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BB 16 - Paris vs Tavares PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horton McKenzie (ranked 1928 p4p, 2459 weight class) and Damian Wayne (ranked 248 p4p, 306 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horton McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wayne's coach down at ALPHA Performance Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wayne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Horton McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
McKenzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKenzie's elbow.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by McKenzie.
McKenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKenzie tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands with a right to the head.
Wayne gets through McKenzie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKenzie closes the distance but Wayne moves to the side
and Wayne counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but McKenzie is wise to it.
McKenzie works Wayne's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - McKenzie coming out on top.
McKenzie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wayne's head backwards.
Wayne walks into a left hand.
McKenzie connects with a crisp jab.
Wayne cracks McKenzie with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McKenzie looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wayne finish him?
 McKenzie is rocked!
McKenzie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKenzie misses with a hook.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but McKenzie is wise to it.
Oh McKenzie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McKenzie swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a nice leg kick.
McKenzie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKenzie backing away here, and Wayne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
McKenzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wayne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. McKenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
McKenzie is breathing heavily.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wayne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McKenzie seems to have got his legs back now.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
Wayne slips a straight right by McKenzie.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wayne tries to keep at a distance but McKenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wayne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McKenzie throws a head punch that misses.
McKenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Wayne creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends McKenzie's eyes rolling into the back of his head! McKenzie drops to his knees and Wayne pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Wayne!
A victorious Damian Wayne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Adefemi (ranked 2339 p4p, 2116 weight class) and Leonardo Nascimento (ranked 300 p4p, 270 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nascimento's choice of entrance music: Jiu-Jitsu, Arte Suave Milenar . 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Adefemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento wants to clinch
and Adefemi counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Leonardo Nascimento has been cut.
Nascimento drives through and clinches with Adefemi against the cage.
Nascimento is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adefemi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nascimento is looking for a takedown.
Nascimento has Adefemi pressed against the cage, preventing Adefemi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adefemi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adefemi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento tries for a takedown but Adefemi circles away easily
and Adefemi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steven Adefemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Nascimento.
Nascimento shoots in for a double leg but Adefemi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento takes the fight into the clinch.
Adefemi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento moves into the clinch.
Nascimento prevents Adefemi from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adefemi smiles and moves away.
Nascimento throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adefemi's waist but Adefemi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nascimento off to one side.
Adefemi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nascimento wants to clinch
and Adefemi scores with a counter punch that sends Nascimento to the canvas! Adefemi smells blood - he's punishing Nascimento with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Nascimento has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Adefemi!
Steven Adefemi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Bojangles (ranked 2863 p4p, 1611 weight class) and Lion Tiger (ranked 363 p4p, 210 weight class). Bojangles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mr. Bojangles. Tiger has chosen Alok - Hear Me Tonight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Bojangles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bojangles lands a nice hook to Tiger's body. Tiger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tiger slips under a jab.
Bojangles moves into the clinch.
Bojangles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bojangles wants to clinch.
Bojangles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bojangles moves away.
Bojangles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tigers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bojangles lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiger's head.
Tiger scores with a hook to the body. Bojangles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger slips a jab from Bojangles.
A swing and a miss from Bojangles.
Tiger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bojangles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bojangles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tiger blocks a jab.
Bojangles misses with a right hand
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but Bojangles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bojangles connects with a crisp jab.
 Tiger is rocked!
Bojangles connects with a body shot that sends Tiger's belly button to the back.
Bojangles throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Bojangles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bojangles lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojangles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bojangles has closed the distance and engaged Tiger in a clinch.
Bojangles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bojangles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bojangles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bojangles circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Bojangles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Bojangles finds it's way through Tiger's defenses.
Bojangles swings widly with a right hand
and Tiger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bojangles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiger breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bojangles looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bojangles ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
Bojangles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bojangles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bojangles is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Tiger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tiger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bojangles was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bojangles is looking to slow Tiger down with leg kicks.
Bojangles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bojangles looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Bojangles feints and then cracks Tiger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tiger down.
Bojangles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bojangles throws a leg kick which misses Tiger's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiger tries to avoid it.
Bojangles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice combination there by Tiger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger scores with a hook to the body. Bojangles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tiger scores with a hook to the body. Bojangles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bojangles clobbers Tiger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tiger throws a leg kick but Bojangles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bojangles throws a chopping leg kick but Tiger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Tiger lands a big uppercut and Bojangles crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bojangles looks OK. Tiger waves Bojangles back to his feet!
Bojangles is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bojangles is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Tiger just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Bojangles has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lion Tiger!
Our winner, Lion Tiger, 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.
