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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Clement (ranked 4070 p4p, 23848 weight class) and Chet Knox (ranked 500 p4p, 642 weight class). Knox has chosen Chet Baker | Almost Blue as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chet Knox!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement lands a high kick!
Clement looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Clement is looking to slow Knox down with leg kicks.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clement.
Clement scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks.
Clement throws a head kick that misses.
Knox is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Clement.
Clement gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clement fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Clement throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clement lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clement swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clement throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox moves out of range as Clement strikes.
Clement darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Clement sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
Clement works his way into full mount!
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clement throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement lands a couple of good shots and Knox has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Clement lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Knox.
Knox breaks Clement's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Clement is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clement is on top in guard.
Clement throws a big right hand that misses.
Knox is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clement is aware though and is defending well.
Clement working some strikes from top position.
Clement 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.
Clement with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clement.
Clement works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Clement scoring with punches to the head and body.
 Knox is rocked!
Clement slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Knox is still in real trouble! Can Clement finish him?
Knox is striking from the bottom but Clement uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Clement is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Clement lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Knox! More strikes land and this one is all over! Clement jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Clement!
Hugo Clement decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Chet Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colton Cabana (ranked 4142 p4p, 3740 weight class) and Oscar De La Weirdo (ranked 478 p4p, 449 weight class). Cabana 's entrance music is Prospect. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Cabana !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar De La Weirdo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabana gets tackled into the cage by De La Weirdo. De La Weirdo maintains the clinch.
De La Weirdo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cabana up against the cage.
Cabana working aggressively here.
De La Weirdo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from De La Weirdo.
Cabana tries to score a body lock takedown but De La Weirdo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Cabana - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Cabana fails to land.
Cabana is looking to take this one to the mat.
De La Weirdo stops a takedown attempt from Cabana .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton Cabana . That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Weirdo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De La Weirdo lands with a short shot to the head.
De La Weirdo is leaning against Cabana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De La Weirdo stalling against the cage.
De La Weirdo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De La Weirdo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
De La Weirdo lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabana is trying to drag De La Weirdo to the mat but De La Weirdo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De La Weirdo lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cabana .
Cabana is breathing heavily.
A short right from De La Weirdo on the inside.
De La Weirdo stalls.
De La Weirdo scores with a hook to the body.
De La Weirdo lands a shoulder strike.
Cabana throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De La Weirdo leaning his opponent against the cage.
De La Weirdo gets underhooks to prevent Cabana 's takedown attempt.
De La Weirdo lands a body punch in the clinch.
De La Weirdo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De La Weirdo lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De La Weirdo gets through Cabana 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De La Weirdo has Cabana pressed against the cage, preventing Cabana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De La Weirdo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Weirdo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De La Weirdo lands a body punch.
Good body shot from De La Weirdo.
Cabana 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De La Weirdo leaning against his opponent.
De La Weirdo cracks Cabana with a nice body shot.
De La Weirdo controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo cracks Cabana with a nice body shot.
De La Weirdo lands a body shot.
De La Weirdo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De La Weirdo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cabana backwards.
Still in the clinch, De La Weirdo scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo lands with a right to the head.
De La Weirdo lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from De La Weirdo - that landed with a thud.
De La Weirdo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De La Weirdo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De La Weirdo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabana s head.
Cabana looking for a takedown.
De La Weirdo stalling the fight.
De La Weirdo lands a body punch.
De La Weirdo lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De La Weirdo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cabana backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo pushes Cabana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from De La Weirdo - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo lands a shot to the body.
De La Weirdo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De La Weirdo cracks Cabana with a nice body shot.
Cabana has De La Weirdo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De La Weirdo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De La Weirdo works on Cabana 's body with a couple of short punches.
De La Weirdo controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, De La Weirdo scores with a nice short uppercut.
De La Weirdo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De La Weirdo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cabana backwards.
De La Weirdo scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from De La Weirdo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De La Weirdo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from De La Weirdo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De La Weirdo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
De La Weirdo lands a slapping body shot.
Cabana tries for a takedown but De La Weirdo circles away easily
and De La Weirdo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Cabana is rocked!
