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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anakoni Kai (ranked 4868 p4p, 4793 weight class) and Fook Man (ranked 104 p4p, 99 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Kai lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Man thuds his shin into the meat of Kai's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai throws a leg kick
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Man has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kai finds it's way round the side to connect with Man's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man pushes Kai away with a front kick.
Kai misses with a left hand
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Man replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kai blocks it well.
Man blocks the body kick.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kai misses with a leg kick
and Man counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fook Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 9:10
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fook Man!
Our winner, Fook Man, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Galvao (ranked 4258 p4p, 7065 weight class) and Testy Testytwo (ranked 89 p4p, 136 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Testy Testytwo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao gets a takedown into half guard.
Galvao seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Testytwo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ares Galvao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davey Davison (ranked 4846 p4p, 4826 weight class) and Bob Santangelo (ranked 103 p4p, 102 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davey Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Santangelo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santangelo quickly recovers to half guard.
Davison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santangelo tries to roll over but Davison keeps him under control.
Davison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santangelo trying to control but Davison postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santangelo punching from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Davison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davison shoots in and bounces Santangelo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santangelo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Davison has passed into side control.
The referee asks Davison politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davison prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santangelo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davison stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santangelo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santangelo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santangelo looking for a sweep. Not yet Santangelo, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santangelo is looking for a triangle but Davison pushes his legs off easily.
Davison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davison looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santangelo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davison controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Davison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davison trying to move into half guard but instead Santangelo has managed to sweep!
Davison wants to sweep here but Santangelo controlling him for the moment.
Santangelo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Davison dives on top into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davison stands and throws Santangelo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davey Davison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santangelo working a defensive guard here.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Santangelo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santangelo is keeping the position for now.
Santangelo looking for subs off his back but Davison has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santangelo is just riding it out for now. Davison eventually gives up the hold.
Davison is thwarting Santangelo's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santangelo is controlling Davison's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santangelo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Santangelo is in Davison's guard.
Davison is trying to control the position but Santangelo postures up.
Davison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santangelo defends it easily.
Davison is trying to keep Santangelo in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison is looking for a triangle here but Santangelo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Davey Davison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santangelo gets to mount! Davison was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Santangelo looking to control but Davison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santangelo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davison?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santangelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davison is looking to escape.
Santangelo is landing with some decent strikes but Davison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Davison slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Santangelo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santangelo prevents Davison from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Santangelo 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santangelo closes the distance and pushes Davison back into the cage.
Davison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santangelo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davison.
Santangelo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davison manages to avoid it.
Santangelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santangelo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santangelo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santangelo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santangelo is fighting to break Davison's control of his arms but Davison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santangelo defends well.
Santangelo tries to free his leg and advance position but Davison is retaining full guard.
Davison trying to control the position.
Davison trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santangelo moves away.
Santangelo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Davison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santangelo wants to control but Davison postures up.
Davison scores with a couple of short elbows.
Santangelo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santangelo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee asks Davison politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davison prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santangelo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Davison's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Davison is trying to work for a kimura but Santangelo is defending well.
Santangelo is trying to control but Davison manages to pass to mount!
Santangelo is just holding on here. Davison manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison is not going to allow Santangelo to sit and survive in this position.
Davison has the hooks in. Santangelo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davison tightening his grip on Santangelo, looking for the choke.
Santangelo is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davey Davison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davey Davison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Steelflex (ranked 5063 p4p, 5073 weight class) and Alvin Yakatori (ranked 110 p4p, 108 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jefferson Steelflex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvin Yakatori!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Yakatori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steelflex was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakatori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steelflex throws a sloppy body shot
and Yakatori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steelflex thinking.
Steelflex throws a body punch but Yakatori moves out of range.
Yakatori throws out a counter right but Steelflex avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakatori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steelflex manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Steelflex tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakatori slips under a jab.
It seemed like Yakatori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Yakatori misses.
Steelflex is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yakatori throws a hook but Steelflex blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steelflex misses with an uppercut
and Yakatori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steelflex gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yakatori.
Steelflex throws a sloppy body shot
and Yakatori counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steelflex throws the left hand but Yakatori avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakatori slips a straight right by Steelflex.
A countering left hand to the body from Yakatori misses.
Steelflex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakatori.
Steelflex is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yakatori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steelflex.
Steelflex is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yakatori.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steelflex looks to throw the jab but Yakatori is out of range.
Steelflex looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakatori is just out of range.
Yakatori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steelflex throws a poor cross that misses
and Yakatori counters with a stiff right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steelflex throws the left hand but Yakatori avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Yakatori dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steelflex misses the jab.
