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Grunge 50: Nirvana PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Rodrigez (ranked 3995 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 499 p4p, 324 weight class). Manu Ahonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emanuel Rodrigez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodrigez on the side of the head.
Ahonen darts in looking for a takedown but Rodrigez gets double underhooks and turns Ahonen into the cage.
Ahonen connects with a crisp jab.
Rodrigez shoots in looking for a takedown but Ahonen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodrigez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ahonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodrigez defends it nicely.
Rodrigez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ahonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodrigez manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Ahonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Ahonen.
Ahonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rodrigez quickly recovers to half guard.
Rodrigez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Rodrigez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ahonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahonen stalks Rodrigez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodrigez's face. Rodrigez staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodrigez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ahonen. That's going to slow Rodrigez down.
Rodrigez is looking to clinch but Ahonen is avoiding it.
Ahonen lands a lovely overhand right.
Ahonen scores with a jab.
Ahonen scores with a shot to the body.
Ahonen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodrigez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ahonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodrigez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rodrigez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodrigez.
Ahonen cracks Rodrigez with a solid left hand.
Rodrigez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodrigez, not yet.
Rodrigez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ahonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Ahonen working some strikes from top position.
Rodrigez keeping full guard, as Ahonen tries to pass.
Ahonen pushing down on Rodrigez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodrigez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ahonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodrigez defending well though.
Ahonen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rodrigez is trying to stand.
Ahonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ahonen wants to take a breather but Rodrigez is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ahonen lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodrigez is pressing down on Ahonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahonen postures up and lands a big shot to Rodrigez's brow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ahonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ahonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ahonen passes Rodrigez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Ahonen there.
Ahonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodrigez is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodrigez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ahonen trying to control but Rodrigez is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Ahonen 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.
Rodrigez darts in and clinches Ahonen up against the cage.
Ahonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Rodrigez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rodrigez wants to clinch up but Ahonen keeps it at a distance.
Ahonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A cross from Ahonen lands.
Ahonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodrigez sprawls well. He's pushed Ahonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodrigez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ahonen avoids it really well and circles away.
Ahonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahonen throws a counter combo.
Ahonen misses with a hook.
Rodrigez is looking to counter the offense by Ahonen and move into the clinch.
Ahonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodrigez has time to react.
Ahonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodrigez will feel that in the morning.
Rodrigez misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Rodrigez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodrigez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ahonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Ahonen.
Rodrigez drives through and clinches with Ahonen against the cage.
Rodrigez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodrigez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahonen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahonen taking a breather.
Rodrigez wants to stall.
Ahonen stalling.
Ahonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Ahonen.
Rodrigez looking for a takedown.
Ahonen has Rodrigez pressed against the cage.
Ahonen lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodrigez has a couple of punches blocked by Ahonen.
Ahonen is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen is working Rodrigez over against the cage.
Ahonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodrigez tries to pull guard but Ahonen won't allow it.
Rodrigez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodrigez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahonen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ahonen lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Rodrigez.
Rodrigez blocks a body shot from Ahonen.
Ahonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ahonen is trying to trip Rodrigez. He has hold of a leg but Rodrigez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ahonen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ahonen lands a couple of digs.
Ahonen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rodrigez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodrigez is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodrigez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigez trying to control but Ahonen is working from the bottom.
Ahonen is trying to control the position but Rodrigez postures up.
Rodrigez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodrigez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ahonen is looking to reverse the position.
Ahonen sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Ahonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ahonen misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rodrigez controls the position.
Rodrigez trying to control the position but Ahonen is working away.
Rodrigez slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahonen wants to get back to his feet but Rodrigez drags him back down.
Ahonen is not content to let Rodrigez control the position.
Rodrigez takes a little break here. Ahonen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigez trying to control the action but Ahonen is working from the bottom.
Ahonen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rodrigez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ahonen wants to control but Rodrigez is having none of it.
Rodrigez lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez controlling the position easily from mount.
Ahonen regains half guard.
Ahonen is looking for a sweep. Rodrigez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodrigez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodrigez is stalling here. Ahonen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rodrigez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ahonen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Rodrigez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodrigez being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodrigez dodges the ground and pound from Ahonen.
Ahonen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rodrigez tries to buck Ahonen off but Ahonen is having none of it.
Ahonen is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodrigez regains half guard.
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.
Ahonen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rodrigez is staying active underneath Ahonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ahonen is looking for a kimura but Rodrigez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ahonen to get the leverage.