Cabana leaves his chin hanging out and De La Weirdo seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Cabana crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar De La Weirdo!
In his post fight interview, Oscar De La Weirdo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidelity Castro (ranked 2887 p4p, 2561 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 425 p4p, 380 weight class). Jeff Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fidelity Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Castro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
An attempted straight right counter from Castro misses the target.
Castro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castro circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
It looked like Castro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castro is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Castro moved away.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Castro avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Castro.
Castro throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castro is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Castro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Castro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson misses with a hook
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Johnson works Castro's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Castro swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Castro clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Castro rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Castro has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castro misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castro. Castro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castro rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Castro digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castro drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Castro rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Castro.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Castro throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Castro throws a head kick that half lands.
A big right from Castro misses.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro takes one to the chin there.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Castro moved away.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Fidelity Castro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Castro moves into the clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeff Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro slips a straight right by Johnson.
Castro is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Castro cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Castro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Castro.
Castro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Castro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
Castro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Castro misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castro connects with a body shot.
Castro looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castro walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Castro moves away and avoids it.
Johnson jabs at Castro's body.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tests Castro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castro throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Castro moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castro.
Castro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Castro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Castro slips a jab from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Castro wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Castro looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Castro throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Castro swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Castro fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Castro misses the target.
Castro wants to clinch.
Castro is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castro throws a one two combo.
Johnson throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Castro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fidelity Castro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Castro misses with a double jab.
Castro thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Castro. Castro maintains the clinch.
Johnson tries to circle away but Castro has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Castro is controlling him.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Castro keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castro moves out of range of the body kick.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Castro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Johnson is looking to slow Castro down with leg kicks.
Castro with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castro at a distance.
Castro blocks a jab.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Castro moved out of range nicely.
Castro moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Castro shakes it off.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castro.
Castro clinches.
Castro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castro misses with a knee strike.
Castro keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castro wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Castro moves into the clinch successfully.
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 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson cracks Castro with a good jab.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Castro misses.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Castro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Castro.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Castro.
Johnson misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Castro finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Castro moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Castro clinches up against the cage.
Castro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Johnson throws a right hand that Castro ducks under and follows up with a left that Castro also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castro sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castro throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Castro misses with a straight left.
Fidelity Castro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Castro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Castro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jeff Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fidelity Castro.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fidelity Castro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Snapple Grapple (ranked 2487 p4p, 2418 weight class) and Colby Gebhardt (ranked 248 p4p, 244 weight class). Colby Gebhardt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Snapple Grapple's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Snapple Grapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Gebhardt!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gebhardt keeps the fight on the outside.
Gebhardt throws out a counter right but Grapple avoids it with no problem.
We've been hearing reports that Grapple has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Grapple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gebhardt.
Grapple gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grapple tries to close the distance and clinch but Gebhardt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grapple takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grapple is rocked!
Grapple misses with a lunging right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a crisp right that sends Grapple to the canvas! Gebhardt follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Gebhardt!
During a confident post fight interview, Colby Gebhardt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Green (ranked 975 p4p, 2562 weight class) and Sam Barnes (ranked 149 p4p, 381 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnes 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.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Barnes feints a counter leg kick.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes tries to clinch but Green moves away
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Green counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes flicks out a counter leg kick but Green steps away.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Green misses its target.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Green misses.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Green has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Essence Dive in the buildup to the fight.
Green lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Green misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Green swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Green throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnes tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
A quick step to the side and Green tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Green misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Green throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Mike Green 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.
Green lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow Barnes down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Green misses
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Green backing up. Green nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Green is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes tries to work over Green's front leg with a kick but Green checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnes's knee momentarily.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mike Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Barnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnes cracks Green with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes thows a leg kick but Green checks it
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Green's head.
Green displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Green connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green throws a powerful right kick. Barnes tried to block low but the kick was high! Barnes was taken right off of his feet! Green jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Green!
Mike Green seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Barnes (ranked 2741 p4p, 1538 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 274 p4p, 159 weight class). Christie has chosen Amityville as his entrance music. Steven Christie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes needs to keep his hands up - Christie had a free shot at his head there.
