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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haywood Badger (ranked 9017 p4p, 21138 weight class) and Nick Holey (ranked 522 p4p, 568 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger misses with an uppercut. Holey saw that one coming.
Holey moves into range and clinches up with Badger.
Holey wants the takedown. Badger is fighting it off but Holey persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Badger's guard against the cage.
Badger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Badger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holey is controlling him.
Holey content to stall in guard here.
Holey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holey gets to his feet. Badger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Badger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holey was well out of range. Poor timing from Badger.
Holey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Badger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Badger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Holey stays in close to Badger's body and controls the position.
Holey stands up from Badger's guard - Holey perhaps looking for a knockout.
Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holey has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Badger defend it? Holey steps over the head and cranks it - Badger is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Holey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Holey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Kekkonen (ranked 3568 p4p, 14060 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 420 p4p, 678 weight class). Jenik Krejza 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauli Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krejza throws a series of punches but Kekkonen avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Kekkonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krejza wants to clinch.
Kekkonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kekkonen scores with a hook.
 It looks like Jenik Krejza has been cut.
Krejza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krejza throws a leg kick
and Kekkonen counters with a shoot takedown. Krejza fights it but they end up in guard.
Kekkonen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekkonen connects with a couple of short punches.
Kekkonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kekkonen chips away with some ground and pound.
Krejza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kekkonen controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kekkonen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kekkonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kekkonen staying calm.
Check out the look on Kekkonen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kekkonen slows the pace down.
Krejza is trying to get back to his feet.
Krejza is trying to control Kekkonen's posture but Kekkonen avoids it.
Kekkonen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Kekkonen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kekkonen continues to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krejza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kekkonen takes a little break here. Krejza wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kekkonen lands a few punches from side control.
Krejza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kekkonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kekkonen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kekkonen cracks Krejza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krejza being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sauli Kekkonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jenik Krejza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A shot to the body from Krejza misses
and Kekkonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kekkonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krejza.
Kekkonen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krejza under the eye.
Kekkonen drops Krejza with a big left hand! Krejza is injured, injured bad! Kekkonen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sauli Kekkonen!
After winning the bout, Sauli Kekkonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Whitaker (ranked 3261 p4p, 5922 weight class) and Justin Midget (ranked 398 p4p, 569 weight class). Justin Midget has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roy Whitaker 's chin.
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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Whitaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Midget!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker works the jab nicely.
Midget's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whitaker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Midget scrambles back to his feet.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut
and Midget decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Whitaker 's guard.
Whitaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Midget manages to get himself to full guard.
Whitaker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Our spies down at at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) inform us that Midget has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Midget looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Whitaker passes into half guard.
Whitaker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Midget looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whitaker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget wants to control the action here but instead Whitaker manages to pass to full mount!
Whitaker controlling the pace for now.
Midget tries to lock up and control but Whitaker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Midget keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Midget is still trying to improve position.
Midget manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Whitaker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Midget actively working from the bottom here.
Midget has a hand on Whitaker 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Whitaker takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Whitaker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Midget is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker controlling from the full mount.
Midget is desperately trying to improve his position but Whitaker has a good base and remains in mount.
Whitaker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whitaker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Midget is wriggling around trying to escape.
Whitaker controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midget is in all sorts of trouble here.
Whitaker has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Whitaker content just to control the position here.
Midget slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Whitaker not doing much here.
Midget actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Midget actively working from the bottom here.
Whitaker tries to pass to full mount but Midget defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker dominated that round.
That's time! Whitaker 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Midget takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whitaker lands a nice shot that snaps Midget's head back.
Whitaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Midget walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Whitaker .
Roy Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Whitaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Midget ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Midget drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Whitaker defends it well.
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Midget with the counter takedown but Whitaker avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker connects with a leg kick.
Whitaker lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Whitaker .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whitaker throws a hook but Midget avoids it easily.
Midget changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Whitaker works the jab nicely.
Whitaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roy Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitaker cracks Midget with an open hand slap.
Whitaker throws a leg kick which misses Midget's front leg but catches the back leg as Midget tries to avoid it.
Whitaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Midget's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whitaker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Midget scrambles back to his feet.
Roy Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Midget drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Whitaker defends it well.
Midget chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitaker can pounce on him.
Whitaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Midget takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Midget avoids the body shot from Whitaker .
Midget drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Whitaker defends it well.
Whitaker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midget takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a good cross that connects.
Midget shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitaker but Whitaker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Midget takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitaker connects with a body shot that sends Midget's belly button to the back.
Midget closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Midget does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker scores with a decent looking hook.
Midget takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitaker throws a hook but Midget blocks it.
Midget feints the counter takedown.
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Midget can do to turn this around?
Midget blocks a jab.
Whitaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Midget is out of range.
Midget takes one on the button.
Midget takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Midget feints the counter takedown.
Midget drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whitaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Midget steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Midget with the counter takedown but Whitaker avoids it easily.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whitaker tests Midget's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whitaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tests Midget's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whitaker , as that shot connected.
Whitaker lands a lovely overhand right.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. Midget saw that one coming.
Midget feints the counter takedown.
Midget takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Midget drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Whitaker defends it well.
Midget walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whitaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Midget.
Whitaker with a jab.
Whitaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Midget's head.
Midget uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Midget changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Whitaker scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Whitaker 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Midget under the eye.
Midget tries to keep at a distance but Whitaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whitaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whitaker lands a nice uppercut.
Midget has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whitaker .
Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitaker .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midget staying out of range there.
Midget is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Whitaker throws a hook but Midget avoids it easily.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Midget ducks down to avoid it.
Midget tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Whitaker swings widly with a right hand
and Midget counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Whitaker holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Roy Whitaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Midget is working for a submission of some sort.
Midget is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Whitaker tries to get to full guard but Midget has control of the leg.
Whitaker is refusing to be controlled, as Midget sits in half guard.
Midget is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Whitaker has his hands clasped together around Midget's back. He's all about the action.
Midget looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Whitaker gets full guard.
Midget drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whitaker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Midget has Whitaker in his guard.
Whitaker controlling from the top position.
Whitaker continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker looking to pass the guard.
Midget is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Midget isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Whitaker stacks Midget on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Whitaker !
Midget tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Midget seems a little lost for a moment, as Whitaker dominates the positioning.
Midget wants to control but Whitaker postures up.
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.
Midget is letting Whitaker control him for a moment.
Midget struggling a bit here.
Midget gets back to half guard.
Whitaker is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Midget looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Whitaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitaker 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
Roy Whitaker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ginger Jesus (ranked 3121 p4p, 2968 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 371 p4p, 348 weight class). Jesus comes to the cage accompanied by Jesus Walks BY-KANYE WEST. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ginger Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Jesus slips under a jab.
Jesus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bear manages to circle out of the way.
Bear misses with a double jab
and Jesus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear throws a counter combo.
Bear lunges at Jesus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jesus's hand.
Jesus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jesus tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear throws a body punch but Jesus moves out of range.
Jesus wants to clinch but Bear slips to the side
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Jesus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bear looks to land a combination but Jesus avoids it well.
Jesus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jesus tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Bear unleashes a big counter combination but Jesus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bear throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jesus has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bear is looking to control Jesus's arms but Jesus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bear has his back to the cage.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Jesus swings wildly with an uppercut but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jesus prevents Bear from breaking the clinch.
Jesus being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Jesus.
Bear looks winded!
Jesus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bear's elbow.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jesus misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Bear breaks the clinch.
Bear misses with a double jab
and Jesus counters with a straight right hand.
Jesus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jesus gets a clinch.
Jesus digs a right hand into Bear's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bear's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear.
A frustrated look appears on Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
Jesus slips under a jab from Bear.
Jesus throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Bear tumbling to the canvas!
 Bear is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bear holds on and takes a little breather.
Bear is still in real trouble! Can Jesus finish him?
Jesus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bear works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bear seems to have recovered his senses.
Jesus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bear is looking to stand up but Jesus isn't so interested in that idea.
Jesus is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Jesus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jesus is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Bear has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jesus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jesus won't allow Bear to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Jesus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bear has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jesus prevents Bear from getting back to his feet.
