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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Two Chainz (ranked 2513 p4p, 5171 weight class) and Cathail Murphy (ranked 337 p4p, 525 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Two Chainz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathail Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy tries for a takedown but Chainz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chainz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chainz misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Chainz fights it but they end up in guard.
Chainz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chainz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chainz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chainz is working hard here to advance position.
Chainz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Chainz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chainz is wriggling around but Murphy manages to pass to half guard.
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that Murphy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chainz wants to get back to his feet.
Murphy content to control rather than advance.
Murphy 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.
Chainz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chainz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chainz seems keen to control Murphy's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chainz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Murphy postures up in Chainz's guard and throws a big left but Chainz blocks it.
Murphy won't allow Chainz to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chainz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chainz misses with a low kick.
Chainz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy looks for a takedown but Chainz sprawls well.
Two Chainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathail Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Cathail Murphy has been cut.
Chainz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chainz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Chainz lands an uppercut.
Murphy is looking for a takedown.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Chainz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chainz looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chainz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chainz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chainz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chainz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chainz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chainz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chainz thuds his right hand into Murphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chainz moves away.
Chainz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Chainz.
Murphy drives through with a takedown into Chainz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chainz trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Two Chainz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cathail Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chainz stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Chainz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chainz continues to drive forward.
Murphy fails with the takedown
and Chainz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murphy has his takedown stuffed
and Chainz counters with an outside leg kick.
Two Chainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathail Murphy.
Chainz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chainz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Two Chainz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Chainz circles away easily
and Chainz counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Chainz to acknowledge the strikes.
 Murphy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chainz.
Chainz tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chainz's guard.
Murphy is looking to advance position but Chainz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Chainz avoids the attempt from Murphy to control.
Chainz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Chainz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Chainz is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a single leg into guard. Chainz didn't expect that.
Chainz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Murphy presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chainz prevents it.
Chainz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chainz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chainz connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy shoots in and drives through. Chainz sprawls well.
Chainz stuffs the takedown.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chainz scores with a leg kick.
Cathail Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chainz's waist but Chainz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Murphy lands in his opponent's guard.
Chainz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chainz trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
Chainz stops Murphy from getting back to his feet.
Chainz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Chainz slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chainz stands up and beckons Murphy to join him on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Chainz misses.
Chainz sets himself, and Murphy steps forward looking for the clinch! Chainz avoids it this time.
Murphy dives in for a single leg takedown but Chainz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chainz darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Chainz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chainz stuffs the takedown.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chainz.
Chainz looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chainz rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Two Chainz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cathail Murphy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chainz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
No luck for Murphy with that takedown attempt.
Chainz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Chainz is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chainz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
Two Chainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cathail Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chainz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chainz avoids it really well and circles away.
Murphy rushes Chainz and presses him up against the cage.
Chainz breaks the clinch.
Chainz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Chainz avoids it with no problem.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Chainz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy darts in looking for a takedown but Chainz gets double underhooks and turns Murphy into the cage.
Chainz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Two Chainz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chainz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chainz moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Chainz feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Chainz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chainz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chainz misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Chainz sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
letting Chainz counter with a right hand.
Chainz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chainz throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Chainz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Murphy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chainz's waist but Chainz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Chainz. Chainz maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chainz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chainz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Two Chainz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chainz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chainz.
Chainz cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Chainz there.
Chainz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chainz fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chainz connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chainz cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chainz rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy is pushing Chainz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cathail Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy is looking to control Chainz's arms but Chainz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the cage.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Chainz holds him up against the cage and eventually Murphy drops back down to his feet.
Murphy wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Two Chainz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chainz, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Two Chainz!
Two Chainz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 2209 p4p, 2229 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 300 p4p, 304 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchsky lands a slapping body shot.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Punchsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Punchsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
Punchsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yonic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic fails with the takedown
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punchsky slips a straight right by Yonic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punchsky tries to land a front kick but Yonic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yonic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Punchsky to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Punchsky misses its intended target.
Yonic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yonic blocks a jab.
Yonic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchsky lands with a right hand.
Yonic throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Punchsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yonic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Punchsky's head but Punchsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punchsky scores with a sloppy right hand. Yonic should have avoided that one.
Punchsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yonic tries for a takedown but Punchsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky defending well as Yonic loads up on a big left hand.
Punchsky throws a jab when Yonic was well out of range.
Punchsky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Punchsky misses.
Yonic lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yonic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punchsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yonic misses with a combination
and Punchsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yonic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Punchsky sprawls well initially but Yonic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Punchsky tries to roll over but Yonic keeps him under control.
Punchsky is refusing to be controlled, as Yonic sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yonic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Punchsky is positioning himself well to prevent Yonic advancing to mount.
Yonic prevents Punchsky from improving his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Punchsky is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Punchsky missing with a left hand there. Yonic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yonic lunges at Punchsky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Punchsky's hand.
Punchsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yonic throws out a counter right but Punchsky avoids it with no problem.
Punchsky dips to his left and cracks Yonic with an uppercut!
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punchsky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Punchsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Yonic.
Punchsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Yonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic throws a lazy uppercut
and Punchsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yonic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Punchsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Punchsky, as that shot connected.
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punchsky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Punchsky lands a two punch combo.
Yonic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Punchsky swings widly with a right hand
and Yonic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Punchsky misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchsky misses with a looping right.
Punchsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yonic can do to turn this around?
Yonic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punchsky.
Yonic throws out a counter right but Punchsky avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky's corner calls for a 1-2. Punchsky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yonic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yonic throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punchsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Yonic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Punchsky ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Yonic takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Punchsky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Punchsky thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yonic if he has to take too many more of those.
Punchsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punchsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a hook. Punchsky ducked under it nicely.
Punchsky misses the jab.
Vladimir Punchsky is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Punchsky lands the left hand.
Punchsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
It looked like Punchsky was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yonic.
Punchsky misses with a hook. Yonic ducked under it nicely.
Punchsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yonic throws a hook but Punchsky blocks it.
Punchsky is looking for a counter combo.
A big right from Yonic misses.
Punchsky swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Punchsky fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yonic.
Punchsky digs a good hook to Yonic's body.
Punchsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Yonic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Punchsky misses with a straight left.
Yonic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Punchsky defends it well.
Yonic slips under a jab.
Punchsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yonic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punchsky loads up on a big right hand but Yonic slips the punch.
Yonic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Punchsky's head backwards.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yonic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Punchsky thinking.
Punchsky clobbers Yonic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Punchsky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Punchsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yonic's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punchsky.
Punchsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yonic dodges the punch combination from Punchsky.
A nice side step and Yonic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punchsky. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Punchsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yonic slips a straight right by Punchsky.
Yonic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Punchsky moved out of range.
Punchsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.
Yonic misses the shot to the body.
Yonic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yonic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punchsky throws out the jab.
Punchsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchsky.
Punchsky throws a body kick that misses.
Yonic throws out a counter right but Punchsky avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Punchsky scores with a one two! Yonic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yonic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Punchsky sprawls well initially but Yonic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Punchsky keeping control of the position.
Yonic wants to pass the guard but Punchsky is defending well.
Yonic slips a nice elbow through Punchsky's hands, connecting with Punchsky's forehead.
Yonic stops Punchsky from getting back to his feet.
Punchsky trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky wants to improve his position but Yonic is controlling well.
Yonic wants to free his trapped foot but Punchsky is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yonic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punchsky defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punchsky wants to get back to full guard.
Punchsky tries to kick Yonic off but Yonic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yonic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Punchsky knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Punchsky is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Yonic jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky can't do much from the bottom here.
Yonic is putting a hurting on Punchsky here, landing some big shots from side control.
Punchsky tries to bench press Yonic off him but Yonic keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic trying to control the position but Punchsky is working away.
Boss Yonic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punchsky can't do much from the bottom here.
Punchsky avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yonic.
Yonic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Punchsky bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Punchsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
Punchsky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yonic misses with a body shot
and Punchsky counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Punchsky does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic misses with a right hand
and Punchsky counters with a series of strikes. Yonic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Punchsky works Yonic's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Punchsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Punchsky, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
A very excited looking Vladimir Punchsky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Boss Yonic was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh rats.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 1924 p4p, 1861 weight class) and Chester Drawers (ranked 117 p4p, 111 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Drawers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine looks to land a right hand but Drawers moved out of range.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Drawers.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laine defends it well.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Drawers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Laine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drawers moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laine defends it well.
Drawers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drawers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and Drawers counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drawers tries to advance to mount but Laine denies him.
Drawers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Drawers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drawers tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drawers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Laine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drawers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Laine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drawers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Laine is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drawers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laine, who protects the arm well.
Laine prevents Drawers from improving position.
Drawers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drawers goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Laine rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Drawers's guard! Nice work there by Laine!
Drawers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Laine passes into side control.
Drawers is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drawers manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Drawers looking for subs from the bottom but Laine mounts him!
Drawers regains half guard.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laine pulls his head out easily.
Drawers actively working from the bottom here.
Drawers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drawers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laine pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drawers is trying to get back to full guard.
Laine slows the pace down in half guard.
Laine continues to stall.
Laine works his foot free and advances to mount.
Drawers is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drawers keeps trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muuka Laine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drawers moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Drawers changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Laine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Drawers.
Drawers feints the counter takedown.
Drawers walks into a stiff left hand from Laine.
Drawers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Drawers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drawers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a leg kick that misses.
Drawers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drawers with the counter takedown but Laine avoids it easily.
Laine throws a jab when Drawers was well out of range.
Drawers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Drawers is just out of range.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laine.
A head kick from Laine lands but Drawers takes it in his stride.
Laine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drawers under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Drawers moves out of range easily.
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!
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laine defends it well.
Laine lands the left hand.
Laine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laine defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laine defends it well.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Drawers moves his leg out of the way.
And Drawers tries to counter it with a takedown but Laine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Laine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drawers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drawers passes Laine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Drawers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drawers is trying to work for a kimura but Laine is defending well.
