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SFL 83 | McCracken vs Jun PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Ziyaeddin (ranked 1267 p4p, 2532 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 197 p4p, 371 weight class). Ziyaeddin comes to the cage accompanied by Roswell's Spell by Chevelle. Amir Ziyaeddin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Ziyaeddin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziyaeddin with a poor takedown
so Nakamura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nakamura trying to control but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom.
Nakamura won't allow Ziyaeddin to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ziyaeddin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamura controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Ziyaeddin keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziyaeddin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Ziyaeddin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura distracts Ziyaeddin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nakamura trying to control but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom.
Ziyaeddin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nakamura has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nakamura landing rabbit punches to the side of Ziyaeddin's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Nakamura is trying to get back to full guard.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control the action in half guard but Nakamura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nakamura is pressing down on Ziyaeddin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nakamura wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Ziyaeddin from controlling successfully.
Ziyaeddin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamura looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakamura, not yet.
Nakamura is still trying to improve position.
Nakamura thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakamura is on top in guard.
Nakamura stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Ziyaeddin throws up his legs and catches Nakamura in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Nakamura tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Ziyaeddin! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Amir Ziyaeddin!
Our winner, Amir Ziyaeddin, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Makres (ranked 4310 p4p, 1351 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 547 p4p, 204 weight class). Makres kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SABATON - Coat of Arms. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Makres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily.
Bob feints a counter leg kick.
Makres checks a leg kick.
Makres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bob misses with a leg kick
and Makres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob wants to clinch up but Makres keeps it at a distance.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makres.
Bob throws a solid leg kick but Makres takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bob.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
It looked like Makres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bob misses with an uppercut
and Makres counters with a nice uppercut.
Makres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been informed that Bob 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.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Makres saw that one coming.
Makres is looking for a counter combo.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Makres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob is looking to chop away at Makres's legs.
Makres blocks a jab.
Makres throws a quick counter head kick but Bob was just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Makres.
We've been hearing reports that Makres has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bob looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bob with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makres moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob with a nice cross.
Bob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Makres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bob attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bob connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Makres blocks the low kick.
Bob moves to clinch but Makres breaks away
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Makres went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bob throws a hook but Makres avoids it easily.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Bob misses.
Makres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makres fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bob just manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Makres.
Makres gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makres blocking some punches.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Makres's ribcage. Makres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bob tries to work over Makres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bob has Makres pushed against the cage.
Makres blocking some punches.
Bob displaying some good clinch control by pressing Makres up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Bob - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bob cracks Makres with a nice body shot.
Makres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makress head.
Bob jumps guard but Makres turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bob tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Makres smiles and moves away.
Bob lands with a hook. Makres tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Bob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Makres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob feints and then cracks Makres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makres down.
Bob ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bob throws a front kick aimed at Makres's knee but Makres avoids it well.
As Bob backs away, Makres returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Makres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Makres as he checks the leg kick.
Bob throws a leg kick
and Makres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Bob.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Bob dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bob lands a jab.
Makres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob throws a low kick, looking for Makres's leg but Makres calmly moves out of range.
Bob tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makres is able to avoid easily.
Bob rushes Makres and presses him up against the cage.
Makres blocks a body shot from Bob.
Bob taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Bob misses with some punches.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Makres.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makres blocks an uppercut.
Bob scores with a shoulder strike.
Bob lands a right hand.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob leaning his opponent against the cage.
Makres manages to pull guard.
Bob wants to control from the top but Makres keeps moving.
Bob looking to pass the guard.
Bob controls from within his opponent's guard.
Makres can't keep his opponent in guard - Bob advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makres wants to get back to his feet.
Bob trying to advance position but Makres counters by regaining guard.
Makres wants to stand and escape but Bob is having none of it.
Bob trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Makres manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Makres's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makres slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bob is looking to regain half guard here but Makres keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to control but Makres postures up.
Makres trying to control the position but Bob is working away.
Bob is trying to escape the position but Makres is controlling the position.
Bob tries to improve position but can't.
Bob keeps trying to improve his position.
Bob is not content to let Makres control the position.
Bob stops Makres from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bob is letting Makres control him for a moment.
Bob manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bob tries to roll over but Makres keeps him under control.
Makres seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bob is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makres is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Makres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bob lands with a straight right. Makres didn't see that one coming.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makres.