The defeated Bo Bojangles had this to say: 'Mr. Bojangles, he danced a bit.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Fritz (ranked 1605 p4p, 2420 weight class) and Gustavo Figueroa (ranked 177 p4p, 248 weight class). Figueroa has chosen Watch Your Back - The Coathangers as his entrance music. Gustavo Figueroa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueroa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fritz.
Fritz throws a series of punches but Figueroa avoids them all with ease.
Fritz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Figueroa dodges the punch combination from Fritz.
Figueroa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Fritz misses the target.
Figueroa cracks Fritz with a good jab.
Fritz throws a leg kick which misses Figueroa's front leg but catches the back leg as Figueroa tries to avoid it.
Figueroa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Figueroa looks to land a left hand but Fritz moved out of range nicely.
Figueroa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fritz.
Figueroa just misses with a punch to the body.
Figueroa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fritzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Figueroa moves into range and clinches up with Fritz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fritz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fritz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Figueroa or not.
Fritz tries to throw a body punch but Figueroa avoids it by throwing Fritz back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz misses with a body punch.
Figueroa lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Fritz.
Fritz breaks from the clinch.
Figueroa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fritz.
Figueroa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fritz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Figueroa checks a leg kick.
Figueroa throws a looping overhand right but Fritz ducks down to avoid it.
Figueroa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fritz 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.
Figueroa blocks a jab.
Fritz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Figueroa's coach down at Golden Harvest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Figueroa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fritz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figueroa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fritz with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fritz moves out of range of the body kick.
Figueroa scores with the left hand. Fritz knows he should have avoided that one.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Fritz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa digs a good hook to Fritz's body.
Figueroa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fritz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fritz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Figueroa throws out a counter right but Fritz avoids it with no problem.
Figueroa lands with an overhand left.
Fritz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fritz throws a hook to the side of Figueroa's head but Figueroa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick from Fritz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Figueroa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fritz.
Figueroa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fritz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fritz misses with a straight left.
Figueroa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fritz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Figueroa.
Jab, jab by Figueroa - just one landing.
Figueroa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fritz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Figueroa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fritz blocking some punches.
Fritz is struggling to control the position.
Figueroa stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fritz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Figueroa stalling in the clinch.
Figueroa stalling in the clinch.
Figueroa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Figueroa tries a body shot but Fritz blocks it.
Fritz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Figueroa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fritz throws a punch but it's blocked by Figueroa.
Figueroa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fritz looking to slow down the pace here.
Fritz avoiding damage as Figueroa throws knees to the body.
Fritz misses with a punch to the body.
Fritz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Figueroa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fritz looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fritz backwards.
Figueroa leaning against his opponent.
Fritz misses with some punches.
Figueroa lands with a light punch inside.
Figueroa misses with a punch to the body.
Fritz gets through Figueroa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fritz tries to throw a body punch but Figueroa avoids it by throwing Fritz back against the cage.
Fritz scores with a shoulder strike.
Figueroa blocks a body shot from Fritz.
Fritz pushes Figueroa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figueroa misses with a body punch.
Fritz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fritz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fritz tries to throw a body punch but Figueroa avoids it by throwing Fritz back against the cage.
Figueroa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Figueroa.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Figueroa swings wildly with an uppercut but Fritz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Figueroa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fritz misses with a two punch combination.
Fritz misses with an uppercut. Figueroa saw that one coming.
Gustavo Figueroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fritz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Figueroa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fritz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fritz throws a looping overhand right but Figueroa ducks down to avoid it.
Figueroa scores with a jab to the head.
Figueroa tests Fritz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Figueroa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fritz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Figueroa.
Fritz throws a counter high kick but Figueroa was just alert enough to avoid it.
Figueroa misses with a looping right.
Figueroa slips a jab from Fritz.
Gustavo Figueroa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Fritz misses its intended target.
Figueroa throws out a counter right but Fritz avoids it with no problem.
Figueroa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fritz can pounce on him.
Figueroa thuds his right hand into Fritz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Figueroa works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fritz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa lands a body shot.
Figueroa lands a jab to the nose.
Fritz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Figueroa.
Nice jab there from Figueroa.
Fritz connects with a body shot that sends Figueroa's belly button to the back.
Figueroa takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a punch but it's blocked by Fritz.
Figueroa lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Figueroa tries to throw a body punch but Fritz avoids it by throwing Figueroa back against the cage.
Fritz cracks Figueroa with a nice body shot.
Fritz digs a right hand into Figueroa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Figueroa's gas tank.
Figueroa gets through Fritz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fritz lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fritz misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Figueroa backwards.
Fritz stalling against the cage.
Fritz manages to break the clinch.
Figueroa throws a shot from downtown. Fritz moves away and avoids it.