Rodrigez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodrigez gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Rodrigez clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ahonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigez closes the distance and clinches up with Ahonen, looking for a takedown. Rodrigez pushes Ahonen against the cage but Ahonen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodrigez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodrigez.
A lull in the action here.
Emanuel Rodrigez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ahonen regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahonen looking for submissions off his back.
Rodrigez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigez uses his free foot to push down on Ahonen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ahonen.
Ahonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ahonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodrigez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ahonen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ahonen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rodrigez. What's that going to do exactly?
Rodrigez avoids the attempt from Ahonen to control.
Rodrigez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodrigez working for a guillotine from mount but Ahonen is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen is squirming around, avoiding Rodrigez's attempts to control the action.
Rodrigez looking to ground and pound but Ahonen is blocking nicely.
Rodrigez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rodrigez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ahonen?
Ahonen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rodrigez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ahonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodrigez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ahonen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rodrigez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ahonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodrigez is working away from the top position though.
Ahonen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodrigez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodrigez's back!
Well, with Ahonen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Rodrigez is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez rolls, trying to escape but Ahonen keeps control of the position.
Rodrigez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rodrigez is covering up but some of the strikes from Ahonen are getting through and doing damage.
Ahonen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Rodrigez hold on?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodrigez is in a bad position with Ahonen working for a choke. Rodrigez manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Rodrigez had his way with Manu Ahonen in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ahonen.
Ahonen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ahonen landing strikes.
Rodrigez wants to control but Ahonen postures up.
Rodrigez is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigez keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ahonen trying to control the action but Rodrigez is working from the bottom.
Ahonen working away.
Ahonen working the ground and pound from side control.
Rodrigez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ahonen.
Ahonen lands an elbow.
Rodrigez regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodrigez's head.
Rodrigez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodrigez.
Ahonen preventing the sweep.
Ahonen distracts Rodrigez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ahonen chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodrigez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ahonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ahonen works over Rodrigez with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez is working an open guard so Ahonen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ahonen.
Rodrigez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ahonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodrigez.
Ahonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rodrigez takes one to the chin there.
Rodrigez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ahonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ahonen.
Rodrigez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez has a takedown stuffed.
Rodrigez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ahonen defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Rodrigez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodrigez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ahonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodrigez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahonen is looking to land body kicks.
Rodrigez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Ahonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ahonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Ahonen!
In defeat, Emanuel Rodrigez stepped up to the mic, saying 'PUTA!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Novoselic (ranked 2220 p4p, 4190 weight class) and Phol Boxaaja (ranked 309 p4p, 513 weight class). Novoselic comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains. Alex Novoselic 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Boxaaja!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novoselic thuds his shin into the meat of Boxaaja's side.
Novoselic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Novoselic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boxaaja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Novoselic as he avoids it easily.
Boxaaja closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boxaaja lands in his opponent's guard.
Novoselic pulls Boxaaja in to control the position.
Boxaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Novoselic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boxaaja trying to move into half guard but instead Novoselic has managed to sweep!
Boxaaja looking for a guillotine here but Novoselic defends easily.
Novoselic looking to sit in guard and control but Boxaaja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novoselic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boxaaja stands and throws Novoselic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boxaaja working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boxaaja wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Novoselic, who protects the arm well.
Boxaaja is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Novoselic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Boxaaja tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boxaaja in the domination position with Novoselic hanging on.
Novoselic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boxaaja tries for a kimura but Novoselic is defending well.
Novoselic is looking to reverse the position.
Boxaaja looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boxaaja tries to stand but Novoselic is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic is looking to reverse the position.
Novoselic is working hard here to advance position.
Novoselic is trying to control Boxaaja's posture but Boxaaja avoids it.
Boxaaja swings around for an armbar but Novoselic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Boxaaja's guard.
Boxaaja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Novoselic looking to pass the guard.
Boxaaja is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Novoselic defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic is sitting in close to Boxaaja's body. Boxaaja has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Novoselic is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Novoselic is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Boxaaja.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Phol Boxaaja!
A victorious Phol Boxaaja thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cyber Bully (ranked 1366 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Larson Picker (ranked 189 p4p, 359 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyber Bully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Bully moved out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Bully has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Bully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bully.
Nice defenses there by Picker.
A jab from Picker misses.
Picker throws a jab when Bully was well out of range.
Bully takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left lands for Picker.
Bully steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Bully swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picker connects with the punch.
Picker throws a right hand that misses
and Bully cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Picker.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bully. That's going to slow Picker down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bully attempts a counter takedown but Picker avoids it well and moves away.