Yakatori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steelflex cracks Yakatori with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yakatori thuds his right hand into Steelflex's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakatori misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Steelflex wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steelflex takes a swing at Yakatori's ribcage but misses.
Yakatori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakatori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steelflex was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakatori.
Steelflex looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakatori is just out of range.
Yakatori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yakatori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steelflex cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakatori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steelflex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Steelflex misses the target.
Yakatori tests Steelflex's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steelflex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakatori.
Steelflex connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steelflex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakatori.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yakatori! But no joy.
Yakatori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yakatori avoids the body shot from Steelflex.
Yakatori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yakatori scores with a sloppy right hand. Steelflex should have avoided that one.
Steelflex looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakatori is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yakatori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Steelflex wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yakatori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Steelflex on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Steelflex might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Steelflex scores with a hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steelflex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yakatori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steelflex with a body shot.
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 Jefferson Steelflex will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice defenses there by Steelflex.
A quick step to the side and Steelflex tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakatori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Steelflex misses the target.
A slow jab from Steelflex misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steelflex misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Yakatori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yakatori connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steelflex throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakatori counters with a right hand to the body.
Steelflex misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steelflex. Yakatori does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Yakatori misses.
Steelflex lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakatori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yakatori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yakatori avoids the body shot from Steelflex.
Yakatori slips a jab from Steelflex.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakatori works Steelflex's body with a nice hook.
Yakatori cracks Steelflex with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yakatori looks to score with a jab to the body but Steelflex is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yakatori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Yakatori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steelflex avoids the body shot from Yakatori.
Steelflex misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Yakatori misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steelflex. Yakatori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakatori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steelflex with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Yakatori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yakatori has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Yakatori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan (ranked 794 p4p, 1352 weight class) and Ivan Volkov (ranked 90 p4p, 142 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 14 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Volkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keenan tries to avoid it but Volkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keenan to the ground. Keenan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Volkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keenan tries to avoid it but Volkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keenan to the ground. Keenan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keenan swings widly with a right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Keenan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Keenan.
Volkov looking to pass the guard.
Volkov trying to control but Keenan is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keenan keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keenan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Volkov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fighters circling - Volkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volkov cracks Keenan with an open hand slap.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Volkov lands with a cross.
Volkov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keenan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Volkov somewhat.
Gareth Keenan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Volkov.
Volkov shoots in for a double leg but Keenan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A quick step to the side and Keenan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov misses with a body shot
and Keenan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Volkov cracks Keenan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Keenan as Volkov shoots in.
Good work by Volkov as he checks the leg kick.
Keenan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov lands with a good body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Keenan as Volkov shoots in.
A slow jab from Keenan misses its intended target.
Keenan sets himself, and Volkov steps forward looking for the clinch! Keenan avoids it this time.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan scores with a nice body kick.
Keenan catches Volkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Keenan misses.
Volkov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Volkov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Keenan to counter with a crisp jab.
Keenan swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Gareth Keenan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keenan catches Volkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keenan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keenan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Keenan connects with a nice looking jab.
Keenan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ivan Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Volkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Keenan misses
and Volkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan tries to score with a low kick but Volkov moves his leg out of the way.
Keenan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Keenan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Volkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Volkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Volkov duly obliges.
Volkov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keenan scores with a hook to the body. Volkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keenan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkov. Volkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keenan.
Keenan takes one on the button.
Keenan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Keenan misses.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Keenan throws a leg kick that misses.
Volkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Volkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Volkov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keenan looks for the body kick but Volkov saw that one coming.
Keenan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Volkov lands an overhand right.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
No luck for Volkov with that takedown attempt.
Keenan misses with a lunging right hand
so Volkov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Keenan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Keenan controlling Volkov's posture.
Keenan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov drops back looking for a leg! Keenan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Keenan manages to kick Volkov off! Volkov jumps back into Keenan's guard.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Keenan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keenan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Volkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan misses with a few strikes there.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov tries to counter with a clinch but Keenan shakes him off and moves away.
Volkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan stuffs the takedown attempt from Volkov. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
It appears Keenan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Volkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Keenan tries to bum rush Volkov with a series of wild strikes but Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Keenan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Volkov.
Gareth Keenan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with the combination.
Volkov cracks Keenan with an open hand slap.
Volkov connects with a looping right hand.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Volkov throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
Volkov fails with the takedown
and Keenan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Keenan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keenan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volkov is out of range and Keenan settles back down.
Volkov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Keenan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan thumps Volkov with a low kick.
Volkov scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keenan throws a good cross that connects.
Volkov blocks a jab.
Volkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Volkov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Volkov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Volkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Volkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Volkov checks a leg kick.
Volkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Volkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Volkov shoots for a takedown but Keenan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Volkov tries to counter with a clinch but Keenan shakes him off and moves away.
Volkov takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Keenan tried to counter with a leg kick but Volkov avoided it.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
Gareth Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keenan jabs Volkov right on the nose. Volkov blinks but takes it well.
Volkov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Keenan was covering up waiting for the punch and Volkov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Volkov stands up over Keenan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Volkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Keenan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
Keenan pulls Volkov in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Keenan thows a leg kick but Volkov checks it
and Volkov counters with a single leg into guard. Keenan didn't expect that.
Volkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Volkov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Keenan's guard.
Volkov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Keenan to regain full guard.
Keenan is trying to control the position but Volkov postures up.
Volkov wants to pass the guard but Keenan is keeping the position.
Keenan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Keenan is retaining full guard.
Volkov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keenan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Volkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Keenan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Volkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keenan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Volkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Keenan trying to control the position.
Volkov works over Keenan with some ground and pound from guard.
Volkov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
Volkov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Keenan is trying to keep Volkov in close.
Keenan keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keenan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Volkov 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ivan Volkov!
Ivan Volkov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Gareth Keenan spoke after the fight, saying 'Good fight buddy'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 691 p4p, 1022 weight class) and Gabriel Arones (ranked 108 p4p, 148 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Arones has chosen Lonely is the night as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Arones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arones swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Arones thuds a left hand into Abel's body.
Abel 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.
Arones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abel was well out of range. Poor timing from Arones.
Arones misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abel throws a chopping leg kick but Arones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arones's head.
 It looks like Gabriel Arones has been cut.
Arones moves away from the strike by Abel.
Arones loads up on a big right hand but Abel slips the punch.
Abel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arones takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arones throws a nice looking combination but Abel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abel throws a head kick but Arones moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Arones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arones throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arones scores with a hook to the body. Abel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arones scores with a three punch combo!
Arones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arones lands a nice shot to the body.
Arones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abel slips under a jab.
Arones throws a good cross that connects.
Arones throws a lazy right hand but Abel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abel. Arones does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arones throws a right hand that Abel ducks under and follows up with a left that Abel also avoids with ease.
Arones takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Gabriel Arones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abel rather than just go for the knockout.
Arones lands with a shot to the body.
Abel lands a front kick.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Arones finds it's target.
Arones just misses with a punch to the body.
Abel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abel counters with a big head kick but Arones shrugs it off.
Arones just misses with a punch to the body.
Arones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abel momentarily.
Abel connects with a single shot there.
Abel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel misses with a wild body shot.
Arones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abel was well out of range. Poor timing from Arones.
Abel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abel cracks Arones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 Arones is rocked!
Arones misses with a left hand
and Abel counters with a right hand from hell and Arones is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aristides Abel!
In his post fight interview, Aristides Abel started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ameri Can (ranked 610 p4p, 367 weight class) and Mike McLaughlin (ranked 68 p4p, 44 weight class). Can comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ameri Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike McLaughlin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Can moves out of range of the leg kick from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Can moves away.
Can cracks McLaughlin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Can throws a body kick that misses.
Can looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Can moves out of range of the body kick.
McLaughlin misses with a shot to the body
and McLaughlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Can throws a body punch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
Can thows a left - swing and a miss!
Can is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin scores with a nice body kick.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Can looks for the body kick but McLaughlin saw that one coming.
McLaughlin throws out a counter right but Can avoids it with no problem.
Can takes one on the button.
McLaughlin 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.
Can moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can misses with a hook to the body
and McLaughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McLaughlin 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.
Can sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Can takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McLaughlin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McLaughlin throws a wild body kick that Can sees coming a mile off.
Can misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Can fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McLaughlin checks it well.
A low kick from McLaughlin misses
and Can counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McLaughlin thinking.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the body kick from Can.
Can connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Can circles away from the clinch attempt
and Can counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McLaughlin scores with a jab. Can acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McLaughlin connects with a solid leg kick.
Can throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McLaughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Can.
Can was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McLaughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McLaughlin with a nice calf kick.
McLaughlin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Can has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Can throws a body shot but no joy.
Can scores with a spinning back kick!
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from McLaughlin misses the target.
Can waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLaughlin.
A slow jab from Can misses its intended target.
Mike McLaughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLaughlin is looking to slow Can down with leg kicks.
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from McLaughlin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Can. McLaughlin shrugs it off though.
McLaughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Can manages to avoid it.
