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CFC 466: Raper v Tiotio PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Peter Baxxter (ranked 5915 p4p, 3861 weight class) and Hugo Olsen (ranked 561 p4p, 435 weight class). Baxxter comes to the cage accompanied by Weekend, Scooter . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Hans Peter Baxxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxxter throws a poor cross that misses
and Olsen counters with a nice body shot.
Olsen misses with an uppercut. Baxxter saw that one coming.
Baxxter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olsen misses with a hook.
Hans Peter Baxxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baxxter.
An attempted straight right counter from Baxxter misses the target.
Baxxter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Olsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Olsen misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Baxxter's head coaches at Is It Avatary Enough? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Baxxter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olsen stuns Baxxter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olsen throws a hook to the side of Baxxter's head but Baxxter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen misses with an uppercut
and Baxxter counters with a nice uppercut.
Baxxter scores with a jab.
Olsen drops his hands momentarily and Baxxter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baxxter throws a leg kick
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Baxxter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen misses with a looping right.
Baxxter throws a leg kick that misses.
Olsen slips under a jab from Baxxter.
Olsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baxxter takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
Olsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baxxter throws out the jab.
Baxxter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baxxter stuns Olsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baxxter lands a head kick. Olsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Olsen walks into a jab.
Baxxter misses with an uppercut
and Olsen counters with a left to the body.
Baxxter misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Baxxter throws a big shot that misses.
Olsen looks to land a right hand but Baxxter moved out of range.
Baxxter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen swings for the body but Baxxter moves out of range.
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!
Olsen lands the left hand.
Baxxter scores with a sloppy right hand. Olsen should have avoided that one.
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Olsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baxxter in his tracks.
A left lands for Baxxter.
Olsen lands a nice hook to Baxxter's body. Baxxter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baxxter throws the left hand but Olsen avoids the punch easily.
Baxxter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baxxter misses with an uppercut.
Olsen looks to throw the jab but Baxxter is out of range.
Baxxter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Baxxter lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Olsen.
Baxxter lands with an uppercut that bounces Olsen off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Baxxter does no damage.
Baxxter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Olsen defending well as Baxxter loads up on a big left hand.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baxxter.
A big right from Olsen misses.
Baxxter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Olsen takes one on the button.
Baxxter misses with a shot to the body
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baxxter lunges at Olsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Olsen's hand.
Baxxter connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxxter scores with a leg kick.
Baxxter throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baxxter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
As Olsen backs away, Baxxter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Baxxter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baxxter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olsen scores with the left hand. Baxxter knows he should have avoided that one.
Baxxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
Olsen looks to throw the jab but Baxxter is out of range.
Baxxter moves away from the strike by Olsen.
Olsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baxxters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Olsen lands a slapping body shot.
Olsen lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen throws a body punch but Baxxter moves out of range.
Baxxter scores with a jab to the body.
Baxxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baxxter finds it's way round the side to connect with Olsen's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Peter Baxxter dominated that round.
That's time! Baxxter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baxxter throws a jab when Olsen was well out of range.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
Olsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baxxter's head backwards.
Baxxter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Olsen blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Baxxter misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Baxxter.
Hans Peter Baxxter is winning the standup battle so far.
Olsen slips a straight right by Baxxter.
Baxxter misses with a looping left.
Baxxter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Baxxter.
Baxxter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Olsen slips a jab from Baxxter.
A slow jab from Baxxter misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Olsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxxter misses with a two punch combination.
Olsen dodges the punch combination from Baxxter.
Baxxter moves out of range as Olsen strikes.
Baxxter thuds his right hand into Olsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baxxter manages to avoid it.
Baxxter lands a nice shot to the body.
Baxxter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxxter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baxxter staying out of range there.
As Olsen backs away, Baxxter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Baxxter misses with a body punch
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Olsen finds it's way through Baxxter's defenses.
Baxxter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Olsen misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter throws a leg kick which misses Olsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Olsen tries to avoid it.
Olsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Olsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Olsen loads up on a big right hand but Baxxter slips the punch.
Baxxter tries to counter by clinching up but Olsen breaks away and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Baxxter misses.
Olsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baxxter on the side of the head.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Baxxter.
Olsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baxxter lands with a nice body punch.
Olsen blocks a head kick by Baxxter.
Baxxter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baxxter scores with a jab. Olsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baxxter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baxxter throws a looping overhand right but Olsen ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Olsen misses.
Baxxter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olsen can do to turn this around?
Baxxter moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Baxxter misses with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Baxxter misses with a hook.
Olsen misses with a shot to the body
and Baxxter counters with a thumping low kick.
Baxxter misses with a looping left.
Olsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Baxxter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baxxter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Olsen.
Olsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Baxxter.
A little feinted left hand from Baxxter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baxxter misses with a low kick.
Olsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olsen needs to keep his hands up - Baxxter had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Baxxter misses the target.
Baxxter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Olsen blocks a leg kick.
Baxxter misses with a low kick.
