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SYN 816 Whymer vs. Garuda III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carvaleho (ranked 1784 p4p, 1880 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 242 p4p, 252 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Carvaleho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvaleho walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Jab by Carvaleho.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Carvaleho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Jose Carvaleho has been cut.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carvalehos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carvaleho.
Carvaleho fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvaleho lands a slapping body shot.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carvaleho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Carvaleho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carvaleho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvaleho throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Carvaleho scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Carvaleho's head but Carvaleho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carvaleho misses with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Smith has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A jab from Carvaleho misses.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carvaleho works the jab nicely.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Carvaleho backpedaling.
Carvaleho throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Carvaleho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carvaleho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carvaleho.
Carvaleho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvaleho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jose Carvaleho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Carvaleho throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips under a jab from Carvaleho.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carvaleho drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Carvaleho is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Carvaleho looking to pass the guard.
Smith is controlling Carvaleho's posture.
Carvaleho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Carvaleho trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carvaleho postures up.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carvaleho gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Carvaleho keeps moving.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Smith stands up over Carvaleho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carvaleho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Carvaleho trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to control from the top but Carvaleho keeps moving.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvaleho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvaleho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carvaleho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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 Jose Carvaleho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Carvaleho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carvaleho throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carvaleho. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lands a head shot.
Carvaleho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carvaleho somewhat.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvaleho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
A jab from Smith misses.
Carvaleho slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Donk. Smith catches Carvaleho right on the button with a cross.
Carvaleho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Carvaleho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvaleho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carvaleho gets slowly back to his feet.
James Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvaleho shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carvaleho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Carvaleho cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carvaleho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvaleho clinches.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carvaleho working aggressively here.
Carvaleho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Carvaleho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Carvaleho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Carvaleho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Carvaleho pulls Smith into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvaleho keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith is working Carvaleho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carvaleho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Carvaleho throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Carvaleho trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Carvaleho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carvaleho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carvaleho is looking for a triangle here but Smith uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
Carvaleho throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Carvaleho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Smith's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carvaleho is not content to let Smith control the position.
Carvaleho is trying to get back to full guard.
Carvaleho tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Carvaleho is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith stalling.
Carvaleho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carvaleho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carvaleho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carvaleho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carvaleho trying to get back to full guard but Smith takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith trying to control but Carvaleho is having none of it.
Carvaleho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Carvaleho's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Carvaleho looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
James Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carvaleho misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carvaleho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carvaleho connects with a solid leg kick.
Carvaleho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Carvaleho.
Jab, jab by Carvaleho - just one landing.
Carvaleho just misses with a punch to the body.
Carvaleho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Carvaleho misses its intended target.
Smith cracks Carvaleho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carvaleho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith throws a right hand that Carvaleho ducks under and follows up with a left that Carvaleho also avoids with ease.
Carvaleho scores with a nice strike.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvaleho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Carvaleho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook but Carvaleho blocks it.
Smith scores with a hook.
 Carvaleho is rocked!
Carvaleho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Carvaleho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carvaleho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carvaleho seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith gets full guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith keeping full guard, as Carvaleho tries to pass.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carvaleho misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Carvaleho throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Carvaleho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith working Carvaleho over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho trying to control but Smith postures up.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carvaleho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvaleho trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Carvaleho's temple.
Smith winds up and cracks Carvaleho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith prevents Carvaleho from improving his position.
Carvaleho manages to get to full guard.
Carvaleho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carvaleho doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Carvaleho throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carvaleho is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Carvaleho from controlling successfully.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carvaleho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith wants to sweep here but Carvaleho controlling him for the moment.
Carvaleho tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Carvaleho trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carvaleho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four 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.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carvaleho is one step ahead there.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Carvaleho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith wants to improve his position but Carvaleho is controlling well.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Carvaleho passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carvaleho wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Smith.
I think Smith 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gil Jacobson (ranked 1352 p4p, 2191 weight class) and John Starman (ranked 177 p4p, 287 weight class). Starman has chosen David Bowie - Starman as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Starman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson missing with a left hand there. Starman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacobson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jacobson misses with a hook. Starman ducked under it nicely.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut
and Starman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacobson slips a jab from Starman.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut
and Starman counters with a nice uppercut.
Starman scores with a jab to the head.
We've been told by Jacobson's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jacobson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Jacobson misses
and Starman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gil Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Starman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson blocks a jab.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but Starman ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Starman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Starman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson moves forwards but Starman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jacobson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacobson takes a swing at Starman's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman misses with the combination.
Starman moves out of range of the strikes.
Starman avoids the body shot from Jacobson.
Starman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jacobson lands a jab to Starman's midsection.
Starman gets the takedown into side control.
The referee asks Starman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Starman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Starman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacobson keeps working.
