jr backs away looking to recover.
Juntti Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntti Jr.
Juntti Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juntti Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Juntti Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Juntti Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juntti Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
Juntti Jr throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Juntti Jr checks a leg kick.
Juntti Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Juntti Jr throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Juntti Jr pushes him off.
Smith tries to clinch but Juntti Jr is having none of it.
Smith throws a low kick but Juntti Jr avoids it.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntti Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Juntti Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juntti Jr's efforts to push away.
Juntti Jr is trying to break free.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juntti Jr.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juntti Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith clinches.
Juntti Jr misses with some punches.
Juntti Jr breaks the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Juntti Jr is having none of it.
Smith clinches.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Juntti Jr has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntti Jr working aggressively here.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith keeps control of Juntti Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juntti Jr tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith blocking some punches.
Juntti Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Juntti Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Smith is leaning against Juntti Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Juntti Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Smith!
A victorious Sean Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 1214 p4p, 23483 weight class) and Meltdown Miettinen (ranked 147 p4p, 708 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meltdown Miettinen!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miettinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miettinen throws out a powerful jab.
Haden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miettinen misses with a jab to the body
and Haden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miettinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Miettinen misses with a double jab.
Miettinen misses with a looping right.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Haden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haden avoids the body shot from Miettinen.
Miettinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Miettinen misses with a body shot.
Miettinen throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Haden misses the target.
Haden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miettinen takes one to the chin there.
Haden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miettinen swivels and escapes.
Miettinen throws out a counter right but Haden avoids it with no problem.
Miettinen throws a jab when Haden was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haden swings for the body but Miettinen moves out of range.
Miettinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Haden is just out of range.
Miettinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haden.
Miettinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Haden scores with a shot to the body.
Miettinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Haden lands a really nice looking cross but Miettinen seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haden. Miettinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miettinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Haden. Haden gets slowly back to his feet.
Miettinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Miettinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haden to score with a decent uppercut.
Miettinen scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Miettinen does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Haden misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden drops his hands momentarily and Miettinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miettinen throws a right hand that misses
and Haden counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Miettinen!
Check out the look on Haden's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Miettinen tries to bench press Haden off him but Haden keeps the position.
Haden working away.
Miettinen is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Miettinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miettinen tries to buck Haden off but Haden is having none of it.
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miettinen keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden lands a decent elbow from side control.
Haden 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.
Miettinen is looking to reverse the position.
Miettinen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Haden working the body and head with strikes.
Haden moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Haden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen wants to control but Haden postures up.
Miettinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Haden working the head with strikes.
Miettinen sneaks back into half guard.
Miettinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Haden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Miettinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Haden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haden misses with a looping right.
Miettinen walks into a stiff left hand from Haden.
Miettinen avoids the body shot from Haden.
Haden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Haden.
Miettinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miettinen can do to turn this around?
Haden looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miettinen keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Miettinen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden pushing down on Miettinen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Haden there.
Miettinen is trying to control but can't.
Miettinen wants to get back to full guard.
Haden seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Haden.
Haden is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Miettinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haden's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haden's back!
Haden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
ZaDarius Haden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miettinen is trying to control here but Haden has managed to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen is looking for a kimura but Haden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miettinen to get the leverage.
Haden is looking to escape.
Haden gets full guard.
Haden looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Haden wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haden is on top in guard.
Haden controls from within his opponent's guard.
Miettinen has his foot on Haden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haden works his way back into a safe position though.
Haden scoring with some ground and pound.
Miettinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haden lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden content to stall in guard here.
Miettinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Miettinen, not yet.
Haden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miettinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miettinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haden is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miettinen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Haden stacks Miettinen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Haden!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haden working the body and head with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden 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!
Haden lands with a cross.
Meltdown Miettinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miettinen.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miettinen moves away.
Miettinen misses with a hook
and Haden counters with a nice uppercut.
Miettinen loads up on a big right hand but Haden slips the punch.
Miettinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Haden with a nice cross.
Miettinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miettinen moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Miettinen misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miettinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haden at a distance.
Haden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miettinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miettinen's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haden wants to control from the top but Miettinen keeps moving.
Miettinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haden defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Haden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miettinen keeping full guard, as Haden tries to pass.
Miettinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miettinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miettinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miettinen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Haden is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Miettinen.
Haden gets to mount! Miettinen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden tries to control but Miettinen wriggling away.
Haden lands with some strikes.
Haden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miettinen regains half guard.
Haden passes into side control, despite Miettinen's attempt to control the position.
Miettinen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen is looking to regain half guard here but Haden keeps moving and retains side control.
Miettinen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Miettinen's face as Haden controls the position.