Bully bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Picker's head backwards.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bully swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Picker unleashes a big counter combination but Bully bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bully moves out of range of the strikes.
Picker throws a poor cross that misses
and Bully counters with a right hand to the body.
Picker slips a straight right by Bully.
Bully jabs Picker right on the nose. Picker blinks but takes it well.
Picker lands with an overhand left.
Bully looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bully throws a head kick that Picker semi-blocks.
 It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
Bully moves out of range of the strikes.
Picker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bully misses with a right hand
and Picker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bully thinking.
Picker throws a jab when Bully was well out of range.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picker misses with the combination.
Picker throws a lazy right hand but Bully sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bully pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Bully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Bully ducks down to avoid it.
Bully feints and then cracks Picker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Picker down.
Bully throws a sloppy head kick and Picker moves out of range easily.
Picker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bully.
Bully gets a double leg takedown into Picker's guard.
Bully stops Picker from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bully is in close to Picker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bully slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bully in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Picker pushes Bully off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bully lands with a shot to the body.
Bully slips a jab from Picker.
Larson Picker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Picker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bully doesn't seem phased though.
Picker swings widly with a right hand
and Bully counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Picker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Bully uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Picker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Picker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Picker throws a jab but it's blocked by Bully.
Picker lands a really nice looking cross but Bully seems unphased.
A big right from Picker misses.
Bully slips under a jab from Picker.
Nice cross by Picker.
Picker misses with an uppercut.
Bully drops his hands momentarily and Picker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, jab by Bully - just one landing.
Bully throws a nice looking combination but Picker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Picker checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picker moves out of range of the strikes.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Bully uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picker misses with a hook. Bully ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Bully tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Picker slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larson Picker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Bully moves away and avoids it.
Picker looks to throw the jab but Bully is out of range.
Picker connects with a single shot there.
Picker throws a hook to the side of Bully's head but Bully sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Bully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bully swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Picker misses with a left hand
letting Bully counter with a right hand.
Picker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bully throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Picker catches Bully with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Picker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Picker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bully's head backwards.
Picker misses with a hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.
Picker misses with a lunging right hand
and Bully counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Bully misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bully looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
Picker misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bully looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bully throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bully blocks a jab.
Picker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Picker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bully slips a jab from Picker.
Picker misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picker misses with a hook
enabling Bully to counter with a crisp jab.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bully drops down looking for a counter takedown but Picker sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for Bully, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picker moves away.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Bully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bully avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bully takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Picker throws an off balance right hand
and Bully counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Picker lands a lovely overhand right.
Larson Picker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bully. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bully slips under a jab from Picker.
Picker misses with a looping right.
Picker looks to land a left hand but Bully moved out of range nicely.
Bully avoids the body shot from Picker.
Picker checks a leg kick nicely.
Picker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bully scores with a punch to the head.
Bully staying out of range there.
Bully fires out a quick counter leg kick but Picker just manages to avoid it.
Picker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Picker jabs Bully right on the nose. Bully blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Bully looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
Bully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picker.
Picker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bully throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bully misses with a left hand
and Picker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Bully misses
and Picker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bully walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picker moves away.
Bully takes one to the side of the head.
Picker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bully.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Bully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bully connects with a looping right hand.
Picker misses with a looping right.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Bully moved out of range.
Bully changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fighters circling - Bully throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Picker cracks Bully with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bully throws a leg kick but Picker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A left lands for Picker.
Picker misses with a straight right.
Bully throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bully keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.
Picker throws a hook but Bully avoids it easily.
Bully showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Picker.
Picker defending well as Bully loads up on a big left hand.
Bully throws a looping overhand right but Picker ducks down to avoid it.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bully throws a low kick but Picker avoids it.
Bully lands with a kick to the ribs.
Larson Picker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bully takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Picker throws a poor cross that misses
and Bully counters with a nice body shot.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Picker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bully. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bully.
It appears Bully was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bully feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Picker wants to stand but Bully is controlling the position.
Picker keeping moving, preventing Bully from controlling successfully.
Picker wants to get back to his feet but Bully is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Bully moves away and avoids it.
Bully thuds a left hand into Picker's body.
Picker cracks Bully with a good jab.
Bully moves away from the strike by Picker.
Picker tests Bully's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bully lands a nice shot that snaps Picker's head back.
Bully misses with an uppercut.
Picker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Picker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bully looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bully throws a lazy right hand but Picker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bully jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Picker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bully connects with a solid leg kick.