Jacobson prevents Starman from improving position.
Jacobson trying his best to control but Starman has mounted him.
Jacobson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Starman on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starman landing strikes from the mount and Jacobson is in trouble!
It looks like Gil Jacobson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starman unloads with some shots from mount but Jacobson bucks and avoids them well.
Starman cracks Jacobson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Starman landing punches.
BOOM! Starman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Starman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jacobson tries to hold on but Starman pushes him away.
Jacobson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Starman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jacobson wants to control but Starman is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starman unloading with bombs!
Gil Jacobson's cut is getting worse.
Starman controlling the pace for now.
Starman wants to control but Jacobson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starman lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starman is keen to just control but Jacobson is a slippery customer.
Starman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Starman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jacobson defending well though.
Starman wants to control but Jacobson is keeping him busy.
Starman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Starman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Starman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gil Jacobson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Starman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacobson misses with a straight left.
Starman slips a jab from Jacobson.
Starman clinches with his opponent.
Starman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jacobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacobson.
Jacobson wants to get back to striking at distance but Starman won't allow it.
Jacobson misses with the head strike.
Jacobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starman struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobson controls his hands.
Jacobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Starman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacobson walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starman lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacobson wants to slow Starman down by chopping away at his legs.
Starman scores with a shot to the body.
Starman scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starman misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman misses with a hook. Jacobson ducked under it nicely.
Starman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobson throws out the jab.
Starman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Jacobson lands.
Jacobson throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Jacobson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gil Jacobson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut.
Jacobson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Starman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John Starman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Starman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson drops his hands momentarily and Starman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Starman misses.
Nice uppercut there from Starman.
Jacobson takes a swing at Starman's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Starman! But no joy.
Starman throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starman throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobson misses the shot to the body.
Starman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good shot there by Starman.
Jacobson lands with a shot to the body.
Starman looks to land a right hand but Jacobson moved out of range.
Starman instigates a clinch.
Jacobson misses with some punches.
Jacobson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Starman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Starman - that landed with a thud.
Starman digs a right hand underneath Jacobson's ribcage. Jacobson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Starman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Starman.
Jacobson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jacobson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starman moves out of range of the strikes.
Starman looks to throw the jab but Jacobson is out of range.
Starman throws a hook but Jacobson blocks it.
Starman works over Jacobson's head and body with a nice combination.
Gil Jacobson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jacobson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Starman.
Jacobson blocks a jab.
Starman walks into a stiff left hand from Jacobson.
Jacobson looks to throw the jab but Starman is out of range.
Starman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starman trying to control from half guard but Jacobson is working away.
Starman not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Starman.
Starman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Starman thows a huge punch but Jacobson dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Starman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gil Jacobson's cut.
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!
A shot to the body from Jacobson misses
and Starman counters with a straight right hand.
Starman misses the shot to the body.
Starman misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Jacobson misses the target.
Starman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jacobson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacobson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jacobson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Starman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Starman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
John Starman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Starman landing some decent shots from guard.
Jacobson keeping moving, preventing Starman from controlling successfully.
Starman tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Starman throwing strikes but missing.
Starman tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobson is retaining full guard.
Starman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Starman controlling from the top position.
Starman trying to control but Jacobson is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gil Jacobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacobson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Starman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Starman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacobson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Starman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Starman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jacobson looks to land a left hand but Starman moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Starman! But no joy.
Starman fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Jacobson misses the target.
Starman misses with a lunging right hand
and Jacobson counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Jacobson. Beautiful body shot.
Starman lands with a good body shot.
Jacobson throws a lazy right hand but Starman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starman wants to counter the offense by Jacobson and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut
and Starman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starman looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
Starman dives in and grabs Jacobson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jacobson pushes down on Starman's head and hops out.
Starman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Starman.
Starman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Starman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Starman takes a little break here. Jacobson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Starman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Starman scores with a couple of short elbows.
John Starman 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.
Jacobson is not content to let Starman control the position.
Jacobson dodges the ground and pound from Starman.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jacobson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee asks Starman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Starman prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Starman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Starman 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Starman!
A very excited looking John Starman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 1260 p4p, 1334 weight class) and Eric Dungey (ranked 190 p4p, 202 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by I Won't Back Down. Michael Cole 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Dungey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dungey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Dungey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Dungey throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Dungey is just out of range.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dungey.
Cole misses with a hook to the body
and Dungey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Michael Cole has been cut.
Cole throws a leg kick but Dungey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dungey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dungey moves away.
Dungey misses with a straight right.
Cole was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Dungey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Dungey is just out of range.
Dungey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cole fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dungey to the ground. Cole is now in Dungey's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dungey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dungey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cole stops Dungey from standing up.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
Dungey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cole prevents Dungey from getting back to his feet.