Can misses with a body shot.
McLaughlin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McLaughlin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Can misses with a low kick.
Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLaughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Can.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaughlin.
Can feints and then cracks McLaughlin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLaughlin down.
McLaughlin blocks a jab.
Can looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaughlin is just out of range.
Can misses with a left hand
and McLaughlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Can fires out a quick counter leg kick but McLaughlin just manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLaughlin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Can just misses with a punch to the body.
Can is looking to wear down McLaughlin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McLaughlin closes the distance and pushes Can back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Can.
A short right from McLaughlin.
Can lands a nice uppercut.
McLaughlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Can misses with an uppercut
enabling McLaughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
McLaughlin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Can.
McLaughlin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Can had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McLaughlin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can misses with a combination
and McLaughlin counters with a solid body kick.
Can misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like McLaughlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McLaughlin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike McLaughlin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Can lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mike McLaughlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McLaughlin avoids the body shot from Can.
Can throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Can jabs McLaughlin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Can looks to land a body kick but McLaughlin moved away.
A big left from Can misses.
Can takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McLaughlin throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Can tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Can misses with a kick to the body.
Can takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Can looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaughlin is just out of range.
McLaughlin staying out of range there.
McLaughlin thows a leg kick but Can checks it
and Can makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Can misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Can displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLaughlin throws out the jab.
McLaughlin tries a low kick but Can avoids it.
A jab from Can finds it's way through McLaughlin's defenses.
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin counters with a body kick.
McLaughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Can misses the target.
Can throws a hook but McLaughlin avoids it easily.
McLaughlin throws a body shot but no joy.
McLaughlin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McLaughlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Can misses the shot to the body.
Can 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.
Can throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by McLaughlin.
Can takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Can fails to land with a series of punches.
McLaughlin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can takes one to the side of the head.
Can scores with a jab. McLaughlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McLaughlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Can went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
McLaughlin throws a lazy body kick
and Can counters with a nice body shot.
McLaughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Can.
Can pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Can throws a half hearted mid kick.
McLaughlin feints a counter leg kick.
Can on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McLaughlin throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
Can was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for McLaughlin.
Can throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Can lands with a shot to the body.
McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
McLaughlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Can looks to throw the jab but McLaughlin is out of range.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Can is just out of range.
Can tries to land a front kick but McLaughlin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking cross lands there for McLaughlin.
Can moves out of range as McLaughlin strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Can.
McLaughlin tries a head kick but it misses.
And Can counters with a quick kick to the body but McLaughlin blocks it.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut. Can saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws a leg kick but Can sees it coming and moves out of range.
Can throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick from McLaughlin, right into the meat of the thigh.
McLaughlin thuds a left hand into Can's body.
McLaughlin clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Can digs a good body shot into McLaughlin's ribs.
McLaughlin throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Can counter with a right hand.
Can lands with a right hand.
Can takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McLaughlin catches Can with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Can lands a jab to McLaughlin's midsection.
McLaughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Can manages to avoid it.
Can takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Ameri Can will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Can ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
Can moves out of range as McLaughlin strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Can misses the target.
McLaughlin moves out of range as Can strikes.
Can lands a nice looking body shot.
Can lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by McLaughlin.
Can swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Can moves out of range.
Can misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can lands a nice shot to the body.
McLaughlin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Can is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McLaughlin stuns Can with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Can misses.
Can uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McLaughlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Can lands a jab.
McLaughlin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Can throws a leg kick but McLaughlin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McLaughlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McLaughlin lands with a hook. Can tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Can looks to land a body kick but McLaughlin moved away.
McLaughlin checks the leg kick.
McLaughlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Can uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McLaughlin has time to react.
Can misses with a wild body shot.
Can takes a swing at McLaughlin's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin lands a jab to Can's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
McLaughlin looks to land a body kick but Can moved away.
Can takes one on the button.
McLaughlin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As McLaughlin looks to move away, Can throws a big counter combo but McLaughlin just gets out of the way.
Can scores with a hook to the body. McLaughlin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Can throws a head kick that misses.
Can cracks a nice hook into McLaughlin's ribs.
McLaughlin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Can.
Can lands with a slapping head kick.
Can blocks a head kick by McLaughlin.
Can misses the shot to the body.
Can has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McLaughlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McLaughlin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Can avoids the body shot from McLaughlin.
A slapping leg kick lands for McLaughlin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Can crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McLaughlin - the referee stops the clock and Can gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McLaughlin. Can manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Can getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Can moves out of range of the body kick.
McLaughlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McLaughlin misses with a hook.