Picker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bully.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Picker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bully feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bully throws a hook but Picker avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bully ducks right into an uppercut from Picker.
Bully scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cyber Bully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Picker.
Bully closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Picker quickly recovers to half guard.
Bully landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bully is looking for a kimura but Picker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bully to get the leverage.
Picker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully is trying to control. Picker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bully is really struggling to control Picker but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bully is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bully thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Picker's head.
Picker wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bully darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Picker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bully connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bully takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picker lands a jab to Bully's midsection.
Bully throws a head kick but Picker moves out of range.
Bully misses with an uppercut
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Picker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bully walks into a jab.
Bully on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Picker misses with a hook.
Picker misses with a hook.
Bully has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Picker finds it's way round the side to connect with Bully's head.
Bully needs to keep his hands up - Picker had a free shot at his head there.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Bully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Picker! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larson Picker.
I've got Picker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larson Picker!
Our winner, Larson Picker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 2234 p4p, 2598 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 278 p4p, 326 weight class). Cooter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Porch Honky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitaker .
A head kick misses from Whitaker .
Cooter throws the kick towards the body but Whitaker avoids it.
Whitaker misses with a looping right.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cooter throws a front kick aimed at Whitaker 's knee but Whitaker avoids it well.
Whitaker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooter misses with a body kick.
Cooter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Cooter.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooter tries to land a front kick but Whitaker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whitaker tries to land a leg kick but Cooter saw it coming and moves away.
Cooter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooter is looking to counter punch.
Whitaker swings for the body but Cooter moves out of range.
Cooter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Cooter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooter connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooter throws a lazy head kick
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
Cooter misses with a hook. Whitaker ducked under it nicely.
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Cooter checks it.
Whitaker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooter circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Whitaker scores with a shot to the body.
Cooter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Whitaker dodges the ground and pound from Cooter.
Whitaker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Cooter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cooter taking a break here but Whitaker is having none of it and regains half guard.
Cooter throwing shots but Whitaker is blocking nicely.
Cooter thows a huge punch but Whitaker dodges it nicely.
Cooter 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.
Whitaker taking some punishment here, with Cooter in his half guard.
Cooter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cooter lands with a punch from half guard.
Cooter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cooter connects with a nice short shot to Whitaker 's temple.
Cooter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Whitaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
Whitaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cooter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitaker gets back to full guard.
Cooter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving.
Cooter throwing strikes from guard but Whitaker blocks nicely.
Cooter is looking to work some ground and pound but Whitaker has wrist control.
Cooter throws a big right hand that misses.
Cooter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter preventing the sweep.
Whitaker pulls Cooter in close to his closed guard and prevents Cooter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cooter trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitaker working a defensive guard here.
Cooter trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Cooter.
Cooter throws a head kick but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cooter throws a push kick but Whitaker slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cobweb Cooter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker ducks right into an uppercut from Cooter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whitaker .
Cooter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whitaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooter throws out the jab.
Cooter throws an off balance right hand
and Whitaker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooter lands with a good body shot.
Whitaker moves out of range as Cooter throws a body kick.
Roy Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter dives in and grabs Whitaker 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whitaker pushes down on Cooter's head and hops out.
Cooter looks to land a body kick but Whitaker moved away.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooter circles away.
Whitaker scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
Whitaker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whitaker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
No luck for Cooter with that takedown attempt.
Cooter throws a low kick, looking for Whitaker 's leg but Whitaker calmly moves out of range.
Cooter looks to throw the jab but Whitaker is out of range.
Whitaker connects with an inside leg kick.
Whitaker throws a body punch but Cooter moves out of range.
Whitaker scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooter misses with a hook.
Whitaker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whitaker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Cooter throws a body kick that misses.
Whitaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Whitaker 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Whitaker defending well as Cooter loads up on a big left hand.
Cooter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitaker misses with a low kick.
Whitaker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker scores with a head kick. Cooter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooter walks into a stiff left hand from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a head kick that misses.
Cooter blocks a head kick by Whitaker .
It looked like Cooter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whitaker .
A telegraphed right hand from Cooter misses the target.
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
Cooter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cooter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooter avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter misses with a body kick.
Cooter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Cooter moved out of range.
Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooter.
A head kick misses from Whitaker .
Some wild striking there from Cooter.
Whitaker is looking for the big counter here.
Whitaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooter throws a push kick but Whitaker slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the body from Cooter misses
and Whitaker counters with a two punch combo.
