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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hunt (ranked 24572 p4p, 4481 weight class) and Kingsley Nasir (ranked 703 p4p, 544 weight class). Kingsley Nasir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kingsley Nasir!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasir ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Nasir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasir defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Nasir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Nasir.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Hunt with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Nasir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Nasir moves away and avoids it.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Nasir's head but Nasir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws a body punch but Nasir moves out of range.
Nasir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice shot by Nasir.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nasir.
Nasir blocks a jab.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nasir. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Nasir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nasir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunt defends it well.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Nasir's head but Nasir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Nasir tries to counter it with a takedown but Hunt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Nasir.
Nasir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hunt!
Hunt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nasir fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Nasir.
Hunt seems a little lost for a moment, as Nasir dominates the positioning.
Nasir throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hunt tries to escape but Nasir is in control.
Nasir in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hunt defending against the ground and pound.
Nasir working the ground and pound.
Nasir passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hunt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasir scoring with strikes but Hunt is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Nasir.
Nasir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunt hang on?
Nasir looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasir is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
 Hunt is rocked!
 It looks like Charlie Hunt has been cut.
Nasir lands a big elbow - Hunt is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hunt is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kingsley Nasir!
During a confident post fight interview, Kingsley Nasir thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Steve (ranked 2377 p4p, 2801 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 309 p4p, 354 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steve scoring well with a low kick there.
Duggan loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Duggan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duggan missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
Duggan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duggan blocks a head kick by Steve.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duggan checks a leg kick.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duggan throws out the jab.
Duggan lands the left hand.
Steve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Duggan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Steve tried to score with a low kick but Duggan checks it.
Steve throws a head kick that Duggan semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Steve.
Duggan misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duggan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steve counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Duggan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan stalling against the cage.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan lands a body shot.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Duggan.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Duggan.
Duggan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Duggan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duggan.
Duggan tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Duggan back against the cage.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Steve has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Duggan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Duggan just leaning against Steve, taking a breather.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve closes the distance and pushes Duggan back into the cage.
Duggan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Duggan blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duggan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duggan can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan leaning against his opponent.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duggan misses with a body shot
and Steve counters with an outside leg kick.
Duggan checks a low kick from Steve.
Steve misses with a low kick.
Steve buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duggan missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve half committed to a counter leg kick.
Duggan moves out of range of the leg kick from Steve.
Duggan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Duggan lands with a good body shot.
Duggan lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Duggan blocks the leg kick.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steve. Steve obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve tries to clinch there but Duggan circles away.
Duggan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Duggan as he checks the leg kick.
Steve with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Duggan misses with a straight left.
Steve walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duggan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duggan misses with a straight left.
Duggan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Duggan throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Duggan throws a big shot that misses.
Duggan shoots for a takedown but Steve saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
Duggan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duggan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steve connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duggan scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Duggan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duggan throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve avoids the body shot from Duggan.
Steve misses with a head kick.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Duggan checks a low kick from Steve.
Duggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duggan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duggan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Steve keeping full guard, as Duggan tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duggan passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan trying to control the pace.
Duggan is looking to take a break and control but Steve is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steve trying to control here.
Steve works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steve knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duggan on the ground.
Steve wants to sweep here but Duggan controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duggan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Duggan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steve is keeping the position for now.
Duggan preventing the sweep.
Steve is working hard here to advance position.
Steve is controlling Duggan's posture.
Duggan stays in close to Steve's body and controls the position.
Steve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duggan is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stephen Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Duggan throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Duggan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duggan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steve wants to land a leg kick but Duggan is out of range.
Duggan feints a counter leg kick.
Steve closes the distance and clinches.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duggan or not.
Duggan throws a head punch that misses.
Duggan lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Duggan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duggan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duggan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan drags the fight down to the ground.
Duggan keeping full guard, as Steve tries to pass.
Duggan controlling Steve's posture.
Steve trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duggan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steve defends well.
Duggan working for a triangle but Steve defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duggan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steve gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Duggan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duggan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duggan.
Duggan misses with the combination.
Steve gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duggan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duggan feints and as Steve raises his hands in defense, Duggan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duggan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steve is keeping the position for now.
Steve tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duggan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steve works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steve wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Steve continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duggan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve has his hands on Duggan's head, controlling the position.
Steve wants to sweep here but Duggan controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
Duggan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
A big right from Duggan misses.
