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DMMA 76: Turgeon vs Slaissi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Washington (ranked 2737 p4p, 4388 weight class) and Chandra Rajnahn (ranked 351 p4p, 544 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Granite chin |
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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 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chandra Rajnahn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington with the inside leg kick.
Rajnahn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Washington.
Rajnahn fails to land with a series of punches.
Washington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rajnahn.
Washington scores with a sloppy right hand. Rajnahn should have avoided that one.
Rajnahn shoots in but Washington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
Rajnahn looks winded!
Rajnahn misses with a shot to the body
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Chandra Rajnahn has been cut.
Washington lands a big right hand that sends Rajnahn crashing to the mat! Washington stays standing though and waves Rajnahn back to his feet!
 Rajnahn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Rajnahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Washington throws an uppercut from hell that sends Rajnahn clean off his feet! He's out cold! Washington stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavier Washington!
During a confident post fight interview, Xavier Washington 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 Masa Satake (ranked 1678 p4p, 3300 weight class) and Boyko Kersikov (ranked 243 p4p, 445 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Sefa - God's Plan as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Boyko Kersikov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Satake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kersikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kersikov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Satake. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
Satake clinches with his opponent.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov lands a body shot.
I was talking to Satake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Satake controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satake misses with an elbow strike.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Kersikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
A nice leg kick from Satake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Satake counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Satake.
Satake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Satake moves forwards but Kersikov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Satake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Satake with a body shot.
Satake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Satake is rocked!
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Oh Satake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Satake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Satake.
Satake seems to have got his legs back now.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satake misses with an elbow strike.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.
Satake throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Kersikov drops Satake onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Satake is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Satake throws an elbow that misses.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Satake avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Kersikov dodges an elbow strike from Satake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kersikov.
Satake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kersikov's defenses.
Satake blocking some punches.
Kersikov tries to work over Satake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Satake is working Kersikov over against the cage.
Satake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Kersikov in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satake.
Satake lands an elbow that stopped Kersikov in his tracks for a moment.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
Satake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Boyko Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov lands a nice uppercut.
Satake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov blocks the elbow strike.
Satake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Satake.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satake.
Kersikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Satake's head.
Kersikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Kersikov breaks from the clinch.
Satake blocks a leg kick.
Satake scores with a kick to the midsection.
Satake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kersikov.
Satake throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Satake moved away.
Satake is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Satake tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kersikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Satake dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Satake.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body
and Satake counters with a nice leg kick.
Satake connects with an inside leg kick.
Masa Satake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Satake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satake.
Satake is looking to clinch but Kersikov is avoiding it.
Kersikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Satake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Satake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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 Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boyko Kersikov'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.
Satake scores with a shot to the body.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Satake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Satake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Satake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kersikov takes a swing at Satake's ribcage but misses.
Satake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Satake throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Satake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov blocks the body kick.
Satake just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov with a nice calf kick.
Satake lands a nice looking body kick.
Satake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake misses with a looping left.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Satake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satake is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Satake instigates a clinch.
Satake misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov cracks Satake with a nice body shot.
Satake letting Kersikov take a breather here.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Satake backwards.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kersikov lands an uppercut.
Kersikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Satake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Satake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Satake misses with the head strike.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satake tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Satake back against the cage.
Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satake cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Satake slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Satake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Satake thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Satake saw it coming and moves away.
Satake throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Satake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Satake looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Satake just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Satake avoids it with no problem.
Masa Satake is winning the standup battle so far.
Satake throws a good cross that connects.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Satake finds it's target.
Kersikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kersikov.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Satake.
Satake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Satake misses with a hook.
Satake looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Satake rushes Kersikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Satake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satake lands a damaging elbow.
Satake misses with an elbow over the top.
Satake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Satake - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Satake throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satake's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Satake.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Satake, against the cage.
Satake blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Satake looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Kersikov.
Kersikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Satake.
Satake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kersikov is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kersikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Satake throws an elbow that misses.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Satake avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Satake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kersikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Masa Satake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boyko Kersikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kersikov takes a swing at Satake's ribcage but misses.
Satake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Satake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satake misses with a wild body shot.
Satake connects with a solid leg kick.
Satake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Satake thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Satake missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satake just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov cracks Satake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Satake closes the distance and pushes Kersikov back into the cage.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Satake blocks it.
