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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Titor (ranked 2082 p4p, 3119 weight class) and Maki Tantor (ranked 263 p4p, 380 weight class). Titor comes to the cage accompanied by John Titor-Going To Space. John Titor 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titor lands a head kick!
Titor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left and a right from Titor both land. Nice combination.
Tantor misses with a few strikes there.
Tantor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Titor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Titor darts in looking for a takedown but Tantor gets double underhooks and turns Titor into the cage.
Tantor jumps guard but Titor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Titor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tantor decides to pull guard.
Titor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Titor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Titor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Titor throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Titor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Titor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Titor stops Tantor from standing up.
Tantor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Titor is one step ahead there.
Titor controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Titor won't allow Tantor to sweep him here.
Titor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tantor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Titor on his heels. He'll look to pass Titor's guard now, I'm sure.
Tantor tries to stand but Titor is controlling from the bottom.
Tantor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Titor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tantor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Titor looking to control.
Tantor wants to control from the top but Titor keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tantor throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Titor shoots in for a takedown but Tantor shows good takedown defense.
Despite the aggression on Tantor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tantor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Titor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tantor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Titor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Titor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tantor drags the fight down to the ground.
Titor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Titor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Titor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tantor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Titor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tantor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Titor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Titor struggles to land a body shot inside as Tantor controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maki Tantor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tantor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch but Titor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Titor slaps away a takedown attempt from Tantor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tantor.
John Titor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maki Tantor.
Tantor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tantor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Titor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tantor shoots in but Titor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses.
Titor throws a series of punches but Tantor avoids them all with ease.
Titor stuns Tantor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Titor misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tantor.
John Titor is winning the standup battle so far.
Tantor checks a low kick from Titor.
Tantor slips under a jab from Titor.
Maki Tantor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Titor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tantor eats them both and turns towards Titor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Titor slips under a jab from Tantor.
Titor throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Titor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Titor lands with a right hand.
Titor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tantor is defended easily by Titor.
Tantor swinging wildly here.
Tantor shoots and misses
and Tantor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor with a poor takedown
letting Titor counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Titor thuds his right hand into Tantor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Titor.
A control attempt from Tantor but he's now mounted!
Tantor is squirming around, avoiding Titor's attempts to control the action.
Tantor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tantor tries to hold on but Titor postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Titor wants to control the pace but Tantor is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tantor tries to lock up and control but Titor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Titor wants to control the pace but Tantor is squirming around nicely.
Titor lands a heavy elbow.
Titor controlling the pace for now.
Titor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tantor can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor tries to lock up and control but Titor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Titor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tantor has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Titor's lack of action.
Tantor is staying active underneath Titor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Titor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Titor is stalling here. Tantor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Titor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tantor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Titor 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!
Tantor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tantor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Titor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Titor. Those never looked like landing.
Titor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tantor checks it well.
Titor tries to bum rush Tantor with a series of wild strikes but Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tantor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Titor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tantor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tantor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Titor avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Titor as he jumps to the side.
John Titor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maki Tantor.
Titor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tantor.
Tantor moves out of range as Titor strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor shoots in for a takedown but Titor shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Tantor with that takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Tantor misses.
Titor lands a jab to the head.
Titor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tantor takes a step back to recover.
Titor misses with a double jab
and Tantor moves into the clinch.
Titor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tantor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tantor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Titor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Titor. Tantor shrugs it off though.
Titor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tantor.
A decent looking cross lands there for Titor.
Titor swats away the attempt to clinch by Tantor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Titor counters with a stiff right hand.
Titor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Tantor or perhaps it was just good defense by Titor, which made it look bad.
Titor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tantor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Titor.
Titor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Titor is trying to control but can't.
Tantor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Titor's head.
Tantor controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor wants to stand up but Titor has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Tantor trying to control the pace.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Titor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tantor or not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Titor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tantor's brow.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Titor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tantor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Titor to keep the fight standing.
Tantor blocks an elbow strike from Titor.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Titor's elbow.
Titor throws a punch but it's blocked by Tantor.
Titor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tantor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Titor has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Titor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Titor 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Titor!
John Titor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert River (ranked 1735 p4p, 3084 weight class) and Anti Happy (ranked 189 p4p, 315 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company. Happy has chosen Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Happy!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happy shoots in for a takedown but River shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Happy.
Happy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
Bert River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from River misses.
A head kick by River misses
and Happy counters with a shoot takedown. River fights it but they end up in guard.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Happy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Happy connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Happy looking for a guillotine here but River defends easily.
Happy controls River momentarily but River frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
Happy looking for a sweep. Not yet Happy, not yet.
Happy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. River is aware though and is defending well.
Happy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and River defends well.
River working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Happy's head.
Happy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Happy keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
Happy controls River momentarily but River frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
River trying to control but Happy is working from the bottom.
Happy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. River is aware though and is defending well.
Happy has an active guard here but River has managed to pass into half guard.
River trying to control from half guard but Happy is working away.
River looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
River controlling the pace.
Happy wants to improve his position but River is controlling well.