Figueroa takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Figueroa misses.
Figueroa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fritz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Figueroa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fritz scrambles back to his feet.
Fritz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Figueroa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Figueroa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fritz misses with a right hand
and Figueroa counters with a stiff right hand.
Fritz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Figueroa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fritz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Figueroa is able to avoid easily.
Fritz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Figueroa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Figueroa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Figueroa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fritz.
Figueroa scores with a nice strike.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Fritz moves away
and Fritz counters with a straight right hand.
Fritz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Figueroa.
Jab from Figueroa.
Figueroa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fritz throws a chopping leg kick but Figueroa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Figueroa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fritz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Figueroa throws a body punch but Fritz moves out of range.
Figueroa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fritz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueroa moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Figueroa blocks the leg kick.
Figueroa cracks Fritz with an open hand slap.
Fritz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Figueroa eats them both and turns towards Fritz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Figueroa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fritz scores with a hook.
Fritz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Figueroa misses with a right hand
and Fritz counters with a thumping low kick.
Fritz keeps the fight on the outside.
Figueroa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fritz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fritz circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fritz looks to land a left hand but Figueroa moved out of range nicely.
Fritz slips under a jab from Figueroa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Figueroa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fritz missing with a left hand there. Figueroa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Figueroa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fritz's head.
Fritz looks to throw the jab but Figueroa is out of range.
Jab by Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Figueroa.
Figueroa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Figueroa slips under a jab from Fritz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fritz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Figueroa throws out the jab.
Fritz throws a big counter combination but Figueroa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Figueroa lands a glancing blow to the side of Fritz's head.
Figueroa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Figueroa.
Good exchange - Figueroa coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fritz misses with a kick to the body.
Figueroa misses with an uppercut
and Fritz counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Fritz misses the target.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Fritz is having none of it.
Fritz misses the shot to the body.
Fritz throws out a loose jab but Figueroa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Fritz is having none of it.
Figueroa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fritz.
Fritz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Figueroa.
Gustavo Figueroa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Figueroa tests Fritz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Figueroa scores with a nice right hand.
Figueroa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Figueroa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fritz was well out of range. Poor timing from Figueroa.
Fritz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Figueroa misses with a looping left.
Fritz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fritz throws a leg kick but Figueroa checks it.
Figueroa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Figueroa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fritz.
Figueroa lands the left hand.
Fritz with a nice calf kick.
Figueroa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Figueroa lands a jab to the nose.
Figueroa throws a big shot that misses.
Fritz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Figueroa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fritz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fritz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Figueroa misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Fritz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fritz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Figueroa. Figueroa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fritz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matthew Fritz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fritz swats away the attempt to clinch by Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a body punch but Fritz moves out of range.
Figueroa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fritz defending well as Figueroa loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Figueroa misses its intended target.
Fritz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Figueroa.
Figueroa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Figueroa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Figueroa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Figueroa throws a lazy uppercut
and Figueroa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa tries to land a leg kick but Fritz saw it coming and moves away.
Fritz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fritz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figueroa darts in trying to clinch
and Fritz counters with a left to the body.
Fritz misses with a body shot.
Figueroa lands a lovely overhand right.
Fritz throws the left hand but Figueroa avoids the punch easily.
Figueroa catches Fritz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fritz takes a swing at Figueroa's ribcage but misses.
Figueroa dodges the punch combination from Fritz.
Figueroa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fritz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Figueroa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Figueroa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Figueroa 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Gustavo Figueroa!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Gustavo Figueroa!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Gustavo Figueroa!
Gustavo Figueroa wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Gustavo Figueroa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Helenius (ranked 780 p4p, 1991 weight class) and Nelson Roumain (ranked 114 p4p, 256 weight class). Roumain has chosen Paper Trail$ - Joey Bada$$ as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Roumain !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roumain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Helenius counters with a leg kick.
Helenius avoids the body shot from Roumain .
Helenius throws a sloppy head kick and Roumain moves out of range easily.
Roumain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roumain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Helenius.
Helenius moves away from the strike by Roumain .
An attempted straight right counter from Helenius misses the target.
Helenius throws the kick towards the body but Roumain avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roumain ! But no joy.
Roumain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roumain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Helenius's head.
A big right from Helenius misses.
Roumain has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Helenius ducks under a wild hook from Roumain .
Roumain throws a head kick but Helenius moves out of range.
Roumain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helenius throws a leg kick
and Roumain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roumain tries to keep at a distance but Helenius has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roumain digs a right hand underneath Helenius's ribcage. Helenius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Helenius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Helenius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roumain swings wildly with an uppercut but Helenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helenius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roumain misses with a punch to the body.
Helenius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roumain misses with the head strike.
Roumain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helenius has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roumain uses from the top position.