Miettinen is looking to reverse the position.
Miettinen stops Haden from passing to mount.
Haden lands a few punches from side control.
Haden working the ground and pound from side control.
Miettinen taking a bit of punishment here - Haden scoring with strikes.
Miettinen looks to move to half guard but instead Haden has passed into mount! Damn!
Haden controlling from mount.
Haden landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden landing shots from mount.
Miettinen tries to reverse the position but Haden maintains control.
Haden controlling the pace for now.
Haden lands a nice shot to the head.
ZaDarius Haden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haden controlling his opponent.
Miettinen working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Miettinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZaDarius Haden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haden 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZaDarius Haden!
ZaDarius Haden gave a mention to ALPHA Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syd Rummel (ranked 1116 p4p, 23675 weight class) and Rock Silva (ranked 138 p4p, 687 weight class). Rock Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Syd Rummel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Syd Rummel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rock Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rummel shoots in but no luck this time.
Rummel missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Rummel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rummel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rummel misses with a left hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Syd Rummel has been cut.
Silva's coach down at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rummel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Rummel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rummel fails with the takedown.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rummel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rummel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rummel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rummel is breathing heavily.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rummel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rummel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rummel shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Rummel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syd Rummel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rummel is rocked!
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rummel gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Silva gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rummel is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Silva!
A victorious Rock Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harms (ranked 2072 p4p, 914 weight class) and Kiryu Kazuma (ranked 323 p4p, 133 weight class). Harms comes to the cage accompanied by The Casualties - We Are All We Have. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Harms!
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, Kiryu Kazuma!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuma has Harms up against the cage in a clinch.
Kazuma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kazuma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kazuma drives through and clinches with Harms against the cage.
Kazuma blocks an uppercut.
Kazuma tries to stall but Harms uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harms pushes off an throws an elbow but Kazuma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kazuma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazuma loads up on a big right hand but Harms slips the punch.
Harms changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kazuma misses with a straight left.
Harms lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kazuma circles away quickly and effectively.
Harms throws a sloppy head kick and Kazuma moves out of range easily.
Kazuma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harms throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kazuma as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazuma cracks Harms with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Harms looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kazuma finish him?
It looks like Chris Harms has been cut.
Kazuma circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Harms to the canvas! Harms doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kazuma keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiryu Kazuma!
Kiryu Kazuma bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Ortiz (ranked 1873 p4p, 3302 weight class) and Justin Kulina (ranked 266 p4p, 443 weight class). Kulina has chosen Tool - Schism as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carter Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina lands a left and a right that send Ortiz crashing to the mat, dazed. Kulina thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ortiz is rocked!
It looks like Carter Ortiz has been cut.
Kulina scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kulina tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kulina lands a big right hand that sends Ortiz crashing to the mat! Kulina stays standing though and waves Ortiz back to his feet!
Kulina has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz defending well as Kulina loads up on a big left hand.
Kulina fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ortiz out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Justin Kulina!
A victorious Justin Kulina thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 2036 p4p, 1017 weight class) and Jake Drake (ranked 202 p4p, 109 weight class). Drake is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lose Yourself. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jake Drake!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courtial throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
And Drake tries to counter it with a takedown but Courtial pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Courtial stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Courtial wants it to stay on the feet.
Drake moves out of range as Courtial strikes.
Courtial throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Courtial defends it well.
Jake Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Courtial takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drake misses with a hook to the body
and Courtial counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Drake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Courtial sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Courtial on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Courtial tries to get out of the position.
Drake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake prevents Courtial from improving his position.
Courtial trying to control but Drake postures up.
Courtial is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Courtial is holding on to half guard well.
Drake 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.
Courtial trying to control but Drake postures up.
Drake prevents Courtial from improving his position.
Courtial is staying active underneath Drake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Courtial 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drake is pressing down on Courtial's thigh, looking to free his foot. Courtial is holding on for now.
Courtial keeping hold of Drake's head, controlling as best he can.
Courtial tries to roll over but Drake keeps him under control.
Courtial is holding on to half guard well.
Drake 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.
Drake trying to control the action but Courtial is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Courtial is looking to control Drake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Courtial avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Drake.
Courtial knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drake on the ground.
Courtial is looking to control Drake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Courtial avoid being mounted?
Courtial is looking to improve his position.
Drake controlling the action here.
Drake wants to control but Courtial is keeping him busy.
Courtial is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake is working for a kimura but Courtial is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drake thows a huge punch but Courtial dodges it nicely.
Courtial is positioning himself well to prevent Drake advancing to mount.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake wants to free his trapped foot but Courtial is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Drake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Courtial wants to get back to full guard.
