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BBFC 14: Connor Vs. Merel PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Azizsbatereja (ranked 23552 p4p, 3743 weight class) and Perrin Abarra (ranked 732 p4p, 492 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Azizsbatereja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perrin Abarra!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Abarra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abarra blocks a head kick by Azizsbatereja.
Abdul Azizsbatereja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Azizsbatereja.
Azizsbatereja misses with a few strikes there.
Azizsbatereja looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abarra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azizsbatereja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Azizsbatereja throws a combination that misses
and Abarra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Azizsbatereja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Azizsbatereja staying out of range there.
Azizsbatereja takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Abarra finds it's way through Azizsbatereja's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarra scores with a hook to the body. Azizsbatereja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azizsbatereja tries to clinch up but Abarra circles away and keeps his distance.
Abarra connects with a body shot.
Abarra 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.
Azizsbatereja swinging wildly here.
Abarra lands a right hook to the body.
Azizsbatereja is breathing heavily.
Azizsbatereja throws a nice looking combination but Abarra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abarra is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Azizsbatereja with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Abarra misses.
Abarra throws a right and a left that Azizsbatereja avoids nicely.
Abarra connects with a body shot that sends Azizsbatereja's belly button to the back.
Azizsbatereja tries to close the distance and clinch but Abarra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abarra punishes Azizsbatereja's body with a nice straight punch.
Azizsbatereja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Azizsbatereja shoots in and drives through. Abarra sprawls well.
Abarra throws a right and a left that Azizsbatereja avoids nicely.
Abarra lands with an overhand left.
Azizsbatereja goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abarra sizes up Azizsbatereja with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarra misses with a wild combination.
Abarra throws a series of punches but Azizsbatereja moves out of range.
Abarra misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarra connects with the punch.
Abarra lands a body shot.
Abarra throws a shot from downtown. Azizsbatereja moves away and avoids it.
Azizsbatereja needs to keep his hands up - Abarra had a free shot at his head there.
Azizsbatereja tries to close the distance and clinch but Abarra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abarra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Azizsbatereja avoids the body shot from Abarra.
Abarra looks to score with a jab to the body but Azizsbatereja is just out of range.
Abarra slips a jab and a cross from Azizsbatereja.
Abarra lands an overhand right.
 Azizsbatereja is rocked!
Azizsbatereja moves out of range of the strikes.
Azizsbatereja is looking for a counter combo.
Abarra throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Azizsbatereja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abarra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azizsbatereja clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azizsbatereja digs a right hand into Abarra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abarra's gas tank.
Azizsbatereja seems to have got his legs back now.
Azizsbatereja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azizsbatereja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Abarra.
Azizsbatereja looks to clinch
and Abarra counters with a straight right hand.
Azizsbatereja wants to clinch but Abarra slips to the side
and Abarra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abarra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azizsbatereja tries to close the distance and clinch but Abarra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abarra throws a series of punches but Azizsbatereja avoids them all with ease.
Azizsbatereja takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abarra throws a nice looking combination but Azizsbatereja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abarra misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azizsbatereja.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azizsbatereja gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abarra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azizsbatereja tries to clinch up.
Abarra connects with a looping right hand.
Azizsbatereja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Abarra to counter with a crisp jab.
Abarra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abarra looks to land a combination but Azizsbatereja avoids it well.
It looked like Azizsbatereja was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abarra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Abarra does no damage.
Azizsbatereja wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Abarra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azizsbatereja takes the fight into the clinch.
Abarra takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Abarra dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abarra fails to land with a series of punches.
Azizsbatereja is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Abarra.
Azizsbatereja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abarra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azizsbaterejas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Azizsbatereja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Azizsbatereja takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Azizsbatereja throws a series of punches but Abarra moves out of range.
Azizsbatereja blocks a jab.
As Abarra looks to move away, Azizsbatereja throws a big counter combo but Abarra just gets out of the way.
Perrin Abarra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abarra throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Azizsbatereja crashing down! Azizsbatereja tries to stagger back to his feet but Abarra just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Azizsbatereja asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perrin Abarra!