Can scores with a hook to the body. McLaughlin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Can takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Can scores with a jab. McLaughlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Can lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McLaughlin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can misses the shot to the body.
Can stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McLaughlin.
Can waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLaughlin.
That kick from Can tenderised McLaughlin's leg. McLaughlin is trying to keep his angry face on.
McLaughlin jabs Can right on the nose. Can blinks but takes it well.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from McLaughlin is predictable there
and Can counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from McLaughlin.
Can will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McLaughlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McLaughlin throws out a leg kick but Can moves out of range and McLaughlin only half commits.
McLaughlin throws a poor cross that misses
and Can counters with an inside leg kick.
McLaughlin tests Can's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike McLaughlin.
Well McLaughlin 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McLaughlin!
Mike McLaughlin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Presley (ranked 353 p4p, 1103 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 55 p4p, 170 weight class). Elvis Presley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Presley cracks Wright with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wright looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Presley finish him?
Wright is rocked!
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Presley is out of range.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Presley finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.
Presley clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Presley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Presley tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Presley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley missing with knees to the body.
Wright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Presley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wright tries to break the clinch but Presley is controlling the position.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Presley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley digs a right hand into Wright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wright's gas tank.
Wright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright blocks the elbow strike.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Presley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wright has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Presley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wright can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Presley.
Presley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Presley pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Presley back against the cage.
Presley lands a knee to the head.
Wright tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Presley avoids the damage to the body.
Presley trying to land knees to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Presley throws knees to the body.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Presley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Presley's hands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a jab. Presley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Presley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Presley tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Presley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Presley.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Presley should have avoided that one.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Presley.
Presley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Presley with a body shot.
Presley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Presley throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Presley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Presley moved out of range nicely.
Wright digs a good hook to Presley's body.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Presley tries to clinch up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wright.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Presley throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Wright.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Presley moves out of range easily.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Presleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wright throws a body punch but Presley moves out of range.
Presley loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Presley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Presley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wright takes a swing at Presley's ribcage but misses.
Presley throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Presley.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Presley misses with a head kick.
Wright lands a head shot.
Wright lands a nice looking kick to the body. Presley takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Presley moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Presley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Presley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Sloppy strikes from Presley. Those never looked like landing.
Wright appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Wright.
A cross from Presley lands.
Presley throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Presley is just out of range.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright throws a front kick that sends Presley stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Presley.
Presley looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Presley misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ira Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Presley has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Wright.
Wright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Presley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Presley tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Presley moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Presley moves out of range of the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wright.
Presley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wright stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Presley down.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Presley off the cage and back into range.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Presley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Presley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright connects with a right hand. Presley shakes it off.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright wants to slow Presley down by chopping away at his legs.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Presley manages to avoid it.
Wright feints and then cracks Presley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Presley down.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Presley wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Presley. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Presley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wright.
Presley looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Presley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Presley moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Wright thuds his right hand into Presley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Presley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Presley misses with a wild body shot.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Presley moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Presley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Presley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Presley doesn't seem bothered though.
Presley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Presley avoids it.
A jab lands there for Wright.
Presley looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Presley.
Wright lands a jab to Presley's midsection.
Wright lands a nice looking kick to the body. Presley takes a step back to recover.
Wright thows a body kick. Presley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Presley.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Presley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Presley's head back.
A solid body kick from Presley.
Presley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Presley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Wright throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Presley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Presley connects with a crisp jab.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Presley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Presley misses with a hook.
Presley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Presley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wright has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Ira Wright's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Presley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Presley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Wright tenderised Presley's leg. Presley is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Presley.
Wright throws a leg kick but Presley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Presley tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Presley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ira Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wright.
Presley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Presley avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Presley moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Presley.
Presley misses with a wild body shot.
Presley ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Presley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Presley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Presley's head backwards.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Presley has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Presley jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Presley throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Presley misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Presley.
Wright stuns Presley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright blocks a head kick by Presley.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright scores with the left hand. Presley knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright tests Presley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Presley misses with a few strikes there.
Wright tries a quick counter leg kick but Presley is wise to it.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Presley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Presley needs to keep his hands up - Wright had a free shot at his head there.
Wright thuds a left hand into Presley's body.
A low kick lands for Wright.
Presley looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Presley misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Presley avoids it.
Wright moves out of range as Presley throws a body kick.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright moves out of range as Presley throws a body kick.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Presley walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Presley's ribs.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Presley moved out of range.
Wright jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright jabs at Presley's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Presley blocks the leg kick.
Presley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright cracks Presley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Presley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Presley.