Happy actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy wants to get back to full guard.
Happy regains full guard. Nicely done.
River trying to control but Happy is working from the bottom.
Happy working for submissions but it's allowed River to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River is trying to control the action in half guard but Happy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Happy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
River is looking for a kimura but Happy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for River to get the leverage.
Happy wants to improve his position but River is controlling well.
Happy taking some punishment here, with River in his half guard.
Happy trying to control but River postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happy tries to get to full guard but River has control of the leg.
Happy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Happy wants to control but River is keeping busy.
Happy is controlling River's trapped leg to prevent River from advancing to side control.
Happy looking for submissions off his back.
Happy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Happy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
River is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Happy has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bert River dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Happy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Happy scrambles back to his feet.
Happy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Happy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Happy at a distance.
Happy tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
River thumps Happy with a low kick.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River tries to work over Happy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Happy is looking to control River's arms but River gets an underhook and turns him. Now Happy has his back to the cage.
Happy is trying to pull guard but River turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River gets through Happy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
Happy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. River just stands there and leans against the cage.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River jumps guard.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
River tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Happy throwing strikes from guard but River blocks nicely.
Happy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Happy controls the pace.
River keeping moving, preventing Happy from controlling successfully.
Bert River overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy is working River over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Happy content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because River has locked up a guillotine! River's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Happy is holding on here and River must be using up a lot of energy. Happy has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! River gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bert River!
Bert River 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 1719 p4p, 3845 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 103 p4p, 229 weight class). Gro Ulfimph's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Have a banana. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nouveau is looking to clinch.
Gro Ulfimph scoring well with a low kick there.
Nouveau shoots for a double leg takedown but Gro Ulfimph sprawls well. He's pushed Nouveau's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gro Ulfimph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gro Ulfimph loads up on a big right hand but Nouveau slips the punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gro Ulfimph.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nouveau blocks an uppercut.
Nouveau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gro Ulfimph motions for Nouveau to come forward. Gro Ulfimph throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gro Ulfimph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gro Ulfimph clinches up against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nouveau is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gro Ulfimph lands a hook that snaps the head of Nouveau backwards.
Gro Ulfimph lands a hook that snaps the head of Nouveau backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gro Ulfimph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a hook to the body.
Gro Ulfimph prevents the takedown attempt.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.
Nouveau wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nouveau is trying to maintain a safe position but Gro Ulfimph gets an underhook and turns Nouveau into the cage.
Nouveau fails to pull guard.
Gro Ulfimph digs a right hand underneath Nouveau's ribcage. Nouveau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Gro Ulfimph.
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!
Gro Ulfimph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gro Ulfimph scores with a nice short uppercut.
 Nouveau is rocked!
Nouveau is trying to break the clinch but Gro Ulfimph is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau is trying to maintain a safe position but Gro Ulfimph gets an underhook and turns Nouveau into the cage.
Gro Ulfimph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gro Ulfimph.
Nouveau is still on wobbly legs! Can Gro Ulfimph finish him?
Nouveau can't get the takedown.
Nouveau can't find room to land a body shot as Gro Ulfimph controls the action.
Gro Ulfimph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nouveau backwards.
Nouveau missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gro Ulfimph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph pushes Nouveau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gro Ulfimph has Nouveau pressed against the cage. Nouveau drops his hands and Gro Ulfimph takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Nouveau tumbling to the canvas! Gro Ulfimph rains down with more punches but Nouveau was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Gro Ulfimph!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
Murzol Gro Ulfimph decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Theodore Nouveau spoke after the fight, saying 'what a mess...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Distant Thunder (ranked 2466 p4p, 1765 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 149 p4p, 110 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Distant Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder throws an off balance right hand
and Alzate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Thunder.
Alzate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzate.
Thunder attempts a counter takedown but Alzate avoids it well and moves away.
Thunder looks to land a combination. Alzate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thunder misses with a hook
letting Alzate counter with a right hand.
Thunder lands a head shot.
Distant Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzate wants to land a leg kick but Thunder is out of range.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Alzate moved out of range nicely.
Thunder checks the leg kick.
Thunder misses with an uppercut.
Thunder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thunder avoids the head kick by Alzate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Alzate catches Thunder right on the button with a cross.
Alzate moves away from the strike by Thunder.
Alzate lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Alzate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alzate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alzate.
Alzate misses with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Alzate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thunder.
Thunder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alzate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunder misses the target.
Thunder pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alzate is out of range and Thunder settles back down.
A lazy body kick from Thunder
and Alzate counters with a low kick, right behind Thunder 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
A punch lands to the side of Thunder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzate moves away.
Alzate 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunder.
Alzate throws out a loose jab but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Alzate checks it
and Alzate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thunder thinking.
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!
Thunder throws a leg kick but Alzate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niko Alzate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alzate.
Thunder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alzate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thunder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alzate is working away from the top position though.
Thunder is controlling Alzate's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate passes to full mount!
Thunder tries to reverse the position but Alzate maintains control.
Alzate looking to control but Thunder is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thunder manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alzate is working for a submission of some sort.