Perrin Abarra 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between African King (ranked 3483 p4p, 2954 weight class) and Humphrey Wellington (ranked 503 p4p, 435 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Dangerous knees
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, African King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 It looks like African King has been cut.
King lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wellington will feel that in the morning.
Wellington throws a leg kick but King moved away.
An inside leg kick from Wellington misses.
King rushes Wellington and presses him up against the cage.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wellington manages to break the clinch.
Wellington gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Wellington manages to retain guard.
King passes Wellington's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to free his trapped foot but Wellington is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wellington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wellington is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Wellington is holding on tight.
Wellington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
King is looking to work his way around to Wellington's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Wellington felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wellington wants to control but King is having none of it.
Wellington tries to control the position but King now has his back.
Wellington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wellington trying to control but not successfully.
You can see the frustration on Wellington's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington fending off the submission attempt from King.
King looking for the choke from the back.
Wellington tries to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. King controlling the positon.
King is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wellington is defending well though. King let's go of the attempt for now.
King keeps control of the position as Wellington tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington just trying to survive but King is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
King working for a choke but Wellington is defending well.
Wellington wants to escape the position.
King is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wellington defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
King tightening his grip on Wellington, looking for the choke.
Wellington just trying to survive but King is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looking to break Wellington's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wellington remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise King will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
King is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wellington is in bad spot here.
King looking for the choke from the back.
King is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wellington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Wellington has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wellington has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from King.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
African King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on African King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wellington steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from King. That one must have hurt.
Some wild striking there from King.
Wellington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wellington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wellington lands a front kick.
King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wellington did well to prevent King getting side control.
King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wellington doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time King.
Wellington trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wellington sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control from half guard but Wellington is working away.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wellington manages to get to full guard.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wellington keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Wellington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wellington stopping the sweep attempt from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Wellington from controlling successfully.
Wellington won't allow King to sweep him here.
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wellington is aware though and is defending well.
Wellington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wellington stands up and waves to King to follow him.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wellington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Wellington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wellington can do to turn this around?
King throws a push kick but Wellington slaps the foot to one side.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wellington stuffs the takedown.
Wellington shapes to counter with a head kick.
King looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King prevents Wellington from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Wellington looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wellington manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wellington trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
African King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wellington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wellington trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King has Wellington pulled in close to control his posture.
Wellington wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King looking for a guillotine here but Wellington defends easily.
King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wellington defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that African King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on African King's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
King loads up on a big right hand but Wellington slips the punch.
King tries for a takedown but Wellington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wellington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wellington bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wellington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
Wellington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 Wellington is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Wellington to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Wellington looks to clinch but King throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Wellington taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). African King!
African King really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deontay DJ (ranked 1965 p4p, 3860 weight class) and Paul Gascoigne (ranked 218 p4p, 435 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think DJ might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Scrappy - No Problem. Deontay DJ has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deontay DJ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gascoigne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gascoigne 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.
Gascoigne avoids the body shot from DJ.
DJ misses with a jab to the body
and Gascoigne counters with a left to the body.
Gascoigne tries to clinch but DJ moves out of range.
DJ is looking for a counter combo.
DJ has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
DJ throws a push kick but Gascoigne slaps the foot to one side.
Gascoigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
DJ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for DJ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DJ with a nice cross.
DJ tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gascoigne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gascoigne throws a series of punches but DJ moves out of range.
Gascoigne clinches with his opponent.
DJ controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as DJ takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne tries to work over DJ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gascoigne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. DJ just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gascoigne.
Gascoigne lands with a light punch inside.
Gascoigne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DJ swings wildly with an uppercut but Gascoigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gascoigne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gascoigne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as DJ walks away with a smile on his face. Gascoigne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
DJ tries to score with a low kick but Gascoigne moves his leg out of the way.
Gascoigne gets a clinch.
Gascoigne can't find room to land a body shot as DJ controls the action.
DJ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gascoigne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DJ throws a combination that misses
and Gascoigne counters with a low kick, right behind DJ 's knee.
DJ throws a shot from downtown. Gascoigne moves away and avoids it.