Christie misses with a straight right.
Christie throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Christie!
Barnes happy to just control the position for now.
Barnes working the head with strikes.
Christie is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Christie down.
Barnes prevents Christie from escaping the position.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christie keeps working.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Christie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barnes looks up at the clock and then as Christie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barnes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Christie tries to escape but Barnes is in control.
Barnes swings around for an armbar but Christie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Barnes's guard.
Christie tries to stand but Barnes is controlling from the bottom.
Christie told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Barnes wants to control the position but Christie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Christie prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Christie wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie decides to stand and escape the position.
Christie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Christie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Christie misses with a looping left.
Christie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Christie fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes swings for the body but Christie moves out of range.
Christie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Christie's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christie moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Christie's knee but Christie avoids it well.
Christie looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christie.
Barnes scores with a jab. Christie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes slips a jab from Christie.
Christie staying out of range there.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christie.
Christie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Christie's head.
Christie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christie throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes scores with a jab. Christie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christie misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Christie!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christie keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Christie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christie defending against the ground and pound.
Christie is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Christie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barnes prevents Christie from escaping the position.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Christie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Michael Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Christie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Christie's body.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Christie swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Christie won't be happy with that.
Christie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barnes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Christie bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Steven Christie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Christie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steven Christie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Christie. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie misses with a few strikes there.
Christie lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christie. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Christie.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christie! But no joy.
Christie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Christie misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Christie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steven Christie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christie throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Christie throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Christie pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Christie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Christie defends it.
Christie manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Christie.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Christie misses with a hook.
Barnes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Michael Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Christie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes trying to control but Christie is working from the bottom.
Christie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Christie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Christie postures up.
Barnes has Christie pulled in close to control his posture.
Barnes looking to control.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes is trying to hold Christie in close to prevent damage but Christie has managed to pass into half guard.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Christie is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnes tries to roll over but Christie keeps him under control.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Christie wants to get back to his feet.
Christie decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Christie throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Christie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christie cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christie scores with a shot to the body.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Christie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Christie throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown. Christie fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Christie has wrist control.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnes prevents Christie from getting back to his feet.
Barnes pushing down on Christie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barnes trying to control the action but Christie is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Christie dodges it nicely.
Barnes is looking for a kimura but Christie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barnes to get the leverage.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is pressing down on Christie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christie is holding on for now.
Christie is looking to escape.
Barnes is pressing down on Christie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christie is holding on for now.
Christie pushes Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
Barnes moves out of range as Christie strikes.
Christie misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christie throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christie.
Christie throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Christie looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christie finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes's head.
Christie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Christie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christie clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Christie.
Barnes throws a hook but Christie avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Christie misses the target.
Christie swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Christie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a hook but Christie avoids it easily.
Christie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christie has time to react.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
A combination from Christie does no damage.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Christie is quick to defend against it.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christie.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Christie counters with a nice uppercut.
Christie staying out of range there.
Christie misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Christie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christie.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christie manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Christie's guard.
Christie pushes Barnes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
Christie takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Christie swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Christie's head but Christie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Christie shakes it off.
Christie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Christie!
Barnes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Christie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Christie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barnes is controlling him well.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Christie is defending the strikes.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steven Christie.
I think Christie 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Christie!
Post fight, Steven Christie took to the microphone: 'The voices in my head told me to do it, so I can't be held accountable for my actions.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thoressen (ranked 1914 p4p, 2101 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 256 p4p, 278 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Thoressen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoressen misses with a wild body shot.
Morad misses the body punch
and Thoressen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Thoressen's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thoressen tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morad, as that shot connected.
Thoressen throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Thoressen misses with a combination
and Morad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thoressen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thoressen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thoressen looks to land a left hand but Morad moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Morad misses.
Thoressen throws a big shot that misses.
Morad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thoressen.
Morad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morad throws a poor cross that misses
and Thoressen counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoressen throws a series of punches but Morad moves out of range.
Morad blocks a head kick by Thoressen.
Thoressen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen throws an overhand right that lands on Morad's shoulder, as Morad tries to avoid the shot.
Morad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Morad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morad.