Presley misses the shot to the body.
Presley misses with a wild body shot.
Elvis Presley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Presley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Presley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Presley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Presley misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Presley.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Wright.
Wright with the inside leg kick.
Presley misses with a kick to the body.
Wright lands the left hand.
Presley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Presley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Presley tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Presley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick lands for Wright.
Wright 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.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Presley doesn't seem phased though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
A big left from Presley misses.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Presley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Presley off the cage and back into range.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Presley blocks the body kick.
Presley throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wright with a jab.
Wright lands with a kick to the ribs.
Presley throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Presley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Presley.
Wright lets loose with a powerful body kick. Presley will feel that in the morning.
Presley misses with an uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wright 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ira Wright!
During a confident post fight interview, Ira Wright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abner Applegate (ranked 511 p4p, 436 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 84 p4p, 72 weight class). Knox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: One Step Closer | Linkin Park. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abner Applegate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Applegate misses with a body shot.
Knox thuds his right hand into Applegate's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Knox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Applegate connects with a jab.
Applegate cracks Knox with a good jab.
Applegate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Applegate has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Applegate throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Applegate's shoulder, as Applegate tries to avoid the shot.
Applegate misses with a wild body shot.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Applegate's shoulder, as Applegate tries to avoid the shot.
Applegate misses with a shot to the body
and Applegate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Applegate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Applegate throws a body shot but no joy.
Applegate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
A quick step to the side and Applegate tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Applegate connects with a body shot.
Applegate ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Applegate throws a big counter combination but Knox scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Abner Applegate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Applegate throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Applegate misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
Applegate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Applegate slips under a jab from Knox.
Applegate tried to counter with a leg kick but Knox avoided it.
Applegate on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Applegate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Applegate delivers a nice body kick.
Knox throws a hook but Applegate avoids it easily.
Knox checks a low kick from Applegate.
Applegate lands with an overhand left.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Applegate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Applegate lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox throws a jab when Applegate was well out of range.
A big left from Applegate misses.
Applegate moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knox slowing the pace effectively.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Applegate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Applegate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Applegate to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Applegate misses.
Applegate forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
Applegate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Applegate was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Applegate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Applegate. Beautiful body shot.
Applegate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Applegate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Applegate throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Knox throws out a counter right but Applegate avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Applegate.
Knox jabs at Applegate's body.
Knox slips a straight right by Applegate.
Knox slips a jab from Applegate.
Applegate misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a counter combo.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Applegate moves away and avoids it.
Applegate has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Applegate has him pressed against the cage.
Knox wants to get back to striking at distance but Applegate won't allow it.
Knox is trying to break free.
Knox trying to stall but Applegate improves his position.
Knox tries a body shot but Applegate blocks it.
Applegate taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Applegate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Porthos Knox has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Applegate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Applegate lands with a light punch inside.
Knox has Applegate pressed against the cage.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Applegate is pushing Knox up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Applegate working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abner Applegate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Porthos Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Applegate.
Knox with a hook.
Applegate with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Applegate. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Applegate is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Applegate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Applegate.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Applegate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Applegate.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Applegate with a body shot.
Knox takes a swing at Applegate's ribcage but misses.
Applegate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Applegate has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Applegate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Applegate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Applegate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Applegate throws a big shot that misses.
Porthos Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Applegate lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Applegate pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Applegate takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Applegate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Applegate.
Applegate pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Abner Applegate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Applegate tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Knox.
Knox is trying to push Applegate away but Applegate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Applegate has Knox pushed against the cage.
Applegate presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Knox lands.
Applegate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Applegate throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox works Applegate's body with a nice hook.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Applegate staying out of range there.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Applegate defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox lands a nice hook to Applegate's body. Applegate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Applegate moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Applegate.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox throws a body punch but Applegate moves out of range.
Applegate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Applegate throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox with a nice cross.
Applegate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Applegate defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Applegate was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Applegate misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Applegate.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Applegate.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Applegate takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Applegate shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Applegate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Applegate.
Applegate throws out a leg kick but Knox moves out of range and Applegate only half commits.
Applegate defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Applegate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Applegate.
Knox checks a low kick from Applegate.
Applegate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Applegate misses with a body kick.
Applegate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Knox scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Applegate. That's going to slow Knox down.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Applegate.
Applegate misses with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Porthos Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knox looks to throw the jab but Applegate is out of range.
Knox misses with the combination.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Applegate saw that one coming.
Applegate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Applegate defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox takes a swing at Applegate's ribcage but misses.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Applegate with a body shot.
Applegate lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Applegate moved out of range.