Thunder tries to roll over but Alzate keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder trying to control but Alzate postures up.
Thunder is trying to control but Alzate manages to pass to mount!
Thunder is trying desperately to improve position.
Thunder gets back to half guard.
Alzate is keen to just control but Thunder is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Niko Alzate will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thunder throws out a loose jab but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Alzate moved out of range nicely.
Thunder scores with a leg kick.
Thunder moves away from the strike by Alzate.
Alzate misses with a straight left.
Alzate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzate.
Thunder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alzate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Alzate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thunder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alzate. Alzate obviously looking to wear him down.
Alzate tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzate.
Alzate misses with a leg kick
and Thunder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alzate won't be happy with that.
Alzate sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alzate moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Alzate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder wants to pass the guard but Alzate is keeping the position.
Thunder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thunder stopping the sweep attempt from Alzate.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alzate is on top in guard.
Thunder is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thunder looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Alzate has picked Thunder up and slammed him! Thunder can't keep hold of the triangle and Alzate manages to pass to side control!
Thunder is looking for a sweep.
Alzate tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alzate has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thunder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thunder wants to control but Alzate postures up.
Alzate wants to stand but Thunder has his arm trapped.
Thunder sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thunder is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The House Of Pain, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Thunder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alzate is trying to control the action in half guard but Thunder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alzate is looking for a kimura here.
Thunder wants to control but Alzate is keeping busy.
Alzate works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thunder is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Alzate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Alzate.
Thunder looks to land a body kick but Alzate moved away.
Thunder rushes Alzate and presses him up against the cage.
Thunder digs a right hand into Alzate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alzate's gas tank.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Alzate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Alzate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alzate lands a right hand.
Thunder tries to work over Alzate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alzate or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate blocks a body shot from Thunder.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alzate.
Alzate misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Thunder.
Alzate blocks a body shot from Thunder.
Alzate has a couple of punches blocked by Thunder.
Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunder throws a jab when Alzate was well out of range.
Nice shot by Thunder.
Alzate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunder takes a swing at Alzate's ribcage but misses.
Thunder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thunder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder misses with an uppercut
and Alzate counters with an inside leg kick.
Thunder misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzate counters with a stiff right hand.
Alzate misses with a jab to the body
and Thunder counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alzate punishes Thunder's body with a nice straight punch.
Thunder scores with a body shot.
Thunder throws a head kick but Alzate moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Thunder. Beautiful body shot.
Thunder throws a series of strikes that have Alzate backpedaling.
Thunder throws a right hand that misses
and Alzate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alzate uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thunder has time to react.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alzate tries a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder misses with a hook. Alzate ducked under it nicely.
Alzate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alzate. That did some damage!
Distant Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thunder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzate looks to land a right hand but Thunder moved out of range.
Good work by Alzate as he checks the leg kick.
Thunder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thunder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thunder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thunder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alzate counters with a good low kick that Thunder was not able to check.
Alzate throws a half hearted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Alzate there.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
Alzate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder backing away here, and Alzate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alzate throws a sloppy head kick and Thunder moves out of range easily.
Thunder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alzate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to clinch up but Alzate circles away and keeps his distance.
Thunder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alzate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thunder doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alzate.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzate moves away.
Alzate dips to his left and cracks Thunder with an uppercut!
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick from Alzate.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Alzate was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thunder throws a low kick, looking for Alzate's leg but Alzate calmly moves out of range.
Thunder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alzate feints a counter leg kick.
Thunder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thunder swings widly with a right hand
and Alzate counters with a nice leg kick.
Niko Alzate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alzate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Distant Thunder.
I think Alzate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Niko Alzate!
Niko Alzate took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FUClothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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#R1#
O'Neil throws a leg kick
and Meesang counters with a stiff right hand.
Meesang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT#It looks like Manalili Meesang has been cut.
O'Neil misses with an uppercut
and Meesang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Meesang.
O'Neil is looking to chop away at Meesang's legs.
O'Neil throws out a powerful jab.
O'Neil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O'Neil explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
O'Neil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from O'Neil.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses.
O'Neil misses with a hook
letting Meesang counter with a right hand.
O'Neil 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. #T1#
O'Neil thows a leg kick but Meesang checks it
and Meesang counters with an inside leg kick.
O'Neil swings for the body but Meesang moves out of range.
Meesang lands with a nice body punch.
O'Neil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O'Neil throws a poor cross that misses
and Meesang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from O'Neil misses
and Meesang counters with a left to the body.
O'Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mickey O'Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O'Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like O'Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meesang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O'Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O'Neil misses with a leg kick
and Meesang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meesang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O'Neil throws out a leg kick but Meesang moves out of range and O'Neil only half commits.
Meesang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Meesang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Meesang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#ROC2#O'Neil is rocked!
Meesang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meesang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh O'Neil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O'Neil wants to land a leg kick but Meesang is out of range.
O'Neil seems to have got his legs back now.
O'Neil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meesang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O'Neil connects with a crisp jab.
O'Neil throws a sloppy body shot
and Meesang counters with a nice uppercut.