Gascoigne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gascoigne misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gascoigne lands a big head kick that sends DJ tumbling to the mat! Gascoigne takes a step backwards and waves DJ back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Deontay DJ has been cut.
DJ throws a sloppy head kick and Gascoigne moves out of range easily.
Gascoigne clinches with his opponent.
DJ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
BOOM! Gascoigne lands a beautiful left hook that drops DJ. DJ tries to recover but Gascoigne is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and DJ lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Gascoigne!
A very excited looking Paul Gascoigne rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Stojanov (ranked 2328 p4p, 4025 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 127 p4p, 204 weight class). Stojanov comes into the arena with Strapo - Sebaklam blaring out of the sound system. John Rambo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lukas Stojanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo throws a shot to the body.
Rambo throws a lazy head kick
and Stojanov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stojanov.
Stojanov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rambo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stojanov, into his guard.
Rambo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stojanov, up you get!
Rambo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stojanov will feel that in the morning.
Rambo misses with a head kick.
Rambo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stojanov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stojanov lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Stojanov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stojanov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rambo dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojanov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rambo tries to stand but Stojanov is controlling from the bottom.
Stojanov working for a triangle but Rambo defends it easily.
Stojanov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rambo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stojanov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rambo defends well.
Rambo gets to his feet - Stojanov follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo slaps away a takedown attempt from Stojanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oooooh!!! Rambo has knocked Stojanov down with a huge combo! Rambo steps away and waves a wobbly Stojanov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Lukas Stojanov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Rambo misses.
Stojanov attempts a counter takedown but Rambo avoids it well and moves away.
Stojanov blocks a head kick by Rambo.
Rambo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stojanov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stojanov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rambo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stojanov.
Stojanov is working for a kimura but Rambo is defending it quite comfortably.
Rambo is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov wants to work for an arm triangle but Rambo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rambo pushes Stojanov off looking to stand but Stojanov dives back in and keeps control.
Stojanov is working for a submission of some sort.
Stojanov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rambo is just riding it out for now. Stojanov eventually gives up the hold.
Stojanov works his way into full mount!
Stojanov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rambo is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov is looking for a triangle but Rambo pushes his legs off easily.
Stojanov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Stojanov is looking for a triangle but Rambo pushes his legs off easily.
Rambo gets to his feet - Stojanov follows without any prompting.
Rambo scores with a jab to the head.
Rambo throws a head kick that misses.
Stojanov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rambo throws a head kick but Stojanov moves out of range.
Rambo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rambo lands a big head kick that sends Stojanov tumbling to the mat! Rambo takes a step backwards and waves Stojanov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stojanov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rambo throws a head kick that misses.
Stojanov attempts a counter takedown but Rambo avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Stojanov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stojanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Rambo, which made it look bad.
Stojanov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stojanov showed some decent athleticism there.
Stojanov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stojanov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rambo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stojanov.
Stojanov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rambo defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stojanov seems to be looking for submissions.
Stojanov is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojanov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rambo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stojanov.
Stojanov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stojanov is working for a submission of some sort.
Stojanov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stojanov is trying to work for a kimura but Rambo is defending well.
Stojanov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stojanov is working for a kimura but Rambo is defending it quite comfortably.
Rambo is trying to stand back up but Stojanov is controlling him
Stojanov wants to work for an arm triangle but Rambo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stojanov is trying to work for a kimura but Rambo is defending well.
Stojanov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rambo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stojanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojanov is looking for a kimura but Rambo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stojanov to get the leverage.
Rambo is trying to stand back up but Stojanov is controlling him
Stojanov wants to work for an arm triangle but Rambo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rambo is looking to escape.
Stojanov is looking for a kimura here.
Stojanov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stojanov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rambo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stojanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stojanov wants to pass to mount but Rambo is defending the position.
Stojanov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stojanov wants to work for an arm triangle but Rambo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stojanov is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rambo is trying to stand back up but Stojanov is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Stojanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Stojanov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Rambo.
John Rambo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stojanov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rambo swivels and escapes.
Rambo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stojanov.
Nice takedown defense from Rambo. No joy for Stojanov on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Stojanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stojanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rambo as he avoids it easily.
Rambo pushes Stojanov away with a front kick.