Courtial taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
Drake is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Courtial tries to roll over but Drake keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial is trying to maintain the position but Drake is very close to passing his half guard.
Drake working over Courtial with some ground and pound. Courtial looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Courtial is trying to maintain the position but Drake is very close to passing his half guard.
Courtial is doing well to control the position and prevent Drake from advancing to side control.
Courtial is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drake trying to pass the guard but Courtial defending well.
Drake drops an elbow to the side of Courtial's head.
Drake is working for a submission of some sort.
Drake slows the pace down in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drake dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Courtial scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
Courtial clinches.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Courtial's ribcage. Courtial let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Courtial on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Courtial misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Courtial.
Courtial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake tries to break the clinch but Courtial is controlling the position.
Drake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial working aggressively here.
Courtial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Courtial is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Courtial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Courtial.
Courtial lands a shoulder strike.
Courtial scores with a hook to the body.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Courtial is controlling him.
Courtial on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake tries to pull guard but Courtial forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Godefroy Courtial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Drake.
Drake gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Courtial regains guard.
Courtial is trying to control the position but Drake postures up.
Drake pushes down on Courtial's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Courtial's head.
Drake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Courtial has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drake is working away from the top position though.
Courtial blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Courtial is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Courtial sees it coming and defends easily.
Drake is looking for a kimura but Courtial is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drake to get the leverage.
Jake Drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Courtial is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drake passes to full mount!
Courtial wants to control but Drake is having none of it.
Drake fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drake lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Courtial tries to hold on but Drake pushes him away.
Courtial is looking to get to half guard.
Drake has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Courtial's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake with shots to the head and body - Courtial looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drake prevents Courtial from getting the reversal.
Courtial wants to hold on but Drake pushes him away.
Drake landing punches.
Drake looking to finish Courtial with some ground and pound. This is bad for Courtial!
Drake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Courtial is looking to escape.
Drake with a couple of short strikes.
Drake has control of Courtial's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Courtial regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Drake controlling from the full mount.
Drake scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Drake looking to secure an arm triangle but Courtial defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Courtial is squirming around, avoiding Drake's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake working the ground and pound effectively.
Drake scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Drake controlling his opponent.
Drake avoids the attempt from Courtial to control.
Courtial in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drake punishing his opponent with strikes.
Drake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Drake landing punches.
Courtial is rocked!
Drake unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Courtial wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Drake celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Drake!
Our winner, Jake Drake, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 1439 p4p, 800 weight class) and Kenji Gōtarō (ranked 216 p4p, 118 weight class). Ainsworth comes to the cage accompanied by Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'. Gōtarō is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dare To Be Stupid - Weird Al. Wilfred Ainsworth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Gōtarō!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gōtarō takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gōtarō connects with an inside leg kick.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gōtarō has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A nice leg kick from Ainsworth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ainsworth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gōtarō has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gōtarō and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gōtarō throws out a loose jab but Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ainsworth is looking to counter punch.
A lazy body kick from Ainsworth
and Gōtarō counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ainsworth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ainsworth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ainsworth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gōtarō paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gōtarō fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ainsworth staying out of range there.
Ainsworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ainsworth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gōtarō has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ainsworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gōtarō blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ainsworth wants to slow Gōtarō down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Gōtarō was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gōtarō swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth tried to counter with a leg kick but Gōtarō avoided it.
Gōtarō lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ainsworth swings widly with a right hand
and Gōtarō counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ainsworth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gōtarō swings for the body but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Gōtarō throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gōtarō motions for Ainsworth to come forward. Gōtarō throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gōtarō fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ainsworth manages to avoid it.
Ainsworth throws a low kick, looking for Gōtarō's leg but Gōtarō calmly moves out of range.
Gōtarō throws a hook but Ainsworth avoids it easily.
Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Gōtarō.
Gōtarō walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ainsworth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth tries to move into range but Gōtarō moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gōtarō looks to throw the jab but Ainsworth is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ainsworth checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth thows a leg kick but Gōtarō checks it
and Gōtarō counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ainsworth lands a head shot.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick that misses.
Ainsworth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Gōtarō, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ainsworth misses with a leg kick
and Gōtarō cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ainsworth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gōtarō looks to score with a jab to the body but Ainsworth is just out of range.
Gōtarō checks a leg kick nicely.
Ainsworth tries to land a leg kick but Gōtarō saw it coming and moves away.
Ainsworth thuds his right hand into Gōtarō's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gōtarō connects with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Gōtarō checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gōtarō throws a series of punches but Ainsworth avoids them all with ease.