Cole scoring with some ground and pound.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Dungey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cole trying to control but Dungey is working from the bottom.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Dungey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dungey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dungey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dungey wants to stand up but Cole is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cole seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cole misses the jab.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Cole slips under a jab.
It looked like Cole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dungey.
Dungey tries to move into range but Cole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cole throws an off balance right hand
and Dungey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dungey is fending him off so far but Cole persists. Nope, Dungey circles away and we're back to standing.
Dungey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cole swings for the body but Dungey moves out of range.
It seemed like Dungey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dungey loads up on a big right hand but Cole slips the punch.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dungey as he avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Cole blocks the leg kick.
Cole changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dungey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dungey throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Cole jabs Dungey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dungey misses with a leg kick.
Cole lands a leg kick that knocks Dungey off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dungey misses with a hook
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Cole lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Dungey misses with a right hand
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Dungey counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dungey was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dungey can do to turn this around?
Cole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dungey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dungey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dungey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dungey is looking for the big counter here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cole.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dungey has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dungey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dungey looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cole trying to control but Dungey is working from the bottom.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole throwing strikes from guard but Dungey blocks nicely.
Cole wants to control from the top but Dungey keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a strike but Dungey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cole has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dungey has passed into side control.
Cole is looking to reverse the position.
Cole is working hard here to advance position.
Cole struggling a bit here.
Cole is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole struggling a bit here.
Cole sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dungey tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cole controls his leg.
Cole is looking to control Dungey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cole avoid being mounted?
Cole moves into full guard.
Cole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dungey counters with a stiff right hand.
Dungey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Dungey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cole misses the body punch
and Dungey counters with a nice leg kick.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Dungey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cole misses with a hook to the body
and Dungey counters with a straight right hand.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
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 Michael Cole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dungey misses with a two punch combination.
Michael Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole lands with a good body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cole.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dungey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
Cole wants to control from the top but Dungey keeps moving.
Cole working some strikes from top position.
Cole looking to sit in guard and control but Dungey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dungey tries to stand but Cole is controlling from the bottom.
Cole looking for a sweep. Not yet Cole, not yet.
Dungey wants to stand but Cole has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cole controls Dungey momentarily but Dungey frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eric Dungey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dungey manages to get himself to full guard.
Dungey keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cole has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dungey has momentary wrist control but Cole slips an elbow through the middle.
Cole postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dungey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dungey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dungey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dungey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole throws a strike but Dungey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cole has a closed guard, preventing Dungey from standing up.
Cole wants to sweep here but Dungey controlling him for the moment.
Cole pulls Dungey in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dungey won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
Cole looking to control.
Cole is really struggling to control Dungey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dungey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dungey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Cole backs off Dungey throws a huge counter combo but Cole manages to avoid it all.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole throws out a loose jab but Dungey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Cole thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 2077 p4p, 1918 weight class) and Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 302 p4p, 284 weight class). Edmonds comes to the cage accompanied by Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. Tarlac has chosen Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Edmonds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tarlac throws a combination that misses
and Edmonds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tarlac tries to bum rush Edmonds with a series of wild strikes but Edmonds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarlac misses with a few strikes there.
Tarlac scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Edmonds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Edmonds shoots in but Tarlac avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tarlac takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as Edmonds checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Edmonds half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tarlac swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmonds darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for Edmonds.
Edmonds is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tarlac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edmonds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarlac falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edmonds counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tarlac won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edmonds is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tarlac has escaped the position, nice work there.
Edmonds tries to advance to mount but can't.
Edmonds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edmonds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tarlac is trying to improve his position.
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.
Edmonds swings around for an armbar but Tarlac sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Edmonds's guard.
Edmonds is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tarlac is aware though and is defending well.
Tarlac showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Edmonds holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
My spies in MONEY TEAM!!! inform me that Tarlac has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tarlac must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Edmonds working for a triangle but Tarlac defends it easily.
Tarlac wants to control from the top but Edmonds keeps moving.
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.
Edmonds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarlac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarlac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Edmonds is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edmonds keeping moving, preventing Tarlac from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tarlac misses with a double jab.
Tarlac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tarlac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Edmonds was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tarlac.
Tarlac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Edmonds lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Tarlac.
Edmonds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tarlac moves in looking to clinch but Edmonds pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac throws a series of punches but Edmonds avoids them all with ease.
Edmonds looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarlac is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tarlac's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tarlac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edmonds cracks Tarlac with an open hand slap.
Tarlac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edmonds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmonds scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tarlac.
Tarlac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edmonds keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tarlac misses with a lunging right hand
and Edmonds counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tarlac won't be happy with that.
Edmonds tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks Edmonds politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Edmonds prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tarlac tries to bench press Edmonds off him but Edmonds keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds wants to control but Tarlac is keeping him busy.