Jesus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bear controlling Jesus's posture.
Jesus throwing strikes from guard but Bear blocks nicely.
Jesus won't allow Bear to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A cross from Jesus lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jesus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jesus throws a hook but Bear blocks it.
Bear looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oooooh!!! Bear has knocked Jesus down with a huge combo! Bear steps away and waves a wobbly Jesus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Ginger Jesus has been cut.
Bear closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jesus! Bear dives in looking to finish! Jesus is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teddy Bear!
After the fight, Teddy Bear was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christ Benoit (ranked 2004 p4p, 3488 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 300 p4p, 492 weight class). Benoit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amazing Grace. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wiremu's choice of entrance music: Billy Joel - The River of Dreams. Aloysius Wiremu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christ Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benoit slips under a jab from Wiremu.
Benoit scores with a jab to the head.
Wiremu misses with an uppercut. Benoit saw that one coming.
Benoit scores with the left hand. Wiremu knows he should have avoided that one.
Benoit thuds his shin into the meat of Wiremu's side.
Benoit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wiremu's head.
Benoit throws a wild body kick that Wiremu sees coming a mile off.
Benoit with a hook.
Benoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiremu.
Wiremu misses with an uppercut.
Benoit punishes Wiremu's body with a nice straight punch.
Benoit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Wiremu moves out of range as Benoit throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiremu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wiremu tries to close the distance and clinch but Benoit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Benoit misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit connects with a body shot that sends Wiremu's belly button to the back.
Benoit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benoit punishes Wiremu's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Wiremu misses
and Benoit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiremu throws a body punch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Benoit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benoit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Aloysius Wiremu has been cut.
Benoit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiremu.
Benoit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiremu. Wiremu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wiremu is rocked!
BAM! Benoit delivers a spinning backfist that drops Wiremu like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Christ Benoit!
A relieved looking Christ Benoit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tae Shik Cha (ranked 2568 p4p, 965 weight class) and Diogo Jimenez (ranked 261 p4p, 107 weight class). Cha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gaullin - Moonlight. Tae Shik Cha has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tae Shik Cha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cha has time to react.
Jimenez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jimenez throws a right hand that Cha ducks under and follows up with a left that Cha also avoids with ease.
Cha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy in the buildup to the fight.
Jimenez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cha misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Cha throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
Jimenez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cha throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Cha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Cha walks into a left hand.
Jab, jab by Cha - just one landing.
Jimenez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cha lands a jab.
Jimenez thuds his right hand into Cha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jimenez connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
Cha throws a looping overhand right but Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
Cha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cha swings for the body but Jimenez moves out of range.
A big right from Cha misses.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimenez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cha throws a shot from downtown. Jimenez moves away and avoids it.
Jimenez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Cha misses with an uppercut. Jimenez saw that one coming.
Cha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cha defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Cha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jimenez's head.
Cha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jimenez.
Cha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Cha loads up on a big right hand but Jimenez slips the punch.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jimenez advances to half guard.
Cha is trying to control but can't.
Jimenez wants to free his trapped foot but Cha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
My spies in Cope's inform me that Jimenez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jimenez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cha sees it coming and defends easily.
Cha wants to improve his position but Jimenez is controlling well.
Cha is trying to control but can't.
Jimenez is working for a submission of some sort.
Cha is defending against the submission attempts here by Jimenez.
Cha is staying active underneath Jimenez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cha is trying to get back to full guard.
Jimenez wants to free his trapped foot but Cha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jimenez passes to side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jimenez trying to control the position but Cha is working away.
Jimenez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cha is trying to get back to half guard.
Jimenez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cha has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cha tries to improve position but can't.
Jimenez is trying to get an arm triangle but Cha is defending well.
Cha is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha can't do much from the bottom here.
Jimenez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cha keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cha is trying to control Jimenez's posture but Jimenez avoids it.
Cha prevents Jimenez from improving position.
Jimenez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cha keeps working.
Jimenez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cha is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cha is trying to improve his position.
Cha is not content to let Jimenez control the position.