A nice leg kick from Duggan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stephen Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan misses the jab.
Steve checks a leg kick.
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Duggan seems unphased.
Duggan misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Duggan counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Duggan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steve is looking to wear down Duggan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duggan throws a front kick aimed at Steve's knee but Steve avoids it well.
Duggan scores with a jab.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duggan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duggan jabs Steve right on the nose. Steve blinks but takes it well.
Duggan throws out a leg kick but Steve moves out of range and Duggan only half commits.
Duggan looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
As Duggan backs away, Steve returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duggan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duggan to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve's corner calls for a 1-2. Steve obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duggan.
It looked like Steve was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steve lands a head shot.
Steve throws a leg kick
and Duggan counters with a stiff right hand.
Duggan throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Duggan lands a right hook to the body.
Steve throws a low kick but Duggan moves out of range easily.
Steve lands a leg kick that knocks Duggan off balance momentarily.
Steve connects with a leg kick.
Stephen Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve throws a leg kick but Duggan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steve works Duggan's body with a nice hook.
Duggan misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Steve fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duggan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duggan checks the leg kick.
Steve stuns Duggan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan connects with a single shot there.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Duggan lands a jab to the head.
Steve clinches.
Duggan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duggan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Duggan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steves head.
Duggan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Duggan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duggan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Duggan!
After winning the bout, Jim Duggan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junk Yard Dog (ranked 1790 p4p, 2749 weight class) and Randy Graham (ranked 201 p4p, 293 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out. Randy Graham struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junk Yard Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Graham!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham throws a series of punches but Dog moves out of range.
Dog's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graham under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Graham there.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Dog seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Junk Yard Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog forces Graham back against the cage and clinches.
Dog blocks a body shot from Graham.
Graham blocking some punches.
Dog lands an uppercut.
Graham struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Dog really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Graham misses with a body punch.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dog fails to land.
Dog tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Dog takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dog.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dog.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graham.
Dog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Graham tries to pull guard but Dog won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Dog.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
A short right from Dog.
Dog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Graham lands a nice uppercut.
Dog blocks a body shot from Graham.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Dog misses with the head strike.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Graham.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
Graham misses with a body punch.
Graham tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
Dog unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
Dog lands a nice uppercut.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dog throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Dog.
Graham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dog's elbow.
Dog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Graham misses with some punches.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham jumps guard and drags Dog to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Our spies down at at No Limit inform us that Graham has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Graham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dog doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dog manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Graham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dog defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dog defends well.
Graham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dog gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dog slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dog got a little sloppy there for a moment and Graham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dog has managed to get both his arms back between Graham's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dog engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dog trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
Graham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dog gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dog stays in close to Graham's body and controls the position.
Graham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dog defends it easily.
Dog is looking to stand up but Graham won't let him.
Dog controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 Junk Yard Dog will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Graham tried to score with a low kick but Dog checks it.
Graham swings widly with a right hand
and Dog counters with a right hand to the body.
Dog looks to throw the jab but Graham is out of range.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graham moves away.
Dog fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graham, pushing him back against the cage.
Dog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Dog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
A short left from Graham.
Dog prevents a body shot from Graham.
Dog trying to land knees to the body.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junk Yard Dog has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Dog.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graham misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graham.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham tries to pull guard but Dog holds him up against the cage and eventually Graham drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog lands a left hand.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham blocks the elbow strike.
Graham struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Graham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graham blocks a body shot from Dog.
Graham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dog lands an uppercut.
Graham jumps guard but Dog stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dog lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dog pushes off an throws an elbow but Graham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Graham jumps guard but Dog turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Junk Yard Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Graham.
Dog working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog digs a right hand underneath Graham's ribcage. Graham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog trying to land knees to the body.
Dog pushes Graham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Graham jumps guard but Dog stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dog trying to land knees to the body.
Dog lands an uppercut.
Dog is working Graham over against the cage.
Dog scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graham digs a right hand underneath Dog's ribcage. Dog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Graham - that landed with a thud.
Graham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Graham managing to block the knees to the body from Dog.
Graham throws a head punch that misses.
Dog tries to work over Graham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog lands a left hand.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham avoids the elbow strike from Dog, against the cage.
Graham lands a right hand.
Dog blocking some punches.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dog or not.
Graham is trying to pull guard but Dog has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Graham.