A jab from Bob misses.
Makres appears to be looking for a big counter.
Makres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bob keeps Makres at a distance using the push kick.
Bob closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Bob.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bob tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Makres just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bob.
Makres prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob pulls guard effortlessly.
Makres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bob swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Makres is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bob looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Makres passes into side control.
Bob tries to bench press Makres off him but Makres keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makres controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makres is looking to take a break and control but Bob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makres working away.
Bob tries to improve position but can't.
Bob is trying to control Makres's posture but Makres avoids it.
Makres trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makres decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bob to his feet.
Bob throws a front kick that sends Makres stumbling back into the cage.
Silent Bob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bob scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makres swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob.
Makres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Makres looks for a takedown but Bob sprawls well.
Bob defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Makres.
Makres backing away here, and Bob unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bob circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Makres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makres gets tackled into the cage by Bob. Bob maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makres.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob lands a nice uppercut.
Bob is trying to maintain a safe position but Makres gets an underhook and turns Bob into the cage.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makres tries to pull guard but Bob forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bob lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silent Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bob 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silent Bob!
A victorious Silent Bob thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 1107 p4p, 2170 weight class) and Bitor Belport (ranked 170 p4p, 317 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bitor Belport!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion throws out a powerful jab.
Belport gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orion.
Belport avoids the head kick by Orion.
Belport ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belport misses with a low kick.
Orion scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Belport misses the target.
Orion has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Belport misses with a body shot.
Belport checks the leg kick.
Belport sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Orion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belport connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belport takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belport is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Orion with a body shot.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Belport uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orion darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orion blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orion, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport lands a jab.
Orion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belport has Orion pushed against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Belport 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.
Belport looking to stall.
Belport tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orion avoids it.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion tries to throw a body punch but Belport avoids it by throwing Orion back against the cage.
Orion tries to circle away but Belport has him pinned against the cage.
Belport doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belport.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Belport uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion tries a body shot but Belport blocks it.
Belport takes a shot to the head.
Orion lands an uppercut.
Belport blocking some punches.
Orion working hard to break the clinch.
Orion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orion lands a nice uppercut.
Orion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belport backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion letting Belport take a breather here.
Orion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Orion.
Orion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belport blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belport blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belport is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orion is defending well for now.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orion is looking to control Belport's arms but Belport gets an underhook and turns him. Now Orion has his back to the cage.
Orion manages to break the clinch.
Belport throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
Orion takes a swing at Belport's ribcage but misses.
Orion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belport misses with a right hand
and Orion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belport.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Orion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Belport.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belport misses with a wild body shot.
Orion feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Orion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belport chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orion can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belport counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Belport.
Belport lands with a cross.
Jab by Orion.
Belport swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orion connects with an inside leg kick.
Belport attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orion lands a glancing blow to the side of Belport's head.
Good leg kick by Orion.
Orion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belport misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Orion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Orion scores with a leg kick.
Belport throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belport jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orion feints and then cracks Belport's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belport down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion dominated that round.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orion throws a wild body kick that Belport sees coming a mile off.
Belport's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belport throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Orion throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Belport counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orion walks into a left hand.
A jab from Belport misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Belport takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick from Orion.
Belport jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belport misses with a wild body shot.
Orion throws a looping overhand right but Belport ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion scores with a punch to the head.
Orion moves out of range of the strikes.
Belport's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belport scrambles back to his feet.
Orion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belport can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belport avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport is looking to clinch but Orion is avoiding it.
Good work by Orion as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Orion misses the target.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Belport uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belport throws a lazy right hand but Orion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belport waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orion.
Orion feints and then cracks Belport's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belport down.
Belport connects with a crisp jab.
Orion is looking to score with low kicks.
Belport avoids a kick to the body.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Belport.
Belport throws a big shot that misses.
Orion scores with a shot to the body.
Orion throws a hook but Belport avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belport ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion tries a head kick but it misses.
Belport throws out a counter right but Orion avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Belport coming out on top.
Belport will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Belport avoids it.
Orion lands a glancing blow to the side of Belport's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belport tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orion jabs at Belport's body.
Orion clobbers Belport with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belport tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Belport.
Orion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belport.