A head kick by Rambo misses
and Stojanov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rambo's guard.
Rambo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Stojanov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Stojanov wants a takedown.
Stojanov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rambo after a bit of a struggle.
Rambo manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rambo tries a head kick but it misses.
Stojanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo looks to land a combination. Stojanov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rambo looks to land a left hand but Stojanov moved out of range nicely.
Stojanov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rambo throws a right hand that Stojanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Stojanov also avoids with ease.
Rambo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rambo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rambo looks to throw the jab but Stojanov is out of range.
Rambo throws a nice head kick!
Rambo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stojanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Rambo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stojanov.
A countering left hand to the body from Rambo misses.
Stojanov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stojanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rambo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stojanov will feel that in the morning.
Stojanov avoids the head kick by Rambo.
Rambo tries a head kick but it misses.
John Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stojanov slips a jab and a cross from Rambo.
Rambo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stojanov attempts a counter takedown but Rambo avoids it well and moves away.
Rambo misses with a few strikes there.
Rambo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stojanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rambo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stojanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rambo but Rambo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rambo throws out a counter right but Stojanov avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo scores with a sloppy right hand. Stojanov should have avoided that one.
Stojanov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rambo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rambo kicks Stojanov off and gets to his feet.
Rambo tries a head kick but it misses.
Rambo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rambo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Rambo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rambo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stojanov misses with a looping left.
Stojanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rambo.
Stojanov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rambo sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rambo misses with a kick to the body.
Stojanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Stojanov staying out of range there.
Rambo tries a head kick but it misses.
Stojanov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Rambo.
Stojanov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rambo.
Rambo misses with the body kick
and Stojanov counters with a takedown into side control.
Stojanov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Rambo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lukas Stojanov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Chavez (ranked 2442 p4p, 2923 weight class) and Lucas Pinheiro (ranked 369 p4p, 433 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinheiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pinheiro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chavez throws a body punch but Pinheiro moves out of range.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Pinheiro misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Chavez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Chavez.
Pinheiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinheiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pinheiro misses with a hook. Chavez ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Pinheiro. Beautiful body shot.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Pinheiro to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinheiro.
Chavez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lions Den in the buildup to the fight.
Lucas Pinheiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinheiro defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Pinheiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinheiro swinging wildly here.
Pinheiro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Pinheiro throws a hook to the side of Chavez's head but Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chavez throws a body punch but Pinheiro moves out of range.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinheiro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Pinheiro.
A nice combination there by Pinheiro.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Pinheiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinheiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinheiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Pinheiro misses the body punch
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez swings for the body but Pinheiro moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro looks to land a combination but Chavez avoids it well.
Chavez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinheiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinheiro scores with a jab to the head.
Chavez lands a really nice looking cross but Pinheiro seems unphased.
Pinheiro is rocked!
A jab from Chavez misses.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Chavez! Pinheiro is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Chavez!
After the big win, Julio Chavez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Wilheim (ranked 3084 p4p, 1672 weight class) and Korben Dallas (ranked 415 p4p, 241 weight class). Wilheim's entrance music is Russian Village Boys "Cyka". A fine choice. Heinrich Wilheim is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heinrich Wilheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korben Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Dallas.
Dallas ducks right into an uppercut from Wilheim.
Dallas scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilheim should have avoided that one.
Dallas 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.
Dallas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've been told by Wilheim's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dallas walks into a straight right hand from Wilheim.
Wilheim just misses with a punch to the body.
Dallas looks to land a right hand but Wilheim moved out of range.
Wilheim throws a leg kick but Dallas checks it.
A slow jab from Dallas misses its intended target.
Dallas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilheim jabs Dallas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dallas misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Dallas misses the target.
Dallas tries to clinch up but Wilheim circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dallas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilheim.
Wilheim throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dallas to counter with a crisp jab.
Dallas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilheim.
Wilheim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dallas doesn't seem bothered though.
Dallas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilheim throws a leg kick but Dallas sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wilheim darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilheim throws the kick towards the body but Dallas avoids it.
Dallas lands a lovely overhand right.
Dallas lands a jab.