Cha wants to control but Jimenez postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cha checks a low kick from Jimenez.
Cha is looking to counter punch.
Cha throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
Cha just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez dips to his left and cracks Cha with an uppercut!
Jimenez connects with a nice looking jab.
Cha lands a glancing blow to the side of Jimenez's head.
Cha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez stuns Cha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cha fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimenez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cha clobbers Jimenez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cha walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimenez.
Cha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jimenez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Cha.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Cha ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
Jimenez works the jab nicely.
Cha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha dodges the punch combination from Jimenez.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jimenez! But no joy.
A slow jab from Cha misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Jimenez misses its intended target.
Jimenez scores with a jab.
Cha with a hook.
Cha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jimenez is looking to clinch.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Cha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cha moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Cha lands with a hook. Jimenez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jimenez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jimenez feints and then cracks Cha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cha down.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jimenez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
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!
Nice shot by Jimenez.
Cha throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to work over Cha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cha working hard to break the clinch.
Cha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cha can't find room to land a body shot as Jimenez controls the action.
Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cha.
Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cha backwards.
Cha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Cha.
Jimenez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cha.
Jimenez lands with a left to the head.
Jimenez blocks a body shot from Cha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a hook that snaps the head of Cha backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jimenez.
Jimenez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cha prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez blocking some punches.
Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jimenez takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Cha.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jimenez.
Cha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Cha.
Cha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jimenez.
Cha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jimenez's elbow.
Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cha controls his hands.
Cha throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cha.
Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jimenez looking to slow down the pace here.
Jimenez blocks a body shot from Cha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha blocks an uppercut.
Cha misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Jimenez blocks a body shot from Cha.
A short uppercut from Cha.
Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cha.
Jimenez prevents a body shot from Cha.
Jimenez blocks a body shot from Cha.
A short body shot lands from Jimenez as the two fighters clinch.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jimenez.
A right handed body shot lands from Jimenez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jimenez backwards.
Jimenez tries for a takedown but Cha manages to get underhooks.
Jimenez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cha misses with some punches.
Jimenez wants the takedown. Cha is fighting it off but Jimenez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cha's guard against the cage.
Jimenez trying to control but Cha is working from the bottom.
Jimenez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diogo Jimenez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a slapping body shot.
Cha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cha lands with an uppercut that bounces Jimenez off the cage and back into range.
Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
and Cha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cha digs a good hook to Jimenez's body.
Jimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cha.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Cha misses with a few strikes there.
Cha lands with a good body shot.
Tae Shik Cha is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez with a hook.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
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!
Cha missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jimenez throws a hook but Cha blocks it.
Cha throwing a counter right hand but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Cha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jimenez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Cha misses.
Jimenez misses with a low kick.
Cha misses the shot to the body.
Tae Shik Cha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cha has time to react.
Jimenez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cha circles away quickly and effectively.
Jimenez throws a big shot that misses.
Cha throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
Cha ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a hook but Cha blocks it.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Cha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cha ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Cha with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cha. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cha blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jimenez finds it's target.
Jimenez connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez defending well as Cha loads up on a big left hand.
Cha blocks a jab.
Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Cha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cha throws the left hand but Jimenez avoids the punch easily.
Cha slips under a jab.
Jimenez throws out a powerful jab.
Cha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez slips a jab from Cha.
Jimenez connects with the punch.
Jimenez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cha's head backwards.
Jimenez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot by Jimenez.
Cha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cha defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.
Jimenez clobbers Cha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jimenez with a nice cross.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Cha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cha.
Jimenez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Cha ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Cha misses the target.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Cha is just out of range.
Cha scores with a body shot.
Jimenez defending well as Cha loads up on a big left hand.
Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Cha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jimenez.
Cha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cha throws the left hand but Jimenez avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Cha throwing a counter right hand but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from Cha.
Cha misses with a looping left.
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!
Cha tests Jimenez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cha staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Cha misses its intended target.
Jimenez moves out of range as Cha strikes.
Jimenez scoring well with a low kick there.
Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cha.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cha.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cha.
A telegraphed right hand from Cha misses the target.