Orion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orion misses with an uppercut. Belport saw that one coming.
Belport looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Orion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belport doesn't seem phased though.
Belport jabs at Orion's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belport thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orion misses with a left hand
letting Belport counter with a right hand.
Orion slips a jab and a cross from Belport.
Orion pushes Belport away with a front kick.
Orion staying out of range there.
Orion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belport momentarily.
Belport throws out a loose jab but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion throws a lazy uppercut
and Belport counters with a stiff right hand.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Orion throws a jab but it's blocked by Belport.
Belport takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orion attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orion lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion defending well as Belport loads up on a big left hand.
Orion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belport throws out a counter right but Orion avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belport on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orion blocks the body kick.
Belport lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orion ducks right into an uppercut from Belport.
A low kick from Orion is predictable there
and Belport counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Orion throws out a leg kick but Belport moves out of range and Orion only half commits.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orion pushes Belport up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Belport blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion dominated that second round.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Belport throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orion fires out a quick counter leg kick but Belport just manages to avoid it.
That kick from Orion tenderised Belport's leg. Belport is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belport thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belport misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
Belport misses with an uppercut
and Orion counters with a nice leg kick.
Belport misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
Belport throws a hook but Orion avoids it easily.
Belport ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
It looked like Orion was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Belport scores with a jab.
Orion looks to land a right hand but Belport moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belport. Belport circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick from Belport misses
and Orion counters with a straight right hand.
Orion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belport is able to avoid easily.
Orion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Orion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belport. Belport circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belport slips a jab from Orion.
Belport let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Belport moves away from the strike by Orion.
Belport pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orion is out of range and Belport settles back down.
Orion slips under a jab from Belport.
Belport moves out of range of the leg kick from Orion.
Orion throws the left hand but Belport avoids the punch easily.
Belport waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orion.
Orion seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Belport throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belport looks to score with a jab to the body but Orion is just out of range.
Orion thuds a left hand into Belport's body.
Orion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belport looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belport scores with a jab.
Orion thows a leg kick but Belport checks it
and Belport counters with a left to the body.
Orion defending well as Belport loads up on a big left hand.
Belport throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion lands with a straight right. Belport didn't see that one coming.
Orion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orion connects with a right hand. Belport shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion feints and then cracks Belport's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belport down.
Orion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orion wants to clinch
and Belport counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belport misses with a combination
and Orion counters with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Orion lands.
Belport circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belport throws a lazy right hand but Orion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Orion finds it's target.
Cole Orion is winning the standup battle so far.
Belport misses with a lunging right hand
and Orion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cole Orion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Belport misses with a hook
and Orion counters with a thumping low kick.
Belport moves out of range of the strikes.
Belport comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orion misses with a right hand
and Belport counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Orion.
Orion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orion tries a low kick but Belport avoids it.
Orion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belport looks to throw the jab but Orion is out of range.
Orion lands a lovely overhand right.
Orion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orion connects with a solid leg kick.
Belport misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion misses with a looping left.
Belport scores with a jab to the jaw.
 Orion is rocked!
Orion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Orion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belport has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Belport drops Orion with a naaaaasty hook - Orion is in real trouble here! Belport dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bitor Belport!
After winning the bout, Bitor Belport thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Swango (ranked 2569 p4p, 1618 weight class) and Barry Jones (ranked 374 p4p, 248 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Raining Blood - Slayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swango wants to clinch.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Michael Swango has been cut.
Jones cracks Swango with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Swango.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swango looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Swango really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Swango misses with a head kick.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Jones.
Swango rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Swango.
Jones prevents a body shot from Swango.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones tries a body shot but Swango blocks it.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Swango pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swango.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Swango scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Swango.
Swango lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Swango thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Swango counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand.
Michael Swango's cut is getting worse.
Swango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swango lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swango slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Swango.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango avoids the body shot from Jones.
Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Swango down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Swango back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Swango closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swango.
Swango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Swango throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Swango lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swango.
Swango misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Swango throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Swango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swango has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Swango.
Swango loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones avoids the head kick by Swango.
Swango staying out of range there.
Swango fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Swango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Swango.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Michael Swango's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Swango dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Swango walks into a jab.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Swango is just out of range.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Swango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Swango's ribcage but misses.