Knox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Applegate lands a body shot.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Applegate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Applegate saw that one coming.
Applegate looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Knox lands the left hand.
Jab from Applegate.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick from Applegate.
Applegate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Applegate lands with a good body shot.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Applegate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Applegate moves away.
Applegate misses with a looping left.
Applegate blocks a jab.
Applegate drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Applegate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the cage.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Applegate has him pressed against the cage.
Knox prevents a body shot from Applegate.
A short left from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox blocks a head kick by Applegate.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Applegate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knox throws a right and a left that Applegate avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Applegate lands a head shot.
Applegate throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Applegate throws a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Applegate misses with a series of wild punches.
Applegate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Applegate throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Applegate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Applegate.
Knox tests Applegate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Applegate misses with a low kick.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Applegate is out of range.
Applegate tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Applegate.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Applegate has time to react.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Applegate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Applegate throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Applegate swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Applegate.
A clash of legs there as Knox blocks the low kick.
Applegate throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Applegate misses.
Knox takes a swing at Applegate's ribcage but misses.
Applegate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Applegate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Applegate throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Applegate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Applegate.
Applegate lands with a cross.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Applegate ducks down to avoid it.
Applegate misses with a looping left.
Applegate misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Applegate's belly button to the back.
Applegate shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Applegate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and Applegate settles back down.
Knox looks to land a combination. Applegate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Applegate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Applegate.
Applegate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Applegate throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Applegate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Abner Applegate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Applegate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Abner Applegate!
After the big win, Abner Applegate made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Porthos Knox was interviewed post fight and said '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 107 p4p, 508 weight class) and Maverick Syndal (ranked 16 p4p, 83 weight class). MacArthur Ii's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum. Angus MacArthur Ii 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 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Maverick Syndal!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndal misses with a hook.
MacArthur Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndal.
Syndal throws a hook but MacArthur Ii avoids it easily.
Syndal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacArthur Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syndal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Syndal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Syndal 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.
MacArthur Ii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Syndal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacArthur Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Syndal throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maverick Syndal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syndal looks to land a right hand but MacArthur Ii moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from MacArthur Ii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Ii throws a wild body kick that Syndal sees coming a mile off.
Syndal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
MacArthur Ii moves away from the strike by Syndal.
MacArthur Ii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii is looking to land body kicks.
Syndal misses with an uppercut.
Syndal connects with the punch.
MacArthur Ii misses with a kick to the body.
Syndal slips under a jab.
Syndal misses with a hook.
Syndal throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syndal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Syndal works the jab nicely.
Syndal throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacArthur Ii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacArthur Ii fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacArthur Ii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur Ii closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacArthur Ii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Syndal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Syndal.
A short uppercut from Syndal.
MacArthur Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Syndal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syndal misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Syndal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Syndal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Syndal controls the action.
MacArthur Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Syndal fails to land.
Syndal tries to throw a body punch but MacArthur Ii avoids it by throwing Syndal back against the cage.
MacArthur Ii misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MacArthur Ii tries to throw a body punch but Syndal avoids it by throwing MacArthur Ii back against the cage.
MacArthur Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body punch.
Syndal manages to break the clinch.
MacArthur Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Syndal is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Syndal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Syndal.
 It looks like Angus MacArthur Ii has been cut.
MacArthur Ii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MacArthur Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Syndal.
Syndal swings widly with a right hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a nice body shot.
MacArthur Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Syndal throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Syndal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacArthur Ii throwing a counter right hand but Syndal manages to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii throws a low kick but Syndal moves out of range easily.
MacArthur Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Syndal.
Nice cross by Syndal.
MacArthur Ii slips a straight right by Syndal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndal throws a shot from downtown. MacArthur Ii moves away and avoids it.
MacArthur Ii with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur Ii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Syndal misses its intended target.
MacArthur Ii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacArthur Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Syndal.
MacArthur Ii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
MacArthur Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from MacArthur Ii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from MacArthur Ii misses
and Syndal counters with a two punch combo.
MacArthur Ii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Syndal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Syndal misses with an uppercut. MacArthur Ii saw that one coming.
MacArthur Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Syndal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from MacArthur Ii misses the target.
Syndal jabs at MacArthur Ii's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Syndal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angus MacArthur Ii'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.
MacArthur Ii walks into a jab.
Syndal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Ii throws a shot to the body.
Syndal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacArthur Ii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Syndal.
Syndal looks to land a right hand but MacArthur Ii moved out of range.
Syndal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Ii moves away.
Syndal throws a chopping leg kick but MacArthur Ii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Syndal throws a hook but MacArthur Ii avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from MacArthur Ii misses.