Graham misses with a body punch.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graham working aggressively here.
Dog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Graham controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog gets through Graham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graham jumps into guard, dragging Dog to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dog avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dog wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Dog stays in close to Graham's body and controls the position.
Graham is looking for a triangle but Dog pushes his legs off easily.
Graham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dog defends well.
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 Junk Yard Dog will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dog throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dog rushes Graham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dog tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
Dog prevents a body shot from Graham.
Dog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Graham tries to pull guard but Dog won't allow it.
Dog scores with a hook to the body.
Graham struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Graham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dog lands a nice shot to the body.
Graham presses Dog against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Graham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graham digs a right hand underneath Dog's ribcage. Dog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dog.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dog.
Dog throws an elbow that misses.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dog lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graham tries to pull guard but Dog holds him up against the cage and eventually Graham drops back down to his feet.
Dog lands a good knee to the midsection. Graham won't want to take too many of those.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graham.
Graham tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
Dog lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
Dog lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands a shoulder strike.
Graham avoids a wild elbow strike from Dog.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dog throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Dog.
 Graham is rocked!
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Graham is still on wobbly legs! Can Dog finish him?
Dog working aggressively here.
Dog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dog pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dog lands an uppercut.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Dog.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dog lands a left hand.
Graham tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Graham controls his hands.
Dog scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham avoiding damage as Dog throws knees to the body.
Graham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dog scores with a shot to the side of Graham's head.
Dog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dog lands with a left to the head.
Graham tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graham blocking some punches.
Randy Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Graham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junk Yard Dog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
Graham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graham misses with some punches.
Graham jumps guard but Dog turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Junk Yard Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Graham.
Dog blocking some punches.
Graham misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junk Yard Dog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dog, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junk Yard Dog!
A relieved looking Junk Yard Dog thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franky Cherry (ranked 24758 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 689 p4p, 209 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Franky Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cherry's sensitive parts.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cherry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Franco misses with a right hand
and Cherry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cherry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Franco misses with a leg kick
letting Cherry counter with a right hand.
Franco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cherry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Franco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cherry's sensitive parts.
Cherry walks into a straight right hand from Franco.
Franco throws an off balance right hand
and Cherry counters with a series of strikes. Franco will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Franco misses
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franco.
Cherry checks a low kick from Franco.
It looked like Cherry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off.
Franco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Franco throws a front kick aimed at Cherry's knee but Cherry avoids it well.
It looked like Cherry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franco.
A big right from Franco misses.
Franco misses with an uppercut. Cherry saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Cherry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Franco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cherry.
Franco throws a right hand that misses
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cherry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cherry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Franco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cherry was well out of range. Poor timing from Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a jab but it's blocked by Cherry.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Franco, as that shot connected.
Franco tries to land a front kick but Cherry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Franco swings widly with a right hand
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand.
Cherry avoids the body shot from Franco.
Franco misses with a right hand
and Cherry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Cherry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Franco throws a right hand that misses
and Cherry counters with a nice uppercut.
Franco misses with a hook. Cherry ducked under it nicely.
Franco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cherry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franco.
Cherry appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Franco misses with a leg kick
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cherry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Franco misses with a leg kick
and Cherry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Franco misses the target.
As Franco looks to move away, Cherry throws a big counter combo but Franco just gets out of the way.
Cherry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A leg kick checked by Cherry.
An attempted straight right counter from Cherry misses the target.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Cherry is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Franco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cherry staying out of range there.
Cherry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cherry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franco.
A jab from Franco misses.
It looked like Cherry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco misses with an uppercut.
Cherry takes one to the chin there.
Cherry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franco works over Cherry's head and body with a nice combination.
Cherry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franco.
Franco misses with an uppercut
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand.
Cherry moves out of range as Franco throws a body kick.
Cherry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan David Franco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cherry moves forwards but Franco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Cherry.
Franco lands a jab to the head.
Franco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand.
Franco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Franco looks to move away, Cherry throws a big counter combo but Franco just gets out of the way.
Franco throws an off balance right hand
and Cherry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco stuns Cherry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Franco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cherry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franco.
Franco throws a hook but Cherry avoids it easily.
Cherry is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Franco. That snapped Cherry's head back.
Franco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Franco misses with a body shot.
Cherry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Franco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Franco throws a lazy uppercut
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franco misses with a right hand
and Cherry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Franco 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.
Franco throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cherry is looking for a counter combo.