Swango scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Swango misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with an uppercut. Swango saw that one coming.
Jones avoids the head kick by Swango.
Jones throws out a counter right but Swango avoids it with no problem.
Swango takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swango fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Jones's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Swango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swango manages to avoid it.
Swango throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Swango lands a high kick!
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones blocks a head kick by Swango.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a hook but Swango avoids it easily.
Swango throws a quick counter head kick but Jones was just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swango throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Swango misses with a head kick.
Swango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Swango. Swango maintains the clinch.
Swango breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Swango's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones misses with a hook. Swango ducked under it nicely.
Swango misses with a head kick.
Jones with a jab.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Swango's ribs.
Swango misses with a double jab.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Swango moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Swango misses with a combination
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Swango.
Barry Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swango slips under a jab.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swango is looking to counter punch.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones avoids the head kick by Swango.
Swango ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jeez, Michael Swango's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swango circles away quickly and effectively.
Swango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swango jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Michael Swango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Swango's belly button to the back.
Swango throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Swango misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swango throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Swango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swango tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Swango fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Swango's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barry Jones!
A victorious Barry Jones 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Slugger Dunes (ranked 1502 p4p, 1806 weight class) and Michael Cruz (ranked 230 p4p, 271 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dunes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The World's Greatest. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slugger Dunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Michael Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunes staying out of range there.
It looked like Dunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Decent striking displayed by Dunes there.
Dunes lands with a kick to the temple. Cruz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big left from Cruz misses.
Dunes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Dunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Dunes's shoulder, as Dunes tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Dunes counters with a straight that turns Cruz's legs to rubber! Dunes pushes forward with more strikes and Cruz goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slugger Dunes!
Slugger Dunes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Michael Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill come back stronger than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aroon Rojumanong (ranked 638 p4p, 761 weight class) and Caio Barbosa (ranked 40 p4p, 51 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aroon Rojumanong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Caio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
We've been told by Rojumanong's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rojumanong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Rojumanong knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Barbosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rojumanong doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Rojumanong misses its intended target.
No joy there for Rojumanong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rojumanong on the side of the head.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Rojumanong knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rojumanong on the side of the head.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Rojumanong slips the punch.
Barbosa throws a hook but Rojumanong avoids it easily.
Rojumanong is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab when Rojumanong was well out of range.
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Rojumanong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Rojumanong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa jumps guard.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa keeps trying to improve his position.
Rojumanong slips nicely into half guard.
Rojumanong takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Rojumanong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rojumanong is working away from the top position though.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
Rojumanong wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Rojumanong trying to control from half guard but Barbosa is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rojumanong can't control as he wanted to and Barbosa manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Barbosa moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rojumanong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Barbosa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rojumanong looking to control but Barbosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barbosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Barbosa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barbosa is squirming around, avoiding Rojumanong's attempts to control the action.
Barbosa is trying desperately to improve position.
Barbosa is squirming around, avoiding Rojumanong's attempts to control the action.
Barbosa wants to control but Rojumanong is having none of it.
Rojumanong wants to control the pace but Barbosa is squirming around nicely.
Barbosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barbosa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Caio Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa throws a body punch but Rojumanong moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Rojumanong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojumanong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Rojumanong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rojumanong tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa has a takedown stuffed.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rojumanong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rojumanong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojumanong ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caio Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rojumanong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Rojumanong defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Rojumanong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Rojumanong counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a jab.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa 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 crowd cheers as Barbosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rojumanong doesn't seem phased though.
Rojumanong instigates a clinch.
Barbosa drags the fight down to the ground.
Rojumanong advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rojumanong wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is defending well.
Rojumanong wants to work for an arm triangle but Barbosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barbosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Rojumanong from controlling successfully.
Barbosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rojumanong is pushing down on Barbosa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barbosa is fighting to maintain full guard but Rojumanong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rojumanong prevents Barbosa from improving his position.
Rojumanong is looking for a kimura but Barbosa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rojumanong to get the leverage.
Rojumanong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojumanong is looking to advance position but Barbosa won't allow it.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rojumanong works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa struggling a bit here.
Rojumanong tries to advance position but instead Barbosa slips a leg back in to half guard.
Rojumanong wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Rojumanong slows the pace down in half guard.