Thoressen blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Thoressen misses the target.
Morad lands with a hook. Thoressen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morad feints and then cracks Thoressen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thoressen down.
Thoressen blocks a head kick by Morad.
Morad throws a jab when Thoressen was well out of range.
Thoressen has managed to clinch.
Morad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morad scores with a shoulder strike.
Morad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morad just leaning against Thoressen, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Morad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen is leaning against Morad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoressen can't find room to land a body shot as Morad controls the action.
Thoressen lands a nice uppercut.
Morad has had enough of the clinch but Thoressen keeps him there for the moment.
Morad blocks an uppercut.
Thoressen has a couple of punches blocked by Morad.
Morad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but Morad blocks with his arms.
Morad pulls guard.
Thoressen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morad trying to control the position here.
Thoressen controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Thoressen slips under a jab from Morad.
Magnus Thoressen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morad scores with a jab to the head.
Morad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thoressen leaves Morad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thoressen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Morad moves out of range as Thoressen strikes.
It seemed like Morad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Morad catches Thoressen right on the button with a cross.
Morad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thoressen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erran Morad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thoressen.
Donk. Thoressen catches Morad right on the button with a cross.
Morad misses with a looping left.
Morad looks to land a right hand but Thoressen moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erran Morad will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thoressen looks to throw the jab but Morad is out of range.
Thoressen misses with a wild combination.
Thoressen looks to score with a jab to the body but Morad is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thoressen lands a nice hook to Morad's body. Morad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morad throws a hook but Thoressen blocks it.
Thoressen is looking for a counter combo.
Morad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morad walks into a jab.
Morad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thoressen throws out the jab.
Thoressen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thoressen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thoressen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoressen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morad manages to avoid it.
Thoressen blocks a jab.
Thoressen cracks Morad with an open hand slap.
Thoressen throws a looping overhand right but Morad ducks down to avoid it.
Morad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen slips under a jab from Morad.
Morad throws a lazy uppercut
and Thoressen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morad cracks Thoressen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. Morad catches Thoressen right on the button with a cross.
Thoressen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Erran Morad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thoressen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morad misses with a low kick as Thoressen jumps back.
It looked like Thoressen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morad avoids the body shot from Thoressen.
Thoressen moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoressen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morad manages to avoid it.
Thoressen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMorad.
Morad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thoressen.
Thoressen stuns Morad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morad misses with a straight left.
Morad misses with a straight right.
Morad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Morad misses with a looping left.
Morad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thoressen.
Some wild striking there from Thoressen.
A clash of legs there as Morad blocks the low kick.
Thoressen checks a leg kick.
Morad lands a really nice looking cross but Thoressen seems unphased.
Morad lands a head kick. Thoressen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thoressen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morad moves away.
Thoressen throws a right hand that Morad ducks under and follows up with a left that Morad also avoids with ease.
Morad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thoressen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morad.
Morad throws a leg kick which misses Thoressen's front leg but catches the back leg as Thoressen tries to avoid it.
Thoressen takes a swing at Morad's ribcage but misses.
Morad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad avoids the head kick by Thoressen.
Thoressen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thoressen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thoressen moves out of range as Morad strikes.
Morad feints and then cracks Thoressen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thoressen down.
A telegraphed right hand from Morad misses the target.
Thoressen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thoressen throws a body punch but Morad moves out of range.
Morad lands with a shot to the body.
Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morad.
Thoressen ducks right into an uppercut from Morad.
Thoressen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morad misses with a combination
and Thoressen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Morad misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Thoressen.
Thoressen throws a right hand that Morad ducks under and follows up with a left that Morad also avoids with ease.
Thoressen lands a slapping body shot.
Morad throws a sloppy head kick and Thoressen moves out of range easily.
Thoressen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thoressen walks into a stiff left hand from Morad.
Thoressen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morad.
Thoressen scores with a nice strike.
Thoressen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thoressen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morad.
Thoressen lands a nice hook to Morad's body. Morad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morad throws a right hand that misses
and Thoressen counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Morad misses.
Morad connects with the punch.
The crowd cheers as Thoressen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morad doesn't seem phased though.
Morad shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thoressen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Thoressen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Magnus Thoressen 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. This is the final round!
