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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Booker (ranked 4243 p4p, 24872 weight class) and Carlos Caballero (ranked 481 p4p, 665 weight class). Booker comes to the cage accompanied by Animal-Maroon 5. Caballero has chosen Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Napoleon Booker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Caballero!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caballero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Booker was well out of range. Poor timing from Caballero.
Caballero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caballero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Booker to counter with a crisp jab.
Caballero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Booker lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from Caballero misses
and Booker counters with a stiff right hand.
Caballero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Booker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Booker drops Caballero with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Caballero! Booker dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napoleon Booker!
Napoleon Booker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Carlos Caballero stepped up to the mic, saying 'I disappointed my fans today but it will not happen again'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Trudeau (ranked 3210 p4p, 4750 weight class) and Uwe Eggert (ranked 387 p4p, 512 weight class). Uwe Eggert will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Uwe Eggert!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Trudeau finds it's target.
 It looks like Uwe Eggert has been cut.
Trudeau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 It looks like Justin Trudeau has been cut.
Eggert lands a glancing blow to the side of Trudeau's head.
A big right from Trudeau misses.
Eggert throws an off balance right hand
and Trudeau counters with a crisp right hand that drops Eggert! Trudeau lets Eggert back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Eggert is rocked!
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!
Eggert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trudeau.
It looked like Trudeau was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Eggert throws a poor cross that misses
and Trudeau counters with a crisp right that sends Eggert to the canvas! Trudeau follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Trudeau!
Justin Trudeau took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 2832 p4p, 6203 weight class) and Jack Dawson (ranked 272 p4p, 442 weight class). Arturo Ellacuria could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Dawson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dawsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dawson slips a jab and a cross from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria cracks Dawson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Dawson falls backwards against the cage. Ellacuria follows up with more strikes that drop Dawson to his knees. Ellacuria keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Dawson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Ellacuria!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxton Kidd (ranked 2801 p4p, 3415 weight class) and Cillian Murphy (ranked 384 p4p, 445 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kidd might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Greatest. Murphy has chosen Undead as his entrance music. Jaxton Kidd 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaxton Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cillian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Kidd has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kidd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kidd is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kidd trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kidd controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murphy looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Kidd from controlling successfully.
Kidd postures up.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kidd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kidd trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Murphy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kidd misses the shot to the body.
Murphy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kidd throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kidd is in Murphy's guard.
Kidd wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has an active guard here but Kidd has managed to pass into half guard.
Murphy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kidd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kidd's back!
Murphy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kidd defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Murphy's arms.
Well, with Murphy on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kidd is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Murphy is trying to control but Kidd is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Murphy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kidd has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kidd tries to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxton Kidd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy feints the counter takedown.
Kidd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
Kidd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kidd works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kidd is one step ahead there.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kidd manages to get himself to full guard.
Murphy passes into half guard.
Kidd trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Kidd is working away.
Kidd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murphy is working away from the top position though.
Murphy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Murphy is trying to control. Kidd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy is taking a breather. Kidd says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kidd is not content to let Murphy control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murphy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kidd sees it coming and defends easily.
Kidd is looking for a sweep. Murphy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy is looking for submissions but instead, Kidd has regained full guard.
Murphy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kidd is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Murphy, into his guard.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Kidd from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxton Kidd dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Kidd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy with the counter takedown but Kidd avoids it easily.
Cillian Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kidd darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kidd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kidd is trying to work for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd is looking to stand up but Murphy won't let him.
Kidd content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Murphy has locked up a guillotine! Murphy's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Kidd is holding on here and Murphy must be using up a lot of energy. Kidd has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Murphy gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cillian Murphy!
Cillian Murphy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie McDermott (ranked 3623 p4p, 2984 weight class) and Adilson Rodrigues (ranked 429 p4p, 369 weight class). McDermott's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping up to Boston. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie McDermott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adilson Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDermott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
We've been told by McDermott's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rodrigues scores with a body shot.
McDermott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDermott loads up on a big right hand but Rodrigues slips the punch.
McDermott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McDermott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigues swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rodrigues keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDermott.