Rojumanong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barbosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rojumanong wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rojumanong has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barbosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barbosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rojumanong advances to half guard.
Rojumanong is looking to advance position but Barbosa won't allow it.
Barbosa is pressing down on Rojumanong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rojumanong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbosa has his foot on Rojumanong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rojumanong works his way back into a safe position though.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barbosa swings for the body but Rojumanong moves out of range.
Rojumanong tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Rojumanong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Rojumanong moved out of range nicely.
Rojumanong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rojumanong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Rojumanong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caio Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Rojumanong is out of range.
Rojumanong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rojumanong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojumanong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Good shot there by Rojumanong.
Barbosa takes a swing at Rojumanong's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojumanong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a hook but Rojumanong avoids it easily.
Barbosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rojumanong cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojumanong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojumanong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rojumanong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Rojumanong is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Rojumanong tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojumanong throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Rojumanong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong scores with a punch to the head.
Rojumanong wants to clinch.
Rojumanong moves into the clinch.
Rojumanong misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa wants a takedown.
Rojumanong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barbosa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rojumanong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rojumanong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Rojumanong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Rojumanong.
Jab by Rojumanong.
Rojumanong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rojumanong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Rojumanong moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Aroon Rojumanong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses
and Rojumanong counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa cracks Rojumanong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rojumanong.
Rojumanong lands an overhand right.
Rojumanong throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojumanong.
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Rojumanong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rojumanong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aroon Rojumanong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Barbosa.
Nice uppercut there from Rojumanong.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojumanong moves away.
Rojumanong connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Rojumanong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rojumanong's hands.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Rojumanong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa takes a swing at Rojumanong's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Rojumanong.
 Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rojumanong's guard.
Barbosa is still in real trouble! Can Rojumanong finish him?
Barbosa trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rojumanong manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbosa can't keep his opponent in guard - Rojumanong advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojumanong passes the guard and advances to mount!
Caio Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rojumanong lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Caio Barbosa.
I've got Barbosa 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Barbosa!
Caio Barbosa took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Top Gun Nutrition 160q 4 $150 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Aroon Rojumanong had this to say: 'Back to the gym...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niko Alzate (ranked 527 p4p, 381 weight class) and Charlie Chaplin (ranked 29 p4p, 24 weight class). Chaplin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Champion - Charlie Chaplin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Niko Alzate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Alzate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate throws a big shot that misses.
Alzate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chaplin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alzate.
Chaplin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alzate.
Alzate scores with the left hand. Chaplin knows he should have avoided that one.
Chaplin slips under a jab.
A jab from Chaplin does it's job there.
Chaplin moves away from the strike by Alzate.
Chaplin gets a clinch.
We've been informed that Chaplin 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.
Chaplin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaplin lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chaplin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chaplin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzate gets through Chaplin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alzate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaplin lands with a short shot to the head.
Chaplin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alzate has a couple of punches blocked by Chaplin.
Alzate lands a right hand.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate blocks an uppercut.
Chaplin digs a right hand into Alzate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alzate's gas tank.
Chaplin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alzates head.
Chaplin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chaplin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alzate.
Alzate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaplin backwards.
Alzate blocks a body shot from Chaplin.
Alzate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chaplin throws a head punch that misses.
Alzate lands an uppercut.
Chaplin lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Chaplin.
Chaplin swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaplin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chaplin lands with a left to the head.
Alzate working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaplin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaplin.
Alzate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaplin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chaplin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaplin misses with the head strike.
Alzate misses with a punch on the inside.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaplin working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaplin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaplin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alzate.
Chaplin lands a hook that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chaplin.
Chaplin lands with a light punch inside.
Alzate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaplin blocks an uppercut.
Alzate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaplin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alzate working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Chaplin - that landed with a thud.
Alzate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chaplin blocking some punches.
Chaplin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alzate misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaplin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alzate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chaplin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chaplin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chaplin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chaplin lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin blocking some punches.
Alzate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alzate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaplin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaplin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alzate misses with some punches.
Chaplin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alzate throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaplin.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaplin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaplin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chaplin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chaplin lands a nice shot to the body.
Chaplin lands with a short shot to the head.
Chaplin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chaplin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chaplin tries to throw a body punch but Alzate avoids it by throwing Chaplin back against the cage.
Alzate working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Chaplin as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Chaplin.