O'Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meesang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
O'Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O'Neil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meesang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Meesang throws a hook but O'Neil blocks it.
O'Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meesang.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Meesang has knocked O'Neil down with a huge combo! Meesang steps away and waves a wobbly O'Neil back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#T3#
O'Neil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O'Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meesang.
Meesang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O'Neil lands a jab to the nose.
O'Neil misses with a hook to the body
and Meesang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meesang staying out of range there.
Crunch! O'Neil slams his shin into Meesang's torso.
O'Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meesang.
Meesang slips a jab from O'Neil.
Meesang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O'Neil throws out the jab.
Meesang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
O'Neil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O'Neil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#ROC#Meesang is rocked!#T4#
O'Neil fakes the body blow, causing Meesang to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Meesang goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey O'Neil!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kiril Bohizdar (ranked 2524 p4p, 1464 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 152 p4p, 83 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiril Bohizdar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yukinobu lands a body shot.
A big left from Yukinobu misses.
No luck for Yukinobu with that takedown attempt.
Yukinobu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bohizdar.
Bohizdar slips a jab from Yukinobu.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bohizdar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bohizdar misses with a hook. Yukinobu ducked under it nicely.
Bohizdar throws a series of punches but Yukinobu moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Yukinobu blocks the leg kick.
Bohizdar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yukinobu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yukinobu blocks a low kick nicely.
Bohizdar throws a sloppy head kick and Yukinobu moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohizdar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bohizdar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Bohizdar avoids it.
Yukinobu cracks Bohizdar with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bohizdar throws out a leg kick but Yukinobu moves out of range and Bohizdar only half commits.
Yukinobu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bohizdar doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohizdar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yukinobus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yukinobu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bohizdar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bohizdar tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Yukinobu tries to keep control of the position but Bohizdar is staying busy.
Bohizdar is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yukinobu gets his way!
Bohizdar is really stuck here.
Yukinobu thows a strike but Bohizdar uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Bohizdar as he ends up in Yukinobu 's guard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohizdar pushing down on Yukinobu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu pushes Bohizdar off looking to stand but Bohizdar dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yukinobu wants to control but Bohizdar is keeping busy.
Yukinobu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yukinobu is not content to let Bohizdar control the position.
Bohizdar wants to free his trapped foot but Yukinobu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yukinobu manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yukinobu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bohizdar counters with a good low kick that Yukinobu was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yukinobu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Bohizdar.
Yukinobu works the jab nicely.
Bohizdar fails to land with a series of punches.
Bohizdar swings for the body but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Bohizdar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bohizdar throws a right hand that misses
and Yukinobu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bohizdar misses with a head kick.
Bohizdar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yukinobu manages to avoid it.
Yukinobu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bohizdar.
Bohizdar tries to score with a low kick but Yukinobu moves his leg out of the way.
Yukinobu throws a sloppy body shot
and Bohizdar counters with a nice body shot.
Bohizdar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bohizdar connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiril Bohizdar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yukinobu misses with a two punch combination.
Yukinobu ducks under a wild hook from Bohizdar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohizdar fakes the leg kick and cracks Yukinobu in the body.
Bohizdar throws a chopping leg kick but Yukinobu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Bohizdar misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohizdar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bohizdar throws a chopping leg kick but Yukinobu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bohizdar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bohizdar misses with a head kick.
Bohizdar throws a chopping leg kick but Yukinobu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Yukinobu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yukinobu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bohizdar throws out the jab.
Bohizdar throws out a leg kick but Yukinobu moves out of range and Bohizdar only half commits.
Yukinobu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bohizdar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yukinobu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yukinobu throws a head kick that misses
and Bohizdar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yukinobu lands an overhand right.
Yukinobu cracks Bohizdar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yukinobu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yukinobu throws out a powerful jab.
Yukinobu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bohizdar on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bohizdar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bohizdar throws a leg kick but Yukinobu sees it coming and moves out of range.
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 Kiril Bohizdar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yukinobu throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bohizdar to counter with a crisp jab.
Yukinobu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bohizdar backs up against the cage.
Bohizdar lands with a slapping head kick.
Yukinobu misses with an uppercut.
Yukinobu digs a good body shot into Bohizdar's ribs.
A big left from Bohizdar misses.
Yukinobu avoids the body shot from Bohizdar.
Yukinobu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yukinobu moves away from the strike by Bohizdar.
Yukinobu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bohizdar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yukinobu throws a leg kick but Bohizdar checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yukinobu lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bohizdar. That's going to slow Yukinobu down.
Yukinobu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses.
Yukinobu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bohizdar on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Yukinobu.
Good work by Yukinobu as he checks the leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses.
Bohizdar throws a body punch but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Bohizdar throws a leg kick but Yukinobu checks it.
Yukinobu looks to land a combination. Bohizdar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bohizdar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bohizdar tries to score with a low kick but Yukinobu moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Bohizdar.
Bohizdar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yukinobu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bohizdar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yukinobu connects with a body shot.
Kiril Bohizdar is winning the standup battle so far.
Bohizdar works the jab nicely.