Edmonds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarlac can do to turn this around?
Edmonds content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Edmonds is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tarlac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tarlac tries to buck Edmonds off but Edmonds is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tarlac's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Edmonds is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tarlac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Edmonds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tarlac keeps working.
Edmonds looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Edmonds trying to control the position but Tarlac is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edmonds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tarlac unleashes a big counter combination but Edmonds bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tarlac throws a right and a left that Edmonds avoids nicely.
Tarlac tries to bum rush Edmonds with a series of wild strikes but Edmonds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edmonds cracks Tarlac with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edmonds is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Edmonds motions for Tarlac to come forward. Edmonds throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarlac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Edmonds is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tarlac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edmonds ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Edmonds scores with a jab. Tarlac acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Edmonds darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edmonds tests Tarlac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tarlac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edmonds seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Edmonds slips a straight right by Tarlac.
Tarlac defending well as Edmonds loads up on a big left hand.
Edmonds scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Tarlac misses.
Tarlac tries to land a leg kick but Edmonds saw it coming and moves away.
Edmonds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tarlac has time to react.
Tarlac throws a series of punches but Edmonds moves out of range.
Edmonds tried to counter with a leg kick but Tarlac avoided it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Edmonds.
Edmonds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tarlac on his heels. He'll look to pass Tarlac's guard now, I'm sure.
Tarlac keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
Edmonds tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarlac is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac can't keep his opponent in guard - Edmonds advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Edmonds passes to side control.
Tarlac is looking for a sweep.
Edmonds thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tarlac tries to bench press Edmonds off him but Edmonds keeps the position.
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.
Edmonds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edmonds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Edmonds is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tarlac has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tarlac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vladimir Tarlac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee asks Edmonds politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Edmonds prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edmonds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Edmonds tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Edmonds looking to control but instead Tarlac has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Tarlac moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Tarlac keeps moving.
John Edmonds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edmonds will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Edmonds looking to sit in guard and control but Tarlac gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Edmonds trying to keep a closed guard but Tarlac is proving a slippery customer.
Tarlac preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarlac throws a strike but Edmonds rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Edmonds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Edmonds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edmonds has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Edmonds!
During a confident post fight interview, John Edmonds thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Vladimir Tarlac spoke after the fight, saying 'until next time '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rahman (ranked 1123 p4p, 1175 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 160 p4p, 171 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Rahman misses with an uppercut
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Rahman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rahman thows a leg kick but Wood checks it
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rahman throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Wood swings for the body but Rahman moves out of range.
Rahman throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Rahman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahman is rocked!
Wood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rahman throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rahman misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.
Wood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab by Wood.
Oh Rahman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood slips a straight right by Rahman.
Rahman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Rahman out cold! What a finish! Wood is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Wood!
A victorious Willie Wood thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 276 p4p, 228 weight class) and Jerry Azumah (ranked 27 p4p, 23 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Azumah!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azumah connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa 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.
Azumah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azumah missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Azumah saw that one coming.
A big left from Azumah misses.
Azumah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azumah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Azumah.
Azumah throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azumah.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Azumah misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Azumah, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azumah moves away.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
Azumah throws a body shot but no joy.
Azumah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azumah connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azumah can pounce on him.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Azumah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Azumah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Azumah swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throwing a counter right hand but Azumah manages to avoid it.
Jerry Azumah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azumah scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azumah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azumah.
Azumah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azumah throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Azumah takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Azumah tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azumah swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azumah.
Azumah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Azumah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Azumah is predictable there
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azumah misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa 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.
Azumah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa defending well as Azumah loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Azumah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Azumah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Barbosa catches Azumah right on the button with a cross.
Azumah misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Azumah.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
And Barbosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Azumah blocks it.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azumah walks into a jab.
Azumah throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azumah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azumah.
That kick from Azumah tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
 Azumah is rocked!
 It looks like Jerry Azumah has been cut.
Azumah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azumah is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Azumah swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Azumah is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Barbosa doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Azumah crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Azumah's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
Edson Bidon Barbosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 1210 p4p, 1434 weight class) and James Gregor (ranked 183 p4p, 215 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Gregor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor throws a right hand that misses
and Pendragon counters with a nice uppercut.
Gregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pendragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pendragon misses with a jab to the body
and Gregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
Pendragon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Pendragon connects with the punch.
Gregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses
and Gregor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pendragon thinking.
Pendragon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gregor under the eye.
Gregor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pendragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gregor 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.
Gregor slips a jab from Pendragon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Pendragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gregor throws out the jab.
Gregor defending well as Pendragon loads up on a big left hand.
Gregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Gregor moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor misses with an uppercut.
Pendragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gregor throws a right hand that Pendragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Pendragon also avoids with ease.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arthur Pendragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pendragon throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Pendragon.
Gregor moves out of range of the strikes.
Pendragon throws a shot to the body.
Gregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pendragon's corner calls for a 1-2. Pendragon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pendragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gregor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pendragon misses with a body shot
and Pendragon 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.
Gregor throws the left hand but Pendragon avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Gregor.
Gregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gregor throws a right hand that Pendragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Pendragon also avoids with ease.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon moves out of range as Gregor strikes.
Gregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pendragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregor is just out of range.
It seemed like Gregor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gregor connects with a body shot.
Gregor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon with a nice cross.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
Pendragon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gregor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pendragon momentarily.
Gregor misses with a straight left.
Pendragon scores with a hook to the body. Gregor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Gregor's head but Gregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pendragon cracks Gregor with a good jab.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Gregor misses with a takedown attempt - Pendragon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gregor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pendragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon missing with a left hand there. Gregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Gregor lands a jab.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Gregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pendragon.
Pendragon throwing a counter right hand but Gregor manages to avoid it.
Pendragon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gregor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon lands a nice shot that snaps Gregor's head back.
Gregor lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Gregor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pendragon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gregor misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Pendragon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gregor.
Gregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pendragon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gregor under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon misses the shot to the body.
Gregor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pendragon throws a shot to the body.
Pendragon connects with a looping right hand.
Pendragon throws a lazy right hand but Gregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Gregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pendragon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pendragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Gregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Pendragon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gregor throws a series of punches but Pendragon avoids them all with ease.
Pendragon thuds his right hand into Gregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pendragon misses with a hook.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Despite the aggression on Gregor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pendragon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses
and Gregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon misses the jab.
Gregor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws an overhand right that lands on Gregor's shoulder, as Gregor tries to avoid the shot.
Gregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gregor blocks a jab.
Gregor throws a counter combo.
Gregor slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a lazy right hand but Gregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gregor throws a nice looking combination but Pendragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses
and Gregor counters with a straight right hand.
Gregor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregor slips under a jab from Pendragon.
Pendragon thuds a left hand into Gregor's body.
Pendragon swings for the body but Gregor moves out of range.
A cross from Pendragon lands.
That has opened up James Gregor's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pendragon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gregor slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Gregor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gregor throws a hook but Pendragon blocks it.
Gregor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gregor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pendragon connects with a crisp jab.
Gregor misses with an uppercut
and Pendragon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pendragon.
Gregor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gregor misses the jab.
Gregor sizes up Pendragon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arthur Pendragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Pendragon swings for the body but Gregor moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor misses with an uppercut. Pendragon saw that one coming.
Gregor misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Pendragon.
Nice shot lands for Pendragon.
Gregor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pendragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Gregor.
Gregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pendragon looks to throw the jab but Gregor is out of range.
A left lands for Pendragon.
The cut above James Gregor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pendragon counters with a stiff right hand.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pendragon misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pendragon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pendragon with a hook.
Pendragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Gregor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gregor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pendragon counters with a straight right hand.
Pendragon connects with a body shot that sends Gregor's belly button to the back.
A combination from Gregor does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Gregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pendragon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gregor misses the target.
Nice shot by Pendragon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pendragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Pendragon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pendragon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pendragon connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon lands a jab to the head.
Gregor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pendragon misses with a hook. Gregor ducked under it nicely.
Pendragon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gregor in his tracks.
Pendragon staying out of range there.
Pendragon misses with a right hand
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Pendragon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pendragon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendragon.
A shot to the body from Gregor misses
and Pendragon counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pendragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James Gregor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor misses the jab.
Pendragon with a jab.
Gregor misses with a takedown attempt
letting Pendragon counter with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Gregor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur Pendragon!
Arthur Pendragon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Burwell Puller (ranked 538 p4p, 586 weight class) and Eero Jukola (ranked 31 p4p, 36 weight class). Puller comes to the cage accompanied by Hello. Eero Jukola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewis Burwell Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eero Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola misses with a wild combination.
Jukola throws a jab but it's blocked by Puller.
Puller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jukola circles away quickly and effectively.
Puller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puller misses with a looping right.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jukola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jukola lands a nice looking body shot.
Jukola swings for the body but Puller moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Puller gets caught napping as Jukola dives in and scores a takedown. Puller manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jukola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jukola throws a big right hand that misses.
Jukola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jukola is one step ahead there.
Jukola lands a couple of digs.
Puller wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jukola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jukola stopping the sweep attempt from Puller.
Puller has control of Jukola's left arm, preventing Jukola from doing any damage.
Puller is trying to keep Jukola in close.
Puller has control of Jukola's left arm, preventing Jukola from doing any damage.