Alzate is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Chaplin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaplin swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Chaplin.
A head punch on the inside from Chaplin fails to land.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alzate prevents a body shot from Chaplin.
A shot in the inside from Chaplin.
Chaplin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chaplin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaplin.
Chaplin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
Chaplin throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Chaplin swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chaplin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaplin pushes Alzate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chaplin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaplin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alzate prevents a body shot from Chaplin.
Alzate throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin 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.
Nice defenses there by Chaplin.
Alzate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Alzate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alzate throws a lazy right hand but Chaplin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chaplin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alzate sprawls well initially but Chaplin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chaplin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alzate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Chaplin seems content to control.
Alzate wants to get back to full guard.
Alzate throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Alzate is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Chaplin throwing shots but Alzate is blocking nicely.
Chaplin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chaplin lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Chaplin seems content to control.
Chaplin blocks the strikes from Alzate.
Chaplin blocks the strikes from Alzate.
Chaplin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alzate is trying to get back to full guard.
Chaplin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alzate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chaplin is taking a breather. Alzate 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.
Alzate tries to get to full guard but Chaplin has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chaplin wants to free his trapped foot but Alzate is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chaplin is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Alzate throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Chaplin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chaplin tries to pass to full mount but Alzate defends it.
Chaplin blocks the strikes from Alzate.
Chaplin wants to take a breather but Alzate is having none of it.
Alzate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alzate wants to get back to full guard.
Chaplin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chaplin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alzate tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chaplin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alzate keeps working.
Chaplin trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate is not content to let Chaplin control the position.
Chaplin blocks the strikes from Alzate.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chaplin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alzate.
Chaplin ducks under a wild hook from Alzate.
Chaplin throws a solid leg kick but Alzate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chaplin.
Alzate takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chaplin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alzate.
Chaplin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alzate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chaplin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chaplin lands a glancing blow to the side of Alzate's head.
Alzate tests Chaplin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaplin cracks a nice hook into Alzate's ribs.
Alzate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzate throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alzate wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaplin passes Alzate's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alzate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Chaplin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chaplin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alzate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alzate is refusing to be controlled, as Chaplin sits in half guard.
Chaplin is controlling the pace.
Alzate tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Alzate throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Alzate is pressing down on Chaplin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alzate tries to strike from the bottom.
Chaplin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chaplin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chaplin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Alzate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaplin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alzate throws a big shot that misses.
Chaplin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chaplin missing with a left hand there. Alzate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzate looks to land a left hand but Chaplin moved out of range nicely.
Chaplin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Chaplin - just one landing.
Nice jab there from Chaplin.
Chaplin digs a good body shot into Alzate's ribs.
The fighters circling - Chaplin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alzate misses with a wild combination.
Chaplin scores with a body shot.
Chaplin moves out of range of the strikes.
Chaplin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaplin staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Chaplin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chaplin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alzate throws a lazy right hand but Chaplin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Chaplin. That snapped Alzate's head back.
Chaplin instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin digs a right hand underneath Alzate's ribcage. Alzate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaplin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alzate.
A short body shot lands from Chaplin as the two fighters clinch.
Alzate misses with some punches.
Chaplin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alzates head.
Chaplin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaplin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chaplin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chaplin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alzate working aggressively here.
Chaplin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Chaplin.
Alzate misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaplin lands a body shot.
Alzate prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alzate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaplin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Chaplin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaplin misses with a body punch.
Alzate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niko Alzate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Chaplin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chaplin is working Alzate over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Chaplin.
Chaplin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Chaplin.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaplin lands a body shot.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaplin lands an uppercut.
Chaplin swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaplin wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaplin.
Chaplin is working Alzate over against the cage.
Chaplin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
A shot in the inside from Chaplin.
Alzate blocking some punches.
Chaplin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chaplin has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chaplin.
Chaplin lands with a right to the head.
Chaplin misses with the head strike.
Alzate misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chaplin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Chaplin.
Alzate throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Chaplin blocking some punches.
Chaplin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Chaplin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Chaplin.
Chaplin has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaplin.
A shot in the inside from Chaplin.
Chaplin misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alzate has a couple of punches blocked by Chaplin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alzate scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaplin.
Chaplin blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaplin blocks an uppercut.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chaplin lands a nice shot to the body.
Alzate blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaplin.