Cha sets himself, and Jimenez steps forward looking for the clinch! Cha avoids it this time.
Jimenez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jimenez throws a jab when Cha was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cha misses with a few strikes there.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Cha slips the punch.
Cha is looking to counter punch.
Diogo Jimenez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cha.
Cha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diogo Jimenez.
Well Jimenez 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 1274 p4p, 2621 weight class) and Jean Luc Picard (ranked 168 p4p, 320 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Luc Picard!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang throws out a loose jab but Picard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picard slips a jab from Chang.
Picard throws out a loose jab but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Picard. That snapped Chang's head back.
Picard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chang throws out the jab.
Picard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Chang lands a head kick. Picard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Picard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picard keeps the fight on the outside.
Picard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Picard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chang on the side of the head.
A low kick from Chang is predictable there
and Picard counters with a good, hard body kick but Chang shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Picard misses.
Picard just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Chang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chang throws a sloppy head kick and Picard moves out of range easily.
Picard throws out a powerful jab.
Chang blocks a head kick by Picard.
Chang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Picard's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard misses with an uppercut.
Picard 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.
Picard lands a glancing blow to the side of Chang's head.
Picard throws a hook to the side of Chang's head but Chang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chang missing with a left hand there. Picard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Picard misses.
Picard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Picard is rocked!
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
Picard is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Picard looks winded!
Picard switches off momentarily and Chang cracks him with a monster right hand! Picard topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Chang dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Chang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Chang!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bruce Chang thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Jean Luc Picard stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 1258 p4p, 2955 weight class) and Roy Finnegan (ranked 183 p4p, 430 weight class). Bulletzowich comes to the cage accompanied by THUNDERCAT - THEM CHANGES. Finnegan has chosen The Rogues - Gravel Walk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulletzowich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bulletzowich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finnegan throws a hook but Bulletzowich avoids it easily.
Finnegan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulletzowich.
Finnegan misses with a body shot
and Finnegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finnegan takes one to the chin there.
Finnegan gets caught napping as Bulletzowich dives in and scores a takedown. Finnegan manages to retain guard.
Bulletzowich postures up.
Finnegan pulls Bulletzowich in to control the position.
Bulletzowich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finnegan trying to control the position here.
Finnegan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throws a big elbow that misses.
Bulletzowich trying to control but Finnegan is working from the bottom.
Bulletzowich throws a big right hand that misses.
Bulletzowich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finnegan trying to keep a closed guard but Bulletzowich is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bulletzowich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finnegan ducks under a wild hook from Bulletzowich.
Finnegan misses with an uppercut
and Bulletzowich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boris Bulletzowich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnegan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bulletzowich misses the jab.
Finnegan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Finnegan is looking to stand back up but Bulletzowich counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Finnegan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulletzowich looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Finnegan is trying to get back to full guard.
Bulletzowich controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finnegan trying to hold on to Bulletzowich's head to control him but Bulletzowich postures up.
Bulletzowich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bulletzowich thows a huge punch but Finnegan dodges it nicely.
Finnegan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Finnegan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bulletzowich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bulletzowich is looking to take a break and control but Finnegan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bulletzowich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finnegan is looking to improve his position.
Bulletzowich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bulletzowich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Finnegan is not content to let Bulletzowich control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bulletzowich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finnegan ducks right into an uppercut from Bulletzowich.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Bulletzowich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Finnegan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Finnegan pushes Bulletzowich off and gets back to his feet.
Bulletzowich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Finnegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulletzowich half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Finnegan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bulletzowich tries to close the distance and clinch but Finnegan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bulletzowich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finnegan's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Finnegan. Bulletzowich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Finnegan.
Bulletzowich swinging wildly here.
Finnegan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boris Bulletzowich is winning the standup battle so far.
Finnegan misses with an uppercut.
Finnegan misses with a wild body shot.
Bulletzowich appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finnegan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finnegan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulletzowich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finnegan can do to turn this around?
Bulletzowich misses with a jab to the body
and Finnegan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bulletzowich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Finnegan. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bulletzowich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finnegan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finnegan throws a body punch but Bulletzowich moves out of range.