Baxxter wants to land a leg kick but Olsen is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Olsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Olsen slips under a jab from Baxxter.
Baxxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxxter.
Olsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Olsen lands a nice hook to Baxxter's body. Baxxter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baxxter.
Baxxter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baxxter takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxxter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Peter Baxxter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Baxxter throws a looping overhand right but Olsen ducks down to avoid it.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
Baxxter throws a poor cross that misses
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Baxxter misses
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Baxxter
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Baxxter slips a jab from Olsen.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Baxxter.
Baxxter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baxxter lands a right hook to the body.
Olsen lands a jab to the head.
Baxxter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baxxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxxter slips under a jab from Olsen.
Olsen looks to throw the jab but Baxxter is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxxter staying out of range there.
Baxxter throws a lazy uppercut
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olsen dips to his left and cracks Baxxter with an uppercut!
Olsen swings for the body but Baxxter moves out of range.
Olsen lands with a right hand.
Baxxter cracks a nice hook into Olsen's ribs.
Olsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baxxter manages to avoid it.
Olsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Olsen misses with an uppercut.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baxxter.
Baxxter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olsen.
Olsen lands with a good body shot.
Baxxter lands with an overhand left.
Olsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hugo Olsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baxxter scores with a hook to the body. Olsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olsen throws a jab when Baxxter was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Olsen.
Olsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baxxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
Baxxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen looks to land a right hand but Baxxter moved out of range.
Baxxter throws a jab when Olsen was well out of range.
Olsen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baxxter misses with a series of wild punches.
Olsen cracks a nice hook into Baxxter's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Olsen takes a swing at Baxxter's ribcage but misses.
As Olsen looks to move away, Baxxter throws a big counter combo but Olsen just gets out of the way.
Baxxter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olsen slips a jab from Baxxter.
Olsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baxxter throws a low kick, looking for Olsen's leg but Olsen calmly moves out of range.
Olsen throws out a loose jab but Baxxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Baxxter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Baxxter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baxxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baxxter.
Olsen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baxxter with a body shot.
Baxxter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olsen.
Baxxter scores with a decent looking hook.
Hans Peter Baxxter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxxter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Baxxter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baxxter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baxxter throws a good cross that connects.
Olsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baxxter doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baxxter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
A counter left hand to the body from Baxxter misses its target.
Olsen throws a body punch but Baxxter moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Baxxter.
Baxxter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Olsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baxxter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugo Olsen.
Well Baxxter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Peter Baxxter!
Our winner, Hans Peter Baxxter, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Burnham (ranked 3038 p4p, 2161 weight class) and Antonio Zetsika (ranked 314 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Burnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Zetsika!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnham tries to clinch up.
Zetsika closes the distance and clinches.
Zetsika drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burnham pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burnham throws a body kick that misses
and Zetsika counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Burnham!
Burnham is trying to get back to his feet.
Zetsika creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Burnham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zetsika is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burnham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burnham is wriggling around trying to escape but Zetsika has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Burnham taps out and Zetsika picks up the big win! Great work there by Zetsika!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Zetsika!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rawse (ranked 2232 p4p, 3337 weight class) and Dez Havok (ranked 318 p4p, 442 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dez Havok!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawse is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Havok's half guard.
Havok looking for submissions off his back.
Rawse takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Havok looking for submissions off his back.
Rawse trying to mount his opponent but Havok defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawse blocks the strikes from Havok.
Havok is looking for a sweep. Rawse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rawse seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Havok for as long as he can get away with.
Havok manages to get to full guard.
Rawse pushes down on Havok's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rawse is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rawse looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Havok actively working from the bottom here.
Havok tries to kick Rawse off but Rawse keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Rawse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rawse is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Havok moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Havok throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rawse stands and throws Havok's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawse slows the pace down.
Rawse'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.
Havok prevents Rawse from improving position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rawse controls the position from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rawse dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Havok.
Dez Havok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Havok bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Havok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rawse attempts a counter takedown but Havok avoids it well and moves away.
Havok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Havok throws a lazy right hand but Rawse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rawse scores with a nice right hand.
Rawse shoots in and gets a takedown into Havok's guard.
Havok is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rawse dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rawse staying calm.
Havok is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Havok is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rawse takes a little break here. Havok wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Havok is pushing Rawse's head away, looking to escape. Rawse manages to hold on to the position though.
Rawse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Havok can do to turn this around?
Rawse is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Havok's shoulder. That is not cool.
Havok tries to buck Rawse off but Rawse is having none of it.
Rawse remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Rawse.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rawse misses with an uppercut.
Havok connects with a high kick.
Rawse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Havok but Havok pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Havok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Havok misses.
Rawse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rawse with a hook.
Havok with a nice cross.
Rawse avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Rawse was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Havok lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havok misses with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Havok enables Rawse to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Havok manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rawse is standing up over Havok. Havok looks to escape but Rawse dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawse advances to mount.
Rawse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dez Havok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Havok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rawse.
Havok takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Havok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Havok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rawse wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Rawse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Havok throws out a counter right but Rawse avoids it with no problem.