Drawers wants to free his trapped foot but Laine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drawers is working for a submission of some sort.
Drawers works his way into side control.
Drawers goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Laine rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Drawers's guard! Nice work there by Laine!
Drawers throws his legs up looking for a submission but Laine uses it to pass to side control.
Drawers tries to bench press Laine off him but Laine keeps the position.
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!
Laine is looking to take a break and control but Drawers 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.
Muuka Laine dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Laine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muuka Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Drawers's shoulder, as Drawers tries to avoid the shot.
Laine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drawers's hands.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Drawers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Drawers moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
Laine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drawers can do to turn this around?
Laine misses with a body kick.
Laine pushes Drawers away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Laine - that will leave a mark!
Drawers moves away from the strike by Laine.
Laine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drawers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Drawers feints the counter takedown.
Drawers slips under a jab from Laine.
Laine wants to land a leg kick but Drawers is out of range.
Laine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drawers at a distance.
Laine misses with the body kick
and Drawers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laine's guard.
Laine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drawers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
And Drawers tries to counter it with a takedown but Laine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Laine tries a low kick but Drawers avoids it.
Drawers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Drawers defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
Drawers with the counter takedown but Laine avoids it easily.
Laine throws a leg kick but Drawers moved away.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laine defends it well.
Laine misses with a straight right.
And Drawers tries to counter it with a takedown but Laine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine is looking to score with low kicks.
Drawers feints the counter takedown.
Drawers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laine defends it well.
Drawers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Drawers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drawers checks the leg kick.
Drawers slips under a jab.
Drawers checks a leg kick nicely.
Drawers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Drawers tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laine throws a leg kick but Drawers checks it.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drawers.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drawers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drawers.
Drawers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Laine looks to throw a body kick
and Drawers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drawers looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drawers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chester Drawers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drawers advances position into side control!
Drawers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muuka Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laine, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muuka Laine!
After the fight, Muuka Laine was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elam Armis (ranked 2153 p4p, 1358 weight class) and Darren Weeks (ranked 277 p4p, 189 weight class). Darren Weeks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elam Armis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeks has Armis up against the cage in a clinch.
Weeks turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Weeks manages to end up in side control.
Armis is holding Weeks down, trying to stall.
The strikes coming from Weeks are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Armis defending against the ground and pound.
Weeks throws a strike aimed at the side of Armis's head but Armis avoids it well.
Weeks throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Armis works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Weeks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weeks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weeks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weeks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Armis wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Armis pushes Weeks off looking to stand but Weeks dives back in and keeps control.
Weeks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armis's head.
Armis is trying to maintain the position but Weeks is very close to passing his half guard.
Weeks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Armis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weeks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weeks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weeks.
Weeks 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.
Weeks thows a huge punch but Armis dodges it nicely.
Armis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weeks.
Weeks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Weeks prevents Armis from standing back up.
Armis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Weeks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Weeks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Armis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weeks thows a huge punch but Armis dodges it nicely.
Weeks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Armis wants to get back to full guard.
Weeks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Weeks thows a huge punch but Armis dodges it nicely.
Weeks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weeks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Armis defending well though.
Weeks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Weeks connects with a nice short shot to Armis's temple.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Weeks lands a nice short elbow.
 Armis is rocked!
Armis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weeks.
Oh Armis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weeks drops an elbow to the side of Armis's head.
Weeks works his way into full mount!
Weeks postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Armis in real trouble here! The ref calls for Armis to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Weeks!
An out of breath Darren Weeks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Elam Armis had this to say: 'This one didn't go my way but I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 1563 p4p, 2648 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 223 p4p, 356 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poggle stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
Poggle misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Poggle as he connects with a hook.
Poggle takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Poggle manages to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Poggle.
Poggle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poggle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poggle stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Poggle lands with a left to the head.
Poggle lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poggle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson gets control of Poggle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wilson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson looking to control.
Poggle wants to stand but Wilson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wilson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Poggle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Poggle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Poggle wants to stand but Wilson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Poggle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilson is looking for a triangle but Poggle pushes his legs off easily.
Poggle is looking to stand up but Wilson won't let him.
Poggle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Poggle would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Poggle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poggle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Poggle stays in close to Wilson's body and controls the position.
Wilson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Poggle defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle 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.
Poggle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Poggle stacks Wilson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Poggle!
Wilson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Poggle's best efforts.
Wilson actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Wilson trying to control here.
Poggle trying to mount his opponent but Wilson defends it.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Poggle wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Poggle pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Poggle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poggle digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Poggle counter with a right hand.
Poggle clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Poggle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right handed body shot lands from Poggle.
Poggle lands with a left to the head.
Poggle stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
A body shot lands from Poggle.
We've been informed that Poggle has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Poggle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poggle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poggle works on Wilson's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poggle lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Poggle as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poggle is leaning against Wilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poggle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Poggle.
Poggle pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poggle lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Poggle pushes Wilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poggle gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poggle lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Poggle.
Good body shot from Poggle.
