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Outlaw 8 - 205 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 6368 p4p, 5322 weight class) and John Fisher (ranked 438 p4p, 393 weight class). John Fisher acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Fisher blocks the low kick.
Fisher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fisher blocks a low kick nicely.
Fisher slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Fisher throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Fisher is out of range.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fisher walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Fisher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fisher misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes scores with a body shot.
A big left from Fisher misses.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Fisher's head.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Fisher connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Fisher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes moves out of range as Fisher strikes.
Fisher slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher tries to sprawl but Barnes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes stands up and beckons Fisher to join him on the feet.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fisher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fisher lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Barnes lunges at Fisher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fisher's hand.
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fisher has time to react.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Fisher, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Fisher against the cage but Fisher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Fisher's legs.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisher lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fisher connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barnes lands a jab.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Barnes misses the jab.
Fisher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Fisher moves out of range easily.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Barnes slips under a jab from Fisher.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Fisher is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Fisher needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fisher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes stuns Fisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Barnes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fisher manages to circle out of the way.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into Fisher's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
A big right from Barnes misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Good exchange - Fisher coming out on top.
Nice straight punches there by Fisher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fisher.
Fisher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 Barnes is rocked!
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Fisher scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Fisher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fisher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Fisher digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Barnes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fisher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes stuns Fisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Fisher lands with a right hand.
Fisher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes moves out of range as Fisher strikes.
Fisher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Fisher, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Fisher against the cage but Fisher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Fisher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Fisher.
Barnes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fisher defends well and Barnes ends up having to push Fisher into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fisher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fisher lands a shoulder strike.
Fisher is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fisher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Fisher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fisher lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Fisher.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Fisher as the two fighters clinch.
Fisher tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fisher lands an uppercut.
Fisher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Fisher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Fisher is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fisher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes is trying to push Fisher away but Fisher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fisher presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John Fisher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Fisher.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fisher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fisher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fisher misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Fisher lands a shot to the body.
Fisher pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Fisher.
Fisher is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fisher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fisher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fisher cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Fisher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Fisher.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fisher.
Fisher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fisher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fisher lands a nice uppercut.
Fisher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fisher lands a nice uppercut.
Fisher has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fisher lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Fisher.
Good body shot from Fisher.
Good body shot from Fisher.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fisher.
A shot in the inside from Fisher.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Fisher.
A body shot lands from Fisher.
Fisher lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fisher.
A short uppercut from Fisher.
A short uppercut from Fisher.
Fisher misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fisher is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Fisher.
A right hand to the body from Fisher.
Nice body punch from Fisher - that landed with a thud.
Fisher gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fisher scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Fisher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Fisher drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Barnes's head, knocking him out cold! Fisher is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fisher!
A relieved looking John Fisher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Thoupos (ranked 5185 p4p, 5741 weight class) and Kritoff Ajer (ranked 578 p4p, 617 weight class). Kane Thoupos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Thoupos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kritoff Ajer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajer tries to close the distance and clinch but Thoupos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ajer wants to clinch up but Thoupos keeps it at a distance.
Thoupos tries to counter by clinching up but Ajer breaks away and moves out of range.
Ajer is looking to clinch but Thoupos is avoiding it.
Thoupos circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Thoupos counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Kritoff Ajer has been cut.
Ajer tries to close the distance and clinch but Thoupos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thoupos lands with a big right hook that stumbles Ajer - he's out on his feet here! Thoupos follows up with another monster hook that separates Ajer from consciousness! Ajer falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Thoupos stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kane Thoupos!
After winning the bout, Kane Thoupos 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boko Haram (ranked 5774 p4p, 5152 weight class) and Curly Bill Brocius (ranked 618 p4p, 574 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boko Haram !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curly Bill Brocius!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haram scores with a shot to the body.
Haram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brocius.
Boko Haram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brocius moves away.
We've been told by Haram 's head coaches at Is It Avatary Enough? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brocius misses with a looping left.