Satake misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Satake's head.
Kersikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satake was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Satake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Satake to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Satake looks to clinch but Kersikov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Satake taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Boyko Kersikov!
An out of breath Boyko Kersikov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landry Stephenson (ranked 3608 p4p, 6803 weight class) and Rapido Nadadora (ranked 420 p4p, 637 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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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 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Landry Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Nadadora as Stephenson shoots in.
Oooooh!!! Nadadora has knocked Stephenson down with a huge combo! Nadadora steps away and waves a wobbly Stephenson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Landry Stephenson has been cut.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Nadadora drops Stephenson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Nadadora follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rapido Nadadora!
Rapido Nadadora seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Nansen (ranked 1739 p4p, 5823 weight class) and Halfdan Ulfgeirsson (ranked 231 p4p, 588 weight class). Nansen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Benny Jamz - Torden. 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Halfdan Ulfgeirsson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulfgeirsson ducks right into an uppercut from Nansen.
Ulfgeirsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nansen tried to score with a low kick but Ulfgeirsson checks it.
Nansen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nansen. Ulfgeirsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nansen 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 Ulfgeirsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ulfgeirsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nansen moves away from the strike by Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nansen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a jab.
Ulfgeirsson looks to land a combination. Nansen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nansen throws a jab when Ulfgeirsson was well out of range.
Ulfgeirsson throws out a counter right but Nansen avoids it with no problem.
Nansen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulfgeirsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ulfgeirsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nansen wants to clinch.
Ulfgeirsson is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nansen.
Ulfgeirsson struggling a bit here.
Nansen working the head with strikes.
Nansen wants to control but Ulfgeirsson is keeping him busy.
Nansen working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nansen lands some shots froms side control.
Nansen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson tries to buck Nansen off but Nansen is having none of it.
Nansen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ulfgeirsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nansen controlling from side mount.
Nansen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ulfgeirsson tries to control but Nansen manages to take his back.
Nansen tries to keep control of the position but Ulfgeirsson is staying busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nansen is hanging on to Ulfgeirsson's back as he tries to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nansen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Ulfgeirsson to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen looking for the choke but no joy.
Nansen punches Ulfgeirsson on the ear.
Nansen really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ulfgeirsson.
Nansen 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.
Nansen scores with strikes from the back.
Ulfgeirsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ulfgeirsson is keeping busy.
Nansen is landing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Nansen has the hooks in. Ulfgeirsson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ulfgeirsson is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Ulfgeirsson moves out of range of the body kick from Nansen.
Nansen throws a head kick that misses
and Nansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nansen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ulfgeirsson.
Nansen closes the distance and pushes Ulfgeirsson back into the cage.
Nansen prevents Ulfgeirsson from breaking the clinch.
Nansen lands with a light punch inside.
Nansen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ulfgeirsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
A slow jab from Ulfgeirsson misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Nansen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nansen dives in for a single leg takedown but Ulfgeirsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ulfgeirsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nansen backwards.
Ulfgeirsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ulfgeirsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nansen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulfgeirsson's elbow.
Ulfgeirsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nansen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nansen throws a head punch that misses.
Ulfgeirsson tries to throw a body punch but Nansen avoids it by throwing Ulfgeirsson back against the cage.
Nansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson tries to break free but Nansen pushes him back against the cage.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ulfgeirsson is trying to push Nansen away but Nansen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nansen lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nansen backwards.
Ulfgeirsson blocks a body shot from Nansen.
Ulfgeirsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nansen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ulfgeirsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ulfgeirsson breaks the clinch.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a wild body shot.
Nansen throwing a counter right hand but Ulfgeirsson manages to avoid it.
Nansen dives in and grabs Ulfgeirsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ulfgeirsson pushes down on Nansen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorvald Nansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulfgeirsson manages to avoid it.
Ulfgeirsson throws a body punch but Nansen moves out of range.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a looping left.
It appears Nansen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nansen lands with a right hand.
Ulfgeirsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ulfgeirsson throws a hook but Nansen avoids it easily.
A big right from Ulfgeirsson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nansen defending well as Ulfgeirsson loads up on a big left hand.
Nansen with the inside leg kick.
Nansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Ulfgeirsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nansen takes the fight into the clinch.
Nansen has Ulfgeirsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ulfgeirsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nansen.