Bulletzowich misses with a straight left.
Bulletzowich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bulletzowich doesn't manage to clinch there - Finnegan circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Finnegan.
Bulletzowich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finnegan at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulletzowich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finnegan.
Bulletzowich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Finnegan trying to control but Bulletzowich postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finnegan trying to hold on to Bulletzowich's head to control him but Bulletzowich postures up.
Finnegan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bulletzowich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finnegan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finnegan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bulletzowich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finnegan is looking to sweep but instead, Bulletzowich has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich stalling away here and it's allowed Finnegan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Boris Bulletzowich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finnegan keeping moving, preventing Bulletzowich from controlling successfully.
Finnegan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finnegan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Finnegan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bulletzowich manages to get himself to full guard.
Finnegan is looking to work some ground and pound but Bulletzowich has wrist control.
Bulletzowich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Finnegan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bulletzowich 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.
Finnegan pulls Bulletzowich in to control the position.
Finnegan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finnegan managing to control the position.
Bulletzowich throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Finnegan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bulletzowich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finnegan lands a slapping body shot.
Bulletzowich's corner calls for a 1-2. Bulletzowich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bulletzowich throws the left hand but Finnegan avoids the punch easily.
Finnegan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bulletzowich closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Finnegan's guard.
Finnegan has Bulletzowich pulled in close to control his posture.
Finnegan wants to sweep but no luck.
Bulletzowich throwing strikes from guard but Finnegan blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Finnegan working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Finnegan working a defensive guard but Bulletzowich passes into half guard.
Finnegan is looking for a sweep. Bulletzowich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bulletzowich is trying to control. Finnegan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Finnegan is looking for a sweep. Bulletzowich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bulletzowich is looking for a kimura here.
Finnegan trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finnegan wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Finnegan lands a right hook to the body.
Finnegan cracks Bulletzowich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finnegan scores with a nice right hand.
Bulletzowich moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Finnegan takes one on the button.
Bulletzowich throws a combination that misses
and Finnegan counters with a nice uppercut.
Bulletzowich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finnegan.
Bulletzowich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finnegan doesn't seem bothered though.
Bulletzowich throws a lazy right hand but Finnegan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bulletzowich closes the distance and clinches.
Bulletzowich has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Finnegan after a bit of a struggle.
Finnegan has a couple of punches blocked by Bulletzowich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich works on Finnegan's body with a couple of short punches.
Finnegan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bulletzowich slows down the pace here.
Finnegan prevents a body shot from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Finnegan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bulletzowich's elbow.
Bulletzowich jumps into guard, dragging Finnegan to the mat.
Finnegan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Finnegan looking to sit in guard and control but Bulletzowich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finnegan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulletzowich is one step ahead there.
Finnegan looking for a guillotine here but Bulletzowich defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich postures up.
Finnegan looking for a sweep. Not yet Finnegan, not yet.
Bulletzowich postures up.
Bulletzowich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finnegan has momentary wrist control but Bulletzowich slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Bulletzowich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bulletzowich 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Bulletzowich!
A victorious Boris Bulletzowich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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FIGHT
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 664 p4p, 3177 weight class) and Scar Ambe (ranked 112 p4p, 416 weight class). Ambe has chosen Gunna - The World is Yours as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scar Ambe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambe cracks Justis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Justis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Justis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ambe lands a nice hook to Justis's body. Justis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ambe cracks Justis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ambe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Justis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ambe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ambe throws a right and a left that Justis avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Justis misses the target.
Ambe misses with a body shot.
Justis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scar Ambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ambe 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.
Ambe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Justis!
Justis throws Ambe to one side and escapes!
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!
Justis tries to clinch
and Ambe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ambe shoots in and drives through. Justis sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ambe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justis doesn't seem phased though.
Ambe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Justis.
Ambe stalling the fight.
A short left from Ambe.
Ambe has Justis pressed against the cage.
Justis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ambe clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Ambe.
Ambe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Justis up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe misses with some punches.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Justis breaks from the clinch.
Ambe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Justis defends it nicely.
It looked like Justis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ambe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ambe tries to clinch
letting Justis counter with a right hand.