A short uppercut from Poggle.
Poggle digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Poggle scores with a shoulder strike.
Poggle lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Poggle.
Poggle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poggle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poggle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poggle digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poggle.
Wilson is working for takedown but Poggle is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Poggle.
Poggle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poggle lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poggle.
A short uppercut from Poggle.
A body shot lands from Poggle.
Poggle lands a right hand.
Poggle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poggle lands a body shot.
Poggle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poggle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poggle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poggle scores with a shoulder strike.
Poggle lands a body shot.
Poggle lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Poggle.
Timothy Poggle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poggle is leaning against Wilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poggle.
Poggle lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Poggle.
A short left from Poggle.
Wilson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poggle smiles and moves away.
Poggle lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Wade Wilson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Poggle.
Poggle connects with a solid leg kick.
Poggle lands a really nice looking cross but Wilson seems unphased.
Wilson clinches with his opponent.
Poggle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Poggle.
Wilson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poggle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Poggle lands an uppercut.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poggle to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Poggle on the inside.
Poggle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poggle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Poggle.
Poggle lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poggle scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Poggle.
Poggle digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Poggle lands a body punch.
Poggle presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poggle is working Wilson over against the cage.
Poggle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Poggle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Poggle as the two fighters clinch.
Poggle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poggle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Poggle.
Poggle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Poggle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Poggle.
Poggle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poggle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poggle scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Poggle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson's cut.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Poggle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poggle throws a leg kick which misses Wilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilson tries to avoid it.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poggle circles away.
Poggle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wilson with a body shot.
Poggle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Poggle duly obliges.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poggle is looking for the big counter here.
Wilson dives in and grabs Poggle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poggle pushes down on Wilson's head and hops out.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Poggle defends it nicely.
Poggle throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Poggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poggle lands with a straight right. Wilson didn't see that one coming.
Wilson misses with a left hand
and Poggle counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poggle to the mat! Poggle manages to get full guard.
Poggle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Poggle is looking to stand up but Wilson isn't so interested in that idea.
Poggle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wilson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Poggle wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Poggle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nice body punch from Poggle - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilson or not.
Poggle misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poggle to keep the fight standing.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Poggle has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poggle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poggle.
A nice left hand lands by Poggle.
Wilson jumps guard but Poggle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Poggle lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Poggle.
Poggle lands a left hand.
Wilson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poggle walks away with a smile on his face. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wilson fails with the takedown
and Poggle counters with a right hand to the body.
Poggle scores with the left hand. Wilson knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Poggle counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Poggle finds it's target.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Poggle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poggle forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Poggle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poggle.
Poggle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poggle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Timothy Poggle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poggle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poggle tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poggle. Poggle obviously looking to wear him down.
Timothy Poggle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poggle stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poggle counters with a left to the body.
Wilson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poggle.
A jab from Poggle finds it's way through Wilson's defenses.
Wilson fails with the takedown
and Poggle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poggle dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
Poggle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Poggle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Poggle sprawls well initially but Wilson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Poggle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wade Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poggle wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Poggle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poggle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Poggle!
Timothy Poggle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 1936 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Jin Yi (ranked 268 p4p, 216 weight class). Yi has chosen Wobble as his entrance music. Ricardo Burduada No Cranio had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Yi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burduada No Cranio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burduada No Cranio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yi, pushing him back against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio lands a right hand.
Yi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burduada No Cranio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burduada No Cranio avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Yi.
Yi tries to throw a body punch but Burduada No Cranio avoids it by throwing Yi back against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burduada No Cranio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burduada No Cranio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yi blocks it with crossed arms.
Yi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burduada No Cranio prevents a body shot from Yi.
Yi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi managing to block the knees to the body from Burduada No Cranio.
Yi tries a body shot but Burduada No Cranio blocks it.
Yi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Yi misses
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a left and a right that stings Yi.
Yi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yi avoids the head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Yi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burduada No Cranio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burduada No Cranio has closed the distance and engaged Yi in a clinch.
Burduada No Cranio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burduada No Cranio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yi eats them both and turns towards Burduada No Cranio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A slow jab from Burduada No Cranio misses its intended target.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burduada No Cranio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burduada No Cranio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio moves out of range of the strikes.
Yi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burduada No Cranio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yi backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Burduada No Cranio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch up but Yi circles away and keeps his distance.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yi throws an overhand right that lands on Burduada No Cranio's shoulder, as Burduada No Cranio tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Yi misses.
Burduada No Cranio throws a series of punches but Yi avoids them all with ease.
Burduada No Cranio rushes Yi and presses him up against the cage.
Yi misses with a body punch.
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Yi backwards.
Burduada No Cranio manages to break the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the combination.
Burduada No Cranio throws a series of punches but Yi avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Burduada No Cranio. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Burduada No Cranio does no damage.
Yi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burduada No Cranio checks a low kick from Yi.
Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to control Yi's arms but Yi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burduada No Cranio has his back to the cage.
Burduada No Cranio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yi.
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Yi backwards.
A short right from Yi on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio tries to land a knee to the head but Yi blocks with his arms.