Jukola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Puller's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola postures up.
Jukola trying to control but Puller is working from the bottom.
Jukola distracts Puller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jukola postures up and lands a big shot to Puller's brow.
Jukola trying to control the position from guard on top but Puller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jukola cracks Puller with a solid left hand.
Jukola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Puller is rocked!
Jukola gets to his feet and stands over Puller, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Puller felt that one! Jukola unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Puller from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eero Jukola!
Eero Jukola spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Lewis Burwell Puller was interviewed post fight and said 'It was not my night. Congratulations to my opponent. You were the better man tonight. You just gave me the ultimate motivation.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Number (ranked 103 p4p, 246 weight class) and Juha Niska (ranked 22 p4p, 43 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Number might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič). Juha Niska is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Number!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Number closes the distance and clinches.
Niska tries to work over Number's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niska.
Niska misses with a body punch.
Niska pushes Number back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Number definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Niska manages to pull guard.
Niska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Number.
Number is fighting to break Niska's control of his arms but Niska is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Niska lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Niska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Number is keeping the position for now.
Number can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Niska controls the pace.
Number keeping full guard, as Niska tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niska got a little sloppy there for a moment and Number has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Niska has managed to get both his arms back between Number's legs - danger averted.
Niska drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Niska jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Niska slips nicely into half guard.
Number is in trouble now - Niska has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Number is working to get back to half guard.
Niska forces the positional change into back control.
Niska tries to keep control of the position but Number is staying busy.
Well, with Niska on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Number is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Niska has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Number! Can he survive? No! He's out! Niska gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juha Niska!
A very excited looking Juha Niska made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Whymer (ranked 2 p4p, 21 weight class) and Mantak Garuda (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Garuda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Djiin Djiin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mantak Garuda enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garuda cracks Whymer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Garuda throws a poor cross that misses
and Whymer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whymer moves out of range as Garuda strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whymer.
Garuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whymer checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Garuda has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garuda tried to score with a low kick but Whymer checks it.
Whymer misses with a series of wild punches.
Whymer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garuda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garuda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whymer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whymer misses with a series of wild punches.
Whymer motions for Garuda to come forward. Whymer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garuda blocks the body kick.
Garuda misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garuda moves out of range of the body kick from Whymer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda scores with a nice strike.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garuda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whymer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garuda takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Whymer looks to land a right hand but Garuda moved out of range.
Whymer moves out of range of the body kick from Garuda.
It looked like Whymer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whymer throws a sloppy head kick and Garuda moves out of range easily.
Garuda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whymer.
Garuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whymer throws a big shot that misses.
Garuda moves forwards but Whymer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Garuda looks to throw the jab but Whymer is out of range.
Garuda lands with a hook. Whymer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garuda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whymer cracks Garuda with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
Whymer sets himself, and Garuda steps forward looking for the clinch! Whymer avoids it this time.
Whymer defending well as Garuda loads up on a big left hand.
Whymer scores with a shot to the body.
Whymer throws a push kick but Garuda slaps the foot to one side.
Whymer sets himself, and Garuda steps forward looking for the clinch! Whymer avoids it this time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Whymer - that will leave a mark!
Whymer throws a series of punches but Garuda avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Whymer.
Garuda steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Whymer.
Whymer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whymer throws a shot from downtown. Garuda moves away and avoids it.
Garuda digs a good body shot into Whymer's ribs.
Whymer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garuda.
Garuda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whymer sizes up Garuda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda jabs Whymer right on the nose. Whymer blinks but takes it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Whymer blocks the leg kick.
Garuda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whymer misses with a low kick.
Garuda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whymer finds it's way round the side to connect with Garuda's head.
Garuda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whymer cracks Garuda with a good jab.
Whymer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garuda lands with a hook. Whymer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garuda misses with a leg kick
and Whymer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whymer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Whymer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garuda.
Garuda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whymer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garuda throws a jab when Whymer was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Garuda, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whymer!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Whymer finds it's target.
Whymer throws a body punch but Garuda moves out of range.
Nice shot by Whymer.
A low kick from Garuda misses
and Whymer counters with a body kick.
Whymer misses with a wild body shot.
Garuda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whymer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garuda moves out of range of the strikes.
Whymer looks for the body kick but Garuda saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whymer.
Whymer throws a hook but Garuda avoids it easily.
Garuda misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer misses with a body shot.
Whymer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garuda has time to react.
Garuda lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whymer.
Whymer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
It looks like Whymer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Crunch! Garuda slams his shin into Whymer's torso.
Garuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Whymer is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Whymer blocks the low kick.
Garuda tries to land a front kick but Whymer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mantak Garuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garuda scores with a push kick.
Whymer misses with a straight left.
Whymer throws the left hand but Garuda avoids the punch easily.
Garuda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whymer at a distance.