Wilheim tries to clinch but Dallas is having none of it.
Wilheim throws a body punch but Dallas moves out of range.
Wilheim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dallas lands a right hook to the body.
Wilheim tries to clinch up.
Wilheim throws a hook but Dallas blocks it.
Dallas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilheim.
A shot to the liver by Dallas. Beautiful body shot.
Dallas misses with an uppercut. Wilheim saw that one coming.
Wilheim misses with an uppercut. Dallas saw that one coming.
Wilheim misses with a double jab
and Dallas counters with a single leg into guard. Wilheim didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dallas passes Wilheim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dallas throwing shots but Wilheim is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas throwing shots but Wilheim is blocking nicely.
Wilheim is not content to let Dallas control the position.
Dallas wants to work for an arm triangle but Wilheim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dallas is looking to advance position but Wilheim won't allow it.
Dallas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilheim keeps working.
Dallas is looking to stall here but Wilheim recovers full guard.
Dallas looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dallas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dallas postures up and lands a big shot to Wilheim's brow.
Dallas trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilheim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dallas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dallas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dallas stopping the sweep attempt from Wilheim.
Dallas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dallas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dallas postures up in Wilheim's guard and throws a big left but Wilheim blocks it.
Dallas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dallas passes into half guard.
Wilheim tries to roll over but Dallas keeps him under control.
Wilheim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dallas trying to control the action but Wilheim is working from the bottom.
Dallas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dallas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Korben Dallas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dallas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wilheim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dallas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A low kick from Wilheim is predictable there
and Dallas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wilheim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dallas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dallas connects with a nice short shot to Wilheim's temple.
Dallas working Wilheim over with strikes.
Wilheim has hold of Dallas's hands but Dallas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dallas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilheim is looking for a sweep. Dallas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Korben Dallas has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Dallas.
Still in half guard, Dallas seems content to control.
Dallas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas trying to pass the guard but Wilheim defending well.
Dallas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dallas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dallas thows a huge punch but Wilheim dodges it nicely.
Dallas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wilheim!
Dallas controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilheim looks a forlorn figure.
Dallas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dallas lands a big shot there that rocks Wilheim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dallas swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wilheim is now in Dallas's guard. A big mistake from Dallas there, giving up the dominant position!
Wilheim stopping the sweep attempt from Dallas.
Wilheim trying to control but Dallas is working from the bottom.
Dallas trying to keep a closed guard but Wilheim is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilheim wants to stand but Dallas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dallas looking for a sweep. Not yet Dallas, not yet.
Wilheim wants to pass the guard but Dallas is keeping the position.
Dallas looking for a sweep. Not yet Dallas, not yet.
Wilheim sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Dallas doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Wilheim paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Dallas - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Korben Dallas!
A relieved looking Korben Dallas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Heinrich Wilheim was interviewed post fight and said 'First defeat of my career all respect my opponent tonight, I will refocus and come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Marcellini (ranked 773 p4p, 3164 weight class) and Pierce Perkins (ranked 119 p4p, 426 weight class). Rolando Marcellini is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolando Marcellini !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierce Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcellini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkins lands the left hand.
Marcellini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcellini .
Marcellini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 It looks like Pierce Perkins has been cut.
Marcellini ducks under a wild hook from Perkins.
Perkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marcellini has time to react.
Marcellini throws an overhand right that lands on Perkins's shoulder, as Perkins tries to avoid the shot.
We've been hearing reports that Marcellini has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marcellini throws a lazy right hand but Perkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcellini throws a looping overhand right but Perkins ducks down to avoid it.
Marcellini misses the shot to the body.
Marcellini throws a jab when Perkins was well out of range.
Perkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcellini moves away.
Marcellini lands a big uppercut and Perkins crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Perkins looks OK. Marcellini waves Perkins back to his feet!
Perkins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcellini shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Perkins takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Marcellini sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Perkins bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rolando Marcellini !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 609 p4p, 615 weight class) and David King (ranked 94 p4p, 97 weight class). King has chosen Manchester United Chants George Best Song Spirit In The Sky as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David King!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King misses with a body shot
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King throws a lazy right hand but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Blake Phoenix has been cut.