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!
Ambe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justis clinches.
Ambe lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ambe goes for a takedown attempt but Justis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Logan Justis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scar Ambe.
Ambe with a poor takedown
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Justis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ambe gets a clinch.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Ambe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justis just leaning against Ambe, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambe.
Ambe has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
Ambe is trying to drag Justis to the mat but Justis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis is looking to break free of the clinch but Ambe has double underhooks.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ambe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ambe has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
Ambe avoiding damage.
Ambe lands a left hand.
Ambe misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Justis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ambe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justis doesn't seem bothered though.
Ambe scores with a jab to the head.
Scar Ambe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ambe moves into the clinch successfully.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ambe is trying to drag Justis to the mat but Justis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Ambe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justis tries to work over Ambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Justis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Justis wants to sweep but no luck.
Ambe working some strikes from top position.
Ambe wants to pass the guard but Justis is keeping the position.
Ambe stops Justis from standing up.
Ambe wants to control from the top but Justis keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe stops Justis from standing up.
Ambe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justis keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe postures up in Justis's guard and throws a big left but Justis blocks it.
Ambe trying to control the position from guard on top but Justis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ambe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Justis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Logan Justis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justis gets tackled into the cage by Ambe. Ambe maintains the clinch.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justis breaks from the clinch.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ambe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justis.
Justis misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ambe. Justis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ambe closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Ambe fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ambe.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ambe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambe lands with a left to the head.
Ambe stalling against the cage.
Justis being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Justis takes a shot to the head.
Ambe working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambe stalling.
Justis lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Ambe. Beautiful body shot.
Justis lands a lovely overhand right.
Ambe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ambe feints and as Justis raises his hands in defense, Ambe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ambe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ambe controls the pace.
Justis kicks Ambe off and gets to his feet.
Ambe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambe.
Ambe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ambe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ambe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Justis.
Justis blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justis.
Ambe scores with a shoulder strike.
Scar Ambe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Justis.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ambe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Justis after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Justis is struggling to control the position.
Justis blocking some punches.
Ambe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justis takes a shot to the head.
Ambe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ambe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Ambe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambe is pushing Justis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Justis stalling.
A bit of stalling here from Justis.
Ambe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Justis is keeping busy.
Ambe misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Ambe to work.
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.
Ambe throws a head punch that misses.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Ambe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Justis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambe has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justis breaks from the clinch.
Ambe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Justis's head.
Ambe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Justis walks into a straight right hand from Ambe.
It looks like Scar Ambe has been cut.
Ambe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Justis is trying to defend but Ambe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Justis is trying to stand up here but Ambe is controlling him well.
Ambe throwing shots but Justis is blocking nicely.
Ambe is keen to just control but Justis is a slippery customer.
Justis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ambe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ambe keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Justis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambe.
Justis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ambe gets through Justis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Ambe to work.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Justis gets through Ambe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Justis pulls guard effortlessly.
Ambe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis is looking to stand up but Ambe isn't so interested in that idea.
Ambe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justis keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.
Ambe won't allow Justis to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Justis pushes Ambe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ambe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justis in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe wants to clinch but Justis slips to the side
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
Justis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ambe.
Ambe with a poor takedown
and Justis counters with a left to the body.
Justis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Justis staying out of range there.
Justis keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Justis misses its target.
Ambe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justis lunges at Ambe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ambe's hand.
Ambe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ambe stuns Justis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws a lazy head kick
and Ambe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambe connects with a looping right hand.
Ambe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Ambe.
Ambe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ambe working aggressively here.
Justis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Justis trying to control the position but instead, Ambe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Justis into the cage.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Justis.
Ambe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ambe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justis.
Ambe lands a right hand.
Ambe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ambe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis stalling.
Ambe has Justis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Justis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Justis breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe wants to clinch but Justis slips to the side
and Justis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Ambe does no damage.
Ambe connects with a crisp jab.
Ambe lands a body shot.
Ambe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
Justis lands a glancing blow to the side of Ambe's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Ambe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Ambe.
Justis defending well as Ambe loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Justis misses the target.