Rawse closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Havok tries to buck Rawse off but Rawse is having none of it.
Rawse tries to move to mount but Havok blocks the move with his legs.
Havok is trying to improve his position.
Havok is being controlled here.
Rawse cracks Havok with a big right hand but Havok just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Havok takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Havok is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse taking a breather here.
Havok wants to get back to his feet.
Havok looks to move to half guard but instead Rawse has passed into mount! Damn!
Ricky Rawse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rawse looking to control and managing it successfully.
Havok working to try and regain half guard.
Rawse looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Havok is trying to stand up.
Rawse has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Havok's face.
Rawse controlling the pace for now.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Rawse is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havok is working to get back to half guard.
Rawse controlling the position easily from mount.
Havok working to try and regain half guard.
Rawse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Havok is looking to improve his position but Rawse isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rawse controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Havok tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Havok wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Rawse showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rawse 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Rawse!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Rawse thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ser Bian Warc Riminal (ranked 1397 p4p, 1364 weight class) and Hiroki Tomori (ranked 165 p4p, 161 weight class). Ser Bian Warc Riminal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riminal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riminal attempts a counter takedown but Tomori avoids it well and moves away.
Riminal swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomori.
Tomori tries to clinch but Riminal is having none of it.
Riminal shoots in looking for a takedown. Tomori tries to sprawl out of it but Riminal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tomori manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomori tries to clinch but Riminal moves out of range.
Riminal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Riminal misses the target.
Tomori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riminal pulls Tomori into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori trying to control the position from guard on top but Riminal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tomori must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riminal is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riminal tries to free his leg and advance position but Tomori is retaining full guard.
Tomori wants to stand and escape but Riminal is having none of it.
Riminal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Riminal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomori is keeping the position for now.
Riminal is working hard here to advance position.
Riminal throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori wants to get back to his feet but Riminal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Riminal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Riminal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tomori moves in looking to clinch but Riminal pushes him off.
Tomori wants to clinch.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch but Riminal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riminal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riminal missing with a left hand there. Tomori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomori wants to counter the offense by Riminal and move into the clinch position.
Tomori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riminal misses with a right hand
and Tomori counters with a three punch combo that has Riminal backing up. Riminal nods at Tomori to acknowledge the strikes.
Tomori wants to clinch.
Riminal throws a big shot that misses.
Tomori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riminal.
Riminal missing with a left hand there. Tomori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomori has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Riminal. Those never looked like landing.
Tomori is looking to clinch but Riminal is avoiding it.
It looked like Riminal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomori wants to clinch
and Riminal counters with a straight right hand.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tomori as he jumps to the side.
Riminal keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riminal.
Tomori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riminal half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomori but Tomori pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ser Bian Warc Riminal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riminal swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomori.
An attempted straight right counter from Riminal misses the target.
Tomori doesn't manage to clinch there - Riminal circles away.
Tomori moves in looking to clinch but Riminal pushes him off.
Tomori moves away from the strike by Riminal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riminal, as that shot connected.
Riminal misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomori tries to clinch up but Riminal circles away and keeps his distance.
Riminal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Riminal swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomori.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal 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.
Tomori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riminal scores with a one two! Tomori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tomori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riminal misses with a body shot.
Tomori moves in looking to clinch but Riminal pushes him off.
Riminal is looking to counter punch.
Tomori tries to clinch but Riminal moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Riminal misses the target.
Riminal misses with a hook. Tomori ducked under it nicely.
Tomori wants to counter with a clinch but Riminal pushes him away.
A telegraphed right hand from Riminal misses the target.
Riminal swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomori.
Riminal appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomori falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riminal counters with a single leg into guard. Tomori didn't expect that.
Riminal won't allow Tomori to sweep him here.
Riminal passes into half guard.
Riminal frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tomori is looking to escape.
Riminal is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tomori to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tomori shrugs it off.
Tomori bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tomori slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Riminal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tomori is aware though and is defending well.
Tomori 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.
Tomori trying to control but Riminal is working from the bottom.
Tomori trying to stand up but can't free himself from Riminal's guard.
Tomori looking to sit in guard and control but Riminal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riminal sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tomori's guard.
Tomori is looking to escape.
Riminal controlling the action here.
Tomori is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riminal is looking for a kimura but Tomori is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Riminal to get the leverage.
Riminal works his way into full mount!
Riminal controlling the position easily from mount.
Riminal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tomori bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Riminal seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Riminal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tomori defends well.
Riminal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tomori manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori controls Riminal momentarily but Riminal frees himself.
Riminal wants to pass the guard but Tomori is keeping the position.
Riminal is pushing down on Tomori's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tomori is fighting to maintain full guard but Riminal has managed to sneak the leg through.
Riminal controlling the action here.
Riminal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomori is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tomori looks to clinch
and Riminal counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riminal throws the left hand but Tomori avoids the punch easily.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch but Riminal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riminal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riminal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tomori steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Riminal.