King lands a jab to Phoenix's midsection.
King throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix slips a straight right by King.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
Phoenix lands a jab to King's midsection.
Phoenix throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a series of punches but Phoenix moves out of range.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
King throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Phoenix catches King right on the button with a cross.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Phoenix takes the fight into the clinch.
Phoenix has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King blocks an uppercut.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nice body punch from King.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King wants to stall.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
King blocks an uppercut.
King tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
I was talking to Phoenix's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
King misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King lands a jab to Phoenix's midsection.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Phoenix rather than just go for the knockout.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from King.
An attempted straight right counter from Phoenix misses the target.
Phoenix scores with a nice strike.
King misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Phoenix.
King misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phoenix is keeping busy.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blake Phoenix's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a body shot.
David King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phoenix.
Phoenix with a hook.
Phoenix lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King cracks Phoenix with an open hand slap.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for King.
Phoenix throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King cracks Phoenix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phoenix tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Phoenix throws a hook but King blocks it.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix fakes a jab and then 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!
King loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from King misses.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Phoenix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phoenix to score with a decent uppercut.
Phoenix tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phoenix looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King throws out a counter right but Phoenix avoids it with no problem.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phoenix moves out of range as King strikes.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phoenix tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Phoenix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from King.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phoenix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix moves out of range as King strikes.
King cracks Phoenix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
Phoenix has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Jab from King.
Blake Phoenix's cut is getting worse.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King dips to his left and cracks Phoenix with an uppercut!
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from King.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blake Phoenix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blake Phoenix's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
King lands a nice hook to Phoenix's body. Phoenix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
King blocks a jab.
Phoenix dodges the punch combination from King.
King works over Phoenix's head and body with a nice combination.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Phoenix there.
King misses with a body shot.
Phoenix 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.
Phoenix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King ducks right into an uppercut from Phoenix.
King throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
King misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from King misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a jab to the nose.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
King throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Phoenix misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
King gets tackled into the cage by Phoenix. Phoenix maintains the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
Blake Phoenix's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King lands a left hand.
King taking a breather.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
King misses with some punches.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phoenix jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Phoenix gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Phoenix.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Phoenix throws a good cross that connects.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Phoenix 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.
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
As Phoenix backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Phoenix manages to avoid it all.
King throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Phoenix lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King misses with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix moves into the clinch.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blake Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
King tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from King.
Jeez, Blake Phoenix's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Phoenix no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Phoenix not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Phoenix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Phoenix's legs - danger averted.
Phoenix 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.
King advances to half guard.
King not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David King.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... David King!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, David King made sure he mentioned CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Blake Phoenix was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF? You've got to be kidding me!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilson (ranked 320 p4p, 904 weight class) and Clinch King Smash Machine (ranked 56 p4p, 144 weight class). Clinch King Smash Machine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinch King Smash Machine!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash Machine closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Smash Machine.
It looks like Jack Wilson has been cut.
Wilson stalling in the clinch.
Smash Machine is trying to pull guard but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Smash Machine.
Wilson avoiding damage as Smash Machine throws knees to the body.
Wilson wants to stall.
Smash Machine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilson avoids it.
Smash Machine lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.
Smash Machine tries to pull guard but Wilson won't allow it.
Wilson stalling against the cage.
Smash Machine tries a knee to the head but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson effectively controlling the action here.
Smash Machine lands an elbow just above Wilson 's eye.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smash Machine clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smash Machine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Smash Machine scores with a knee to the head.
Smash Machine tries for a takedown but Wilson manages to get underhooks.
Jack Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clinch King Smash Machine.
Smash Machine missing with knees to the body.
Wilson just leaning against Smash Machine, taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smash Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Smash Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Wilson slows down the pace here.
Smash Machine prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Wilson working hard to break the clinch.
Wilson trying to control the position but instead, Smash Machine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilson into the cage.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smash Machine counters by clinching up.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Smash Machine.
Smash Machine lands a nice shot to the body.
Smash Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smash Machine is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Smash Machine digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smash Machine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Wilson's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Smash Machine counters with a nice uppercut.