Whymer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garuda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer slips a straight right by Garuda.
Garuda loads up on a big right hand but Whymer slips the punch.
Whymer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Whymer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whymer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garuda looks to land a body kick but Whymer moved away.
Garuda throws a wild body kick that Whymer sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda checks the leg kick.
Whymer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garuda can do to turn this around?
Garuda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garuda is just out of range.
Garuda checks a low kick from Whymer.
Whymer throws a body kick that misses.
Whymer avoids a kick to the body.
Whymer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garuda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whymer to score with a decent uppercut.
Whymer scores with a hook to the body. Garuda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garuda misses with a hook to the body
and Whymer counters with a stiff right hand.
Garuda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Whymer.
Garuda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whymer in his tracks.
Garuda tries to land a body kick
and Whymer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garuda avoids the body shot from Whymer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garuda avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Whymer.
Whymer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whymer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whymer throws a leg kick but Garuda checks it.
Garuda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whymer looks to land a body kick but Garuda moved away.
Garuda lands with a nice body kick.
Garuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Whymer is just out of range.
Whymer tried to counter with a leg kick but Garuda avoided it.
Whymer misses with a hook
and Garuda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Garuda.
Whymer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Whymer.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Garuda looks for the body kick but Whymer saw that one coming.
Whymer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Garuda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer lands with a nice body kick.
Garuda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garuda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whymer with the inside leg kick.
Whymer avoids a kick to the body.
Garuda throws a leg kick but Whymer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whymer throws a right hand that Garuda ducks under and follows up with a left that Garuda also avoids with ease.
Garuda throws a lazy body kick
and Whymer counters with a right hand to the body.
Garuda sizes up Whymer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Whymer.
Whymer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garuda is out of range.
Garuda checks a leg kick.
Whymer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whymer misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuda ducks right into an uppercut from Whymer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whymer tried to score with a low kick but Garuda checks it.
A low kick from Garuda misses
and Whymer counters with a stiff right hand.
Garuda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whymer.
Garuda pushes Whymer away with a front kick.
Garuda with a jab.
Whymer tries to land a front kick but Garuda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid body kick from Garuda.
Whymer tries to move into range but Garuda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whymer drops his hands momentarily and Garuda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garuda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garuda misses with a low kick.
Garuda is looking to score with low kicks.
Garuda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garuda throws a body punch but Whymer moves out of range.
Whymer is looking to counter punch.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garuda is just out of range.
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 Just Whymer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Whymer cracks a nice hook into Garuda's ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Garuda might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Whymer has got the better of the exchanges.
Garuda slips a straight right by Whymer.
Whymer checks a leg kick.
Just Whymer is winning the standup battle so far.
Garuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whymer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garuda misses with a kick to the body
and Whymer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garuda throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whymer counters with a nice body kick.
Whymer misses with a hook. Garuda ducked under it nicely.
Garuda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whymer checks a low kick from Garuda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda misses with a kick to the body
and Whymer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garuda really felt that one!
Garuda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garuda misses with a low kick as Whymer jumps back.
Whymer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whymer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garuda takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Garuda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garuda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garuda moves out of range of the body kick.
Garuda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Mantak Garuda's cut even more.
Nice defenses there by Whymer.
Whymer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garuda.
Whymer throws a sloppy body shot
and Garuda counters with a leg kick.
Garuda sizes up Whymer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whymer sizes up Garuda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garuda lands with a nice body punch.
Whymer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garuda.
Garuda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whymer.
Garuda misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garuda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garuda avoids the body shot from Whymer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Whymer misses the target.
Garuda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garuda misses with a looping right.
Garuda misses with a hook. Whymer ducked under it nicely.
Whymer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garuda.
Garuda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whymer.
Whymer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whymer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whymer throws a looping overhand right but Garuda ducks down to avoid it.
Garuda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whymer moves away.
Whymer looks to throw the jab but Garuda is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Garuda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whymer thumps Garuda with a low kick.
Whymer lands a head shot.
Whymer slips a jab from Garuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda avoids the head kick by Whymer.
A shot to the liver by Whymer. Beautiful body shot.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
Whymer throws a leg kick but Garuda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whymer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Garuda.
Garuda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garuda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whymer.
Whymer appears to be looking for a big counter.
A combination from Whymer does no damage.
Garuda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garuda wants to clinch up but Whymer keeps it at a distance.
Garuda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whymer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Garuda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garuda misses with a looping right.
Garuda catches Whymer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer defending well as Garuda loads up on a big left hand.
Whymer misses with a body shot.
Whymer throws a push kick but Garuda slaps the foot to one side.
Garuda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garuda throws a front kick aimed at Whymer's knee but Whymer avoids it well.
Garuda throws a front kick that sends Whymer stumbling back into the cage.
Garuda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garuda misses with a low kick as Whymer jumps back.