Syndal misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Maverick Syndal has been cut.
Syndal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndal.
Syndal moves out of range of the leg kick from MacArthur Ii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal lands a jab.
MacArthur Ii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Syndal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Syndal throws a leg kick that misses.
Syndal misses with a straight left.
MacArthur Ii is looking to counter with a body kick.
Syndal misses with an uppercut
and MacArthur Ii counters with a nice leg kick.
Syndal throws a front kick aimed at MacArthur Ii's knee but MacArthur Ii avoids it well.
Syndal throws out a loose jab but MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii slips a straight right by Syndal.
Syndal misses with a looping left.
MacArthur Ii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Ii.
A jab from MacArthur Ii does it's job there.
Nice cross by MacArthur Ii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal avoids the body shot from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii connects with a nice looking jab.
MacArthur Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syndal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacArthur Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
MacArthur Ii throws a front kick aimed at Syndal's knee but Syndal avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Syndal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left and a right from Syndal both land. Nice combination.
MacArthur Ii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Syndal, as that shot connected.
MacArthur Ii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut there from Syndal.
Nice uppercut lands for Syndal. That snapped MacArthur Ii's head back.
Syndal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndal scores with the left hand. MacArthur Ii knows he should have avoided that one.
 MacArthur Ii is rocked!
Syndal misses with a body shot.
Syndal thuds his right hand into MacArthur Ii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh MacArthur Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacArthur Ii moves into range and connects with a jab.
MacArthur Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Syndal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maverick Syndal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body kick.
MacArthur Ii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Syndal misses with a looping right.
MacArthur Ii tries to move into range but Syndal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacArthur Ii takes one on the button.
Syndal misses with an uppercut
and MacArthur Ii counters with a nice leg kick.
Syndal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur Ii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Syndal throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacArthur Ii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Syndal misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacArthur Ii quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Syndal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Syndal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Syndal throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Ii's head but MacArthur Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacArthur Ii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Syndal to score with a decent uppercut.
Syndal checks a leg kick.
Syndal connects with a solid leg kick.
Syndal misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a body kick.
A cross from MacArthur Ii lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacArthur Ii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Syndal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
MacArthur Ii lands a nice shot that snaps Syndal's head back.
Syndal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacArthur Ii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Syndal blocks the leg kick.
Syndal connects with a right hand. MacArthur Ii shakes it off.
Syndal throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Ii's head but MacArthur Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Syndal throws a lazy uppercut
and MacArthur Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
MacArthur Ii slips a jab from Syndal.
MacArthur Ii is looking to counter with a body kick.
MacArthur Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacArthur Ii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Syndal misses.
Syndal looks to land a left hand but MacArthur Ii moved out of range nicely.
Syndal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii defending well as Syndal loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - MacArthur Ii scores with a four punch combination!
Syndal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacArthur Ii staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from MacArthur Ii misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syndal. MacArthur Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacArthur Ii misses with the combination.
It seemed like Syndal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
MacArthur Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacArthur Ii 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.
MacArthur Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syndal.
An inside leg kick lands from MacArthur Ii.
Syndal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syndal looks to land a right hand but MacArthur Ii moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacArthur Ii.
Syndal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Syndal.
MacArthur Ii feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Syndal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
MacArthur Ii lands a slapping body shot.
Syndal takes a swing at MacArthur Ii's ribcage but misses.
Syndal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Syndal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacArthur Ii throwing a counter right hand but Syndal manages to avoid it.
Syndal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Syndal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MacArthur Iis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacArthur Ii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MacArthur Ii with the inside leg kick.
Syndal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syndal. MacArthur Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacArthur Ii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Syndal.
Syndal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Syndal takes a swing at MacArthur Ii's ribcage but misses.
Angus MacArthur Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Syndal throws a looping overhand right but MacArthur Ii ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Syndal does no damage.
Syndal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacArthur Ii closes the distance and clinches.
MacArthur Ii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Syndals head.
Syndal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Syndal throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Ii.
Syndal thuds his right hand into MacArthur Ii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maverick Syndal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii scores with a body shot.
Syndal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacArthur Ii with a nice calf kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook
and Syndal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacArthur Ii looks to land a right hand but Syndal moved out of range.
Syndal thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacArthur Ii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
MacArthur Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Syndal.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Syndal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacArthur Ii.
Syndal throws out a loose jab but MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Syndal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Syndal tries to bum rush MacArthur Ii with a series of wild strikes but MacArthur Ii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maverick Syndal.
I've got Syndal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maverick Syndal!
An out of breath Maverick Syndal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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