Tomori wants to clinch.
Riminal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Riminal misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomori wants to clinch up but Riminal keeps it at a distance.
Riminal throws a lazy right hand but Tomori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomori tries to clinch there but Riminal circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori has closed the distance and engaged Riminal in a clinch.
Riminal tries to pull guard but Tomori forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tomori works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riminal tries to pull guard but Tomori holds him up against the cage and eventually Riminal drops back down to his feet.
Tomori prevents Riminal from breaking the clinch.
Riminal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ser Bian Warc Riminal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riminal manages to break the clinch.
Tomori moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Tomori fails to land.
Riminal blocks a body shot from Tomori.
Riminal tries to pull guard but Tomori won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Tomori.
Riminal tries to pull guard but Tomori won't allow it.
Riminal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tomori gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Riminal pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riminal pulls Tomori in to control the position.
Tomori trying to control but Riminal is working from the bottom.
Tomori won't allow Riminal to sweep him here.
Riminal keeping moving, preventing Tomori from controlling successfully.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ser Bian Warc Riminal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riminal managing to control the position.
Riminal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomori can do to turn this around?
Riminal wants to sweep here but Tomori controlling him for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tomori tries to stand but Riminal is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori closes the distance but Riminal moves to the side
and Riminal counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomori wants to clinch up but Riminal keeps it at a distance.
Riminal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tomori sprawls and moves away.
Tomori ducks under a wild hook from Riminal.
Riminal throws out a loose jab but Tomori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomori moves in looking to clinch but Riminal pushes him off.
Riminal is looking to counter punch.
Tomori is looking to clinch.
Tomori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomori tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riminal counters with a single leg into guard. Tomori didn't expect that.
Tomori is looking to stand up but Riminal isn't so interested in that idea.
Tomori is controlling Riminal's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori wants to get back to his feet but Riminal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tomori wants to sweep here but Riminal controlling him for the moment.
Riminal 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.
Tomori is controlling Riminal's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riminal controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ser Bian Warc Riminal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riminal, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
A victorious Ser Bian Warc Riminal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchrius Rossi (ranked 2305 p4p, 446 weight class) and Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 284 p4p, 63 weight class). Rossi's entrance music is Metal Slug Theme. A fine choice. Horiguchi has chosen Japanese Imperial Army Death March as his entrance music. Marchrius Rossi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rossi throws a leg kick which misses Horiguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Horiguchi tries to avoid it.
Horiguchi defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
Rossi 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.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi misses with a leg kick
and Rossi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossi moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
Rossi lands a really nice looking cross but Horiguchi seems unphased.
Rossi throws a hook but Horiguchi avoids it easily.
Horiguchi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Horiguchi blocks a head kick by Rossi.
Horiguchi loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Rossi.
Rossi dips to his left and cracks Horiguchi with an uppercut!
Rossi avoids a kick to the body.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Horiguchi throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horiguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Horiguchi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick that misses.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Rossi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horiguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Rossi catches Horiguchi right on the button with a cross.
Rossi moves out of range of the leg kick from Horiguchi.
Rossi throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Rossi scores with a head kick. Horiguchi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rossi slips a jab from Horiguchi.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Rossi connects with the punch.
Horiguchi misses with a body punch
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Horiguchi moved out of range.
Horiguchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rossi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Horiguchi coming out on top.
We've been informed that Horiguchi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horiguchi slips under a jab.
Horiguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horiguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi blocks a leg kick.
Rossi dips to his left and cracks Horiguchi with an uppercut!
Rossi keeps Horiguchi at a distance using the push kick.
Horiguchi staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rossi momentarily.
Horiguchi cracks Rossi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rossi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horiguchi misses with a leg kick.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horiguchi's sensitive parts.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a low kick as Horiguchi jumps back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Horiguchi, as that shot connected.
Rossi throws a low kick but Horiguchi avoids it.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Horiguchi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Horiguchi defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
Horiguchi staying out of range there.
Rossi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rossi misses with a low kick as Horiguchi jumps back.
A big left from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossi lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Rossi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Horiguchi is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Horiguchi tenderised Rossi's leg. Rossi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rossi lands a lovely overhand right.
Rossi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horiguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horiguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. Horiguchi moves away and avoids it.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi forces Rossi back against the cage and clinches.
Horiguchi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horiguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rossi blocks the elbow strike.
Horiguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horiguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horiguchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.
Rossi connects with a nice looking jab.
Horiguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rossi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Rossi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rossi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rossi lands a jab to the head.
Rossi moves out of range as Horiguchi throws a body kick.
Rossi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Horiguchi wants to clinch but Rossi slips to the side
and Horiguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horiguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Horiguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Rossi misses its intended target.
Horiguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Horiguchi does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marchrius Rossi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rossi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horiguchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rossi's head.
Horiguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Horiguchi.
The fighters circling - Horiguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Horiguchi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rossi checks a leg kick.