Helenius has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Roumain is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Helenius.
Helenius seems a little lost for a moment, as Roumain dominates the positioning.
Helenius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Helenius sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumain passes to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Helenius can't do much from the bottom here.
Helenius is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FF Forever, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Helenius tries to bench press Roumain off him but Roumain keeps the position.
Helenius struggling a bit here.
Helenius is looking for a sweep.
Roumain has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A shot to the liver by Roumain . Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius throws a push kick but Roumain slaps the foot to one side.
Roumain lands a nice looking body shot.
Helenius wants to clinch.
Roumain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helenius.
Helenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helenius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Helenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roumain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helenius.
Helenius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Helenius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helenius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Helenius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roumain back to the cage. Helenius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roumain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Roumain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roumain throws a right and a left that Helenius avoids nicely.
Helenius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Helenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roumain .
Roumain throws a body punch but Helenius moves out of range.
As Roumain looks to move away, Helenius throws a big counter combo but Roumain just gets out of the way.
Roumain throws a lazy uppercut
and Roumain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helenius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roumain takes a swing at Helenius's ribcage but misses.
Helenius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Helenius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roumain misses with an uppercut
and Helenius counters with a nice uppercut.
Roumain connects with a looping right hand.
Helenius throws a hook but Roumain avoids it easily.
Roumain moves out of range of the body kick.
Roumain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Helenius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Helenius.
Helenius is looking to slow Roumain down with leg kicks.
Helenius takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Helenius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roumain takes a step back to recover.
Roumain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Helenius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Helenius tries to score with a low kick but Roumain moves his leg out of the way.
A left and a right from Helenius both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roumain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helenius moves away.
Helenius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nelson Roumain will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Roumain wants to clinch.
Roumain throws a hook but Helenius blocks it.
Helenius blocks the body kick.
Helenius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roumain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Helenius cracks Roumain with a good jab.
A left lands for Helenius.
Nelson Roumain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roumain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roumain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roumain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Roumain .
Helenius misses with an uppercut. Roumain saw that one coming.
Helenius thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roumain if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Roumain .
Roumain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helenius fakes the leg kick and cracks Roumain in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Roumain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Helenius doesn't seem phased though.
Roumain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roumain throws a jab but it's blocked by Helenius.
It looked like Helenius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roumain .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Roumain checks a leg kick.
Roumain tries to work over Helenius's front leg with a kick but Helenius checks it.
Roumain is looking to clinch.
Roumain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roumain misses with a wild body shot.
Roumain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Roumain .
Roumain throws a shot to the body.
Roumain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Helenius.
Roumain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helenius.
Helenius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roumain , pushing him back against the cage.
Helenius tries to pull guard but Roumain holds him up against the cage and eventually Helenius drops back down to his feet.
Helenius manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Roumain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Helenius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roumain tries to stand but Helenius is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumain advances to half guard.
Roumain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Helenius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Helenius is looking to improve his position.
Roumain stalling.
Helenius wants to get back to full guard but Roumain has mounted him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roumain controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roumain controlling his opponent.
Helenius regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roumain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Helenius looking for subs from the bottom but Roumain mounts him!
Roumain controlling his opponent.
Helenius can't escape the position.
Helenius is working hard here to advance position.
Roumain avoids the attempt from Helenius to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Roumain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Helenius. That snapped Roumain 's head back.
Rupert Helenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helenius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roumain is out of range.
Roumain is looking to chop away at Helenius's legs.
Helenius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Helenius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roumain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Helenius misses.
Roumain throws a nice head kick!
Roumain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helenius.
Helenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helenius.
Roumain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helenius gets tackled into the cage by Roumain . Roumain maintains the clinch.
Helenius breaks the clinch.
Helenius instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helenius prevents a body shot from Roumain .
Helenius breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roumain 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 Helenius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helenius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius ducks under a wild hook from Roumain .
Helenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helenius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helenius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helenius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Roumain cracks Helenius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Helenius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roumain under the eye.
Helenius lands with an uppercut that bounces Roumain off the cage and back into range.
Helenius is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Roumain . Those never looked like landing.
Roumain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Helenius's hands.
Helenius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roumain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Roumain .
Roumain misses with a hook.
Helenius throwing a counter right hand but Roumain manages to avoid it.
Helenius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roumain .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Helenius misses the target.
Helenius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roumain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Helenius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helenius manages to avoid it.
Helenius misses with a hook.
Roumain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roumain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Helenius.
Roumain misses with a series of wild punches.
Helenius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roumain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roumain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roumain scores with a nice body kick.
Roumain lands with an uppercut that bounces Helenius off the cage and back into range.
Helenius throws a wild body kick that Roumain sees coming a mile off.