Brocius moves out of range as Haram strikes.
Brocius defending well as Haram loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Brocius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brocius forces Haram back against the cage and clinches.
Brocius swings wildly with an uppercut but Haram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brocius tries a body shot but Haram blocks it.
Brocius misses with some punches.
Haram can't find room to land a body shot as Brocius controls the action.
Brocius struggles to land a body shot inside as Haram controls his hands.
Brocius lands with a right to the head.
Brocius pushes Haram back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Haram to work.
Haram tries to work over Brocius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brocius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brocius lands a nice shot to the body.
Haram is breathing heavily.
Brocius lands a body shot.
Brocius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brocius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brocius.
Haram 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brocius lands a shoulder strike.
Brocius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haram .
Brocius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haram .
Brocius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brocius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haram blocks a body shot from Brocius.
Brocius lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Brocius.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brocius.
Brocius lands an uppercut.
Brocius cracks Haram with a nice body shot.
Brocius lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Brocius.
Brocius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brocius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brocius is working Haram over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Brocius.
Brocius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brocius.
Brocius misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brocius.
Brocius scores with a shot to the side of Haram 's head.
Brocius lands a shot to the body.
Brocius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brocius scores with a shoulder strike.
Brocius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haram backwards.
Brocius works on Haram 's body with a couple of short punches.
Brocius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A left hand lands to the body for Brocius.
Brocius lands a left hand.
Brocius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brocius tries to work over Haram 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brocius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haram struggles to land a body shot inside as Brocius controls his hands.
Brocius lands a shot to the body.
Brocius scores with a shot to the side of Haram 's head.
Brocius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haram backwards.
Brocius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brocius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haram throws a head punch that misses.
Brocius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brocius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Brocius.
Brocius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haram backwards.
Brocius digs a right hand underneath Haram 's ribcage. Haram let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brocius lands an uppercut that drops Haram ! Brocius follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Haram is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brocius has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oh Haram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brocius fakes the body blow, causing Haram to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Haram goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Curly Bill Brocius!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Curly Bill Brocius made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Slice (ranked 5187 p4p, 5308 weight class) and Woodie Maykit (ranked 579 p4p, 587 weight class). Big Slice has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Woodie Maykit!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice 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.
Maykit has his takedown stuffed
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maykit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slice lands a nice shot to the body.
Slice drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Maykit right on the button. Maykit goes down! Slice follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Slice gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Slice!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Cabal (ranked 5100 p4p, 4960 weight class) and MJ Frolich (ranked 573 p4p, 559 weight class). Cabal comes to the cage accompanied by Chalino Sanchez - Baraja de Oro. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, MJ Frolich!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frolich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frolich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cabal.
Cabal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cabal is trying to break the clinch but Frolich has him pressed against the cage.
Cabal lands a shoulder strike.
Cabal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frolich throws an elbow that misses.
Cabal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cabal wants to break free but Frolich has control.
Frolich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal has Frolich pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frolich.
Frolich tries to throw a body punch but Cabal avoids it by throwing Frolich back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cabal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cabal works on Frolich's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Cabal lands a body shot.
Frolich looks winded!
Cabal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frolich tries to work over Cabal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabal lands with a right to the head.
Cabal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabal blocking some punches.
Cabal lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabal.
Cabal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frolich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
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!
Cabal digs a right hand into Frolich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frolich's gas tank.
Cabal effectively controlling the action here.
Frolich misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabal.
Cabal lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabal avoids the elbow strike from Frolich, against the cage.
Cabal lands an uppercut.
Cabal lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabal lands an uppercut.
Cabal blocks the elbow strike.
Cabal blocks a body shot from Frolich.
Cabal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cabal.
Frolich lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cabal prevents a body shot from Frolich.
Cabal digs a right hand into Frolich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frolich's gas tank.
Cabal leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cabal.
Cabal lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cabal can't break the clinch.
Cabal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Cabal avoiding damage.