Bohizdar tries to land a front kick but Yukinobu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bohizdar tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohizdar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohizdar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yukinobu on the side of the head.
Bohizdar misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yukinobu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu misses with a straight right.
Yukinobu throws a low kick but Bohizdar avoids it.
Bohizdar scores with a leg kick.
Yukinobu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bohizdar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bohizdar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bohizdar. That's going to slow Yukinobu down.
Yukinobu scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yukinobu.
Bohizdar misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu throws the left hand but Bohizdar avoids the punch easily.
Bohizdar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bohizdar blocks the body kick.
Yukinobu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bohizdar is just out of range.
Bohizdar throws a big counter combination but Yukinobu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A left and a right from Bohizdar both land. Nice combination.
Bohizdar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yukinobu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yukinobu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yukinobu throws a head kick but Bohizdar moves out of range.
Bohizdar keeps Yukinobu at a distance using the push kick.
Yukinobu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yukinobu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bohizdar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yukinobu was well out of range. Poor timing from Bohizdar.
Bohizdar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bohizdar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yukinobu.
Bohizdar misses with an uppercut. Yukinobu saw that one coming.
Yukinobu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bohizdar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu misses with an uppercut. Bohizdar saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Bohizdar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bohizdar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yukinobu throws a body punch but Bohizdar moves out of range.
Bohizdar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yukinobu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bohizdar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yukinobu scores with a hook to the body. Bohizdar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yukinobu lands with a good body shot.
Bohizdar throws out a powerful jab.
Yukinobu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Bohizdar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bohizdar tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yukinobu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bohizdar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bohizdar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yukinobu. That did some damage!
Bohizdar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yukinobu manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Yukinobu.
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 Kiril Bohizdar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Bohizdar avoids it.
Bohizdar throws a shot from downtown. Yukinobu moves away and avoids it.
Bohizdar motions for Yukinobu to come forward. Bohizdar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yukinobu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yukinobu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yukinobu misses with a straight left.
It looked like Bohizdar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yukinobu falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bohizdar to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bohizdar.
Bohizdar misses with an uppercut. Yukinobu saw that one coming.
Bohizdar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yukinobu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bohizdar looks to score with a jab to the body but Yukinobu is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohizdar blocks a jab.
Bohizdar is looking to chop away at Yukinobu's legs.
Bohizdar needs to keep his hands up - Yukinobu had a free shot at his head there.
Bohizdar moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yukinobu.
Bohizdar throws a big counter combination but Yukinobu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu looks to throw the jab but Bohizdar is out of range.
Bohizdar tried to counter with a leg kick but Yukinobu avoided it.
Bohizdar looks to land a right hand but Yukinobu moved out of range.
Yukinobu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yukinobu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bohizdar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yukinobu was well out of range. Poor timing from Bohizdar.
Yukinobu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yukinobu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bohizdar.
Yukinobu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Bohizdar.
Jab by Yukinobu.
Bohizdar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yukinobu misses with a looping left.
Yukinobu misses with a head kick.
Yukinobu tries to bum rush Bohizdar with a series of wild strikes but Bohizdar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bohizdar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu misses with an uppercut
and Bohizdar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yukinobu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bohizdar.
A shot to the liver by Yukinobu. Beautiful body shot.
Bohizdar connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yukinobu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yamaoka Yukinobu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that misses.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bohizdar throws a right and a left that Yukinobu avoids nicely.
Yukinobu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bohizdar under the eye.
Yukinobu misses with a kick to the body.
Bohizdar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yukinobu counters with a straight right hand.
Bohizdar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bohizdar walks into a stiff left hand from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu misses with the body kick
and Bohizdar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yukinobu misses with a straight left.
As Yukinobu looks to move away, Bohizdar throws a big counter combo but Yukinobu just gets out of the way.
Bohizdar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yukinobu takes one to the chin there.
Yukinobu misses with a kick to the body.
Bohizdar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bohizdar blocks a jab.
Bohizdar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yukinobu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohizdar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yukinobu ducks under a wild hook from Bohizdar.
Yukinobu walks into a left hand.
Yukinobu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bohizdar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yukinobu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bohizdar misses with a low kick.
Bohizdar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bohizdar scores with a jab. Yukinobu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bohizdar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Yukinobu.
A low kick from Bohizdar misses
and Yukinobu counters with a good, hard body kick but Bohizdar shrugs it off.
Kiril Bohizdar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bohizdar avoids the body shot from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yukinobu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bohizdar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yukinobu connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu misses with a hook to the body
and Bohizdar counters with a nice leg kick.
Yukinobu misses with a straight right.
A jab from Bohizdar does it's job there.
Yukinobu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bohizdar with a nice calf kick.
Yukinobu throws a body punch but Bohizdar moves out of range.
Yukinobu moves away from the strike by Bohizdar.
Yukinobu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bohizdar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yukinobu looks for the body kick but Bohizdar saw that one coming.
Bohizdar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bohizdar lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yukinobu misses with a right hand
and Bohizdar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bohizdar is looking to slow Yukinobu down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bohizdar.