Roumain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helenius wants to clinch.
Roumain swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roumain throws an overhand right that lands on Helenius's shoulder, as Helenius tries to avoid the shot.
Roumain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Helenius doesn't seem bothered though.
Helenius motions for Roumain to come forward. Helenius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roumain throws the left hand but Helenius avoids the punch easily.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roumain lands a jab.
Helenius slips under a jab from Roumain .
Helenius tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Roumain manages to circle out of the way.
Roumain lands a nice looking body kick.
Roumain tries to work over Helenius's front leg with a kick but Helenius checks it.
Helenius throwing a counter right hand but Roumain manages to avoid it.
Helenius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roumain .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roumain checks a leg kick.
Helenius misses with a leg kick
and Roumain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roumain dodges the punch combination from Helenius.
Roumain 's corner calls for a 1-2. Roumain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Roumain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Helenius doesn't seem phased though.
Nelson Roumain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Helenius misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roumain checks a low kick from Helenius.
Helenius misses with a body shot.
Roumain 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.
Roumain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Helenius throws a jab when Roumain was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Helenius.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses.
Roumain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roumain works over Helenius's head and body with a nice combination.
Roumain thumps Helenius with a low kick.
Helenius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the liver by Roumain . Beautiful body shot.
Roumain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helenius wants to clinch up but Roumain keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roumain misses with the combination.
Helenius digs a good hook to Roumain 's body.
Roumain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Roumain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roumain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Nelson Roumain !
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Nelson Roumain !
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Nelson Roumain !
Nelson Roumain wins by unanimous decision!
Nelson Roumain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Hill (ranked 781 p4p, 2937 weight class) and Reed Richards (ranked 106 p4p, 373 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reed Richards!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hill. That's going to slow Richards down.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hill throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Richards does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Hill off balance momentarily.
Richards tries to work over Hill's front leg with a kick but Hill checks it.
Hill throws a nice head kick!
Hill checks a leg kick nicely.
Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hill is working Richards over against the cage.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards digs a right hand into Hill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hill's gas tank.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
Hill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hill.
Richards looks winded!
Richards takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
Still in the clinch, Hill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hill works on Richards's body with a couple of short punches.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
Hill landing knees to the body.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.
Jeremiah Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards takes one on the button.
Richards is rocked!
Nice body punch from Hill.
Richards is still on wobbly legs! Can Hill finish him?
Hill lands a jab to Richards's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards drops his hands momentarily and Hill needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Richards just on the top of the head. Richards drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Richards - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremiah Hill!
Jeremiah Hill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Switzer (ranked 503 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Thor White (ranked 77 p4p, 186 weight class). Switzer comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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9 - 2 - 0 |
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Switzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Switzer throws a body kick that misses.
White tries to move into range but Switzer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from White does no damage.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Switzer.
Switzer throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Switzer tries a head kick but it misses.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Switzer moves away.
Switzer throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Switzer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Switzer connects with a single shot there.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Switzer connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Switzer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Switzer misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Switzer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
White 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.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Switzer throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Switzer lands a slapping body shot.
Switzer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A low kick lands for Switzer.
Switzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Switzer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Switzer throws a body shot but no joy.
White doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Switzer moves out of range as White strikes.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Switzer.
Switzer works White's body with a nice hook.
Switzer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Switzer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Switzer misses its target.
Switzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Switzer.
Switzer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switzer scores with a push kick.
Switzer throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Switzer jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Switzer looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Switzer looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Switzer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kyle Switzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Switzer throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Switzer throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Switzer throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Switzer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body kick there by Switzer.
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!
Switzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Switzer throws a body shot but no joy.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Switzer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Switzer.
Switzer looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Switzer avoids the body shot from White.
White misses with a body shot.
Switzer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Switzer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Switzer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Switzer looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Switzer lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Switzer misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kyle Switzer is winning the standup battle so far.
Switzer scores with a body shot.
Switzer misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Switzer.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Switzer.
A jab from Switzer misses.
Jab by White.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Switzer.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Switzer's head.
White misses with a body shot.
Switzer throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White throws out a counter right but Switzer avoids it with no problem.
White misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Switzer.
It looks like Thor White has been cut.
The fighters circling - Switzer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Switzer takes one on the button.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Switzer slips a straight right by White.
White takes a swing at Switzer's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a hook but Switzer avoids it easily.
White sizes up Switzer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Switzer.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Switzer.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Switzer. Switzer obviously looking to wear him down.
Switzer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Switzer ducks under a wild hook from White.
Switzer connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Switzer.
Switzer misses with a series of wild punches.