Frolich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frolich throws an elbow that misses.
Frolich lands a nice elbow.
Cabal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabal leaning against his opponent.
Frolich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabal lands a hook that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Frolich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabal's elbow.
Cabal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Cabal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Frolich misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabal scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Cabal scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal blocks an elbow strike from Frolich.
Frolich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frolich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabal's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Cabal.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frolich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabal's brow.
Frolich working aggressively here.
Frolich throws an elbow that misses.
Frolich lands a nice elbow.
Frolich can't find room to land a body shot as Cabal controls the action.
Cabal lands with a left to the head.
Cabal stalling.
Cabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabal lands a body shot.
Cabal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frolichs head.
Cabal leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frolichs head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that round.
That's time! Cabal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frolich tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frolich tries to clinch but Cabal moves out of range.
Cabal misses with the combination.
Frolich tries to clinch but Cabal is having none of it.
Frolich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frolich tries to clinch there but Cabal circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cabal tries to circle away but Frolich has him pinned against the cage.
Cabal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal is looking to break free of the clinch but Frolich has double underhooks.
Frolich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cabal backwards.
Cabal has had enough of the clinch but Frolich keeps him there for the moment.
Cabal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frolich moves into range and clinches up with Cabal.
Cabal avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal pushes Frolich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frolich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cabal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frolich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabal can't find room to land a body shot as Frolich controls the action.
Cabal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frolich's elbow.
Frolich tries to work over Cabal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cabal.
Frolich takes a shot to the head.
Frolich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frolich keeps control of Cabal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frolich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frolich swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabal avoiding damage as Frolich throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal avoids a wild elbow strike from Frolich.
Cabal blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cabal.
Frolich struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabal controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Cabal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frolich.
Cabal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frolich can do to turn this around?
Cabal blocks an elbow strike from Frolich.
Frolich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cabal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santino Cabal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frolich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cabal digs a right hand into Frolich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frolich's gas tank.
Frolich is breathing heavily.
Cabal lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal breaks the clinch.
Frolich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cabal counters with a straight right hand.
MJ Frolich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frolich tries to move into range but Cabal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frolich walks into a stiff left hand from Cabal.
Cabal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frolich darts in and clinches Cabal up against the cage.
Cabal blocks an elbow strike.
Cabal lands a body shot.
Cabal lands with a right to the head.
Cabal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cabal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frolich.
Cabal effectively controlling the action here.
Cabal is leaning against Frolich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cabal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Cabal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cabal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Cabal lands a body punch.
Cabal dodges an elbow strike from Frolich.
Good body shot from Cabal.
Cabal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cabal lands a body punch.
Cabal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cabal pushes Frolich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frolich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cabal stalls.
Cabal lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Frolich fails to land.
Frolich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabal dodges an elbow strike from Frolich.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cabal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frolich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frolich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frolich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frolich scrambles back to his feet.
Frolich doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabal circles away.
Frolich tries to clinch there but Cabal circles away.
Frolich takes one to the chin there.
Cabal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frolich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frolich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Frolich tries to clinch up but Cabal circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frolich wants to clinch
and Cabal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frolich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frolich doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabal circles away.
Frolich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolich tries to move into range but Cabal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cabal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Frolich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oooooh!!! Cabal has knocked Frolich down with a huge combo! Cabal steps away and waves a wobbly Frolich back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Frolich is rocked!
Cabal lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Frolich out cold! Frolich is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Santino Cabal!
A very excited looking Santino Cabal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Senior Coles (ranked 5595 p4p, 5222 weight class) and Charles E Boles (ranked 571 p4p, 540 weight class). Charles E Boles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Senior Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles E Boles!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boles tries to clinch up but Coles circles away and keeps his distance.
Coles stuffs the takedown attempt from Boles. Boles gets slowly back to his feet.
Coles tries to counter with a takedown but Boles is quick to defend against it.
Coles tries to keep at a distance but Boles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boles jumps guard but Coles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Coles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boles taking a breather.