McDermott misses with a shot to the body
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDermott was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
McDermott moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues digs a good hook to McDermott's body.
McDermott slips a jab from Rodrigues.
A little feinted left hand from McDermott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodrigues clinches.
Rodrigues lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDermott backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rodrigues scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodrigues lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDermott backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues scores with a shot to the side of McDermott's head.
Rodrigues struggles to land a body shot inside as McDermott controls his hands.
McDermott can't break the clinch.
Rodrigues throws a head punch that misses.
Rodrigues stalling in the clinch.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Rodrigues on the inside.
A short left from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDermott backwards.
Rodrigues lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDermott backwards.
Rodrigues swings wildly with an uppercut but McDermott uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDermott blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermott prevents a body shot from Rodrigues.
McDermott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodrigues throws a punch but it's blocked by McDermott.
Rodrigues stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McDermott is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodrigues has double underhooks.
McDermott takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues lands a right hand.
Rodrigues lands a left hand.
McDermott tries to circle away but Rodrigues has him pinned against the cage.
McDermott is trying to break free.
Rodrigues lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues gets through McDermott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rodrigues.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adilson Rodrigues dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodrigues lands a big right hand that sends McDermott crashing to the mat! Rodrigues stays standing though and waves McDermott back to his feet!
 McDermott is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
McDermott bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Rodrigues comes at him with an uppercut from hell! McDermott falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! McDermott was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adilson Rodrigues!
During a confident post fight interview, Adilson Rodrigues thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jingky Benarao (ranked 2720 p4p, 2366 weight class) and Madness Fighter (ranked 374 p4p, 330 weight class). Jingky Benarao has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jingky Benarao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Madness Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jingky Benarao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benarao jabs Fighter right on the nose. Fighter blinks but takes it well.
Benarao looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Fighter wants to counter with a clinch but Benarao pushes him away.
Benarao loads up on a big right hand but Fighter slips the punch.
Benarao misses with a looping right.
Benarao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fighter throws a chopping leg kick but Benarao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benarao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benarao works over Fighter's head and body with a nice combination.
Fighter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benarao misses with a body shot
and Fighter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benarao looks to land a right hand but Fighter moved out of range.
Fighter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benarao misses with a looping left.
Fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benarao takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Fighter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benarao rushes Fighter and presses him up against the cage.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benarao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benarao.
Benarao lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benarao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Benarao controls the action.
Benarao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benarao.
Benarao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Benarao avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Benarao.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Benarao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter tries to work over Benarao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benarao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Benarao misses with the head strike.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Benarao controls the action.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benarao lands a right hand.
Benarao tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter tries to work over Benarao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benarao scores with a shoulder strike.
Fighter tries to work over Benarao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benarao throws a head punch that misses.
Benarao misses with a punch on the inside.
Benarao tries to throw a body punch but Fighter avoids it by throwing Benarao back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benarao.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benarao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Benarao.
Still in the clinch, Fighter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benarao throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jingky Benarao 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.
A punch lands to the side of Fighter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fighter misses with an uppercut
and Benarao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benarao.
Benarao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benarao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter lands a nice uppercut.
Benarao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter can do to turn this around?
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Benarao misses with the head strike.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Benarao.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Benarao avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Benarao working aggressively here.
Benarao gets through Fighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benarao blocks an uppercut.
Fighter gets through Benarao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benarao throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Benarao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Benarao tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benarao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benarao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benarao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benarao blocks an uppercut.
Fighter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benarao backwards.
Benarao lands a left hand.
Fighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Benarao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head.
A nice left hand lands by Benarao.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benarao.
Benarao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benarao misses with some punches.
Benarao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fighter cracks Benarao with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benarao working aggressively here.
Benarao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benarao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jingky Benarao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Benarao - that landed with a thud.
Benarao blocks an uppercut.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Benarao.
Benarao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter blocks a body shot from Benarao.
Benarao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benarao lands with a light punch inside.
Fighter blocks a body shot from Benarao.
Benarao scores with a shoulder strike.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benarao misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
A head punch on the inside from Benarao fails to land.
Benarao misses with a body punch.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benarao or not.