White throws out a counter right but Switzer avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switzer scores with a head kick. White tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Switzer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Switzer throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting White counter with a right hand.
Switzer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White lands with a shot to the body.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Switzer lands a front kick.
Switzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White walks into a left hand.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Switzer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White sizes up Switzer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Switzer misses with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Switzer throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Switzer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Switzer looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Switzer looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Switzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Switzer lands a head shot.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Switzer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A lazy left from Switzer finds it's target.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Switzer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Switzer.
White moves out of range as Switzer strikes.
Switzer looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Switzer scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Switzer.
White misses with a straight left.
It looked like Switzer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws the left hand but Switzer avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Switzer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Switzer. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Switzer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Switzer moves away from the strike by White.
Switzer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Switzer's head.
Switzer is rocked!
Switzer misses with a body punch
and White counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor White!
During a confident post fight interview, Thor White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dude McWrestler (ranked 266 p4p, 393 weight class) and Walad Anubis (ranked 43 p4p, 62 weight class). McWrestler's entrance music is Lil Baby - On Me. A fine choice. Anubis has chosen Hideaway as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dude McWrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anubis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anubis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McWrestler.
Anubis misses with a hook.
McWrestler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anubis has time to react.
Nice straight punches there by McWrestler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McWrestler.
McWrestler with a poor takedown
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McWrestler lands a right hook to the body.
McWrestler slips under a jab from Anubis.
McWrestler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McWrestler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Anubis!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis struggling a bit here.
Anubis taking punishment in the form of punches.
McWrestler working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McWrestler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Anubis is trying to control McWrestler's posture but McWrestler avoids it.
McWrestler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anubis keeps working.
Anubis is trying to control McWrestler's posture but McWrestler avoids it.
McWrestler is working Anubis over with some ground and pound from side control.
McWrestler working the ground and pound but Anubis is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from McWrestler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Anubis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anubis dodges the ground and pound from McWrestler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Anubis wants to hold on but McWrestler pushes him away.
McWrestler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anubis is in a horrible position here. McWrestler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anubis wants to hold on but McWrestler pushes him away.
McWrestler raining down shots from the mount!
McWrestler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anubis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anubis wants to control but McWrestler is having none of it.
McWrestler landing shots from mount.
McWrestler cracks Anubis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anubis is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler with the ground and pound from mount.
Anubis is still in real trouble! Can McWrestler finish him?
McWrestler loads up with a big shot that hurts Anubis! He's pulled McWrestler in close but McWrestler has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Anubis survive? More strikes from McWrestler and Anubis is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dude McWrestler!
Our winner, Dude McWrestler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Lafayette (ranked 154 p4p, 810 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 25 p4p, 117 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lafayette might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Erasure - Always. Morrison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Lafayette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Lafayette 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.
Morrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lafayette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Lafayette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
Morrison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice takedown defense from Lafayette. No joy for Morrison on that attempt.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lafayette shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrison.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison misses with a combination
and Lafayette counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lafayette is looking to clinch.
Lafayette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Lafayette sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lafayette sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rene Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Lafayette looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morrison moves into range and clinches up with Lafayette.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Lafayette struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Morrison takes a shot to the head.
Lafayette tries for a takedown but Morrison manages to get underhooks.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Morrison has Lafayette pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lafayette manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison scores with a nice strike.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Lafayette.
A jab from Morrison finds it's way through Lafayette's defenses.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafayette slips a jab from Morrison.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lafayette.
Morrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lafayette throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Morrison walks into a straight right hand from Lafayette.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
It looked like Lafayette wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison dives in for a single leg takedown but Lafayette sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette tries for a takedown but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morrison throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Morrison.
Lafayette takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lafayette. Lafayette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lafayette is looking to wear down Morrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morrison 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.
Lafayette takes the fight into the clinch.
Morrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Lafayette controls the action.
Morrison tries to work over Lafayette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lafayette with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Morrison finds it's target.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison defending well as Lafayette loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lafayette looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morrison feints the counter takedown.
Lafayette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morrison sizes up Lafayette with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Morrison lands.
Lafayette moves in looking to clinch but Morrison pushes him off.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lafayette but Lafayette pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lafayette throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Lafayette throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Morrison.
Lafayette fires out a quick counter leg kick but Morrison just manages to avoid it.
Lafayette gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Lafayette manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lafayette's guard.
Lafayette lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lafayette passes Morrison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morrison trying to control here.
Morrison felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Morrison is staying active underneath Lafayette, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morrison holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lafayette is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison trying to hold on to Lafayette's head to control him but Lafayette postures up.
Morrison is looking for a sweep. Lafayette is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Lafayette is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette prevents Morrison from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morrison is trying to control the position but Lafayette postures up.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lafayette passes into half guard.