Still in the clinch, Nansen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ulfgeirsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nansen misses with a punch to the body.
Ulfgeirsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ulfgeirsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulfgeirsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nansen misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ulfgeirsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ulfgeirsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Nansen catches Ulfgeirsson right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Nansen.
Ulfgeirsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nansen throws a lazy right hand but Ulfgeirsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nansen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ulfgeirsson looks to throw the jab but Nansen is out of range.
Ulfgeirsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nansen.
Nansen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ulfgeirsson on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson throws a series of punches but Nansen moves out of range.
Ulfgeirsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nansen.
Ulfgeirsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nansen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nansen loads up on a big right hand but Ulfgeirsson slips the punch.
Nansen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nansen is looking to clinch.
Nansen tries for a takedown but Ulfgeirsson circles away easily
enabling Ulfgeirsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nansen scores with a nice right hand.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nansen moves to clinch but Ulfgeirsson breaks away
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Halfdan Ulfgeirsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ulfgeirsson misses with a hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nansen.
Ulfgeirsson tries to bench press Nansen off him but Nansen keeps the position.
Nansen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ulfgeirsson some visible discomfort.
Nansen landing a few strikes.
Nansen tries for a kimura but Ulfgeirsson is defending well.
Ulfgeirsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nansen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulfgeirsson prevents Nansen from improving position.
Ulfgeirsson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ulfgeirsson prevents Nansen from moving into mount.
Ulfgeirsson is looking for a sweep.
Ulfgeirsson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ulfgeirsson regains half guard.
Ulfgeirsson trying to get back to full guard but Nansen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ulfgeirsson can't escape the position.
Nansen with a couple of short strikes.
Nansen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nansen fails to move to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen scoring with strikes but Ulfgeirsson is staying in there.
Ulfgeirsson wants to hold on but Nansen pushes him away.
Ulfgeirsson tries to control Nansen's body but Nansen pushes him off. Ulfgeirsson squirms to his side and now Nansen has his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ulfgeirsson rolls, trying to escape but Nansen keeps control of the position.
Nansen trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Nansen lands a shot to the head.
I really don't envy Ulfgeirsson right now.
Ulfgeirsson trying to control the hands but Nansen won't let him.
Nansen is looking for the choke from the back position but Ulfgeirsson is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ulfgeirsson is defending well though. Nansen let's go of the attempt for now.
Nansen is hanging on to Ulfgeirsson's back as he tries to escape.
Nansen is punishing Ulfgeirsson with some ground and pound.
Nansen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ulfgeirsson up.
Nansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ulfgeirsson can do to turn this around?
Nansen is persistently looking for the submission but Ulfgeirsson is defending it well.
Nansen working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Nansen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Nansen keeps control of the position as Ulfgeirsson tries to break free.
Nansen looking for the choke from the back.
Ulfgeirsson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nansen's arms.
Ulfgeirsson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nansen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ulfgeirsson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Will Nansen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that's the end of the fight!
Thorvald Nansen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nansen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorvald Nansen!
A very excited looking Thorvald Nansen 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 Jacob White (ranked 2274 p4p, 2437 weight class) and Pate Murhapuro (ranked 288 p4p, 306 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pate Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro clinches.
Murhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Pate Murhapuro has been cut.
White taking a breather.
White stalls.
Nice body punch from Murhapuro.
White blocks an elbow strike from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro blocks an elbow strike from White.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhapuro's elbow.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Murhapuro dodges an elbow strike from White.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhapuro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Murhapuro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murhapuro lands a body punch in the clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhapuro connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro is trying to stall.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro darts in trying to clinch
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Murhapuro wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Murhapuro clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Murhapuro misses with a punch to the body.
Murhapuro lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White stalling in the clinch.
Murhapuro stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
Murhapuro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Murhapuro misses with a knee to the head.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Murhapuro.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Murhapuro controls the action.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Murhapuro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murhapuro's brow.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Murhapuro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White misses with some punches.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks a body shot from Murhapuro.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
Murhapuro wants to stall.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murhapuro or not.
Murhapuro misses with a knee strike.
White takes a shot to the head.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with a body punch.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White gets tackled into the cage by Murhapuro. Murhapuro maintains the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhapuro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murhapuro stalling the fight.
White lands a nice elbow.
Murhapuro digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhapuro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhapuro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murhapuro closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Murhapuro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pate Murhapuro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhapuro throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhapuro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhapuro moves into the clinch.
White leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
Murhapuro blocks a body shot from White.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with an elbow strike.
White avoiding damage as Murhapuro throws knees to the body.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands a left hand.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murhapuro looking to stall.
Murhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White slips a straight right by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Murhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Jacob White is winning the standup battle so far.
White connects with the punch.
White gets tackled into the cage by Murhapuro. Murhapuro maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murhapuro is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from White.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White tries to clinch there but Murhapuro circles away.
Murhapuro throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
White tries to bum rush Murhapuro with a series of wild strikes but Murhapuro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murhapuro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
Murhapuro tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws a combination that misses
and Murhapuro counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
White lands an elbow just above Murhapuro 's eye.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Murhapuro scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Murhapuro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
White just leaning against Murhapuro, taking a breather.
Murhapuro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Murhapuro.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White is looking to control Murhapuro's arms but Murhapuro gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
White lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with a body punch.
Murhapuro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murhapuro gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murhapuro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhapuro has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhapuro being controlled against the cage.
Murhapuro has White pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacob White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pate Murhapuro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murhapuro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhapuro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Murhapuro clinches.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro misses with a knee strike.
Murhapuro displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
Murhapuro lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Murhapuro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Murhapuro controls the action.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Murhapuro tries to tie him up.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhapuro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhapuro lands a shoulder strike.
Murhapuro tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murhapuro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murhapuro missing with knees to the body.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhapuros head.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhapuro.
White slows down the pace here.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murhapuro's brow.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White wants to stall.
White blocks an uppercut.
Murhapuro lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands an elbow that stopped Murhapuro in his tracks for a moment.
White blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhapuro.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Murhapuro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White clobbers Murhapuro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murhapuro slips under a jab from White.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhapuro avoids a punch combination nicely.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro clinches with his opponent.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhapuro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhapuro scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White with a hook.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch.
Murhapuro has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White lands an elbow that stopped Murhapuro in his tracks for a moment.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
White lands an elbow just above Murhapuro 's eye.
Murhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhapuro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braun Westen (ranked 1477 p4p, 1973 weight class) and Adan Puno (ranked 206 p4p, 259 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Braun Westen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno lands a left and a right that send Westen crashing to the mat, dazed. Puno thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Braun Westen has been cut.
Westen throws a right hand that misses
and Puno counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puno cracks Westen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Westen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Puno finish him?
Westen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puno counters with a right hand to the body.
Westen throws a sloppy head kick and Puno moves out of range easily.
Westen 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.
Puno drops Westen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Westen looks back up at him and smiles so Puno waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Puno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno blocks a head kick by Westen.
Puno drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Westen right on the button. Westen goes down! Puno follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Puno gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adan Puno!
A victorious Adan Puno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Diego (ranked 1126 p4p, 1848 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 175 p4p, 270 weight class). Sam Diego is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Diego lands.
Diego's corner calls for a 1-2. Diego obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diego throws a push kick but Tenryu slaps the foot to one side.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Tenryu throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Sam Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego blocks a jab.
Diego has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Tenryu connects with a jab.
Diego scores with a jab to the body.
Diego misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Tenryu to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
Tenryu slips a straight right by Diego.
A little jabbing left from Tenryu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego throws a hook but Tenryu blocks it.
Diego misses with a hook.
Tenryu scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tenryu to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tenryu. Tenryu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego looks for the body kick but Tenryu saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tenryu.
Diego is rocked!
Tenryu throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tenryu at a distance.
Tenryu scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tenryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego moves away from the strike by Tenryu.
Diego seems to have got his legs back now.
Diego throws a front kick that sends Tenryu stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenryu slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego.
A telegraphed right hand from Tenryu misses the target.
Diego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tenryu under the eye.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diego 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.
Tenryu throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
Diego misses with a low kick as Tenryu jumps back.
Diego 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.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Tenryu lands a big uppercut and Diego crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Diego looks OK. Tenryu waves Diego back to his feet!
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego jabs Tenryu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tenryu 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Tenryu misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenryu moves away.
Tenryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Diego.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tenryus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diego gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tenryu gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Diego is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gen Tenryu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Needno Badges (ranked 1375 p4p, 1607 weight class) and Damian Wayne (ranked 189 p4p, 216 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Needno Badges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badges is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Badges misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Needno Badges has been cut.