Ainsworth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gōtarō counters with a nice leg kick.
Gōtarō waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ainsworth.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Gōtarō misses.
Ainsworth misses with a hook to the body
and Gōtarō counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Gōtarō does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick
and Gōtarō counters with a left to the body.
Gōtarō throws out a loose jab but Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gōtarō is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ainsworth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good work by Gōtarō as he checks the leg kick.
Gōtarō looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gōtarō checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth throws out a leg kick but Gōtarō moves out of range and Ainsworth only half commits.
Gōtarō scores with a one two! Ainsworth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ainsworth moves out of range as Gōtarō strikes.
Ainsworth digs a good hook to Gōtarō's body.
Ainsworth moves out of range of the leg kick from Gōtarō.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth thuds his shin into the meat of Gōtarō's side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gōtarō checks a leg kick.
Gōtarō throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Ainsworth misses
and Gōtarō counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gōtarō misses with a leg kick
and Ainsworth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gōtarō uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Gōtarō sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ainsworth is looking to slow Gōtarō down with leg kicks.
Ainsworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth tried to counter with a leg kick but Gōtarō avoided it.
Gōtarō throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gōtarō rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ainsworth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gōtarō misses with a right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gōtarō's knee momentarily.
Ainsworth lands with a nice body punch.
Gōtarō connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenji Gōtarō will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ainsworth throws a leg kick which misses Gōtarō's front leg but catches the back leg as Gōtarō tries to avoid it.
Kenji Gōtarō seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gōtarō throws out a loose jab but Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ainsworth misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gōtarō. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth avoids the body shot from Gōtarō.
Gōtarō missing with a left hand there. Ainsworth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gōtarō 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.
Ainsworth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gōtarō checks it well.
Ainsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gōtarō is out of range and Ainsworth settles back down.
Gōtarō swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ainsworth - that will leave a mark!
Gōtarō 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.
Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth throws a front kick aimed at Gōtarō's knee but Gōtarō avoids it well.
Gōtarō misses with an uppercut
and Ainsworth finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ainsworth is looking to wear down Gōtarō with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gōtarō checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ainsworth dodges the punch combination from Gōtarō.
A low kick from Gōtarō misses
and Ainsworth counters with a good low kick that Gōtarō was not able to check.
Gōtarō tried to score with a low kick but Ainsworth checks it.
Ainsworth throwing a counter right hand but Gōtarō manages to avoid it.
Gōtarō takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Gōtarō misses its intended target.
Ainsworth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gōtarō finds it's way round the side to connect with Ainsworth's head.
Nice defenses there by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth staying out of range there.
Ainsworth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ainsworth.
Gōtarō lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ainsworth at a distance.
Ainsworth motions for Gōtarō to come forward. Ainsworth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Ainsworth misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ainsworth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth scores with a push kick.
Ainsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth connects with an inside leg kick.
Gōtarō's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a low kick but Gōtarō moves out of range easily.
Ainsworth thumps Gōtarō with a low kick.
Gōtarō misses with a lunging right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a good low kick that Gōtarō was not able to check.
Gōtarō misses with a hook
and Ainsworth counters with an outside leg kick.
Gōtarō is breathing heavily.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gōtarō.
Gōtarō has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ainsworth.
Gōtarō misses with a right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gōtarō is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ainsworth.
Gōtarō misses the shot to the body.
Gōtarō misses with a two punch combination.
Gōtarō checks a low kick from Ainsworth.
Gōtarō keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gōtarō looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gōtarō tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gōtarō throws a hook but Ainsworth blocks it.
It looked like Ainsworth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gōtarō.
Gōtarō throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ainsworth checks a leg kick.
Gōtarō lands a head kick!
Gōtarō checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth checks a leg kick nicely.
Gōtarō pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ainsworth throws a shot to the body.
Ainsworth throws a solid leg kick but Gōtarō takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ainsworth.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Ainsworth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
You can see that Gōtarō has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A telegraphed right hand from Gōtarō misses the target.
Ainsworth connects with an inside leg kick.
Gōtarō lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ainsworth throws out a leg kick but Gōtarō moves out of range and Ainsworth only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gōtarō throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Gōtarō throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ainsworth connects with a solid leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ainsworth avoids the body shot from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Ainsworth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body punch from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a body kick that misses.
Ainsworth throws the kick towards the body but Gōtarō avoids it.
Ainsworth lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gōtarō takes a step back to recover.
Ainsworth tries to work over Gōtarō's front leg with a kick but Gōtarō checks it.
Gōtarō swings widly with a right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ainsworth motions for Gōtarō to come forward. Ainsworth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gōtarō misses with a hook.