Thoressen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thoressen throws a good cross that connects.
Thoressen defending well as Morad loads up on a big left hand.
Morad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thoressen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thoressen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morad throws a leg kick
enabling Thoressen to counter with a crisp jab.
Thoressen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morad misses with a looping right.
Thoressen misses with a looping left.
Thoressen misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thoressen.
Morad throws a big counter head kick but Thoressen avoids it with no problem.
Thoressen slips under a jab from Morad.
Thoressen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morad tests Thoressen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thoressen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Morad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen throws a looping overhand right but Morad ducks down to avoid it.
Morad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thoressen misses with a hook
and Morad counters with a straight right hand.
Morad misses with a head kick.
Thoressen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thoressen misses with an uppercut.
Thoressen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morad wants to slow Thoressen down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Thoressen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Morad.
Thoressen throws a head kick that misses.
Morad is looking to clinch but Thoressen is avoiding it.
Morad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thoressen.
Thoressen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morad manages to avoid it.
Thoressen lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thoressen ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Thoressen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thoressen clinches up against the cage.
Morad is trying to break the clinch but Thoressen has him pressed against the cage.
Thoressen blocks an elbow strike.
Thoressen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morad 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 Thoressen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thoressen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morad misses with a looping left.
Thoressen throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Morad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thoressen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morad throws a head kick but Thoressen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Thoressen blocks the leg kick.
Thoressen is looking to counter punch.
Thoressen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morad throws a head kick but Thoressen moves out of range.
Morad slips under a jab.
Thoressen slips a jab from Morad.
Morad throws an off balance right hand
and Thoressen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thoressen throws a head kick that misses.
Thoressen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morad misses with an uppercut. Thoressen saw that one coming.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Thoressen.
Thoressen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Thoressen lands.
Morad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thoressen's head backwards.
Thoressen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thoressen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morad scores with a nice head shot.
Morad looks to score with a jab to the body but Thoressen is just out of range.
Morad misses with a straight right.
Thoressen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Morad misses.
Morad lands the left hand.
Thoressen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morad looks to land a combination. Thoressen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morad throws a jab when Thoressen was well out of range.
Thoressen lands with an uppercut that bounces Morad off the cage and back into range.
Thoressen throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morad 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 Thoressen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thoressen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Thoressen.
Morad misses with the body kick
and Thoressen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erran Morad.
I think Morad 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Erran Morad!
A less than humble Erran Morad misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kalcevski (ranked 3340 p4p, 1244 weight class) and Iron Side (ranked 439 p4p, 187 weight class). Side is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In the Dark - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc . Ivan Kalcevski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kalcevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalcevski slips a jab and a cross from Side.
Kalcevski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Side.
Nice defenses there by Side.
Side throws a right and a left that both miss.
Side gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kalcevski.
Kalcevski blocks a jab.
Kalcevski misses with a right hand
and Side counters with a straight right hand.
Kalcevski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Side.
Kalcevski ducks under a wild hook from Side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalcevski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalcevski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalcevski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Side counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Kalcevski - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Side does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalcevski takes a swing at Side's ribcage but misses.
Side throws out a counter right but Kalcevski avoids it with no problem.
Kalcevski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sides jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ivan Kalcevski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalcevski misses with a right hand
and Side counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Kalcevski falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iron Side!
Iron Side took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benny Bengtsson (ranked 585 p4p, 1233 weight class) and Vinnie Pellegrini (ranked 63 p4p, 131 weight class). Bengtsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Vinnie Pellegrini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benny Bengtsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Pellegrini!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrini cracks a nice hook into Bengtsson's ribs.
Pellegrini lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Benny Bengtsson has been cut.
Bengtsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bengtsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bengtsson tries to clinch up but Pellegrini circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been informed that Pellegrini 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.
Jab, jab by Pellegrini - just one landing.
Donk. Pellegrini catches Bengtsson right on the button with a cross.
Pellegrini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pellegrini tests Bengtsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bengtsson is rocked!
Bengtsson moves into the clinch.
Oh Bengtsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pellegrini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bengtsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Bengtsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pellegrini.
Bengtsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pellegrini throws an off balance right hand
and Bengtsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bengtsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pellegrini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pellegrini cracks Bengtsson with an open hand slap.
Pellegrini misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Pellegrini scores with a four punch combination!
Pellegrini keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bengtsson tries to clinch up
and Pellegrini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pellegrini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pellegrini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinnie Pellegrini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pellegrini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bengtsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pellegrini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bengtsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Pellegrini does it's job there.
Pellegrini throws a hook but Bengtsson avoids it easily.
Pellegrini throws a looping overhand right but Bengtsson ducks down to avoid it.
Bengtsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pellegrini lands a jab to Bengtsson's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bengtsson blocks the leg kick.
Bengtsson is looking for a counter combo.
Pellegrini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pellegrini swings widly with a right hand
and Bengtsson counters with a straight right hand.
Pellegrini misses with a hook. Bengtsson ducked under it nicely.
Bengtsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pellegrini looks to land a right hand but Bengtsson moved out of range.
A big left from Pellegrini misses.
Bengtsson is looking for a counter combo.
Bengtsson rushes Pellegrini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pellegrini breaks from the clinch.
Bengtsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pellegrini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pellegrini misses with an uppercut.
Pellegrini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bengtsson has time to react.
Pellegrini throws a series of punches but Bengtsson moves out of range.
Bengtsson is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson wants to clinch up but Pellegrini keeps it at a distance.
Bengtsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pellegrini, pushing him back against the cage.
Bengtsson misses with some punches.
Pellegrini lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bengtsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pellegrini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pellegrini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bengtsson closes the distance but Pellegrini moves to the side
and Pellegrini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bengtsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pellegrini lands a leg kick that knocks Bengtsson off balance momentarily.
Pellegrini swings widly with a right hand
and Bengtsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Pellegrini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Bengtsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bengtsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bengtsson ducks right into an uppercut from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini misses with a combination
and Bengtsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pellegrini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bengtsson thuds a left hand into Pellegrini's body.
Pellegrini misses with a wild body shot.
Bengtsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pellegrini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pellegrini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pellegrini throws out a counter right but Bengtsson avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Pellegrini coming out on top.
Pellegrini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bengtsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini scores with a nice strike.
Pellegrini misses the jab.
We've been told by Bengtsson's head coaches at Valentinas Darlings that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bengtsson tries to clinch up.
Bengtsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pellegrini to score with a decent uppercut.
Pellegrini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pellegrini throws a series of punches but Bengtsson moves out of range.
Bengtsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pellegrini misses the shot to the body.
Bengtsson tries to counter by clinching up but Pellegrini breaks away and moves out of range.
Pellegrini misses with a wild body shot.
Bengtsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pellegrini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bengtsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bengtsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bengtsson feints a jab promting Pellegrini to slip. Bengtsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pellegrini slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Vinnie Pellegrini has been cut.
Bengtsson slips a jab from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini misses with an uppercut
and Bengtsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson defending well as Pellegrini loads up on a big left hand.
Bengtsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pellegrini throws a leg kick but Bengtsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vinnie Pellegrini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pellegrini swats away the attempt to clinch by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bengtsson has Pellegrini up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pellegrini.
Bengtsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bengtsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pellegrini.
Bengtsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pellegrini backwards.
Pellegrini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bengtsson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pellegrini.
Bengtsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bengtsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pellegrini lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bengtsson.
Pellegrini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bengtsson under the eye.
Pellegrini with a hook.
Benny Bengtsson's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Pellegrini misses.
Bengtsson is looking to clinch.
Pellegrini was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pellegrini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bengtsson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrini misses with an uppercut. Bengtsson saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Pellegrini. Those never looked like landing.
Bengtsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pellegrini.
Bengtsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bengtsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bengtsson slips a straight right by Pellegrini.
As Pellegrini tries to get set, Bengtsson tries to push him back and clinch up but Pellegrini manages to avoid the attempt.
Pellegrini gets in close and tags Bengtsson with a short punch that almost sends Bengtsson to the mat! Oh Bengtsson is in big trouble! He turns his back on Pellegrini, trying to create some distance but Pellegrini rushes him, striking wildly and Bengtsson goes down! The referee tackles Pellegrini into the cage to end the fight! Pellegrini is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinnie Pellegrini!