Cooter swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitaker lands with a kick to the temple. Cooter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Whitaker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whitaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitaker lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter slips a jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker moves out of range of the body kick from Cooter.
Cooter looks to land a body kick but Whitaker moved away.
Cooter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whitaker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooter is looking to counter punch.
Cooter misses with a body kick.
Cooter fails to land with a series of punches.
Whitaker blocks a head kick by Cooter.
Whitaker with a nice calf kick.
Whitaker with a jab.
Whitaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooter.
Whitaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooter.
Cooter misses with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cooter swinging wildly here.
A big right from Cooter misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cooter is defended easily by Whitaker .
Whitaker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooter.
Whitaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whitaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Whitaker moves out of range as Cooter throws a body kick.
Whitaker dodges the punch combination from Cooter.
Whitaker moves out of range of the body kick from Cooter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Cooter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooter loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker slips the punch.
Cooter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitaker .
Whitaker thuds his right hand into Cooter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whitaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whitaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cooter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whitaker connects with a leg kick.
Whitaker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cooter back to the cage. Whitaker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Whitaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooter throws a nice head kick!
Cooter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Whitaker scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooter. Whitaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cooter misses with a body punch
and Whitaker counters with a good low kick that Cooter was not able to check.
Cooter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitaker . Whitaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cooter!
Whitaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Cooter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Cooter pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Cooter misses with a low kick.
Whitaker throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooter avoids the body shot from Whitaker .
Cooter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whitaker connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooter.
Cooter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooter.
Whitaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooter throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Cooter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooter swings widly with a right hand
and Whitaker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whitaker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whitaker throws a leg kick which misses Cooter's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooter tries to avoid it.
Whitaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
Cooter lands with a hook. Whitaker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whitaker lands a lovely overhand right.
Whitaker looks to land a left hand but Cooter moved out of range nicely.
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooter throws a lazy uppercut
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. Cooter saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooter. Whitaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whitaker tries to score with a low kick but Cooter moves his leg out of the way.
Decent striking displayed by Whitaker there.
Cooter avoids the body shot from Whitaker .
Whitaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whitaker scores with a jab.
Cooter slips a jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooter.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
Whitaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Whitaker . Those never looked like landing.
Cooter thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Whitaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whitaker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
In his post fight interview, Roy Whitaker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Cobweb Cooter spoke after the fight, saying 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christ Benoit (ranked 1687 p4p, 3719 weight class) and Roy Finnegan (ranked 253 p4p, 495 weight class). Benoit comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing Grace. Finnegan has chosen The Rogues - Gravel Walk as his entrance music. Christ Benoit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Finnegan's chin.
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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 8 - 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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Roy Finnegan has been cut.
Benoit feints and then cracks Finnegan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finnegan down.
Finnegan swings widly with a right hand
and Benoit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Finnegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Finnegan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finnegan moves away from the strike by Benoit.
Benoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit is looking for a counter combo.
Benoit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benoit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Finnegan throws a right and a left that Benoit avoids nicely.
Benoit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Finnegan checks a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benoit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finnegan's sensitive parts.
Finnegan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benoit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finnegan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benoit scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like Christ Benoit has been cut.
Benoit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finnegan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benoit scrambles back to his feet.
 Benoit is rocked!
A punch combination from Finnegan misses.
Oh Benoit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benoit gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Finnegan gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Finnegan!
An out of breath Roy Finnegan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 1600 p4p, 3810 weight class) and Bob Vendarra (ranked 242 p4p, 502 weight class). Vendarra comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Of Wolf And Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kirov Sturmovik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Vendarra's chin.
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Vendarra!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmovik clinches with his opponent.
Our sources have told us that Sturmovik has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sturmovik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vendarra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short left from Vendarra.
Vendarra is trying to push Sturmovik away but Sturmovik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vendarra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vendarra connects with the punch.
Sturmovik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vendarra, pushing him back against the cage.
Vendarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vendarra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturmovik.
Vendarra misses with a straight right.
Kirov Sturmovik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturmovik clinches.
Vendarra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sturmovik has him pressed against the cage.
Sturmovik prevents Vendarra from breaking the clinch.
Vendarra is trying to break free.
Vendarra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sturmovik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sturmovik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vendarra on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturmovik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vendarra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturmovik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vendarra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sturmovik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vendarra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
 Vendarra is rocked!
Vendarra misses with a jab to the body
and Sturmovik counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kirov Sturmovik!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kirov Sturmovik thanked KOMBAT KLOTHING for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 1093 p4p, 1930 weight class) and Tel Britton (ranked 138 p4p, 242 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. John Wayne Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tel Britton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tel Britton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britton throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Britton looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Britton's ribs.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Britton misses.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie not doing much here.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie lands with some strikes.