Garuda throws a low kick, looking for Whymer's leg but Whymer calmly moves out of range.
Whymer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garuda throws a low kick but Whymer avoids it.
A low kick from Garuda misses
and Whymer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whymer jabs at Garuda's body.
Whymer blocks a leg kick.
Whymer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Just Whymer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garuda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garuda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garuda blocks the body kick.
Garuda throws a leg kick
and Whymer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whymer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whymer misses with a low kick.
Whymer backing away here, and Garuda unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Garuda scores with a nice body kick.
Garuda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whymer.
Whymer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer thuds his shin into the meat of Garuda's side.
A solid body kick from Whymer.
Whymer throws a hook but Garuda blocks it.
Whymer feints and then cracks Garuda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garuda down.
Garuda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garuda.
Garuda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whymer.
Whymer throwing a counter right hand but Garuda manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whymer.
Garuda moves out of range of the body kick from Whymer.
Whymer slips a jab from Garuda.
Whymer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whymer blocks a jab.
Garuda clobbers Whymer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick lands from Whymer.
Whymer misses the jab.
Garuda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garuda looks to throw the jab but Whymer is out of range.
Whymer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garuda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Garuda misses.
Garuda misses with the body kick
letting Whymer counter with a right hand.
Garuda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whymer counters with a series of strikes. Garuda will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Garuda checks the leg kick.
Whymer misses with a two punch combination.
Garuda cracks Whymer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garuda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whymer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garuda.
Whymer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Whymer.
Nice cross by Whymer.
Whymer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garuda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garuda misses with a low kick as Whymer jumps back.
Garuda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whymer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garuda thinking.
Whymer with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whymer throws a head kick but Garuda moves out of range.
Whymer missing with a left hand there. Garuda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whymer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whymer scores with a leg kick.
Garuda loads up on a big right hand but Whymer slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garuda.
Garuda tries to land a body kick
and Whymer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whymer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garuda.
Garuda lands a head shot.
Garuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Whymer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Garuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garuda.
Whymer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whymer scores with a nice strike.
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!
Whymer throws a sloppy head kick and Garuda moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Whymer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garuda counters with a body kick.
Garuda misses with a body punch
and Whymer counters with a stiff right hand.
Garuda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whymer's sensitive parts.
Good shot there by Garuda.
Whymer stuns Garuda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whymer wants to slow Garuda down by chopping away at his legs.
Garuda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garuda moves away.
Garuda unleashes a big counter combination but Whymer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Whymer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garuda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer had his way with Mantak Garuda in that round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garuda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whymer's head.
Whymer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whymer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whymer throws a lazy body kick
and Garuda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whymer lands with a nice body kick.
Garuda motions for Whymer to come forward. Garuda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whymer scores with a body shot.
Crunch! Whymer slams his shin into Garuda's torso.
Garuda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garuda is looking to clinch.
Whymer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Whymer looks to land a right hand but Garuda moved out of range.
Garuda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whymer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garuda checks the leg kick.
Garuda throws out a counter right but Whymer avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garuda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whymer thuds his right hand into Garuda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donk. Garuda catches Whymer right on the button with a cross.
Whymer connects with an inside leg kick.
Whymer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Whymer.
Whymer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whymer 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.
Whymer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whymer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garuda.
Garuda throws a right hand that Whymer ducks under and follows up with a left that Whymer also avoids with ease.
Whymer looks to land a combination but Garuda avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whymer connects with a right hand. Garuda shakes it off.
Mantak Garuda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whymer.
Whymer misses with a hook. Garuda ducked under it nicely.
Whymer staying out of range there.
Garuda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whymer. Whymer obviously looking to wear him down.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
Garuda cracks Whymer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whymer keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Whymer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garuda throws a low kick but Whymer avoids it.
Whymer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garuda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garuda throws a jab when Whymer was well out of range.
Garuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whymer loads up on a big right hand but Garuda slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Garuda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whymer.
Garuda jabs Whymer right on the nose. Whymer blinks but takes it well.
Garuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whymer.
Garuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whymer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Garuda throws a looping overhand right but Whymer ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Whymer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garuda throws an overhand right that lands on Whymer's shoulder, as Whymer tries to avoid the shot.
Garuda throws a good cross that connects.
Whymer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garuda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whymer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whymer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garuda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Just Whymer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer moves away from the strike by Garuda.
Garuda throws a push kick but Whymer slaps the foot to one side.
Whymer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whymer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garuda misses with a leg kick.
Whymer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garuda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garuda swings widly with a right hand
letting Whymer counter with a right hand.
Garuda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garuda moves away from the strike by Whymer.
Whymer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garuda at a distance.
Garuda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whymer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whymer lands a head shot.
Whymer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mantak Garuda.
Well Whymer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Just Whymer retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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