Yi blocking some punches.
Yi tries a body shot but Burduada No Cranio blocks it.
Yi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yi working aggressively here.
Burduada No Cranio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burduada No Cranio lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burduada No Cranio misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi wants a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Burduada No Cranio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burduada No Cranio to keep the fight standing.
Yi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yi avoiding damage as Burduada No Cranio throws knees to the body.
Yi takes an elbow to the temple.
Burduada No Cranio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Burduada No Cranio lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio tries to pull guard but Yi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yi lands a shoulder strike.
Burduada No Cranio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yi blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Burduada No Cranio.
A shot in the inside from Yi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to pull guard but Yi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio lands an uppercut.
Yi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yi lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Yi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio moves to clinch but Yi breaks away
and Yi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burduada No Cranio missing with a left hand there. Yi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yi avoids the head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch up but Yi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yi misses with an uppercut. Burduada No Cranio saw that one coming.
Burduada No Cranio is looking for a counter combo.
Burduada No Cranio takes a swing at Yi's ribcage but misses.
Burduada No Cranio has managed to clinch.
Burduada No Cranio has a couple of punches blocked by Yi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yi can't get the takedown.
Yi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burduada No Cranio throws a low kick but Yi moves out of range easily.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses.
Yi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burduada No Cranio is fending him off so far but Yi persists. Nope, Burduada No Cranio circles away and we're back to standing.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the combination.
Yi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burduada No Cranio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch up
enabling Yi to counter with a crisp jab.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burduada No Cranio wants to clinch up but Yi keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch up but Yi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yi feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burduada No Cranio lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Yi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yi throws a shot from downtown. Burduada No Cranio moves away and avoids it.
Yi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burduada No Cranio needs to keep his hands up - Yi had a free shot at his head there.
Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Yi! Burduada No Cranio is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Yi!
Jin Yi 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 868 p4p, 1102 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 126 p4p, 155 weight class). Shaun Brownie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Ralph Dean's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
Dean is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brownie moves out of range of the body kick.
Brownie cracks Dean with an open hand slap.
Dean drops his hands momentarily and Brownie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Brownie avoids the head kick by Dean.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brownie moves away.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean throws a good cross that connects.
Brownie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dean has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownie working the ground and pound but Dean is defending the strikes.
Brownie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dean pushes Brownie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brownie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dean avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brownie.
Dean tries to buck Brownie off but Brownie is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Dean regains half guard.
Brownie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dean gets back to full guard.
Brownie postures up in Dean's guard and throws a big left but Dean blocks it.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie 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.
Brownie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie looking to pass the guard.
Dean has Brownie pulled in close to control his posture.
Brownie landing some decent shots from guard.
Brownie forces his way into half guard.
Brownie thows a huge punch but Dean dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dean taking some punishment here, with Brownie in his half guard.
Brownie trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brownie working over Dean with some ground and pound. Dean looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brownie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brownie in particular looking to stall.
Dean is trying to maintain the position but Brownie is very close to passing his half guard.
Brownie is pressing down on Dean's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dean is holding on for now.
Dean is trying to maintain the position but Brownie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie content to control rather than advance.
Brownie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dean does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brownie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dean defending well though.
Brownie slips a nice elbow through Dean's hands, connecting with Dean's forehead.
Dean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brownie.
Brownie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brownie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dean for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brownie tries to pass to full mount but Dean defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brownie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Brownie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Dean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
William Ralph Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean slips a straight right by Brownie.
Dean misses with a left hand
and Brownie counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Brownie.
Brownie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dean sprawls well. Dean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brownie gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brownie manages to avoid it.
Brownie avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean wants to slow Brownie down by chopping away at his legs.
Dean throws a body punch but Brownie moves out of range.
Brownie attempts a counter takedown but Dean avoids it well and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brownie, as that shot connected.
Brownie throws the left hand but Dean avoids the punch easily.
Brownie lands with a cross.
Dean connects with a body shot.
Brownie misses with a few strikes there.
Brownie checks a leg kick nicely.
Brownie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brownie loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Brownie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dean misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Brownie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Brownie misses with a right hand
and Dean counters with a good low kick that Brownie was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a hook but Brownie blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brownie rather than just go for the knockout.
Brownie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brownie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dean tries to escape but Brownie is in control.
Brownie wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Dean is being controlled here.
Brownie tries to move to mount but Dean blocks the move with his legs.
Brownie lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie looks up at the clock and then as Dean takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brownie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dean is trying to get back to his feet.
Brownie cracks Dean with a big elbow.
Dean is looking for a sweep.
Brownie cracks Dean with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brownie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dean manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brownie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brownie is nestled in close to Dean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brownie controlling the pace.
Brownie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working.
Brownie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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 Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brownie throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
Brownie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brownie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Brownie has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dean throws a head punch that misses.
Brownie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Brownie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dean is defending well.
Dean stalling against the cage.
Dean fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dean lands with a short shot to the head.
Brownie blocks an uppercut.