Yukinobu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bohizdar counters with a low kick, right behind Yukinobu 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kiril Bohizdar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bohizdar, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kiril Bohizdar!
A very excited looking Kiril Bohizdar 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 777 p4p, 2463 weight class) and Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 88 p4p, 260 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gareth Keenan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Keenan Jr misses.
Keenan Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tosen throws out a loose jab but Keenan Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keenan Jr throws a jab when Tosen was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Tosen misses its target.
Keenan Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keenan Jr swings for the body but Tosen moves out of range.
Keenan Jr swings for the body but Tosen moves out of range.
Keenan Jr misses with a leg kick.
Tosen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Keenan Jr.
Tosen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keenan Jr works the jab nicely.
Tosen with a nice calf kick.
Keenan Jr takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan Jr with a hook.
Keenan Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tosen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keenan Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Tosen's head back.
Tosen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Jr misses with a low kick.
Tosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tosen catches Keenan Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keenan Jr misses with a leg kick
and Tosen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tosen trying to control the pace.
Keenan Jr keeping hold of Tosen's head, controlling as best he can.
Keenan Jr is not content to let Tosen control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Keenan Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen stays in close to Keenan Jr's body and controls the position.
Keenan Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keenan Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tosen is looking to control Keenan Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tosen avoid being mounted?
Tosen tries to roll over but Keenan Jr keeps him under control.
Keenan Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tosen actively working from the bottom here.
Tosen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Keenan Jr wants to pass the guard but Tosen is defending well.
Keenan Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tosen is looking for a sweep. Keenan Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tosen is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tosen.
Keenan Jr loads up on a big right hand but Tosen slips the punch.
Tosen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tosen ducks right into an uppercut from Keenan Jr.
Gareth Keenan Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot by Tosen.
Keenan Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tosen can pounce on him.
Tosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keenan Jr throws a shot from downtown. Tosen moves away and avoids it.
Tosen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Keenan Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Tosen throws a jab when Keenan Jr was well out of range.
Keenan Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keenan Jr connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gareth Keenan Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tosen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tosen swats away the attempt to clinch by Keenan Jr.
Mama Tosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tosen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Keenan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Tosen's shoulder, as Tosen tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Tosen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Keenan Jr!
Tosen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Keenan Jr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tosen's guard! Nice work there by Keenan Jr!
Tosen keeping moving, preventing Keenan Jr from controlling successfully.
Tosen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tosen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Keenan Jr escapes and throws Tosen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen can't do much from the bottom here.
Keenan Jr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tosen struggling a bit here.
Tosen tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tosen is not content to let Keenan Jr control the position.
Tosen struggling a bit here.
Tosen seems a little lost for a moment, as Keenan Jr dominates the positioning.
Tosen wants to control but Keenan Jr postures up.
Tosen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tosen is trying to escape the position but Keenan Jr is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tosen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan Jr is just out of range.
Keenan Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Tosen.
Keenan Jr throws a head kick but Tosen moves out of range.
Keenan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tosen.
Tosen moves away from the strike by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr misses with a straight right.
It looks like Tosen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tosen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keenan Jr scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tosen lands a jab to the head.
Keenan Jr wants to clinch.
Gareth Keenan Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Tosen as he checks the leg kick.
Keenan Jr takes one to the chin there.
Tosen connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan Jr looks to land a left hand but Tosen moved out of range nicely.
Tosen has managed to clinch.
Keenan Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keenan Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan Jr moves forwards but Tosen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keenan Jr jabs at Tosen's body.
Tosen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keenan Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gareth Keenan Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tosen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tosen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keenan Jr throws out a counter right but Tosen avoids it with no problem.
Tosen tests Keenan Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tosen throws the left hand but Keenan Jr avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Tosen.
Tosen misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Keenan Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keenan Jr takes a swing at Tosen's ribcage but misses.
Tosen misses with a left hand
and Keenan Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keenan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Tosen misses.
A big right from Keenan Jr misses.
Keenan Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keenan Jr momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tosen.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick but Tosen moved away.
Tosen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tosen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keenan Jr's head.
Tosen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tosen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan Jr throws out the jab.
It looked like Tosen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tosen cracks a nice hook into Keenan Jr's ribs.
Gareth Keenan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick but Tosen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Keenan Jr tests Tosen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Tosen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tosen takes one to the side of the head.
Tosen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tosen sizes up Keenan Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keenan Jr is rocked!
Tosen lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Keenan Jr - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tosen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mama Tosen!
Our winner, Mama Tosen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 1906 p4p, 2826 weight class) and Barry Jones (ranked 247 p4p, 344 weight class). Bronco comes to the cage accompanied by The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite . The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood - Slayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Bronco scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bronco does it's job there.
Bronco ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones swings for the body but Bronco moves out of range.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Bronco.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bronco counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Bronco walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronco lands a slapping body shot.
Bronco moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Bronco shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bronco drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bronco avoids the body shot from Jones.
Bronco moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Bronco just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bronco slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Bronco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Bronco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronco attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Jones throws a hook but Bronco avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bronco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bronco slips the punch.