Marchrius Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Horiguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rossi is out of range and Horiguchi settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi thows a leg kick but Rossi checks it
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horiguchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Rossi scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rossi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horiguchi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rossi backs up against the cage.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horiguchi staying out of range there.
Rossi misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Rossi.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Rossi is looking to chop away at Horiguchi's legs.
Horiguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horiguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi lands an overhand right.
Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Horiguchi counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rossi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi missing with a left hand there. Horiguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horiguchi flicks out a counter leg kick but Rossi steps away.
Rossi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi pushes Rossi up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
A head punch on the inside from Horiguchi fails to land.
Horiguchi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rossi manages to break the clinch.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Rossi off balance momentarily.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Rossi moves away and avoids it.
Rossi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horiguchi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Horiguchi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
Horiguchi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Horiguchi misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Horiguchi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horiguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horiguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Horiguchi back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horiguchi.
Rossi manages to break the clinch.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
Rossi moves out of range of the leg kick from Horiguchi.
Rossi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rossi takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi misses with a kick to the body
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Horiguchi moved out of range nicely.
Rossi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rossi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Rossi down.
Horiguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rossi at a distance.
Horiguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
Horiguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Rossi.
Horiguchi moves away from the strike by Rossi.
Horiguchi works Rossi's body with a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Horiguchi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi throws a sloppy head kick and Rossi moves out of range easily.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Horiguchi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rossi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rossi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Horiguchi cracks Rossi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but Rossi moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akaro Horiguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rossi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Horiguchi if he has to take too many more of those.
Good work by Rossi as he checks the leg kick.
Horiguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Horiguchi.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Rossi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rossi swats away the attempt to clinch by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horiguchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Rossi is rocked!
Horiguchi flashes Rossi a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Rossi's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Rossi crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Horiguchi punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akaro Horiguchi!
During a confident post fight interview, Akaro Horiguchi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Marchrius Rossi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Stand Up If You Hate Tottenham'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Spence (ranked 659 p4p, 562 weight class) and Psiris Fuhren (ranked 100 p4p, 82 weight class). Spence 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Were Coming. Fuhren has chosen Everybody Dies as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuhren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spence .
Fuhren throws a leg kick but Spence sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fuhren connects with a jab.
Fuhren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spence has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fuhren throws a big shot that misses.
Spence takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuhren misses with a wild body shot.
Fuhren thuds his right hand into Spence 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fuhren misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Spence misses the target.
Spence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuhren walks into a straight right hand from Spence .
Fuhren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spence jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fuhren throws a leg kick but Spence checks it.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
Spence lands with an overhand left.
Fuhren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spence stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuhren throws a leg kick
and Spence counters with a straight right hand.
Fuhren throws an off balance right hand
and Spence counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuhren misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spence throws a jab when Fuhren was well out of range.
Fuhren let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick from Fuhren misses.
Spence swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fuhren counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuhren lands a jab to Spence 's midsection.
Spence slips under a jab.
Fuhren throws a leg kick but Spence sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fuhren lands with a cross.
Fuhren misses with a left hand
and Spence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuhren throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spence swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fuhren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fuhren thumps Spence with a low kick.
Spence thuds his shin into the meat of Fuhren's side.
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuhren moves away.
Spence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Fuhren.
Spence just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Fuhren has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spence lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fuhren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spence misses with a kick to the body.
Spence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuhren.
Fuhren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spence .
Good standup being displayed there by Fuhren as he connects with a hook.
Spence lands a really nice looking cross but Fuhren seems unphased.
Spence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuhren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuhren feints a counter leg kick.
Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spence .
Fuhren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spence is out of range.
Fuhren with a nice calf kick.
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuhren manages to avoid it.
Fuhren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spence .
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuhren.
Fuhren takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Fuhren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spence half committed to a counter leg kick.
Spence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren walks into a stiff left hand from Spence .
Spence is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Fuhren.
Spence lands with an overhand left.
Fuhren blocks a head kick by Spence .
Fuhren misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
Fuhren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fuhren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spence has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fuhren throws a lazy uppercut
and Spence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fuhren avoids a kick to the body.
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuhren manages to avoid it.
Fuhren throws a shot from downtown. Spence moves away and avoids it.
Spence scores with a sloppy right hand. Fuhren should have avoided that one.
Fuhren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Spence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuhren throws out a counter right but Spence avoids it with no problem.
Fuhren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence misses with an uppercut. Fuhren saw that one coming.
Fuhren now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spence looks to land a left hand but Fuhren moved out of range nicely.
Spence punishes Fuhren's body with a nice straight punch.
Fuhren connects with a body shot.
Fuhren misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuhren with a jab.
Fuhren scores with a hook to the body. Spence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spence fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fuhren scores with a punch to the head.
Spence tries to score with a low kick but Fuhren moves his leg out of the way.
Fuhren throws out a counter right but Spence avoids it with no problem.
Spence will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fuhren let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuhren.
Spence takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuhren tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fuhren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuhren throws an overhand right that lands on Spence 's shoulder, as Spence tries to avoid the shot.