Franco throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cherry moves out of range as Franco strikes.
Cherry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws the left hand but Cherry avoids the punch easily.
Franco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherry checks the leg kick.
Cherry is looking to counter punch.
Franco misses with a right hand
and Cherry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Franco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cherry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cherry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cherry is looking for a counter combo.
Franco is looking to slow Cherry down with leg kicks.
Franco swings widly with a right hand
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco misses with a hook to the body
and Cherry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franco throws an off balance right hand
and Cherry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cherry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Franco throws a hook but Cherry blocks it.
Cherry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Juan David Franco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cherry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with a straight left.
Franco looks to throw a body kick
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand.
Franco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cherry moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cherry misses the target.
Franco throws a right hand that misses
and Cherry counters with a stiff right hand.
Franky Cherry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cherry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cherry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franco.
Franco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cherry throwing a counter right hand but Franco manages to avoid it.
Franco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand.
Franco lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Franco is predictable there
and Cherry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franco throws a head kick that misses
and Cherry counters with a series of strikes. Franco will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco misses with a lunging right hand
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Cherry misses the target.
A slow jab from Franco misses its intended target.
Franco missing with a left hand there. Cherry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franco misses with a hook
and Cherry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cherry checks a low kick from Franco.
Cherry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Franco.
Franco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Franco looks to move away, Cherry throws a big counter combo but Franco just gets out of the way.
Cherry wants to clinch up but Franco keeps it at a distance.
A lazy left from Franco finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan David Franco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Franco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cherry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cherry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Franco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cherry is looking to counter punch.
Franco misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Cherry misses the target.
Nice shot by Franco.
Franco misses with a hook. Cherry ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franco thows a leg kick but Cherry checks it
and Cherry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cherry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Franco misses its intended target.
Cherry slips a straight right by Franco.
Franco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cherry moves out of range as Franco strikes.
It looked like Cherry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cherry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franco throws a big shot that misses.
Franco feints and then cracks Cherry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cherry down.
Cherry wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Cherry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Franco throws the left hand but Cherry avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Cherry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Franco throws the left hand but Cherry avoids the punch easily.
Cherry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franco misses with a jab to the body
and Cherry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franco looks to throw the jab but Cherry is out of range.
Cherry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cherry staying out of range there.
Cherry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Juan David Franco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Franco looks to land a right hand but Cherry moved out of range.
Cherry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco throws the left hand but Cherry avoids the punch easily.
Cherry swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a hook to the side of Cherry's head but Cherry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cherry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Franco throws a head kick that misses
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Cherry is looking to counter punch.
Franco throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco throws a right hand that misses
and Cherry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Franco finds it's way through Cherry's defenses.
Cherry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Franco.
Cherry is looking to counter punch.
Franco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cherry.
Cherry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Franco misses with an uppercut. Cherry saw that one coming.
Franco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cherry throws a big counter combination but Franco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Franco throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Franco connects with a body shot.
Franco tries to land a body kick
and Cherry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franco thinking.
Franco throws a body punch but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Franco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cherry.
Franco throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cherry counter with a right hand.
Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franco.
Cherry is looking for a counter combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco throws an off balance right hand
and Cherry counters with a nice uppercut.
Franco misses with a hook
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franky Cherry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco misses with a leg kick
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan David Franco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Franco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan David Franco!
Juan David Franco 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materlak (ranked 1844 p4p, 1797 weight class) and Moshe Weiss (ranked 243 p4p, 233 weight class). Materlak comes to the cage accompanied by Marzenia. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michal Materlak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moshe Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materlak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Materlak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Weiss feints the counter takedown.
Michal Materlak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Materlak throws an off balance right hand
and Weiss counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Weiss.
Materlak is trying to control the position but Weiss postures up.
Weiss controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Weiss wants to control from the top but Materlak keeps moving.
Weiss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Materlak being controlled here, momentarily.
Weiss thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materlak controls Weiss momentarily but Weiss frees himself.
Weiss controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak throws a lazy right hand but Weiss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weiss is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Materlak throws out a loose jab but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Materlak swings widly with a right hand
and Weiss counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Weiss stops Materlak from getting back to his feet.
Weiss wants to pass to mount but Materlak is defending the position.
Materlak is refusing to be controlled, as Weiss sits in half guard.
Weiss is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Materlak is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss trying to control from half guard but Materlak is working away.