A short right from Benarao.
Fighter blocking some punches.
Benarao blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter prevents a body shot from Benarao.
A body shot lands from Benarao.
Benarao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Benarao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jingky Benarao dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Benarao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Madness Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jingky Benarao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benarao lands with a right hand.
Benarao dips to his left and cracks Fighter with an uppercut!
Fighter throws a head kick that misses.
Benarao scores with a jab. Fighter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fighter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benarao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Benarao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jingky Benarao is winning the standup battle so far.
Benarao lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benarao throws an overhand right that lands on Fighter's shoulder, as Fighter tries to avoid the shot.
Benarao lands with an uppercut that bounces Fighter off the cage and back into range.
Benarao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benarao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benarao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benarao misses the jab.
Benarao backing away here, and Fighter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benarao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
Fighter scoring well with a low kick there.
Benarao connects with the punch.
Benarao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benarao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fighter ducks right into an uppercut from Benarao.
Benarao's corner calls for a 1-2. Benarao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fighter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benarao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Benarao.
Jab from Fighter.
Fighter clobbers Benarao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Jingky Benarao has been cut.
Benarao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benarao swings widly with a right hand
and Fighter counters with a thumping low kick.
Fighter lands a big head kick that sends Benarao tumbling to the mat! Fighter takes a step backwards and waves Benarao back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benarao is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Benarao.
Oh Benarao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter throws an overhand right that lands on Benarao's shoulder, as Benarao tries to avoid the shot.
Benarao just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fighter connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Benarao to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Madness Fighter!
Madness Fighter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mac Burns (ranked 1454 p4p, 2485 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 13 p4p, 79 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor Mac Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kueller avoids the head kick by Burns.
Kueller connects with a high kick.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kueller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
A big left from Burns misses.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kueller lands a nice shot that snaps Burns's head back.
Kueller is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Kueller saw that one coming.
Kueller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benjamin Kueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns fakes the leg kick and cracks Kueller in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kueller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns throws a hook but Kueller blocks it.
Kueller throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Kueller tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Kueller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A lazy left from Kueller finds it's target.
Burns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kueller momentarily.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Kueller looks to clinch
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kueller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Burns lands a big uppercut and Kueller crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kueller looks OK. Burns waves Kueller back to his feet!
Kueller is rocked!
Kueller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Burns closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kueller out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Mac Burns!
Our winner, Connor Mac Burns, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giveme Granite (ranked 1554 p4p, 2727 weight class) and Toxic Moxley (ranked 200 p4p, 337 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Giveme Granite !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toxic Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Granite throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moxley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Moxley.
Moxley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granite throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Giveme Granite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granite finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Granite finds it's way through Moxley's defenses.
Granite looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moxley looks to land a left hand but Granite moved out of range nicely.
Granite connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moxley's hands.
Granite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Granite .
Moxley lands a body shot.
Moxley blocks the body kick.
Moxley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Granite is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxley moves out of range as Granite strikes.
Moxley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moxley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moxley scores with a shot to the body.
Granite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moxley.
Granite ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moxley tries to close the distance and clinch but Granite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Granite wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot by Moxley.
It looks like Giveme Granite has been cut.
Moxley takes a swing at Granite 's ribcage but misses.
Granite with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Granite lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moxley swings for the body but Granite moves out of range.
Granite lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moxley.
Granite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moxley.
Moxley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granite throws out the jab.
Granite cracks Moxley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moxley throws an overhand right that lands on Granite 's shoulder, as Granite tries to avoid the shot.
Granite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moxley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granite .
Moxley looks to land a right hand but Granite moved out of range.
Giveme Granite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granite slips under a jab from Moxley.
Granite throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moxley slips under a jab from Granite .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite looks to throw the jab but Moxley is out of range.
Moxley misses the jab.
Granite gets caught flat footed, as Moxley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moxley trying to control but Granite is working from the bottom.
Moxley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Granite is trying to keep Moxley in close.
Granite on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Granite tries to get out of the position.
Granite being controlled here, momentarily.
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 Giveme Granite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giveme Granite 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moxley misses with a straight right.