Chaplin lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Chaplin.
Chaplin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Chaplin.
Chaplin throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate misses with the head strike.
Chaplin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alzate throws a head punch that misses.
Alzate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaplin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alzate after a bit of a struggle.
Niko Alzate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chaplin.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaplin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
Alzate has a couple of punches blocked by Chaplin.
A head punch on the inside from Chaplin fails to land.
Alzate has a couple of punches blocked by Chaplin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chaplin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Chaplin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chaplin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Chaplin!
Charlie Chaplin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Che Von Cru (ranked 529 p4p, 82 weight class) and Edison Atunes (ranked 84 p4p, 14 weight class). Cru comes to the cage accompanied by the stranger. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Che Von Cru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes throws a chopping leg kick but Cru manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Cru was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Atunes.
Cru's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atunes under the eye.
Cru looks to land a body kick but Atunes moved away.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Cru's head but Cru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cru lands a jab to the head.
Cru lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cru avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cru.
Both fighters circling a little - Cru finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cru looks to land a left hand but Atunes moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atunes can pounce on him.
Cru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes feints and then cracks Cru's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cru down.
Atunes walks into a straight right hand from Cru.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru lands with a straight right. Atunes didn't see that one coming.
Cru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cru ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Cru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Che Von Cru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cru throws a body shot but no joy.
Cru jabs at Atunes's body.
Atunes throws a series of punches but Cru moves out of range.
Cru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Atunes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Atunes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Cru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cru lands with a good body shot.
Atunes cracks a nice hook into Cru's ribs.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cru was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cru.
Cru cracks Atunes with a good jab.
Atunes misses the jab.
Atunes checks a low kick from Cru.
Cru throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cru's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cru checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Atunes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
Cru scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cru was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Cru ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCru.
Cru misses with a body shot.
Cru works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cru swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Cru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Cru counters with a good low kick that Atunes was not able to check.
Cru is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atunes. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cru counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cru.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body
and Cru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cru lets loose with a powerful body kick. Atunes will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cru. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes wants to counter with a clinch but Cru pushes him away.
Atunes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Cru checks it.
Nice body kick from Atunes.
Atunes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cru. Atunes shrugs it off though.
Cru lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cru.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cru lands a right hook to the body.
Cru slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes misses the body punch
and Cru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Atunes throws a jab when Cru was well out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Atunes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cru has got the better of the exchanges.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cru.
Atunes feints a counter leg kick.
Cru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Cru.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Cru is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cru getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cru throws a leg kick
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Atunes 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Atunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Che Von Cru is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Cru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cru blocks a jab.
Cru swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Cru throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atunes slips under a jab from Cru.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Cru.
Cru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cru throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atunes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cru checks a low kick from Atunes.
Cru connects with a looping right hand.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cru darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Cru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cru uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Atunes has time to react.
Cru fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Cru lands with an overhand left.
Atunes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cru lands a head shot.
Atunes throws a low kick but Cru avoids it.
Atunes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Cru blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atunes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Atunes takes one on the button.
Cru just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes takes one on the button.
Cru throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Atunes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cru.
A left lands for Atunes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cru.
Cru blocks a low kick nicely.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Cru is out of range.
Cru misses with a kick to the body
and Atunes counters with a nice body kick.
Atunes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cru moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Cru moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cru.
Cru appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cru paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
A low kick from Atunes misses
and Cru counters with a stiff right hand.
Atunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Atunes takes one on the button.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cru has closed the distance and engaged Atunes in a clinch.
Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atunes cracks Cru with an open hand slap.
Cru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Cru lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru dominated that second round.
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!
Cru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cru.
Cru wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Atunes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cru.
Cru connects with a body shot that sends Atunes's belly button to the back.
Cru is looking to slow Atunes down with leg kicks.
Cru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cru.
Atunes misses with a body punch
and Cru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Atunes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cru slips under a jab from Atunes.
Atunes connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cru is just out of range.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Atunes! Cru is backing up but he can't get away as Atunes lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Cru and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edison Atunes!
Post fight, an emotional Edison Atunes said 'Smoked weed before this fight I was that confident.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 139 p4p, 127 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 27 p4p, 25 weight class). Johnson has chosen On The Run as his entrance music. Manny Johnson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Sole moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sole misses the target.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sole moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Sole connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Sole ducks down to avoid it.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sole slips under a jab.