Britton is rocked!
Gracie lands a big shot to the head and Britton winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Wayne Gracie!
An out of breath John Wayne Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Tel Britton spoke after the fight, saying '...Next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between White Privilege (ranked 1626 p4p, 2065 weight class) and Marko Rakic (ranked 245 p4p, 295 weight class). Privilege's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, John Denver - Country Roads. Rakic has chosen Right Above It as his entrance music. White Privilege could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marko Rakic's chin.
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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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, White Privilege!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marko Rakic!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Privilege's waist but Privilege gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rakic off to one side.
Rakic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Privilege as he jumps to the side.
Rakic blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Rakic misses.
Rakic moves out of range of the leg kick from Privilege.
Rakic wants to counter the offense by Privilege and move into the clinch position.
Privilege lands with a thumping leg kick.
Privilege throws a leg kick but Rakic moved away.
Privilege lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Privilege throws a hook but Rakic blocks it.
Privilege connects with a body shot.
Rakic looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Privilege is looking to slow Rakic down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Privilege.
Rakic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Privilege sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rakic somewhat.
White Privilege has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Rakic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Marko Rakic has been cut.
Privilege looks to land a left hand but Rakic moved out of range nicely.
Rakic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Privilege missing with a left hand there. Rakic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Privilege throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rakic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Privilege seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Privilege throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Privilege throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Privilege stuns Rakic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Privilege dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Privilege throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Privilege keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Privilege lands a leg kick that knocks Rakic off balance momentarily.
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!
Privilege connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Privilege fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rakic checks it well.
Rakic gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Privilege gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rakic is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). White Privilege!
White Privilege thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Marko Rakic stepped up to the mic, saying 'I congratulate my opponent. You got the better of me tonight, but I will go back to my camp and destroy my next foe.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Juntta (ranked 196 p4p, 345 weight class) and Tom Rivers (ranked 28 p4p, 48 weight class). Jesse Juntta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Rivers's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Juntta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Juntta moved out of range nicely.
Juntta lands with a shot to the body.
Rivers with a hook.
Juntta scores with a jab.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juntta was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Tom Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juntta throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Juntta lands a body shot.
Juntta loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Rivers throws a hook but Juntta avoids it easily.
Juntta scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers slips a straight right by Juntta.
Juntta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivers lands a jab to Juntta's midsection.
Juntta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Juntta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers cracks Juntta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rivers scores with a nice right hand.
Juntta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Juntta.
Juntta is looking to wear down Rivers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Juntta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juntta throws out a powerful jab.
Rivers checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juntta manages to avoid it.
Rivers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juntta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Juntta tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Juntta moves away and avoids it.
Juntta throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Juntta blocks the leg kick.
Juntta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rivers has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Rivers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Juntta connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers throws a jab when Juntta was well out of range.
It looked like Juntta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juntta.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Rivers - just one landing.
Rivers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Juntta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rivers throws a jab when Juntta was well out of range.
Rivers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Juntta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rivers throws the left hand but Juntta avoids the punch easily.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Juntta tries to bum rush Rivers with a series of wild strikes but Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Juntta avoids the body shot from Rivers.
A lazy body kick from Rivers
and Juntta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juntta staying out of range there.
Rivers throws out a powerful jab.
Rivers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Rivers.
Rivers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Juntta checks it well.
Rivers throws a low kick but Juntta moves out of range easily.
Rivers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Juntta slips a jab from Rivers.
Juntta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juntta blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rivers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers misses with a hook
and Juntta counters with a nice uppercut.
Juntta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers lands with a good body shot.
Juntta checks a low kick from Rivers.
Juntta scores with a body shot.
Juntta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Juntta.
Rivers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Juntta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Juntta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juntta.
A jab from Juntta misses.
Rivers misses with a body punch
and Juntta counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivers - that will leave a mark!
Rivers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Juntta to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Rivers will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rivers takes a swing at Juntta's ribcage but misses.
Juntta misses with a head kick.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
As Rivers backs away, Juntta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Juntta checks the leg kick.
Juntta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Juntta can pounce on him.
Juntta throws a looping overhand right but Rivers ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers tries to work over Juntta's front leg with a kick but Juntta checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juntta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Juntta
and Rivers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Juntta moves into range and clinches up with Rivers.