Brownie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dean tries to work over Brownie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brownie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brownie can't get the takedown.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brownie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Dean content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dean has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brownie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shaun Brownie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie prevents a body shot from Dean.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Brownie controls the action.
Dean fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shaun Brownie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Ralph Dean.
Dean is looking to control Brownie's arms but Brownie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dean has his back to the cage.
Brownie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brownie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dean gets underhooks to prevent Brownie's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dean.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brownie or not.
Dean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brownie throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brownie misses with a knee to the head.
Dean stalling.
William Ralph Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dean slowing the pace effectively.
Dean controlling the action here for a moment.
Dean wants to break free but Brownie has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brownie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brownie avoids the elbow strike from Dean, against the cage.
Brownie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Ralph Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brownie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 1791 p4p, 1418 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 236 p4p, 203 weight class). Hazlehurst comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - One Vision. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hazlehurst shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nimoy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hazlehurst controlling from side mount.
Nimoy can't do much from the bottom here.
Nimoy seems a little lost for a moment, as Hazlehurst dominates the positioning.
Nimoy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hazlehurst tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Nimoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hazlehurst has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nimoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazlehurst fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nimoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hazlehurst. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Hazlehurst stalls from top position.
Nimoy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hazlehurst's best efforts.
Nimoy moves into full guard.
Nimoy trying to control the position.
Nimoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nimoy is pulling down on Hazlehurst's head. It's preventing any offense from Hazlehurst, at least for the moment.
Nimoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hazlehurst throws a big elbow that misses.
Nimoy wants to sweep but no luck.
Nimoy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hazlehurst is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Nimoy.
Hazlehurst 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy looks to move to half guard but instead Hazlehurst has passed into mount! Damn!
Nimoy is working to get back to half guard.
Hazlehurst in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hazlehurst working the ground and pound effectively.
Nimoy tries to hold on but Hazlehurst pushes him away.
Hazlehurst controlling the position easily from mount.
Nimoy tries to hold on but Hazlehurst postures up.
Hazlehurst raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy wants to control but Hazlehurst is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nimoy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hazlehurst controlling the position easily from mount.
Nimoy is trying desperately to improve position.
Hazlehurst lands a couple of good shots and Nimoy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I really don't envy Nimoy right now.
Nimoy is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hazlehurst off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hazlehurst has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nimoy's body.
Hazlehurst looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst lands strikes to the head.
Nimoy wants to get back to his feet.
Hazlehurst working for a choke but Nimoy is defending well.
Hazlehurst has Nimoy flattened out and is raining down punches.
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!
Nimoy is covering up but some of the strikes from Hazlehurst are getting through and doing damage.
Nimoy is rocked!
Nimoy is trying to get back to his feet but Hazlehurst has full control of the position and if anything, Nimoy has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nimoy is still in real trouble! Can Hazlehurst finish him?
Nimoy can't escape the position.
Hazlehurst is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Nimoy seems to have recovered his senses.
Hazlehurst is persistently looking for the submission but Nimoy is defending it well.
Hazlehurst slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hazlehurst dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hazlehurst slips under a jab.
Hazlehurst takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hazlehurst shoots in but Nimoy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hazlehurst defending well as Nimoy loads up on a big left hand.
Nimoy scoring well with a low kick there.
Hazlehurst dives in and grabs Nimoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nimoy pushes down on Hazlehurst's head and hops out.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazlehurst shoots in for a double leg but Nimoy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Hazlehurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nimoy lands a jab-cross combination.
A big right from Nimoy misses.
Nimoy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nimoy enables Hazlehurst to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nimoy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Nimoy, not yet.
Hazlehurst works over Nimoy with some ground and pound from guard.
Nimoy wants to sweep here but Hazlehurst controlling him for the moment.
Nimoy has momentary wrist control but Hazlehurst slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hazlehurst trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
Nimoy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hazlehurst is in close to Nimoy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hazlehurst postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hazlehurst scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hazlehurst wants to control from the top but Nimoy keeps moving.
Nimoy working a defensive guard here.
Nimoy wants to get back to his feet but Hazlehurst is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hazlehurst content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy pulls Hazlehurst in close to his closed guard and prevents Hazlehurst from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hazlehurst is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nimoy is wriggling around but Hazlehurst manages to pass to half guard.
Nimoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hazlehurst wants to pass the guard but Nimoy is defending well.
Nimoy is trying to stand back up but Hazlehurst is controlling him
Nimoy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nimoy wants to control but Hazlehurst is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hazlehurst slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst prevents Nimoy from improving his position.
Nimoy wants to control but Hazlehurst is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hazlehurst 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.
Nimoy is looking to control Hazlehurst's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nimoy avoid being mounted?
Hazlehurst working the head and body with strikes.
Hazlehurst lands with a punch from half guard.
Hazlehurst lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Nimoy quite badly. Nimoy pulls Hazlehurst in close trying to recover. Hazlehurst postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Nimoy on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Nimoy doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hazlehurst!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 216 p4p, 1256 weight class) and Harold Nicolas (ranked 37 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nicolas takes a swing at Edmond's ribcage but misses.