Granite throws a head kick but Moxley moves out of range.
Moxley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moxley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granite lands with a right hand.
Moxley misses the shot to the body.
Moxley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granite .
Granite lands a nice shot to the body.
Moxley blocks a leg kick.
Granite throws the left hand but Moxley avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Moxley.
A jab from Moxley finds it's way through Granite 's defenses.
Moxley misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moxley moves away.
Granite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moxley.
Moxley missing with a left hand there. Granite was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granite blocks a jab.
Moxley looks to score with a jab to the body but Granite is just out of range.
Moxley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moxley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley throws an overhand right that lands on Granite 's shoulder, as Granite tries to avoid the shot.
Granite lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moxley's sensitive parts.
Granite takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moxley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moxley throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Granite to counter with a crisp jab.
Granite fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Granite misses with a straight left.
Moxley misses with a looping right.
Granite was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Giveme Granite is winning the standup battle so far.
Moxley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granite .
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granite moves away.
A nice leg kick from Granite , right into the meat of the thigh.
Moxley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granite .
Granite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moxley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Granite darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moxley throws a hook but Granite blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxley lands with a right hand.
Giveme Granite 's cut is getting worse.
Moxley fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley throws a hook to the side of Granite 's head but Granite sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granite ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granite . Moxley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Granite .
Moxley throws a lazy uppercut
and Granite counters with a nice uppercut.
Moxley lands a body shot.
Granite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Granite throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Moxley throws a hook but Granite avoids it easily.
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granite moves away.
As Moxley backs away, Granite returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Granite takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moxley moves into range and clinches up with Granite .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Granite .
Moxley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Granite .
Moxley lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Giveme Granite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giveme Granite 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Granite scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Granite catches Moxley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Granite .
Granite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moxley was well out of range. Poor timing from Granite .
Granite chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Granite throws a lazy body kick
and Moxley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Granite is rocked!
Moxley tries to clinch but Granite moves out of range.
Oh Granite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moxley connects with a looping right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Moxley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moxley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moxley ducks under a wild hook from Granite .
Moxley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Granite moves out of range of the strikes.
Granite misses with a straight right.
Granite seems to have got his legs back now.
Granite fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moxley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moxley slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moxley throws a jab when Granite was well out of range.
Granite chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Granite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moxley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Granite just misses with a punch to the body.
Granite slips under a jab from Moxley.
Moxley lands with a nice body punch.
Moxley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granite slips under a jab from Moxley.
Moxley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Granite waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moxley.
Moxley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Granite attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moxley throws a big shot that misses.
Granite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moxley. That did some damage!
Moxley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Granite . Those never looked like landing.
Granite throws a lazy uppercut
and Moxley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moxley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moxley shoots in for a takedown but Granite shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite lands with a straight right. Moxley didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Granite misses.
Granite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moxley.
Moxley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moxley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granite .
A jab from Moxley misses.
Granite throws a chopping leg kick but Moxley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Granite misses with a lunging right hand
and Moxley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Granite keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Granite .
Granite scores with a punch to the head.
Granite keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Granite lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Granite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giveme Granite clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Giveme Granite 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Granite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxley manages to avoid it.
Moxley takes the fight into the clinch.
Moxley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Granite on the inside.
Moxley misses with some punches.
Moxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moxley working aggressively here.
Granite misses with a body punch.
Granite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moxley misses with a body punch.
Moxley misses with a body punch.
Granite working aggressively here.
Granite has a couple of punches blocked by Moxley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granite scores with a shot to the side of Moxley's head.
Granite lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moxley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Granite presses Moxley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moxley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Granite .
Granite scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moxley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite manages to break the clinch.
Granite scores with a jab to the jaw.
Granite throws a lazy head kick
and Moxley counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Granite .
Granite lands with a shot to the body.
Granite lands with a nice body punch.
Granite lands a leg kick that knocks Moxley off balance momentarily.
Granite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moxley.
Moxley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Granite .
Granite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granite throws a nice inside leg kick.
Granite scores with the left hand. Moxley knows he should have avoided that one.
Granite connects with a single shot there.