Wayne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Damian Wayne has been cut.
Badges has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Badges working Wayne over with knees to the body.
Badges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Badges is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Badges blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne dodges an elbow strike from Badges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wayne.
I was talking to Badges's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wayne lands a body punch.
Wayne's coach down at ALPHA-1 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.
A short uppercut from Badges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badges throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne lands an uppercut.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Badges misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Badges.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badges using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Badges prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Badges.
Wayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Badges is controlling him.
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Badges obliges.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Badges blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Wayne.
Wayne avoids the elbow strike from Badges, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badges lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Badges.
Badges lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Badges tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to work over Badges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Badges tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badges tries a knee to the head but Wayne blocks it.
Badges blocking some punches.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Badges lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Badges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waynes head.
Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Wayne catches Badges right on the button with a cross.
Badges fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wayne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Badges lands with a straight right. Wayne didn't see that one coming.
Badges tries to clinch
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badges is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Badges avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Badges.
Badges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Badges misses with a body shot.
Badges lunges at Wayne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wayne's hand.
Badges rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
Badges misses with a body punch.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Badges tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badges working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wayne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Badges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Badges is working Wayne over against the cage.
Badges prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne is trying to push Badges away but Badges has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Badges looking to throw knees to the head but Wayne is blocking nicely.
Badges throws an elbow but it misses.
Wayne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Badges lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Badges tries a knee to the head but Wayne blocks it.
Badges misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Badges lands an elbow inside.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Badges controls his hands.
Wayne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badges backwards.
Badges connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wayne's face.
That has opened up Damian Wayne's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Needno Badges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badges throws a lazy uppercut
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Badges is rocked!
Needno Badges's cut is getting worse.
Badges swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Wayne!
A very excited looking Damian Wayne 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 979 p4p, 1373 weight class) and Diego Del Fuegos (ranked 153 p4p, 205 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Del Fuegos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Del Fuegos looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Evans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Del Fuegos's sensitive parts.
Del Fuegos misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Evans.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gwynn Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Evans lands a glancing blow to the side of Del Fuegos's head.
Evans is looking to slow Del Fuegos down with leg kicks.
Del Fuegos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evans.
Evans appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Del Fuegos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evans can pounce on him.
Del Fuegos 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.
Evans lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Fuegos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Evans takes one to the chin there.
Del Fuegos takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Evans with the inside leg kick.
Del Fuegos throws a jab when Evans was well out of range.
Del Fuegos doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Del Fuegos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Fuegos moves away.
Del Fuegos loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Del Fuegos loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Del Fuegos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Evans finds it's way round the side to connect with Del Fuegos's head.
Evans bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Del Fuegos's head backwards.
Evans misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evans throws a leg kick but Del Fuegos moved away.
Evans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans misses with a leg kick.
Evans cracks a nice hook into Del Fuegos's ribs.
Del Fuegos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Evans cracks Del Fuegos with an open hand slap.
Evans is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Evans lunges at Del Fuegos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Del Fuegos's hand.
Del Fuegos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Del Fuegos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Evans counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuegos misses with a body shot.
Evans feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Evans drops his hands momentarily and Del Fuegos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Del Fuegos moves forwards but Evans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Del Fuegos throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Del Fuegos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans's corner calls for a 1-2. Evans obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evans is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Del Fuegos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Del Fuegos's sensitive parts.
Evans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Evans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Del Fuegos is out of range.
Del Fuegos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuegos swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Del Fuegos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Nice shot lands for Evans.
Del Fuegos misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Del Fuegos blocks the leg kick.
Del Fuegos throws out a counter right but Evans avoids it with no problem.
Del Fuegos is looking to clinch.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Del Fuegos misses with a right hand
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Fuegos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans.
Del Fuegos ducks right into an uppercut from Evans.
Evans scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheers as Evans lands an impressive looking overhand right. Del Fuegos doesn't seem phased though.
Evans lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Del Fuegos misses its intended target.
Evans looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Evans throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Del Fuegos takes one to the chin there.
No luck for Del Fuegos with that takedown attempt.
Del Fuegos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego Del Fuegos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans dips to his left and cracks Del Fuegos with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Fuegos throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Fuegos throws out the jab.