Boles ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boles no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coles.
Coles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boles working a defensive guard but Coles passes into half guard.
Boles wants to get back to full guard.
Coles seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Boles is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Senior Coles!
Senior Coles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 4826 p4p, 4523 weight class) and Apinya Arthit (ranked 383 p4p, 372 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apinya Arthit!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Dove moves out of range of the body kick from Arthit.
Little Dove seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Little Dove is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arthit.
Little Dove tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arthit was well out of range. Poor timing from Little Dove.
Arthit wants to counter the offense by Little Dove and move into the clinch position.
Little Dove looks to score with a jab to the body but Arthit is just out of range.
Little Dove loads up on a big right hand but Arthit slips the punch.
Arthit lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arthit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Little Dove loads up on a big right hand but Arthit slips the punch.
Little Dove clinches up against the cage.
Arthit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arthit throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a nice uppercut.
Arthit is looking to break free of the clinch but Little Dove has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Little Dove creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Little Dove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arthits head.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arthit has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Little Dove creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Little Dove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arthit is trying to force a seperation but Little Dove has the dominant position.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little Dove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arthit backwards.
Little Dove throws a punch but it's blocked by Arthit.
Little Dove scores with a shot to the side of Arthit's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Little Dove.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Arthit controls his hands.
Little Dove gets through Arthit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Arthit controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Little Dove creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arthit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arthit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little Dove.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Arthit controls his hands.
Arthit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Little Dove has him pressed against the cage.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Arthit blocks it.
Arthit blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arthit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little Dove.
Arthit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove moves into range and clinches up with Arthit.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Little Dove's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove avoids a wild elbow strike from Arthit.
Little Dove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arthit backwards.
Little Dove blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arthit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little Dove's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arthit throws an elbow but misses.
Little Dove on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
Little Dove has a couple of punches blocked by Arthit.
Arthit blocks a body shot from Little Dove.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arthit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little Dove wants to clinch up but Arthit keeps it at a distance.
Little Dove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Little Dove bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arthit's head backwards.
Arthit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arthit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little Dove is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arthit takes one to the side of the head.
Little Dove scores with a nice strike.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arthit misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Little Dove connects with a single shot there.
Arthit throws out a loose jab but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arthit.
Arthit steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Little Dove.
Arthit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little Dove.
A swing and a miss from Little Dove.
Arthit throws a sloppy head kick and Little Dove moves out of range easily.
Arthit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little Dove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arthit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arthit is trying to counter with his kicks.
Little Dove throws a lazy right hand but Arthit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arthit tries to counter with a clinch but Little Dove shakes him off and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little Dove looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arthit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arthit.
Little Dove fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arthit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice cross by Little Dove.
Arthit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arthit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cheyenne Little Dove is winning the standup battle so far.
Arthit misses with a looping left.
Little Dove has closed the distance and engaged Arthit in a clinch.
Little Dove gets through Arthit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Little Dove is working Arthit over against the cage.
Little Dove lands a hook that snaps the head of Arthit backwards.
Little Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arthit can do to turn this around?
Little Dove is leaning against Arthit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arthit is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Arthit controls the action.
Little Dove stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arthit or not.
Little Dove lands a body shot.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arthit backwards.
Little Dove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Little Dove lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arthit backwards.
Little Dove lands a body punch.
Arthit takes a shot to the head.
Little Dove misses with a body punch.
Little Dove scores with a shoulder strike.
Little Dove lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Little Dove digs a right hand underneath Arthit's ribcage. Arthit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Little Dove lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Little Dove scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Little Dove.
Arthit is rocked!
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Arthit is still on wobbly legs! Can Little Dove finish him?
Little Dove lands an uppercut that drops Arthit! Little Dove follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little Dove tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Arthit seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthit throws Little Dove to one side and escapes!
Little Dove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arthit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Little Dove throws a hook but Arthit blocks it.
Little Dove looks to score with a jab to the body but Arthit is just out of range.