Moxley is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granite drops Moxley with a huge uppercut! Moxley drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Granite is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giveme Granite !
Giveme Granite retains his heavyweight title!
Giveme Granite 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 1383 p4p, 2244 weight class) and Noburo Lehtomura (ranked 212 p4p, 317 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noburo Lehtomura!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wife misses with a hook
and Wife takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wife throws a shot from downtown. Lehtomura moves away and avoids it.
Wife throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehtomura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lehtomura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wife moves away.
Wife tries to move into range but Lehtomura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wife takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wife throws a poor cross that misses
and Lehtomura counters with a straight right hand.
Lehtomura slips under a jab from Wife.
Lehtomura is looking for the big counter here.
Lehtomura misses with a hook. Wife ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Wife misses the target.
Wife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lehtomura slips a straight right by Wife.
Lehtomura slips a straight right by Wife.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehtomura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wife throws a big counter combination but Lehtomura scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wife ducks under a wild hook from Lehtomura.
Wife throws out a loose jab but Lehtomura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtomura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wife. Lehtomura does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lehtomura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Lehtomura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lehtomura scores with a sloppy right hand. Wife should have avoided that one.
Lehtomura thuds a left hand into Wife's body.
Lehtomura throws a big shot that misses.
Wife scores with a sloppy right hand. Lehtomura should have avoided that one.
Wife has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jeffery Epstein Suicide Center in the buildup to the fight.
Wife throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehtomura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wife looks to throw the jab but Lehtomura is out of range.
Lehtomura slips a straight right by Wife.
Lehtomura misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Wife on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wife misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lehtomura to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Wife walks into a stiff left hand from Lehtomura.
Wife is rocked!
Wife is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lehtomura misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Wife. Those never looked like landing.
Wife getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wife misses the jab.
Lehtomura's corner calls for a 1-2. Lehtomura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wife fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lehtomura lands with a straight right. Wife didn't see that one coming.
Lehtomura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wife swings for the body but Lehtomura moves out of range.
Lehtomura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Third Wife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehtomura staying out of range there.
Lehtomura has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lehtomura looks to land a right hand but Wife moved out of range.
Lehtomura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wife's hands.
Lehtomura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wife.
Wife is looking to counter punch.
Lehtomura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wife.
Lehtomura throws a hook to the side of Wife's head but Wife sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtomura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Lehtomura coming out on top.
Wife slips under a jab from Lehtomura.
Lehtomura lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noburo Lehtomura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wife tries to bum rush Lehtomura with a series of wild strikes but Lehtomura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lehtomura drops his hands momentarily and Wife takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wife moves away from the strike by Lehtomura.
Wife thuds a left hand into Lehtomura's body.
Lehtomura throws an off balance right hand
and Wife counters with a stiff right hand.
Wife fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wife throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Wife misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Lehtomura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lehtomura.
Wife takes a swing at Lehtomura's ribcage but misses.
Lehtomura lands a right hook to the body.
Lehtomura throws a hook but Wife avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtomura has managed to clinch.
Wife blocks a body shot from Lehtomura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehtomura.
Lehtomura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehtomura lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtomura struggles to land a body shot inside as Wife controls his hands.
Lehtomura scores with a shoulder strike.
Lehtomura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtomura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wife doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wife swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehtomura uses good head movement to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lehtomura in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lehtomura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wife backwards.
Lehtomura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Wife.
Wife misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wife lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lehtomura backwards.
Lehtomura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wife backwards.
Lehtomura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wife tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehtomura tries to work over Wife's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lehtomura swings wildly with an uppercut but Wife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtomura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wife misses with some punches.
Wife blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehtomura lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wife scores with a shot to the side of Lehtomura's head.
Wife struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehtomura controls his hands.
Lehtomura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehtomura misses with the head strike.
Wife presses Lehtomura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lehtomura is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Wife.
Lehtomura blocks a body shot from Wife.
Wife working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lehtomura misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wife.
A frustrated look appears on Lehtomura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wife tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wife wants a takedown but no success here.
Wife pushes Lehtomura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Wife scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wife scores with a shot to the side of Lehtomura's head.