Ainsworth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ainsworth throws a low kick, looking for Gōtarō's leg but Gōtarō calmly moves out of range.
Ainsworth wants to land a leg kick but Gōtarō is out of range.
Ainsworth cracks a nice hook into Gōtarō's ribs.
Ainsworth delivers a nice body kick.
Ainsworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gōtarō.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Gōtarō swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gōtarō's corner calls for a 1-2. Gōtarō obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ainsworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ainsworth is looking to counter punch.
Gōtarō looks to score with a jab to the body but Ainsworth is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth works Gōtarō's body with a nice hook.
Gōtarō throws a hook to the side of Ainsworth's head but Ainsworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gōtarō might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ainsworth has got the better of the exchanges.
Ainsworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gōtarō takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gōtarō. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ainsworth wants to land a leg kick but Gōtarō is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ainsworth!
Ainsworth wants to land a leg kick but Gōtarō is out of range.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Gōtarō blocks the leg kick.
Gōtarō takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gōtarō on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ainsworth. Ainsworth obviously looking to wear him down.
Gōtarō jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gōtarō takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Gōtarō misses.
Ainsworth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gōtarō throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ainsworth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Ainsworth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ainsworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gōtarō.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gōtarō throws a leg kick but Ainsworth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ainsworth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gōtarō checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ainsworth lands with a nice body punch.
Ainsworth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gōtarō moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gōtarō falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ainsworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
Ainsworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gōtarō.
Ainsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gōtarō.
Gōtarō takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gōtarō throws a hook but Ainsworth avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gōtarō checks a low kick from Ainsworth.
Gōtarō throws out a counter right but Ainsworth avoids it with no problem.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Gōtarō misses.
Ainsworth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gōtarō is out of range and Ainsworth settles back down.
Gōtarō throws a right hand that misses
and Ainsworth counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gōtarō misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ainsworth lands with a straight right. Gōtarō didn't see that one coming.
Ainsworth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gōtarō keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gōtarō takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ainsworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gōtarō throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Gōtarō misses with a lunging right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gōtarō's knee momentarily.
Ainsworth works Gōtarō's body with a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Ainsworth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ainsworth with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth lands a front kick.
Gōtarō rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ainsworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Gōtarō throws a leg kick that misses.
Gōtarō checks the leg kick.
Gōtarō thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ainsworth lands a leg kick that knocks Gōtarō off balance momentarily.
Gōtarō takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gōtarō misses with an uppercut. Ainsworth saw that one coming.
Ainsworth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gōtarō just manages to avoid it.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gōtarō was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ainsworth is looking to chop away at Gōtarō's legs.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gōtarō throws the left hand but Ainsworth avoids the punch easily.
Ainsworth blocks a leg kick.
Gōtarō swings for the body but Ainsworth moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfred Ainsworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ainsworth 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Ainsworth!
A relieved looking Wilfred Ainsworth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Kenji Gōtarō stepped up to the mic, saying '6.3'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 278 p4p, 770 weight class) and Derwent Bolt (ranked 51 p4p, 123 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by Clap For The Killers. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Doe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derwent Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doe with a nice calf kick.
Doe looks to land a right hand but Bolt moved out of range.
Bolt throws out a counter right but Doe avoids it with no problem.
Bolt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolt is just out of range.
Bolt 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.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolt.
Bolt feints the counter takedown.
Doe misses with a straight right.
Bolt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bolt counters with a straight right hand.
Doe throws a right hand that misses
and Bolt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Doe!
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!
Bolt goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Doe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bolt but great work by Doe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt wants to control but Doe postures up.
Bolt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Bolt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Doe has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
John Doe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot by Doe.
Doe jabs at Bolt's body.
Doe scores with a shot to the body.
Bolt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bolt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Bolt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolt throws out a counter right but Doe avoids it with no problem.
Doe misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Bolt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice cross by Doe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe misses the body punch
and Doe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Doe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bolt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands with a cross.
Jab from Doe.
An inside leg kick lands from Doe.
Doe lands with an uppercut that bounces Bolt off the cage and back into range.
Bolt walks into a straight right hand from Doe.
Doe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Doe misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doe.
Doe lunges at Bolt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolt's hand.
Bolt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doe finds it's way round the side to connect with Bolt's head.
Doe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bolt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 Bolt is rocked!
Doe clobbers Bolt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bolt is still on wobbly legs! Can Doe finish him?
Doe drops Bolt with a naaaaasty hook - Bolt is in real trouble here! Doe dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Doe!
John Doe retains his light heavyweight title!
John Doe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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