Little Dove avoids the head kick by Arthit.
Little Dove fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arthit manages to avoid it.
Little Dove tries to clinch but Arthit moves out of range.
Arthit thinks about the counter body kick.
Arthit throws an off balance right hand
and Little Dove counters with a right hand that sends Arthit tumbling to the canvas! Can Little Dove finish him? He dives into Arthit's guard looking to do just that!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arthit's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arthit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little Dove fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little Dove digs a good hook to Arthit's body.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arthit misses with a kick to the body.
Cheyenne Little Dove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Little Dove blocks the leg kick.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little Dove lands a jab to the head.
Little Dove stuns Arthit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little Dove scores with a body shot.
Little Dove is looking to clinch but Arthit is avoiding it.
Arthit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Little Dove scores with a jab. Arthit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arthit is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Little Dove doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Arthit crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Arthit's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cheyenne Little Dove!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remco Evenpoel (ranked 3272 p4p, 4318 weight class) and Henry Dustfinger (ranked 399 p4p, 515 weight class). Dustfinger has chosen The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remco Evenpoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evenpoel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dustfinger moves away.
Dustfinger tries to clinch up.
Evenpoel tried to counter with a leg kick but Dustfinger avoided it.
Evenpoel ducks under a wild hook from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger throws the left hand but Evenpoel avoids the punch easily.
Evenpoel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dustfinger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dustfinger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evenpoel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evenpoel.
Evenpoel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dustfinger tries to throw a body punch but Evenpoel avoids it by throwing Dustfinger back against the cage.
Evenpoel throws a head punch that misses.
Dustfinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evenpoels head.
Dustfinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 It looks like Remco Evenpoel has been cut.
Dustfinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dustfinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dustfinger throws a punch but it's blocked by Evenpoel.
Dustfinger told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Evenpoel takes a shot to the head.
Dustfinger throws a head punch that misses.
Dustfinger pushes Evenpoel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dustfinger.
Evenpoel is breathing heavily.
Evenpoel misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evenpoel avoids the elbow strike from Dustfinger, against the cage.
Evenpoel blocks an elbow strike.
Dustfinger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dustfinger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dustfinger lands an elbow inside.
Dustfinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Evenpoel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evenpoel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dustfinger avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Evenpoel fails to land.
Dustfinger is leaning against Evenpoel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dustfinger misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dustfinger as the two fighters clinch.
Dustfinger lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dustfinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dustfinger lands an uppercut.
Evenpoel misses with a punch on the inside.
Dustfinger blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evenpoel is trying to maintain a safe position but Dustfinger gets an underhook and turns Evenpoel into the cage.
Evenpoel presses Dustfinger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Evenpoel blocks a body shot from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Dustfinger.
A right hand to the body from Dustfinger.
Evenpoel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dustfinger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dustfinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Evenpoel looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Dustfinger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dustfinger.
Evenpoel working aggressively here.
Dustfinger lands a big elbow that sends Evenpoel down! Evenpoel recovers to guard.
Evenpoel is rocked!
Evenpoel being controlled here, momentarily.
Oh Evenpoel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dustfinger throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Evenpoel seems to have got his legs back now.
Dustfinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dustfinger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Evenpoel controls Dustfinger momentarily but Dustfinger frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dustfinger content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dustfinger 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.
Remco Evenpoel's cut is getting worse.
Dustfinger moves in looking to clinch but Evenpoel pushes him off.
Dustfinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evenpoel scores with a jab. Dustfinger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dustfinger wants to clinch up but Evenpoel keeps it at a distance.
Dustfinger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dustfinger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Evenpoel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evenpoel clinches.
Dustfinger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dustfinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Evenpoel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dustfinger backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dustfinger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evenpoel backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dustfinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evenpoel is rocked!
Dustfinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evenpoel taking a breather.
Evenpoel working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Dustfinger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remco Evenpoel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Evenpoel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dustfinger misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Dustfinger.