Nicolas throws an overhand right that lands on Edmond's shoulder, as Edmond tries to avoid the shot.
Edmond throws a right and a left that Nicolas avoids nicely.
Nicolas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edmond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nicolas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Nicolas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Edmond on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Edmond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edmond throws a series of punches but Nicolas avoids them all with ease.
Nicolas misses with a lunging right hand
and Edmond counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edmond throws a front kick aimed at Nicolas's knee but Nicolas avoids it well.
Nicolas feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas swings widly with a right hand
letting Edmond counter with a right hand.
Nicolas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edmond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Nicolas.
Nicolas swats away the attempt to clinch by Edmond.
Edmond rushes Nicolas and presses him up against the cage.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Edmond fails to land.
The referee calls for Edmond to work.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Edmond.
Edmond lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicolas misses with some punches.
Edmond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Edmond misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolas.
Nicolas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edmond backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Nicolas.
Edmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edmond tries to clinch there but Nicolas circles away.
Nicolas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edmond's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Edmond. Those never looked like landing.
Edmond throws a low kick, looking for Nicolas's leg but Nicolas calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nicolas! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Edmond.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Edmond - that will leave a mark!
Edmond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nicolas, pushing him back against the cage.
Nicolas throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmond.
Edmond lands with a right to the head.
Edmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edmond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edmond breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Nicolas.
Edmond lands with an uppercut that bounces Nicolas off the cage and back into range.
Edmond slips under a jab.
Nicolas slips a jab and a cross from Edmond.
Nicolas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmond throws a leg kick that misses.
Nicolas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Edmond is looking to clinch.
Edmond throws a wild body kick that Nicolas sees coming a mile off.
Edmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicolas.
Edmond appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nicolas gets tackled into the cage by Edmond. Edmond maintains the clinch.
Edmond lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nicolas looks winded!
Edmond pushes Nicolas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Edmond.
Edmond lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edmond blocks an uppercut.
Edmond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Edmond taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayful Edmond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nicolas takes one to the side of the head.
Edmond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nicolas throws out a counter right but Edmond avoids it with no problem.
Edmond darts in and clinches Nicolas up against the cage.
Nicolas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nicolas tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Nicolas back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nicolas fails to land.
Nicolas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edmond pushes Nicolas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Harold Nicolas's cut even more.
Edmond manages to break the clinch.
Edmond misses with a head kick.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nicolas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch but Nicolas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Edmond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond 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.
Edmond misses with a looping left.
Nicolas throws a lazy right hand but Edmond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edmond clinches.
Edmond lands with a light punch inside.
Nicolas can't find room to land a body shot as Edmond controls the action.
Rayful Edmond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nicolas lands a shot to the body.
Edmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolas controls his hands.
Edmond tries to throw a body punch but Nicolas avoids it by throwing Edmond back against the cage.
Nicolas working aggressively here.
Nicolas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edmond wants to stall.
Nicolas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nicolas tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Nicolas back against the cage.
Nicolas has a couple of punches blocked by Edmond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas letting Edmond take a breather here.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edmond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Edmond.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Edmond controls his hands.
Edmond controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Edmond.
Edmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmond tries to clinch but Nicolas moves out of range.
Nicolas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edmond misses the shot to the body.
Edmond throws a leg kick which misses Nicolas's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicolas tries to avoid it.
Edmond swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nicolas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Edmond to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edmond drops Nicolas with a beautiful combination! Nicolas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Edmond is looking for the KO!
Nicolas is rocked!
Edmond misses with a low kick as Nicolas jumps back.
Nicolas is still on wobbly legs! Can Edmond finish him?
Edmond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nicolas seems to have recovered his senses.
Nicolas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Edmond.
Nicolas is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicolas blocks a low kick nicely.
Nicolas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick from Edmond, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicolas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Harold Nicolas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Edmond swinging wildly here.
Edmond lands a big uppercut and Nicolas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nicolas looks OK. Edmond waves Nicolas back to his feet!
Edmond lands a nice looking body kick.
Edmond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edmond lands a big right hand that sends Nicolas crashing to the mat! Edmond stays standing though and waves Nicolas back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayful Edmond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Edmond lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Nicolas head around and knocks him out cold! Edmond hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rayful Edmond!
Rayful Edmond retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Rayful Edmond, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leyte Gulf (ranked 177 p4p, 881 weight class) and Tim Armstrong (ranked 18 p4p, 128 weight class). Gulf comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195
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World class boxer
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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leyte Gulf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gulf throws a leg kick but Armstrong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gulf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gulf throws a hook but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Armstrong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gulf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gulf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong slips a jab from Gulf.
Armstrong stuns Gulf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gulf throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Gulf moves out of range.
Gulf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gulf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Armstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gulf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulf throws a good cross that connects.
Gulf drops his hands momentarily and Armstrong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Armstrong throws a hook but Gulf avoids it easily.
Armstrong throws a looping overhand right but Gulf ducks down to avoid it.
Gulf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Armstrong is predictable there
and Gulf counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gulf misses the target.