Weiss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Weiss is trying to control. Materlak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weiss is working for a submission of some sort.
Weiss stalling.
Weiss looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak is looking for a sweep. Weiss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Weiss trying to control the action but Materlak is working from the bottom.
Weiss wants to pass the guard but Materlak is defending well.
Weiss perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Materlak kicks off Weiss and gets to his feet.
Weiss slips under a jab.
Weiss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Materlak.
Weiss with the counter takedown but Materlak avoids it easily.
Materlak looks to score with a jab to the body but Weiss is just out of range.
Materlak throws a looping overhand right but Weiss ducks down to avoid it.
Weiss changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Materlak throws a leg kick
and Weiss decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Materlak's guard.
Materlak has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Weiss off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss shoots in but no luck this time.
Weiss moves out of range of the strikes.
Weiss lands a jab.
Materlak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Weiss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot by Weiss.
Materlak scores with a jab. Weiss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Weiss.
Materlak feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materlak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Materlak - just one landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Weiss as he connects with a hook.
Materlak throws a hook to the side of Weiss's head but Weiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Materlak is predictable there
and Weiss counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Weiss won't allow Materlak to sweep him here.
Weiss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Materlak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Weiss advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiss trying to control the action but Materlak is working from the bottom.
Weiss controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Materlak has escaped the position, nice work there.
Materlak tries to buck Weiss off but Weiss is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weiss moves into full mount!
Materlak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Weiss throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Materlak because Weiss loaded up on that one.
Weiss wants to control the pace but Materlak is squirming around nicely.
Materlak is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Materlak turns into him and now he's in Weiss's guard.
Materlak wants to stand but Weiss is controlling his posture from full guard.
Weiss had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Materlak defends it easily.
Materlak trying to control but Weiss is working from the bottom.
Weiss throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Weiss looking to control.
Weiss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Weiss escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Materlak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Weiss working for submissions but it's allowed Materlak to get to half guard.
Materlak tries to stand but can't do so whilst Weiss controls his leg.
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.
Materlak is keen to just control but Weiss is a slippery customer.
Materlak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Weiss is trying to control but Materlak passes into side control!
Weiss is looking to regain half guard here but Materlak keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weiss sneaks back into half guard.
Materlak decides to return to a standing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Moshe Weiss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Materlak with the inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Materlak misses its intended target.
Materlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weiss.
Weiss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Materlak defends it well.
Materlak misses with a looping right.
Weiss is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A lazy left from Materlak finds it's target.
Weiss darts in looking for a takedown but Materlak gets double underhooks and turns Weiss into the cage.
Weiss swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Materlak counter with a right hand.
Materlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weiss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiss closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Materlak quickly recovers to half guard.
Materlak manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weiss with a lazy takedown attempt
and Materlak counters with a straight right hand.
Materlak throws a looping overhand right but Weiss ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Materlak sprawls well. Materlak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weiss gets slowly back to his feet.
Michal Materlak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moshe Weiss.
Materlak tests Weiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Materlak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Materlak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Materlak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Materlak tenderised Weiss's leg. Weiss is trying to keep his angry face on.
Weiss misses with a body punch
and Materlak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weiss thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak misses with a looping right.
Weiss moves away from the strike by Materlak.
Weiss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Materlak misses.
Weiss defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Weiss missing with a left hand there. Materlak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Materlak looks to land a left hand but Weiss moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Materlak misses its intended target.
Weiss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Materlak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Materlak.
Weiss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Materlak defends it well.
Materlak throws the left hand but Weiss avoids the punch easily.
Weiss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Materlak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weiss can do to turn this around?
Weiss takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Weiss feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak throws a jab when Weiss was well out of range.
Weiss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weiss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Materlak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Materlak. No joy for Weiss on that attempt.
Weiss moves away from the strike by Materlak.
Materlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weiss.
Weiss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Materlak defends it well.
The fighters circling - Materlak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weiss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Materlak.
A telegraphed right hand from Materlak misses the target.
Materlak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materlak with a nice cross.
Weiss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Materlak throws out a loose jab but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weiss staying out of range there.
Materlak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Weiss on the side of the head.
Materlak throws a jab but it's blocked by Weiss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weiss tests Materlak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Materlak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weiss changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Weiss staying out of range there.
Weiss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Materlak defends it well.
Nice body punch from Materlak.
Materlak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Materlak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Materlak 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Materlak!