Ambe misses with a hook
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe misses with a body shot
and Justis counters with a three punch combo that has Ambe backing up. Ambe nods at Justis to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Justis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ambe.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ambe throws a right hand that misses
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scar Ambe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ambe shoots in for a takedown but Justis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ambe misses with a two punch combination.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ambe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ambe pushes Justis up against the cage in a clinch.
Justis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ambe has him pressed against the cage.
Ambe gets through Justis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe blocks a body shot from Justis.
Justis blocking some punches.
Come on Ambe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Justis cracks Ambe with a nice body shot.
Justis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ambe is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
Justis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ambe has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
Justis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scar Ambe.
I've got Ambe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scar Ambe!
Scar Ambe is the new welterweight champion!
An intense looking Scar Ambe took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks to Grunge...this is amazing my first title since the island days..'.
Logan Justis spoke after the fight, saying 'Well shit'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 125 p4p, 1557 weight class) and Rex The Leviathan (ranked 22 p4p, 193 weight class). Outlaw comes to the cage accompanied by Moonshine Bandits For The Outlawz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex The Leviathan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Outlaw tries to clinch but The Leviathan moves away
enabling The Leviathan to counter with a crisp jab.
The Leviathan checks a leg kick nicely.
The Leviathan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Outlaw with a body shot.
Outlaw is looking to land body kicks.
Outlaw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Leviathan counters with a straight right hand.
Outlaw closes the distance and clinches.
The Leviathan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Leviathan is trying to stall.
The Leviathan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outlaw misses with a punch on the inside.
The Leviathan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Outlaws head.
Our sources have told us that Outlaw has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Outlaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Leviathan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Outlaw or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Outlaw.
Outlaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Leviathan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Outlaw misses with a knee to the head.
Outlaw working aggressively here.
Outlaw misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Leviathan.
The Leviathan lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Leviathan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Outlaw prevents a body shot from The Leviathan.
A head punch on the inside from The Leviathan fails to land.
The Leviathan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Outlaw backwards.
Outlaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Leviathan avoiding damage as Outlaw throws knees to the body.
Outlaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Leviathan backwards.
Still in the clinch, Outlaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Leviathan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Outlaw.
A head punch on the inside from Outlaw fails to land.
Outlaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Leviathan.
The Leviathan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Leviathan is trying to break the clinch but Outlaw has him pressed against the cage.
Outlaw scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rex The Leviathan has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw has a couple of punches blocked by The Leviathan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Outlaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Outlaw lands a nice uppercut.
Outlaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Leviathan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Leviathan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Leviathan takes a shot to the head.
Outlaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Leviathan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Outlaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Leviathan blocks it with crossed arms.
The Leviathan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Outlaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Outlaw misses with a jab to the body
and The Leviathan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Outlaw clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Outlaw.
Outlaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Outlaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Leviathan looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw scores with a shot to the side of The Leviathan's head.
The Leviathan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Outlaw backwards.
Outlaw misses with a body punch.
A short left from Outlaw.
Outlaw tries a knee to the head but The Leviathan blocks it.
Outlaw throws a head punch that misses.
Outlaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Leviathan misses with some punches.
The Leviathan misses with an elbow strike.
Outlaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Outlaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Outlaw.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Outlaw.
The Leviathan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Leviathan avoids a wild elbow strike from Outlaw.
Outlaw lands a shoulder strike.
Outlaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Leviathan's efforts to push away.
Outlaw lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Outlaw prevents The Leviathan from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Outlaw fails to land.
The Leviathan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Outlaw lands with a light punch inside.
Outlaw throws a punch but it's blocked by The Leviathan.
Outlaw misses with a punch on the inside.
The Leviathan wants to stall.
Outlaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Leviathan backwards.
Outlaw looking to throw knees to the head but The Leviathan is blocking nicely.
The Leviathan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Leviathan blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Outlaw - that landed with a thud.
Outlaw has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and The Leviathan goes down! Outlaw pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
The Leviathan is rocked!
Outlaw lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt The Leviathan! Outlaw senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put The Leviathan out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). The Devils Outlaw!
The Devils Outlaw retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, The Devils Outlaw made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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