Lehtomura prevents a body shot from Wife.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtomura swings wildly with an uppercut but Wife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtomura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wife creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wife doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Third Wife dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Wife misses.
Lehtomura throws a lazy right hand but Wife sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wife falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Lehtomura to counter with a crisp jab.
Wife connects with a body shot.
Wife listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lehtomura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lehtomura gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Wife gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lehtomura 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 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Third Wife!
Third Wife retains his light heavyweight title!
Third Wife was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 1027 p4p, 691 weight class) and Christophe Dupree (ranked 29 p4p, 9 weight class). Cobb's entrance music is You dropped the Bomb on me. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dupree.
Cobb lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cobb.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupree throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dupree misses with a body shot.
Cobb fails to land with a series of punches.
Dupree scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! in the buildup to the fight.
Dupree throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb misses with a two punch combination.
Dupree is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Cobb connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Dupree misses.
Dupree lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a hook. Dupree ducked under it nicely.
Dupree tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Dupree.
Cobb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cobb lands with a good body shot.
Dupree feints a jab promting Cobb to slip. Dupree then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cobb slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Dupree misses the target.
Dupree throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dupree moves away.
Dupree lands a glancing blow to the side of Cobb's head.
Dupree takes one on the button.
Dupree throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dupree sizes up Cobb with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Cobb does it's job there.
Cobb moves forwards but Dupree connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dupree will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dupree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Dupree. Beautiful body shot.
Dupree misses with a two punch combination.
Cobb is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dupree throws an off balance right hand
and Cobb counters with a left to the body.
Cobb moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dupree bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cobb's head.
Dupree throws a series of punches but Cobb avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dupree uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Dupree doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dupree throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Dupree.
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 Semmy Cobb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dupree misses with a series of wild punches.
Dupree is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Sloppy strikes from Dupree. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
Dupree let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dupree looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cobb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cobb cracks Dupree with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cobb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dupree.
Cobb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cobb connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dupree has time to react.
Dupree misses with a hook to the body
and Cobb counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobb slips a straight right by Dupree.
Dupree misses with a wild body shot.
Semmy Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb throws a jab when Dupree was well out of range.
Dupree misses the shot to the body.
Cobb slips a jab from Dupree.
Dupree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dupree in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A combination from Dupree does no damage.
Cobb dodges the punch combination from Dupree.
Cobb walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Semmy Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Dupree's shoulder, as Dupree tries to avoid the shot.
Dupree lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cobb circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dupree momentarily.
Dupree fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cobb on the side of the head.
Semmy Cobb's cut is getting worse.
Dupree cracks Cobb with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cobb tries to bum rush Dupree with a series of wild strikes but Dupree uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dupree misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobb lands with a good body shot.
Cobb connects with a body shot that sends Dupree's belly button to the back.
Dupree misses with a two punch combination.
Cobb appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cobb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dupree's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooh a lovely combination from Cobb sends Dupree down but not out. Cobb dives into side control looking to finish.
Christophe Dupree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Christophe Dupree has been cut.
Cobb stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Dupree is out of range.
Dupree throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab lands there for Cobb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dupree thuds his right hand into Cobb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dupree lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Dupree misses
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
Dupree tests Cobb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb tests Dupree's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dupree scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cobb is rocked!
Dupree throws a right hand that Cobb ducks under and follows up with a left that Cobb also avoids with ease.
Oh Cobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cobb, as that shot connected.
Cobb seems to have got his legs back now.
Cobb drops Dupree with a left and a right! Oh, Dupree is hurt - Cobb dives into side control looking to finish!
Dupree is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb decides to stand back up. Cobb steps back and let's Dupree get back to his feet.
Dupree cracks a nice hook into Cobb's ribs.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dupree.
Dupree misses with a two punch combination.
Cobb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dupree cracks Cobb with a hook to the temple - Cobb is on wobbly legs here! Dupree swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Cobb falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Dupree wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Christophe Dupree!
A very excited looking Christophe Dupree made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Semmy Cobb stepped up to the mic, saying 'I like ice cream and cookies'.
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