A low kick lands for Gulf.
Armstrong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gulf seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Armstrong dips to his left and cracks Gulf with an uppercut!
Gulf has closed the distance and engaged Armstrong in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Armstrong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Gulf misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gulf closes the distance and pushes Armstrong back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gulf misses with a punch on the inside.
Gulf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Gulf misses with a body punch.
Gulf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gulf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gulf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Armstrong lands with a left to the head.
Armstrong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armstrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gulf lands a shot to the body.
Gulf blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armstrong moves out of range of the strikes.
Gulf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gulf scores with a nice head shot.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Gulf saw that one coming.
Gulf tries to counter by clinching up but Armstrong breaks away and moves out of range.
Gulf throws an off balance right hand
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gulf was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Gulf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong misses with a jab to the body
and Gulf counters with a stiff right hand.
Gulf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Gulf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Gulf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Armstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gulf.
It seemed like Armstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gulf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Gulf is just out of range.
Armstrong ducks right into an uppercut from Gulf.
Gulf misses with a looping left.
Armstrong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gulf is out of range.
Armstrong lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Gulf misses.
Gulf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
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 Leyte Gulf 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.
Gulf throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Tim Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong thumps Gulf with a low kick.
Gulf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gulf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Gulf moved out of range.
Armstrong tests Gulf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Armstrong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Gulf misses the target.
Gulf looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
Armstrong lands with a hook. Gulf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong swings for the body but Gulf moves out of range.
Gulf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gulf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gulf rushes Armstrong and presses him up against the cage.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Gulf.
Gulf lands a hook that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gulf fails to land.
Armstrong takes a shot to the head.
Gulf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
Gulf lands a body shot.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Gulf throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gulf.
Leyte Gulf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Gulf controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulf lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gulf scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Gulf is working Armstrong over against the cage.
Gulf blocking some punches.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Gulf.
Gulf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gulf lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
A short uppercut from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armstrong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gulf has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Armstrong tests Gulf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tim Armstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gulf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Gulf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armstrong counters with a low kick, right behind Gulf 's knee.
A nice combination there by Gulf.
Armstrong throws a looping overhand right but Gulf ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong misses with a right hand
and Gulf counters with a nice body kick.
Gulf throws a lazy right hand but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gulf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Gulf throws a combination. Armstrong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Armstrong throws a jab when Gulf was well out of range.
Gulf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Armstrong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gulf instigates a clinch.
Gulf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Armstrong.
Gulf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gulf.
Gulf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
Gulf slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Armstrong.
It looked like Gulf was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gulf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armstrong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leyte Gulf dominated that second round.
That's time! Gulf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armstrong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gulf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Armstrong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gulf misses with a straight right.
Armstrong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gulf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armstrong throws a big shot that misses.
Gulf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armstrong is looking to chop away at Gulf's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gulf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Armstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gulf throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by Gulf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to score with a low kick but Gulf moves his leg out of the way.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Armstrong misses with a low kick.
Gulf lands with a nice body punch.
Gulf moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.
Armstrong staying out of range there.
Gulf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
Gulf feints and then cracks Armstrong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Armstrong down.
Gulf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.
Gulf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulf avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gulf is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Armstrong.
Gulf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gulf was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Gulf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gulf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong stuns Gulf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
Gulf moves out of range of the strikes.
Gulf wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong with a hook.
Armstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gulf.
Armstrong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gulf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Armstrong with a jab.
Armstrong throws the left hand but Gulf avoids the punch easily.
Gulf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gulf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gulf connects with a crisp jab.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armstrong misses with a looping right.
As Armstrong tries to get set, Gulf tries to push him back and clinch up but Armstrong manages to avoid the attempt.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Gulf has Armstrong up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gulf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Armstrong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gulfs head.
Gulf struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Gulf swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Gulf avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the cage.
Gulf lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tim Armstrong just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Gulf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gulf was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gulf counters with a stiff right hand.
Gulf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Armstrong scores with a sloppy right hand. Gulf should have avoided that one.
Gulf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gulf manages to avoid it.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gulf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Armstrong momentarily.
Gulf swinging wildly here.
Gulf swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulf looks to throw the jab but Armstrong is out of range.
Gulf checks a low kick from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut
and Gulf counters with a straight right hand.
Gulf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Armstrong throws a big shot that misses.
Armstrong tries to keep at a distance but Gulf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gulf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gulf misses with a punch to the body.
Gulf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Armstrongs head.
Armstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Gulf controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gulf.
Gulf lands a body shot.
Armstrong is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Gulf misses with a body punch.
Gulf pushes Armstrong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gulf lands a nice uppercut.
Gulf scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Gulf.
Nice body punch from Gulf - that landed with a thud.
Gulf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Gulf.
Gulf scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Gulf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gulf cracks Armstrong with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Armstrong looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gulf finish him?
Armstrong is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Gulf and Armstrong falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Gulf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leyte Gulf!
Leyte Gulf retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Leyte Gulf thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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