Fuhren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Spence .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Psiris Fuhren will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fuhren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuhren was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fuhren shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fuhren throws a low kick, looking for Spence 's leg but Spence calmly moves out of range.
Fuhren looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
Fuhren just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSpence .
Fuhren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spence .
Fuhren attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spence looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fuhren missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Psiris Fuhren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuhren just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuhren throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuhren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fuhren is looking to chop away at Spence 's legs.
Fuhren throws a jab but it's blocked by Spence .
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuhren.
Spence attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fuhren throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuhren.
Spence slips under a jab.
Spence lands a leg kick that knocks Fuhren off balance momentarily.
Spence checks a low kick from Fuhren.
Psiris Fuhren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuhren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuhren.
A little feinted left hand from Spence on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuhren moves away.
Fuhren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spence throws a body punch but Fuhren moves out of range.
Spence slips a straight right by Fuhren.
Fuhren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Spence lands with a good body shot.
Spence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spence lands with a right hand.
Fuhren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Spence misses
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuhren throws a looping overhand right but Spence ducks down to avoid it.
Fuhren avoids the body shot from Spence .
Spence is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fuhren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spence throws a sloppy head kick and Fuhren moves out of range easily.
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Fuhren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuhren catches Spence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spence works Fuhren's body with a nice hook.
Fuhren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spence swings for the body but Fuhren moves out of range.
Fuhren looks to throw the jab but Spence is out of range.
Spence lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spence throws a big shot that misses.
Spence swings for the body but Fuhren moves out of range.
Spence throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuhren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuhren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spence throws a head kick that misses
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren ducks under a wild hook from Spence .
Spence tries to clinch up.
Spence swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spence on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuhren. Fuhren obviously looking to wear him down.
Fuhren lands a nice looking body shot.
Spence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuhren.
Fuhren swings for the body but Spence moves out of range.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuhren lands with an overhand left.
Spence checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Fuhren.
Fuhren throws a leg kick which misses Spence 's front leg but catches the back leg as Spence tries to avoid it.
Fuhren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence misses with a head kick.
Fuhren moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuhren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fuhren just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuhren moves out of range of the strikes.
Spence lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spence moves out of range of the strikes.
Spence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuhren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuhren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence digs a good body shot into Fuhren's ribs.
Fuhren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fuhren misses with an uppercut.
Fuhren swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spence counters with a three punch combo that has Fuhren backing up. Fuhren nods at Spence to acknowledge the strikes.
Spence throws an overhand right that lands on Fuhren's shoulder, as Fuhren tries to avoid the shot.
Fuhren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spence counters with a straight right hand.
Fuhren misses the jab.
Fuhren takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Fuhren throws a low kick but Spence avoids it.
Fuhren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuhren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Alan Spence will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuhren throws a shot from downtown. Spence moves away and avoids it.
Spence lands with a straight right. Fuhren didn't see that one coming.
Fuhren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spence .
Fuhren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuhren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spence looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spence throws a push kick but Fuhren slaps the foot to one side.
Fuhren has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spence walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuhren lands a jab to the nose.
Fuhren misses with a body shot.
Spence appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spence blocks a jab.
Fuhren throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fuhren has time to react.
Fuhren swings for the body but Spence moves out of range.
Spence defending well as Fuhren loads up on a big left hand.
Fuhren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuhren misses the shot to the body.
Spence throws a big counter combination but Fuhren scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spence 's sensitive parts.
Fuhren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuhren.
Fuhren just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence walks into a left hand.
Fuhren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fuhren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuhren.
Fuhren tries to work over Spence 's front leg with a kick but Spence checks it.
Fuhren just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence misses the shot to the body.
Fuhren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spence throws a series of punches but Fuhren moves out of range.
A big right from Fuhren misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Spence misses the target.
Fuhren throws a hook to the side of Spence 's head but Spence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuhren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence .
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuhren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuhren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fuhren. That's going to slow Spence down.
Fuhren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuhren just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuhren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spence .
Fuhren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spence 's head backwards.
Spence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuhren works Spence 's body with a nice hook.
Spence dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuhren. That did some damage!
Fuhren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spence .
Fuhren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuhren takes one to the chin there.
Fuhren misses with a low kick.
Fuhren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fuhren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuhren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fuhren misses with a low kick.
Spence looks for the body kick but Fuhren saw that one coming.
Fuhren looks to land a left hand but Spence moved out of range nicely.
Spence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fuhren's hands.
Spence lands a nice shot to the body.
Spence just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Fuhren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fuhren gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spence .
Spence is looking to score with low kicks.
Fuhren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuhren throws out the jab.
Fuhren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence .
Fuhren throws the left hand but Spence avoids the punch easily.
Fuhren throws a hook to the side of Spence 's head but Spence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuhren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuhren scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Fuhren misses.
Fuhren misses with a leg kick.
Spence takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spence swings for the body but Fuhren moves out of range.
Fuhren looks to throw the jab but Spence is out of range.