Bronco throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Bronco lands with a shot to the body.
Bronco slips under a jab.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bronco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones tests Bronco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronco clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Bronco has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broncos head.
Bronco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronco swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Bronco jumps guard.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Bronco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bronco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones is fighting to break Bronco's control of his arms but Bronco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Bronco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronco looking to control but Jones passes into half guard.
It looks like Jones is going to stand back up.
Jones prevents Bronco from improving his position.
Bronco actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronco wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Bronco has his hands clasped together around Jones's back. He's all about the action.
Bronco is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bronco is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bronco slips a jab from Jones.
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 Johnny Bronco will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bronco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Bronco lands a nice looking body shot.
Bronco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnny Bronco is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronco with a jab.
A lazy left from Bronco finds it's target.
Jones swings for the body but Bronco moves out of range.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Bronco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Bronco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Bronco 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.
Bronco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronco.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Bronco moved out of range nicely.
Barry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronco forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Bronco scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bronco fails to land.
Bronco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones pushes Bronco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones working aggressively here.
Bronco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronco is working Jones over against the cage.
Bronco pulls Jones into guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Bronco controlling Jones's posture.
Bronco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and waves to Bronco to follow him.
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bronco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bronco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Bronco darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Bronco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco lands with a right to the head.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bronco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Bronco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronco throws a head punch that misses.
Bronco fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnny Bronco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bronco misses with a punch to the body.
Bronco successfully pulls guard.
Bronco is controlling Jones's posture.
Bronco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones won't allow Bronco to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco trying to control the position here.
Jones wants to stand but Bronco is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bronco wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bronco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Bronco's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Bronco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bronco blocks a jab.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Bronco moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronco.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Bronco ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Jones misses.
Bronco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronco.
Nice cross by Bronco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bronco is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronco is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bronco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bronco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bronco misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bronco postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Bronco from controlling successfully.
Barry Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronco throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronco wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronco ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Bronco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones punishes Bronco's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronco manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Bronco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bronco in his tracks.
Jones throws a hook but Bronco avoids it easily.
Bronco throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Bronco lands a body shot.
Jones throws a hook but Bronco blocks it.
Jones throws the left hand but Bronco avoids the punch easily.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Barry Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronco moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with an uppercut
letting Bronco counter with a right hand.
Bronco looking to score a takedown here. Jones is defending well but Bronco drives through and ends up in Jones's guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Jones has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Bronco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronco postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Bronco sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bronco slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Bronco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bronco.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronco misses the target.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Jones catches Bronco right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bronco 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bronco!
A victorious Johnny Bronco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Barry Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I was paid well....'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Kemonito (ranked 1075 p4p, 489 weight class) and Tommy Reed (ranked 60 p4p, 31 weight class). Kemonito comes into the arena with Kemonito Entrance Music blaring out of the sound system. Reed has chosen Tupac ft 50 Cent - Get Up Remix as his entrance music. 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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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Kemonito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Reed!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed swings for the body but Kemonito moves out of range.
Kemonito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reed.
Kemonito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed with a hook.
No joy there for Kemonito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Reed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kemonito counters with a left to the body.
Reed's corner calls for a 1-2. Reed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kemonito doesn't manage to clinch there - Reed circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemonito moves out of range of the strikes.
Kemonito avoids the body shot from Reed.
It looked like Kemonito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Kemonito tries to counter with a takedown but Reed is quick to defend against it.
Reed scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemonito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kemonito closes the distance and clinches.
Reed pushes Kemonito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kemonito goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reed prevents it.
Kemonito has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reed after a bit of a struggle.
Reed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kemonito's elbow.
Kemonito has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Kemonito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed gets through Kemonito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reed can't find room to land a body shot as Kemonito controls the action.
Kemonito drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reed gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reed breaks from the clinch.
Tommy Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kemonito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reed swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Kemonito's head but Kemonito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kemonito quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Reed takes a swing at Kemonito's ribcage but misses.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kemonito changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Reed throws a series of punches but Kemonito avoids them all with ease.
Kemonito half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Reed backs away, Kemonito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kemonito moves away.
Reed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Reed lands a really nice looking cross but Kemonito seems unphased.
Kemonito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reed.
Reed throws the left hand but Kemonito avoids the punch easily.
Kemonito throws a big counter combination but Reed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kemonito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kemonito slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Kemonito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed swings for the body but Kemonito moves out of range.
As Reed backs away, Kemonito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kemonito.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kemonito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reed as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a jab to Kemonito's midsection.
Nice shot by Reed.
Kemonito avoids the body shot from Reed.
A quick step to the side and Kemonito tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kemonito gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Kemonito there.
Kemonito working the head and body with strikes.
Kemonito is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kemonito connects with a nice short shot to Reed's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Reed dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kemonito closes the distance and clinches.
Reed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kemonito holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kemonito is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reed misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Reed.
Kemonito tries to score a body lock takedown but Reed shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reed prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Kemonito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed manages to break the clinch.