Lafayette is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Morrison is defending well.
Morrison wants to control the action here but instead Lafayette manages to pass to full mount!
Lafayette controlling from the full mount.
Lafayette can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morrison is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette avoids the attempt from Morrison to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Morrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Lafayette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison punishes Lafayette's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrison takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Frank Morrison has been cut.
Morrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morrison tries to clinch but Lafayette is having none of it.
Morrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafayette doesn't seem bothered though.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison needs to keep his hands up - Lafayette had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Lafayette throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lafayette misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Lafayette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lafayette stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrison. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Rene Lafayette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison has his takedown stuffed
and Lafayette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrison walks into a jab.
Morrison misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Morrison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Lafayette is looking to clinch.
Lafayette scores with a nice strike.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
and Lafayette counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison scores with a one two! Lafayette had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morrison scores with the left hand. Lafayette knows he should have avoided that one.
Lafayette misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lafayette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lafayette lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Morrison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lafayette scores with a jab.
Morrison goes for a double leg but Lafayette avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lafayette continues to drive forward.
Morrison clobbers Lafayette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lafayette scores with a hook to the body. Morrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morrison misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Lafayette, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rene Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Lafayette counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is controlling Lafayette's trapped leg to prevent Lafayette from advancing to side control.
Lafayette seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morrison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rene Lafayette overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lafayette wants to work for an arm triangle but Morrison is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morrison is concentrating on defense, preventing Lafayette from advancing position.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Lafayette has control of the leg.
Lafayette looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lafayette not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Lafayette showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morrison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Frank Morrison!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Frank Morrison!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Frank Morrison!
Frank Morrison wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Morrison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Paris (ranked 200 p4p, 264 weight class) and Manny Tavares (ranked 25 p4p, 31 weight class). Marco Paris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
Good shot there by Tavares.
Paris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paris clinches up with Tavares and pushes him back against the cage.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Paris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paris.
Tavares digs a right hand into Paris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paris's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Paris.
Paris swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paris takes a shot to the head.
Paris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paris is trying to trip Tavares. He has hold of a leg but Tavares is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Paris persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paris throws a big right hand that misses.
Paris tries to free his leg and advance position but Tavares is retaining full guard.
Paris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Paris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paris prevents Tavares from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris lands strikes from half guard.
Paris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tavares's head.
Paris thows a huge punch but Tavares dodges it nicely.
Paris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paris wants to pass to mount but Tavares is defending the position.
Paris is trying to control the action in half guard but Tavares is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tavares trying to control but Paris postures up.
Paris is looking to advance position but Tavares won't allow it.
Tavares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tavares keeps working.
Paris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tavares is staying active underneath Paris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tavares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paris trying to control the action but Tavares is working from the bottom.
Tavares is looking to improve his position.
Paris winds up and cracks Tavares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tavares's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paris is trying to control the action in half guard but Tavares is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tavares keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Paris lands with a punch from half guard.
Paris is stalling here. Tavares is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Paris seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tavares has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Paris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paris keeping moving, preventing Tavares from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paris being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tavares circles away.
Paris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tavares counters with a stiff right hand.
Paris misses with a jab to the body
and Tavares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paris throws a lazy uppercut
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tavares counters with a nice right hand that sends Paris toppling to the canvas! Paris scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tavares finish him?!
Paris is rocked!
 It looks like Marco Paris has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Paris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch lands to the side of Tavares 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paris seems to have got his legs back now.
Paris tries for a takedown but Tavares sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tavares has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Paris misses the target.
Paris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tavares defends well and Paris ends up having to push Tavares into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Paris takes a shot to the head.
Paris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tavares smiles and moves away.
A left lands for Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris misses with a looping right.
Paris misses with a straight right.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. Paris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paris half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Paris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tavares momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Paris misses the target.
Marco Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paris loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Paris lands a jab to Tavares's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Paris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tavares as he avoids it easily.
Paris shoots for a takedown but Tavares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Paris.
Horrible takedown attempt by Paris or perhaps it was just good defense by Tavares, which made it look bad.
Paris misses with a straight left.
Tavares now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tavares. Tavares obviously looking to wear him down.
Paris is looking to clinch but Tavares is avoiding it.
It seemed like Tavares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tavares on his heels. He'll look to pass Tavares's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paris throws a big elbow that misses.
Tavares is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tavares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tavares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tavares trying to keep a closed guard but Paris is proving a slippery customer.
Tavares has momentary wrist control but Paris slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris won't allow Tavares to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Paris stands and throws Tavares's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Paris lands an elbow.
Marco Paris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paris tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavares dodges the ground and pound from Paris.