Spence with a jab.
Fuhren throws a chopping leg kick but Spence manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fuhren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Fuhren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuhren.
Spence lands a jab to Fuhren's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuhren. Spence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spence swings for the body but Fuhren moves out of range.
Spence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuhren was well out of range. Poor timing from Spence .
Fuhren now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Psiris Fuhren.
Well Fuhren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alan Spence !
An out of breath Alan Spence thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 981 p4p, 647 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 137 p4p, 96 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Come As You Are - Nirvana. A fine choice. Luther Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tsuruta sprawls and moves away.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsuruta is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Tsuruta circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsuruta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Tsuruta misses.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Tsuruta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tsuruta manages to break the clinch.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Tsuruta sprawls well.
Tsuruta throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Jackson. 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.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Tsuruta in a clinch.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tsuruta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tsuruta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson feints and as Tsuruta raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tsuruta kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in but Tsuruta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tsuruta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tsuruta throws a big shot that misses.
Tsuruta clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 It looks like Luther Jackson has been cut.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Tsuruta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tsuruta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Tsuruta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Tsuruta circles away easily
and Tsuruta counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tsuruta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Tsuruta in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Tsuruta keeps it at a distance.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Tsuruta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsuruta lands a head shot.
Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Tsuruta's guard.
Jackson trying to control but Tsuruta is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson advances to half guard.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Tsuruta gets full guard.
Tsuruta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomisan Tsuruta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson goes for a double leg but Tsuruta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tsuruta continues to drive forward.
Tsuruta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tsuruta manages to break the clinch.
Tsuruta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tsuruta wants it to stay on the feet.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsuruta throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Jackson. 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.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luther Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta lands a jab to the head.
Luther Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsuruta cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsuruta circles away.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tsuruta defends it nicely.
Tsuruta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Tsuruta counter with a right hand.
Luther Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta cracks Jackson with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsuruta is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Tsuruta circles away and we're back to standing.
Tsuruta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tsuruta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tsuruta might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Tsuruta, which made it look bad.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomomisan Tsuruta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson moves to clinch but Tsuruta breaks away
and Tsuruta counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Tsuruta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tsuruta keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson is rocked!
Luther Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tsuruta sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tsuruta kicks Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsuruta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Jackson walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Tsuruta! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomomisan Tsuruta!
Tomomisan Tsuruta gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 912 p4p, 676 weight class) and Donnie Larkin (ranked 145 p4p, 103 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Larkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Larkin throws a head kick but Reed moves out of range.
Larkin misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Reed jabs at Larkin's body.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Larkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Reed throws a low kick, looking for Larkin's leg but Larkin calmly moves out of range.
Larkin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reed moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Reed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed scores with a head kick.
Larkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Larkin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reed - the referee stops the clock and Larkin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reed. Larkin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reed scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reed catches Larkin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larkin cracks Reed with a good jab.
Reed connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Donnie Larkin has been cut.
Donnie Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin misses the jab.
Reed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reed has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Larkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Larkin works Reed's body with a nice hook.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Larkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larkin can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Reed.
Reed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Larkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larkin throws a big shot that misses.
Larkin lands a leg kick that knocks Reed off balance momentarily.
Larkin ducks right into an uppercut from Reed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a low kick.
Reed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Larkin misses with a left hand
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed throws a head kick that half lands.
 Larkin is rocked!
Larkin connects with a right hand. Reed shakes it off.
Larkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larkin.
Larkin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larkin! But no joy.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed misses with the body kick
and Larkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Larkin. Those never looked like landing.
Larkin blocks a head kick by Reed.
Reed scores with a head kick.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Larkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reed counters with a head kick.
Larkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Reed finish him?
Reed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
and Reed counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Larkin! He's just covering up as Reed starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Reed!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 520 p4p, 485 weight class) and Spinning Fire (ranked 81 p4p, 72 weight class). Tinashe Chukwuma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma looks to land a right hand but Fire moved out of range.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
Fire in the domination position with Chukwuma hanging on.
Fire lands a few punches from side control.
Fire working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fire tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chukwuma's legs.
Fire is chipping away with strikes.
Fire landing strikes.
Fire postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
Chukwuma regains half guard.
Chukwuma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fire.
Fire looks to land a strike but Chukwuma avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fire is fighting to break Chukwuma's control of his arms but Chukwuma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma looking for a guillotine here but Fire defends easily.
Chukwuma looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fire landing with the ground and pound.
Chukwuma trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chukwuma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chukwuma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chukwuma has momentary wrist control but Fire slips an elbow through the middle.
Fire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire lands a couple of elbows.
Fire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fire cracks Chukwuma with a solid left hand.
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chukwuma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fire is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fire working some strikes from top position.
Fire is working Chukwuma over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chukwuma is looking for a triangle but Fire pushes his legs off easily.
Fire landing with the ground and pound.
Fire lands a couple of digs.
Fire postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fire lands a couple of digs.
Fire works over Chukwuma with some ground and pound from guard.