Evans throws a nice head kick!
Evans moves into range and connects with a jab.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Fuegos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Del Fuegos looks to move away, Evans throws a big counter combo but Del Fuegos just gets out of the way.
Evans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Del Fuegos's hands.
Del Fuegos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Evans throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Del Fuegos's head.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Del Fuegos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Del Fuegos! But no joy.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Del Fuegos manages to avoid it.
Evans scores with a jab to the body.
Evans is looking to score with low kicks.
Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Del Fuegos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Del Fuegos tries a low kick but Evans avoids it.
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuegos throws a lazy uppercut
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Fuegos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evans can pounce on him.
Evans throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Evans darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Evans lands a jab to the head.
Evans walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gwynn Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Evans feints and then cracks Del Fuegos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Del Fuegos down.
Del Fuegos throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Fuegos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evans.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Del Fuegos wants to counter with a clinch but Evans pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Del Fuegos does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Del Fuegos's sensitive parts.
Del Fuegos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
Evans throws a poor cross that misses
letting Del Fuegos counter with a right hand.
Del Fuegos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Fuegos throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Del Fuegos.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Del Fuegos's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Del Fuegos misses its intended target.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Fuegos can do to turn this around?
Del Fuegos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Fuegos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Del Fuegos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Evans has got the better of the exchanges.
Evans throws a wild body kick that Del Fuegos sees coming a mile off.
Gwynn Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans with a hook.
Evans misses with a left hand
and Del Fuegos counters with a nice uppercut.
Del Fuegos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Evans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evans.
Del Fuegos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Del Fuegos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Evans lands a really nice looking cross but Del Fuegos seems unphased.
Evans connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Del Fuegos is looking to clinch.
Evans appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Evans.
Del Fuegos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A clash of legs there as Del Fuegos blocks the low kick.
Del Fuegos wants to clinch.
Del Fuegos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Del Fuegos gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Fuegos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Del Fuegos is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Del Fuegos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Del Fuegos misses with the ground and pound.
Del Fuegos is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diego Del Fuegos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Evans can't do much from the bottom here.
Del Fuegos controlling the position.
Evans manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Fuegos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Del Fuegos thows a huge punch but Evans dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evans.
Evans 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.
Del Fuegos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gwynn Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Del Fuegos misses with a looping right.
Evans misses the jab.
Del Fuegos misses the shot to the body.
Evans scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuegos misses with a few strikes there.
Del Fuegos misses with a wild combination.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Evans.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Fuegos.
Evans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Del Fuegos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Del Fuegos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Fuegos drops his hands momentarily and Evans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Del Fuegos missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwynn Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans!
Gwynn Evans seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Turgeon (ranked 1117 p4p, 1451 weight class) and Kimbo Slaissi (ranked 157 p4p, 203 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Turgeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi misses with a straight left.
Turgeon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cope's in the buildup to the fight.
Slaissi blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Turgeon.
Slaissi misses with a hook.
Slaissi slips a jab from Turgeon.
Slaissi connects with a looping right hand.
Turgeon looks to score with a jab to the body but Slaissi is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi throws a shot to the body.
Turgeon misses with a hook
and Slaissi counters with a low kick, right behind Turgeon 's knee.
Turgeon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slaissi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slaissi misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon tries to close the distance and clinch but Slaissi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turgeon scores with a jab.
It looks like Kimbo Slaissi has been cut.
Slaissi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turgeon to score with a decent uppercut.
Turgeon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turgeon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Patrick Turgeon has been cut.
Slaissi looks to land a combination but Turgeon avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Turgeon. That snapped Slaissi's head back.
Turgeon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turgeon there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turgeon lands with an uppercut that bounces Slaissi off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slaissi throws a shot to the body.
Turgeon throws a poor cross that misses
and Slaissi counters with a nice uppercut.
Slaissi throws a body kick that misses.
Turgeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slaissi.
A nice leg kick from Slaissi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turgeon tests Slaissi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turgeon misses with a wild body shot.
Slaissi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon scores with a punch to the head.
Slaissi throws a series of punches but Turgeon moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Turgeon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turgeon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Kimbo Slaissi's cut even more.
Turgeon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Slaissi sprawling to the canvas! Slaissi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Turgeon finish him?!
Slaissi is rocked!
Turgeon catches Slaissi with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Slaissi forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick Turgeon!
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