Juntta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juntta tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Juntta tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
Rivers blocks the elbow strike.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juntta tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
I was talking to Juntta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Juntta controls his hands.
Juntta blocking some punches.
Juntta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tom Rivers has been cut.
Juntta misses with a punch to the body.
Juntta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Rivers.
Juntta working aggressively here.
Juntta throws an elbow that misses.
Juntta tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Juntta back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Juntta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Juntta.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tom Rivers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Juntta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Juntta controls the action.
Juntta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juntta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Juntta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Juntta lands an elbow inside that Rivers shrugs off.
Rivers scores with a shot to the side of Juntta's head.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Juntta throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juntta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivers's brow.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
A hook to the body from Rivers.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Juntta tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers tries a body shot but Juntta blocks it.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Juntta.
Juntta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers avoids the elbow strike from Juntta, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rivers.
Juntta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
Rivers blocks an elbow strike from Juntta.
A left hand lands to the body for Rivers.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Juntta misses with a punch to the body.
Juntta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivers's elbow.
A hook to the body from Rivers.
Juntta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
Rivers lands a hook that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Juntta fails to land.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
Juntta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Juntta.
Juntta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivers is leaning against Juntta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Juntta tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juntta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivers works on Juntta's body with a couple of short punches.
Rivers avoids the elbow strike from Juntta, against the cage.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
Juntta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivers dodges an elbow strike from Juntta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Rivers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
That's time! Juntta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Juntta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juntta throws a head kick that misses.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juntta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rivers misses with a double jab.
Rivers wants to land a leg kick but Juntta is out of range.
Juntta throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Juntta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juntta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivers circles away quickly and effectively.
Tom Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Rivers.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Juntta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Juntta takes a step back to recover.
Juntta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rivers's head.
Juntta looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Juntta misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Juntta misses its intended target.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivers throws a hook but Juntta blocks it.
Rivers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rivers moves out of range of the body kick from Juntta.
Rivers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Juntta looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juntta throws out the jab.
Rivers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a body punch
and Juntta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta throws a looping overhand right but Rivers ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Juntta just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Juntta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juntta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juntta walks into a jab.
Rivers sizes up Juntta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rivers needs to keep his hands up - Juntta had a free shot at his head there.
Juntta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Juntta tests Rivers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Juntta blocks the low kick.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Juntta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivers misses with a low kick as Juntta jumps back.
Juntta throws a chopping leg kick but Rivers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juntta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Rivers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Juntta jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Juntta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivers misses with a hook. Juntta ducked under it nicely.
Juntta appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Juntta down.
Juntta misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juntta misses with a body shot.
Juntta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta misses with a looping right.
Juntta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rivers tries to score with a low kick but Juntta moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Juntta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rivers.
Juntta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Rivers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers misses with a hook. Juntta ducked under it nicely.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juntta thows a body kick. Rivers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juntta throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juntta is looking to counter punch.
Juntta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivers misses with a jab to the body
enabling Juntta to counter with a crisp jab.
Juntta swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jesse Juntta did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Juntta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Juntta momentarily.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Juntta's head but Juntta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juntta throws a leg kick but Rivers checks it.
Rivers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivers moves out of range as Juntta strikes.
Rivers wants to land a leg kick but Juntta is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juntta misses with a body shot.
Rivers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Juntta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Juntta lands a right hook to the body.
Juntta looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Juntta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juntta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivers scores with a nice strike.
Juntta takes one to the chin there.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juntta.
Juntta misses with a wild body shot.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Juntta.
Rivers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Juntta.
Juntta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Juntta misses its target.
Juntta misses with a hook to the body
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juntta ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Rivers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Juntta counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rivers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juntta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Juntta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Juntta does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Juntta misses the target.
Juntta misses with a kick to the body.
Rivers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivers throws a body punch but Juntta moves out of range.
Juntta lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntta.
Juntta rushes Rivers and presses him up against the cage.
Juntta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Juntta controls his hands.
Juntta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivers blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Juntta misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers dodges an elbow strike from Juntta.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Juntta.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Rivers takes an elbow to the temple.
Juntta tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
Juntta pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivers blocks an elbow strike from Juntta.
Nice body punch from Rivers - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Juntta.
Juntta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivers's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Juntta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Juntta lands an elbow just above Rivers 's eye.
Juntta lands an elbow inside that Rivers shrugs off.
That has opened up Tom Rivers's cut even more.
Juntta misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers avoids a wild elbow strike from Juntta.