Reed misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kemonito moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kemonito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kemonito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Reed misses.
Kemonito feinted with a counter takedown.
Kemonito defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Tommy Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Reed. Beautiful body shot.
Reed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Tommy Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reed has Kemonito pushed against the cage.
Kemonito lands a shoulder strike.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kemonito backwards.
Reed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed is pressed up against the cage. Kemonito has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reed down to the mat. Reed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kemonito is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Reed tries to get set, Kemonito tries to push him back and clinch up but Reed manages to avoid the attempt.
Reed scores with a jab.
Reed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Reed.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kemonito's hands.
Juan Kemonito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reed takes a swing at Kemonito's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Reed.
No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemonito manages to avoid it.
Kemonito takes the fight into the clinch.
Kemonito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kemonito wants a takedown.
Reed working aggressively here.
Kemonito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kemonito.
Kemonito prevents Reed from breaking the clinch.
Reed lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reed is defending well.
Reed lands with a short shot to the head.
Reed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reed.
Kemonito lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed tries to break free but Kemonito pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kemonito has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Reed clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Reed can't escape the position.
Kemonito lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kemonito.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Reed just trying to survive but Kemonito is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kemonito scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Reed is looking for a way out.
Kemonito is landing with strikes. Reed can't take much more of this.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Reed 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reed cracks Kemonito with a good jab.
Reed with a hook.
Kemonito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kemonito.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reed lands with a good body shot.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Kemonito is looking to counter the offense by Reed and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemonito is looking to clinch but Reed is avoiding it.
Reed takes a swing at Kemonito's ribcage but misses.
Reed tries to bum rush Kemonito with a series of wild strikes but Kemonito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kemonito is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reed.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemonito manages to avoid it.
Kemonito throws a big counter combination but Reed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reed in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kemonito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Reed just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKemonito.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Kemonito counters with a good, hard body kick but Reed shrugs it off.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Kemonito saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
It looked like Kemonito was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemonito was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Kemonito appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kemonito avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed digs a good body shot into Kemonito's ribs.
Reed takes a swing at Kemonito's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kemonito is looking to counter the offense by Reed and move into the clinch.
Reed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kemonito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Kemonito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kemonito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Reed misses.
Kemonito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kemonito slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Reed throws a one two combo.
Sloppy strikes from Reed. Those never looked like landing.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kemonito tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reed manages to circle out of the way.
Kemonito slips a straight right by Reed.
Kemonito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kemonito.
Juan Kemonito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kemonito.
A punch lands to the side of Kemonito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kemonito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed dips to his left and cracks Kemonito with an uppercut!
Reed throws a body punch but Kemonito moves out of range.
Good exchange - Reed coming out on top.
Reed throws a hook but Kemonito blocks it.
Nice cross by Reed.
Reed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tommy Reed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kemonito ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Kemonito changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Reed!
Tommy Reed managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 278 p4p, 146 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 35 p4p, 15 weight class). Tax Payer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin lands a glancing blow to the side of Tax Payer's head.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer 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.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tax Payer checks the leg kick.
Tax Payer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Tax Payer moved away.
Tax Payer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Tax Payer moved out of range nicely.
Gavin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tax Payer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin throws a poor cross that misses
and Tax Payer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gavin connects with a leg kick.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer misses the shot to the body.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Tax Payer just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin.
Tax Payer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Tax Payer throws a body shot but no joy.
Tax Payer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Gavin scores with the left hand. Tax Payer knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin tries to clinch there but Tax Payer circles away.
Tax Payer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gavin to score with a decent uppercut.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Gavin finds it's way through Tax Payer's defenses.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin misses with a low kick as Tax Payer jumps back.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tax Payer! But no joy.
Tax Payer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tax Payer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Gavin misses
and Tax Payer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tax Payer thuds his right hand into Gavin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gavin misses with an uppercut. Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Tax Payer throws out a counter right but Gavin avoids it with no problem.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Gavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Tax Payer's shoulder, as Tax Payer tries to avoid the shot.
Tax Payer moves forwards but Gavin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tax Payer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gavin doesn't seem bothered though.
Gavin misses with a hook
enabling Tax Payer to counter with a crisp jab.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Tax Payer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice shot by Gavin.
Gavin throws out a powerful jab.
Gavin moves forwards but Tax Payer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gavin blocks a low kick nicely.
Tax Payer tries to work over Gavin's front leg with a kick but Gavin checks it.
Gavin cracks Tax Payer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gavin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a looping left.
Tax Payer checks a leg kick.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Tax Payer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tax Payer counters with a body kick.
Gavin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tax Payer throws out the jab.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tax Payer.
Gavin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTax Payer.
Gavin tries to land a leg kick but Tax Payer saw it coming and moves away.
Gavin misses with a looping right.
Tax Payer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
Gavin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tax Payer counters with a crisp one two that drops Gavin! Tax Payer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gavin to his feet! Gavin is in big trouble!
 Gavin is rocked!
Tax Payer ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Gavin's jaw. Gavin's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tax Payer does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finnish Tax Payer!
Finnish Tax Payer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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