Sole tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sole on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Sole.
Sole has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sole is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sole throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Sole throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Sole wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sole clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sole.
Sole throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson checks a low kick from Sole.
A jab from Sole misses.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sole swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole cracks Johnson with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sole.
Sole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Sole saw that one coming.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sole at a distance.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sole wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson lands with a hook. Sole tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
Sole throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Sole backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Sole manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Sole moved out of range nicely.
Sole throws a quick counter kick to the body but Johnson avoids it.
Sole staying out of range there.
Sole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A low kick lands for Sole.
Sole misses with an uppercut.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
Sole wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson cracks Sole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sole throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sole.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Sole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Sole moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Sole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Sole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Johnson takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sole had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole throws a good cross that connects.
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 Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole is looking to counter punch.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Sole misses the target.
Sole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sole checks a leg kick.
Johnson misses the jab.
Sole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sole's sensitive parts.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sole lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sole lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
A big right from Sole misses.
A nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sole. Sole obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Sole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Sole.
Sole looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sole.
Sole moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sole lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sole's brow.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Sole throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Sole takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sole doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Sole throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sole can pounce on him.
Sole walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sole looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Sole.
Sole throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sole wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Sole feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Sole. Sole maintains the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Sole lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sole throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sole.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Sole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Sole fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Sole lands a head shot.
Sole tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Sole tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sole pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sole breaks from the clinch.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A quick step to the side and Sole tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sole with a nice calf kick.
Johnson misses with a hook. Sole ducked under it nicely.
Sole feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses the jab.
Sole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Sole throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Sole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Sole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Sole misses.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A leg kick checked by Sole.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Sole.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sole moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Sole moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Sole saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Sole with the inside leg kick.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Sole moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Sole wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sole blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Sole scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Sole's ribs.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sole with the inside leg kick.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sole finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's 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.
Sole misses with a straight left.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
Sole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Sole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Sole drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sole.
Sole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sole.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Sole blocks a leg kick.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson slips a jab from Sole.
A jab from Sole misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson motions for Sole to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sole moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Johnson swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Sole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Sole throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
A low kick from Sole is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sole's knee momentarily.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sole.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Sole misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sole tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Good leg kick by Sole.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Sole tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sole can pounce on him.
Sole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a hook but Sole blocks it.
Sole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
A good leg kick by Sole.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick lands for Sole.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sole fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Sole checks it.
Johnson misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Manny Johnson!
An out of breath Manny Johnson 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gemechu McKraken (ranked 117 p4p, 280 weight class) and Zhang Jun (ranked 7 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gemechu McKraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Jun!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun tries to sprawl but McKraken drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McKraken works his way into full mount!
McKraken lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McKraken is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jun can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McKraken lands a heavy elbow.
McKraken working for a submission but Jun is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKraken avoids the attempt from Jun to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jun is looking to improve his position but McKraken isn't that keen on the idea.
Jun tries to lock up and control but McKraken gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jun is in a horrible position here. McKraken smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McKraken avoids the attempt from Jun to control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun is in all sorts of trouble here.
McKraken is landing with some decent strikes but Jun is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McKraken scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McKraken lands a couple of good shots and Jun has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jun is trying to break free.
Jun grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
McKraken is punishing Jun with strikes - can he finish him?!
McKraken not allowing Jun to control his hands.
McKraken punishes Jun with strikes from the back mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKraken has the hooks in. Jun is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
McKraken looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
McKraken lands strikes to the head.
McKraken lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jun's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - McKraken's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun trying to control the position but McKraken manages to sink in the hooks.
Jun is really stuck here.
McKraken is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Jun's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jun looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
McKraken landing with strikes.
I really don't envy Jun right now.
McKraken gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Can Jun hold on?! McKraken is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
McKraken lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
McKraken is punishing Jun with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of McKraken's arms.
McKraken has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Jun.
McKraken 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.
McKraken scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jun is looking for a way out.
Jun wants to escape the position.
McKraken has his arm under Jun's chin here. Game over son! McKraken squeezes tightly and Jun is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gemechu McKraken!
In his post fight interview, Gemechu McKraken started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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