Paris trying to control the action but Tavares is working from the bottom.
Tavares can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Paris seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Paris crashes against the mat.
Tavares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paris is chipping away with strikes.
Tavares managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Paris.
Paris with the ground and pound but Tavares regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Paris trying to mount his opponent but Tavares defends it.
Paris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Paris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Tavares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marco Paris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Paris closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavares.
Tavares throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paris tries to pull guard but Tavares forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Paris.
Paris blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Paris.
Paris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paris working aggressively here.
Tavares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavares pushes Paris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavares is pressed up against the cage. Paris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tavares down to the mat. Tavares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab from Paris finds it's way through Tavares's defenses.
Tavares takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paris closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Tavares.
A short right from Paris.
Tavares takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paris.
Tavares tries a body shot but Paris blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavares.
Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paris throws a head punch that misses.
Tavares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavares scores with a shoulder strike.
Paris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares lands a nice uppercut.
Paris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marco Paris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Tavares.
Paris has a couple of punches blocked by Tavares.
Paris tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Paris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tavares walks away with a smile on his face. Paris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tavares throws a push kick but Paris slaps the foot to one side.
Tavares blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Paris catches Tavares right on the button with a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tavares!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Manny Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tavares misses with an uppercut. Paris saw that one coming.
Paris looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
Paris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Tavares misses.
Paris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paris throws an off balance right hand
and Tavares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Paris misses.
Paris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
Tavares is looking for the big counter here.
Tavares throws a looping overhand right but Paris ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paris.
Paris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paris wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Tavares digs a good hook to Paris's body.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paris missing with a left hand there. Tavares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavares defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paris.
Paris tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
It seemed like Tavares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looks for the body kick but Paris saw that one coming.
Paris shoots in looking for a takedown. Tavares tries to sprawl out of it but Paris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tavares manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tavares, pushing him back against the cage.
Tavares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paris tries to pull guard but Tavares won't allow it.
Paris is trying to pull guard but Tavares turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paris looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
Paris with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Tavares to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Paris.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Manny Tavares just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Marco Paris's cut.
That's time! Paris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tavares taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tavares struggling a bit here.
Paris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tavares is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tavares sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Paris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Paris trying to control the position but Tavares is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tavares is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tavares defending against the ground and pound.
Tavares tries to escape but Paris is in control.
Paris is looking to take a break and control but Tavares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paris throws an elbow but Tavares slips to the side and avoids it well.
Paris tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tavares takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tavares takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares struggling a bit here.
Tavares avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paris.
Paris is trying to ground and pound but Tavares uses the momentary lack of control by Paris to regain half guard.
Tavares avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paris.
Paris is looking to stall here but Tavares recovers full guard.
Paris postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris trying to control but Tavares is working from the bottom.
Paris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tavares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tavares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paris stops Tavares from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paris.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Paris rushes Tavares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tavares pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Paris misses.
It seemed like Tavares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paris looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
Tavares slips under a jab.
Paris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Manny Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tavares throws a shot from downtown. Paris moves away and avoids it.
Paris jabs at Tavares's body.
Nice jab there from Tavares.
Tavares takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tavares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tavares scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris had his way with Manny Tavares in that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Paris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Tavares does no damage.
Tavares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paris wants to clinch.
Paris tries to clinch
and Tavares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paris throws a shot from downtown. Tavares moves away and avoids it.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paris was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
Tavares swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tavares throws a right hand that Paris ducks under and follows up with a left that Paris also avoids with ease.
Paris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paris throws out a powerful jab.
Tavares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheers as Tavares lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paris doesn't seem phased though.
Paris blocks the body kick.
Paris throws a nice looking combination but Tavares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tavares! But no joy.
Paris connects with a right hand. Tavares shakes it off.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tavares 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 Paris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tavares misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Paris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paris lands with an overhand left.
Paris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavares.
Tavares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paris lands a nice shot to the body.
Paris is looking to clinch.
Tavares takes one on the button.
Tavares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paris throws out the jab.
Paris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tavares pinned against the cage. Tavares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavares throws a jab but it's blocked by Paris.
Tavares throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Paris looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Paris moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
Paris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Tavares's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tavares managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Paris.
Paris looks up at the clock and then as Tavares takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Paris smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares defending against the ground and pound.
Tavares is trying to improve his position.
Tavares avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paris.
Paris landing a few strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tavares is looking to reverse the position.
Paris tries to score with some ground and pound. Tavares controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tavares is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Paris asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marco Paris.
I think Paris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Marco Paris!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Marco Paris!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Marco Paris!
Marco Paris wins by unanimous decision!
Marco Paris retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Marco Paris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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