Smash Machine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smash Machine throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Smash Machine moved out of range.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smash Machine.
Smash Machine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clinch King Smash Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smash Machine thows a leg kick but Wilson checks it
and Smash Machine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smash Machine, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Smash Machine counters with a big right hand! Oh Wilson is in trouble here! Smash Machine follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clinch King Smash Machine!
An out of breath and clearly excited Clinch King Smash Machine thanked UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Connor (ranked 85 p4p, 547 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 8 p4p, 58 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Connor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cherub Rock. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Connor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Merel misses.
Connor misses with a hook. Merel ducked under it nicely.
Merel with the counter takedown but Connor avoids it easily.
Connor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Merel. Merel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Anthony Merel has been cut.
Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Merel lands with a hook. Connor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Connor misses with a looping left.
Merel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Connor is trying to defend but Merel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Merel throwing shots but Connor is blocking nicely.
Merel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel controlling the pace.
Connor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Merel.
Merel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Connor's head.
Merel working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Connor is looking to improve his position.
Merel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Merel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Connor's head.
Merel wants to work for an arm triangle but Connor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Merel working Connor over with strikes.
Merel is thwarting Connor's attempts to control the position.
Merel controlling the pace.
Merel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Merel uses his free foot to push down on Connor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Connor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Merel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Merel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Merel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Connor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Merel thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel lands a big shot there that rocks Connor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Merel thowing shots but they're missing.
Merel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Connor is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Connor and Merel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Merel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Connor down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merel is trying to ground and pound but Connor uses the momentary lack of control by Merel to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Merel there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Merel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Merel's cut.
That's time! Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Connor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Merel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anthony Merel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor throws a hook but Merel avoids it easily.
A left lands for Merel.
Merel throws a jab but it's blocked by Connor.
Connor is looking to counter punch.
Merel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merel. Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Merel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Connor there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left lands for Merel.
Merel misses with a straight left.
Merel staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Merel scores with a jab. Connor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Merel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Merel throws a shot to the body.
Connor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Connor drops his hands momentarily and Merel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Merel.
Connor swings widly with a right hand
so Merel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Connor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Merel.
Merel throws a big elbow that misses.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Merel from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor is trying to control the position but Merel postures up.
Connor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Merel.
Connor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Merel connects with a couple of short punches.
Merel lands a couple of elbows.
Merel wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Connor is keeping the position for now.
Merel sitting in guard here, content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Merel looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Merel misses the target.
Merel scores with the left hand. Connor knows he should have avoided that one.
Connor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anthony Merel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Merel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Merel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor loads up on a big right hand but Merel slips the punch.
Merel dives in and grabs Connor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Connor pushes down on Merel's head and hops out.
Merel catches Connor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left lands for Connor.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greg Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Connor throws a hook to the side of Merel's head but Merel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Merel moves away from the strike by Connor.
Merel ducks under a wild hook from Connor.
Merel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Merel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Merel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Merel's cut.
That's time! Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Merel tests Connor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Merel misses.
Connor is looking to counter punch.
Merel scores with a decent looking hook.
Merel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Merel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Connor under the eye.
Nice shot by Connor.
Merel swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor looks to throw the jab but Merel is out of range.
Merel takes a swing at Connor's ribcage but misses.
Connor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Merel.
Merel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
Merel with the counter takedown but Connor avoids it easily.
Merel throws a series of punches but Connor avoids them all with ease.
Merel lands a head shot.
Merel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Merel misses.
Connor slips a straight right by Merel.
Connor throwing a counter right hand but Merel manages to avoid it.
Connor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Merel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connor moves away.
Connor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Connor lands a jab to the head.
Merel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Connor misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor ducks right into an uppercut from Merel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Connor misses.
Merel moves out of range as Connor strikes.
Merel fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Merel does it's job there.
Connor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Merel shoots and misses
and Connor counters with a stiff right hand.
Merel is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Merel. Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merel is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
Merel throws a right hand that misses
and Connor counters with a huge left! Merel is in big trouble! He's backing up but Connor isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Merel from any more damage. A dominating finish by Connor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Connor!
Greg Connor retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Greg Connor misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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