Juntta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Juntta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Rivers avoids a wild elbow strike from Juntta.
Juntta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juntta blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Rivers dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rivers throws a hook but Juntta avoids it easily.
Rivers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivers avoids a kick to the body.
Rivers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rivers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Juntta's head.
Rivers lands with an overhand left.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Juntta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rivers connects with the punch.
Juntta cracks Rivers with a good jab.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta walks into a stiff left hand from Rivers.
Juntta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rivers! But no joy.
Rivers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Juntta.
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!
Rivers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Juntta finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivers's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta misses with a wild body shot.
And Rivers responds with a good body kick, but Juntta manages to step out the way in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Juntta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers throws a hook but Juntta blocks it.
Juntta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Rivers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juntta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Juntta throws a leg kick but Rivers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Juntta.
Juntta throws a head kick that misses.
Rivers scores with a leg kick.
Rivers throws out a powerful jab.
Juntta slips a straight right by Rivers.
Rivers misses with a hook. Juntta ducked under it nicely.
Jesse Juntta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta throws a front kick that sends Rivers stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juntta manages to avoid it.
Juntta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rivers scores with a decent looking hook.
Rivers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Juntta under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntta slips under a jab from Rivers.
Juntta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivers lands a jab to Juntta's midsection.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juntta.
Rivers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Juntta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivers scores with a hook.
Juntta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Juntta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Juntta ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Jab from Rivers.
Juntta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Tom Rivers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Juntta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juntta missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivers.
Rivers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta slips a jab from Rivers.
Rivers slips a straight right by Juntta.
Juntta checks a low kick from Rivers.
Juntta throws a leg kick but Rivers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Juntta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Juntta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juntta.
Juntta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivers counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers blocks a low kick nicely.
A left lands for Rivers.
Rivers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rivers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juntta moves out of range of the body kick from Rivers.
Juntta is looking for a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Rivers!
Tom Rivers is the new lightweight champion!
Tom Rivers tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 128 p4p, 433 weight class) and More IsMore (ranked 24 p4p, 67 weight class). Outlaw comes to the cage accompanied by Moonshine Bandits For The Outlawz. The Devils Outlaw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to More IsMore's chin.
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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 16 - 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 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, More IsMore!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Outlaw fakes a jab and throws a low kick but IsMore checks it well.
Outlaw lands a left and a right that send IsMore crashing to the mat, dazed. Outlaw thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
IsMore is rocked!
It looks like More IsMore has been cut.
Outlaw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and IsMore lands a stunning uppercut that sends Outlaw to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outlaw is looking for a sweep. IsMore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
IsMore throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
IsMore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Outlaw defending well though.
Outlaw wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
IsMore seems to be looking for submissions.
IsMore wants to control but Outlaw is keeping him busy.
IsMore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
IsMore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Outlaw's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outlaw controlling the position for now.
Outlaw moves into full guard.
IsMore content to stall in guard here.
IsMore content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
IsMore trying to control but Outlaw is working from the bottom.
IsMore passes Outlaw's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
IsMore is nestled in close to Outlaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
IsMore is pressing down on Outlaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Outlaw is holding on for now.
Outlaw is trying to maintain the position but IsMore is very close to passing his half guard.
IsMore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Outlaw defending well though.
IsMore is looking to stall here but Outlaw recovers full guard.
IsMore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
IsMore trying to control the position from guard on top but Outlaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Outlaw 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Outlaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
IsMore looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Devils Outlaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Outlaw.
Outlaw misses with a double jab
and IsMore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like The Devils Outlaw has been cut.
A punch combination from IsMore misses.
The Devils Outlaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
IsMore tries to keep at a distance but Outlaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
IsMore pushes Outlaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Outlaw tries a body shot but IsMore blocks it.
Outlaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
IsMore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Outlaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with IsMore's elbow.
Outlaw cracks IsMore with a nice body shot.
Outlaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
IsMore looks winded!
Outlaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Outlaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Outlaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Outlaw.
IsMore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Outlaw lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Outlaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but More IsMore will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Outlaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by IsMore.
Outlaw lands a left and a right that send IsMore crashing to the mat, dazed. Outlaw thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
IsMore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Outlaw moves away.
Outlaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Outlaw misses with a jab to the body
and IsMore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
IsMore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
IsMore drops Outlaw with a naaaaasty hook - Outlaw is in real trouble here! IsMore dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). More IsMore!
More IsMore is the new heavyweight champion!
More IsMore made sure to mention his sponsor, Vegan Gains in his post fight interview.
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FIGHT
RATING
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