Vinnie Pellegrini is the new featherweight champion!
Vinnie Pellegrini took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Benny Bengtsson spoke after the fight, saying 'You win lose, you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor White (ranked 893 p4p, 432 weight class) and Marco Paris (ranked 136 p4p, 67 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Paris!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Paris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
White wants to control but Paris is keeping busy.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Paris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Thor White has been cut.
Paris is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
Paris is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and White reverses the position - he's now on top in Paris's guard.
Paris wants to improve his position but instead White has moved into half guard.
Paris is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute White jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paris manages to work his way to half guard, despite White's best efforts.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
Paris is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paris lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Paris gets back to full guard.
Paris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
White seems keen to control Paris's posture.
Paris lands a couple of digs.
Paris cracks White with a solid left hand.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
White is trying to control the position but Paris postures up.
Paris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paris throws a big elbow that misses.
Paris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Paris passes into half guard.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paris scores with a couple of nice shots.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paris is working away from the top position though.
White looking for subs from the bottom but Paris mounts him!
Paris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to hold on but Paris postures up.
Paris lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paris lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
White is in a horrible position here. Paris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Paris with shots to the head and body - White looks very uncomfortable down there.
Paris lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
White wants to control but Paris is having none of it.
Paris trying to control but White is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paris misses with a series of wild punches.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Paris finds it's way through White's defenses.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paris walks into a left hand.
It looks like Marco Paris has been cut.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Paris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Paris crashes against the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Paris working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
White takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Paris scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paris cracks White with a big elbow.
Paris creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Paris working away.
Paris is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Paris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris working away.
Paris wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Paris creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paris tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Paris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris in side control, throwing shots but White defends.
Paris scoring with punches from side control.
Paris wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Paris is chipping away with strikes.
Paris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
Marco Paris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paris working the ground and pound from side control.
Paris working away.
Paris lands a few punches from side control.
Paris working the ground and pound from side control.
Paris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
Paris cracks White with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris landing a few strikes.
Paris trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paris is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Paris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Paris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
White taking punishment in the form of punches.
White struggling a bit here.
Paris scores with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good exchange - Paris coming out on top.
Paris connects with a single shot there.
Paris connects with a single shot there.
Paris misses with a wild combination.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marco Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paris misses with a straight left.
Paris ducks under a wild hook from White.
Paris slips under a jab from White.
Paris dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
Paris closes the distance and clinches.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paris stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paris just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to pull guard but Paris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paris scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to pull guard but Paris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paris stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Paris fails to land.
White tries to pull guard but Paris holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Paris lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Paris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Paris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paris lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Paris.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White is rocked!
White is fighting off a takedown attempt but Paris is just too persistent for him and manages to trip White to the mat. White regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris scoring with punches to the head and body.
White is trying to keep Paris in close.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Paris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paris tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Paris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
White seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
White has his foot on Paris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paris works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
White looking for a guillotine here but Paris defends easily.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paris cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Paris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paris takes the fight into the clinch.
Paris lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Paris.
Paris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paris swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Paris.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paris just stands there and leans against the cage.
White pulls guard effortlessly.
Paris with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White keeping full guard, as Paris tries to pass.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paris looking to pass the guard.
Paris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paris postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Paris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paris throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Paris wants to improve his position but instead White has moved into half guard.
Paris regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Paris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing White to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paris scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White trying to control the position.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris landing some decent shots from guard.
Paris trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is trying to keep Paris in close.
Paris is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White is trying to keep Paris in close.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paris defends it easily.
Paris pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paris wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paris lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paris swings widly with a right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
Paris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marco Paris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paris tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Paris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Paris.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Paris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Paris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris lands a couple of elbows.
Paris looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Paris postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
White has momentary wrist control but Paris slips an elbow through the middle.
Paris trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is looking for a triangle but Paris pushes his legs off easily.
Marco Paris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris landing some decent shots from guard.
Paris looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White preventing the sweep.
Paris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
White wants to sweep here but Paris controlling him for the moment.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
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.
Paris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
White is looking for a sweep.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Paris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 43:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Paris!
Marco Paris is the new middleweight champion!
Marco Paris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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