Fire chips away with some ground and pound.
Fire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
Fire postures up.
Fire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fire throwing strikes but missing.
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fire controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chukwuma wants to clinch.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tinashe Chukwuma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chukwuma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chukwuma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fire. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spinning Fire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fire staying out of range there.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut.
Chukwuma with a nice cross.
Chukwuma with a nice calf kick.
Fire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chukwuma looks to land a right hand but Fire moved out of range.
Fire with the counter takedown but Chukwuma avoids it easily.
A big right from Chukwuma misses.
Chukwuma has Fire up against the cage in a clinch.
Fire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire wants a takedown but no success here.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chukwuma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Fire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chukwuma misses with a punch to the body.
Chukwuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
Chukwuma throws a punch but it's blocked by Fire.
Chukwuma tries to throw a body punch but Fire avoids it by throwing Chukwuma back against the cage.
Fire is trying to stall.
Fire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma works on Fire's body with a couple of short punches.
Fire is breathing heavily.
Fire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chukwuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma working aggressively here.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Chukwuma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chukwuma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chukwuma scores with a shot to the side of Fire's head.
Fire tries to score a body lock takedown but Chukwuma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tinashe Chukwuma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spinning Fire.
Chukwuma digs a right hand into Fire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fire's gas tank.
Chukwuma is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fire's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chukwuma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chukwuma is working Fire over against the cage.
Tinashe Chukwuma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chukwuma has Fire pushed against the cage.
A short right from Chukwuma on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Chukwuma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma gets through Fire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fire is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chukwuma is defending well.
Chukwuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Fire controls his hands.
Chukwuma misses with a body punch.
Chukwuma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chukwuma scores with a shoulder strike.
Fire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chukwuma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chukwuma effectively controlling the action here.
Chukwuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma tries to work over Fire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fire.
Chukwuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Fire backwards.
Chukwuma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chukwuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chukwuma lands with a light punch inside.
Fire blocks an uppercut.
Chukwuma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fire pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chukwuma misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chukwuma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chukwuma lands an overhand right.
Fire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chukwuma lands with a straight right. Fire didn't see that one coming.
Fire slips under a jab.
Fire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chukwuma throws out the jab.
Fire with the counter takedown but Chukwuma avoids it easily.
Chukwuma connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Chukwuma, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma throws a jab when Fire was well out of range.
Fire feints the counter takedown.
A low kick from Chukwuma is predictable there
and Fire counters with a single leg into guard. Chukwuma didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chukwuma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire throws an elbow that misses. Chukwuma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fire's guard. Nice move by Chukwuma!
Spinning Fire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chukwuma throws a big right hand that misses.
Chukwuma wants to pass the guard but Fire is keeping the position.
Chukwuma controlling from the top position.
Chukwuma being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chukwuma trying to move into half guard but instead Fire has managed to sweep!
Chukwuma trying to control the position.
Fire postures up and lands a big shot to Chukwuma's brow.
Fire sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma working for a triangle but Fire defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fire wants to control from the top but Chukwuma keeps moving.
Chukwuma is looking for a triangle but Fire pushes his legs off easily.
Chukwuma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chukwuma is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fire is aware though and is defending well.
Fire with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chukwuma keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fire throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chukwuma with a nice calf kick.
Chukwuma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick but Fire sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chukwuma has a couple of punches blocked by Fire.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chukwuma is defending well.
Fire wants the takedown. Chukwuma is fighting it off but Fire persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chukwuma's guard against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tinashe Chukwuma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chukwuma 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 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tinashe Chukwuma!
Tinashe Chukwuma seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Spinning Fire spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 112 p4p, 179 weight class) and Ara Tiotio (ranked 19 p4p, 33 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Raper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper misses with an uppercut
letting Tiotio counter with a right hand.
Tiotio looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiotio.
Raper slips a jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raper.
Raper walks into a left hand.
Raper throws a low kick but Tiotio moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Tiotio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raper misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Tiotio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tiotio throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiotio throws out the jab.
Raper scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiotio should have avoided that one.
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiotio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Tiotio throws a shot from downtown. Raper moves away and avoids it.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio throws a lazy right hand but Raper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio connects with the punch.
Raper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
Raper lands an overhand right.
It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiotio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Tiotio takes a swing at Raper's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Tiotio.
Tiotio just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper moves away from the strike by Tiotio.
A jab from Tiotio misses.
Tiotio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Raper misses.
Tiotio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiotio throws a right hand that misses
and Raper counters with a stiff right hand.
Raper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Tiotio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiotio tries to avoid it.
Tiotio ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiotio throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tiotio misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiotio stuns Raper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raper misses with a kick to the body
enabling Tiotio to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiotio sends Raper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tiotio is motioning to the referee to let Raper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Raper scores with a push kick.
Raper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Tiotio has knocked Raper down with a huge combo! Tiotio steps away and waves a wobbly Raper back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Raper is rocked!
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiotio fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Raper out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Ara Tiotio 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.
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