Evenpoel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dustfinger. That did some damage!
Dustfinger misses the shot to the body.
Dustfinger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evenpoel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evenpoel looks to score with a jab to the body but Dustfinger is just out of range.
Dustfinger is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Evenpoel's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dustfinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Evenpoel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evenpoel avoids the body shot from Dustfinger.
Evenpoel scores with a decent looking hook.
Dustfinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dustfinger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evenpoel, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evenpoel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dustfinger throws an elbow but misses.
Evenpoel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dustfinger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Dustfinger on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Evenpoel - that landed with a thud.
Dustfinger working aggressively here.
Dustfinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Evenpoel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dustfinger tries a body shot but Evenpoel blocks it.
Dustfinger lands a shoulder strike.
Dustfinger throws a punch but it's blocked by Evenpoel.
Evenpoel throws a head punch that misses.
Dustfinger misses with the head strike.
Evenpoel avoids the elbow strike from Dustfinger, against the cage.
Dustfinger is leaning against Evenpoel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evenpoel blocks an uppercut.
Dustfinger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dustfinger lands a shoulder strike.
Dustfinger lands a big uppercut and Evenpoel is down! He's in big trouble - Dustfinger follows him to the mat!
Oh Evenpoel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Remco Evenpoel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evenpoel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evenpoel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dustfinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Evenpoel seems to have got his legs back now.
Dustfinger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evenpoel defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dustfinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dustfinger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dustfinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dustfinger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dustfinger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dustfinger is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Evenpoel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dustfinger.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger swings for the body but Evenpoel moves out of range.
Dustfinger tries to clinch up.
Evenpoel lands with an overhand left.
Dustfinger closes the distance and clinches.
Evenpoel is looking to control Dustfinger's arms but Dustfinger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Evenpoel has his back to the cage.
Evenpoel lands a nice uppercut.
Dustfinger lands an elbow inside that Evenpoel shrugs off.
Evenpoel lands a shot to the body.
Dustfinger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dustfinger lands a hook that snaps the head of Evenpoel backwards.
Evenpoel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dustfinger backwards.
Evenpoel looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Dustfinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dustfinger drops Evenpoel with a big right hand! Dustfinger charges in looking to finish - Evenpoel manages to keep Dustfinger in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dustfinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Evenpoel has wrist control.
Dustfinger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dustfinger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Evenpoel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evenpoel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dustfinger controls the pace.
Dustfinger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evenpoel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dustfinger controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Dustfinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Remco Evenpoel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dustfinger tries to clinch there but Evenpoel circles away.
Dustfinger tries to clinch up.
Dustfinger drops Evenpoel with a big left hand and mounts him. Evenpoel is in big trouble!
Evenpoel tries to hold on but Dustfinger pushes him away.
Dustfinger thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dustfinger misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dustfinger throwing strikes here but Evenpoel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dustfinger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Dustfinger there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evenpoel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dustfinger throwing strikes here but Evenpoel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Evenpoel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Evenpoel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dustfinger.
Dustfinger throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Evenpoel is working to get back to half guard.
Dustfinger controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger lands a big shot there that rocks Evenpoel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dustfinger unloads with some shots from mount but Evenpoel bucks and avoids them well.
Dustfinger content just to control the position here.
Dustfinger throwing strikes here but Evenpoel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dustfinger controlling the position easily from mount.
Remco Evenpoel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dustfinger throws some wild stikes that Evenpoel manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger looking to finish with strikes here!
Evenpoel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dustfinger.
Henry Dustfinger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Dustfinger there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dustfinger throwing strikes here but Evenpoel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dustfinger throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Evenpoel because Dustfinger loaded up on that one.
Dustfinger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dustfinger throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger looking to finish with strikes here!
Dustfinger looking to finish with strikes here!
Dustfinger throws a strike there. Evenpoel manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Dustfinger with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Dustfinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dustfinger 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Dustfinger!
Henry Dustfinger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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