A victorious Michal Materlak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 1243 p4p, 1253 weight class) and Alexander Cotilla (ranked 166 p4p, 168 weight class). Palmotic comes to the cage accompanied by One day I'll be king. This should be fireworks!
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Cotilla!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmotic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cotilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Cotilla slips a jab from Palmotic.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cotilla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cotilla misses with an uppercut. Palmotic saw that one coming.
Palmotic thinks about countering with a body kick.
Palmotic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palmotic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotilla throws a series of punches but Palmotic avoids them all with ease.
And Palmotic counters with a quick kick to the body but Cotilla blocks it.
Cotilla throws a series of strikes that have Palmotic backpedaling.
Cotilla misses with a wild body shot.
Palmotic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palmotic throws a sloppy head kick
and Cotilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palmotic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cotilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palmotic lands a head kick. Cotilla smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Alexander Cotilla has been cut.
Cotilla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palmotic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palmotic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotilla lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmotic checks the leg kick.
Palmotic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alexander Cotilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotilla walks into a straight right hand from Palmotic.
Palmotic 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotilla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palmotic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cotilla lands a nice looking body shot.
Cotilla throws a head kick but Palmotic moves out of range.
Palmotic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Palmotic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cotilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotilla misses with a wild body shot.
Cotilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmotic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Palmotic as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmotic.
A little jabbing left from Cotilla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Palmotic moves out of range as Cotilla strikes.
Palmotic looks for the body kick but Cotilla saw that one coming.
We've been told by Palmotic's head coaches at DC Dragon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cotilla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Palmotic. Beautiful body shot.
Palmotic throws a sloppy head kick
and Palmotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cotilla scores with a leg kick.
Palmotic throws a shot from downtown. Cotilla moves away and avoids it.
Cotilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla misses with a hook. Palmotic ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Palmotic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotilla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cotilla misses with the combination.
Cotilla lands a nice looking kick to the body. Palmotic takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmotic.
Cotilla stuns Palmotic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palmotic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cotilla to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Cotilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Cotilla's cut.
That's time! Palmotic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palmotic lands a glancing blow to the side of Cotilla's head.
Palmotic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palmotic throws a head kick but Cotilla moves out of range.
Cotilla feints a counter leg kick.
Palmotic drops his hands momentarily and Cotilla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cotilla scores with a nice body kick.
Palmotic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotilla throws a leg kick but Palmotic sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Palmotic misses its target.
Cotilla throws a leg kick that misses.
And Palmotic counters with a quick kick to the body but Cotilla blocks it.
Cotilla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cotilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotilla is just out of range.
Cotilla 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.
A little feinted left hand from Palmotic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotilla avoids the body shot from Palmotic.
Cotilla throws an off balance right hand
and Palmotic counters with a good, hard body kick but Cotilla shrugs it off.
Palmotic moves out of range of the leg kick from Cotilla.
Cotilla misses with a hook. Palmotic ducked under it nicely.
Palmotic tried to counter with a leg kick but Cotilla avoided it.
Palmotic staying out of range there.
Palmotic misses with a wild body shot.
Cotilla is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Palmotic with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic misses with a jab to the body
and Cotilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmotic tries to land a front kick but Cotilla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palmotic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palmotic slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Cotilla misses.
Palmotic lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cotilla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cotilla.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmotic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cotilla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla misses with a right hand
and Palmotic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexander Cotilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotilla stuns Palmotic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body kick from Palmotic.
Palmotic lands with a cross.
That has opened up Alexander Cotilla's cut even more.
Cotilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cotilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmotic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Palmotic lands a big right hand that sends Cotilla crashing to the mat! Palmotic stays standing though and waves Cotilla back to his feet!
Cotilla is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmotic delivers a nice body kick.
Cotilla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Palmotic's hands.
A slow jab from Cotilla misses its intended target.
Palmotic thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla swings for the body but Palmotic moves out of range.
Palmotic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Donk. Cotilla catches Palmotic right on the button with a cross.
Cotilla misses with an uppercut
and Palmotic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palmotic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotilla manages to avoid it.
Palmotic looks to land a body kick but Cotilla moved away.
Cotilla connects with a body shot that sends Palmotic's belly button to the back.
Cotilla throws a big shot that misses.
Palmotic is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cotilla throws a front kick aimed at Palmotic's knee but Palmotic avoids it well.
Palmotic lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Cotilla will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Cotilla's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Palmotic misses with a hook to the body
and Cotilla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palmotic thinking.
Cotilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotilla just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPalmotic.
A telegraphed right hand from Cotilla misses the target.
Palmotic throws a head kick that Cotilla semi-blocks.
The cut above Alexander Cotilla's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cotilla misses with a low kick.
Palmotic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cotilla can pounce on him.
Palmotic is looking to wear down Cotilla with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Cotilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmotic is just out of range.
Cotilla tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palmotic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotilla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmotic throws a right and a left that Cotilla avoids nicely.
Palmotic misses with a wild body shot.
Cotilla's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palmotic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cotilla scrambles back to his feet.
Cotilla misses with a few strikes there.
Cotilla misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Palmotic.
Cotilla lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cotilla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Palmotic misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cotilla misses with a leg kick.
Palmotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotilla.
Cotilla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Palmotic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alexander Cotilla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmotic slips under a jab.
Palmotic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cotilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Palmotic misses the target.
Cotilla misses with a straight left.
Palmotic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hrvoje Palmotic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic is looking to land body kicks.
Palmotic defending well as Cotilla loads up on a big left hand.
Cotilla moves away from the strike by Palmotic.
Cotilla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Palmotic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotilla throws a series of punches but Palmotic avoids them all with ease.
Palmotic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Cotilla misses.
Cotilla swinging wildly here.
Cotilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmotic tries to land a body kick
and Cotilla counters with a straight right hand.
Palmotic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cotilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cotilla misses with a low kick.
Palmotic throws a body punch but Cotilla moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmotic lands a jab to Cotilla's midsection.
Cotilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmotic.
Cotilla takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Cotilla.
Well Cotilla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Cotilla!
A victorious Alexander Cotilla thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Mayer (ranked 814 p4p, 1582 weight class) and Frank Gizmo (ranked 117 p4p, 216 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank Gizmo !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gizmo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mayer ducks under a wild hook from Gizmo .
Gizmo misses with a hook. Mayer ducked under it nicely.
Gizmo lands with a shot to the body.
Gizmo stuns Mayer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gizmo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayer.
Gizmo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Andy's Sweaty Men in the buildup to the fight.
Gizmo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayer defends it nicely.
Mayer throws a sloppy head kick and Gizmo moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gizmo .
Mayer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gizmo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mayer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gizmo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Gizmo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gizmo avoids the body shot from Mayer.
Ethan Mayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gizmo throws a hook but Mayer avoids it easily.
Mayer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gizmo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mayer to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayer throws a hook to the side of Gizmo 's head but Gizmo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gizmo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gizmo moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Gizmo .
Gizmo blocks an uppercut.
Mayer throws a punch but it's blocked by Gizmo .
Mayer breaks the clinch.
Frank Gizmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Gizmo finds it's way through Mayer's defenses.
Gizmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayer.
Mayer misses with a series of wild punches.
Gizmo throws a low kick but Mayer avoids it.
Mayer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer slips a jab and a cross from Gizmo .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mayer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Frank Gizmo has been cut.
Mayer moves away from the strike by Gizmo .
Nice jab there from Mayer.
Gizmo connects with a body shot that sends Mayer's belly button to the back.
Gizmo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gizmo taking a breather here.
Gizmo trying to control the action but Mayer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is looking for a sweep.
Mayer parries the strikes from Gizmo easily there. Gizmo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mayer to escape.
Gizmo scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gizmo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mayer tries to bench press Gizmo off him but Gizmo keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gizmo grinds an elbow into Mayer's temple.
Mayer sneaks back into half guard.
Gizmo wants to pass the guard but Mayer is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo winds up and cracks Mayer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gizmo is nestled in close to Mayer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gizmo throws a strike but Mayer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gizmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mayer keeping moving, preventing Gizmo from controlling successfully.
Gizmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gizmo won't allow Mayer to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gizmo just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayer misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Gizmo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Gizmo 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayer looks to throw the jab but Gizmo is out of range.
Gizmo feints the counter takedown.
Gizmo misses with an uppercut
and Mayer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gizmo scores with a punch to the head.
Ethan Mayer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayer throws a series of punches but Gizmo avoids them all with ease.
Mayer throws the left hand but Gizmo avoids the punch easily.
Gizmo throws a shot from downtown. Mayer moves away and avoids it.
Mayer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gizmo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mayer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gizmo somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayer misses the target.
Mayer thumps Gizmo with a low kick.
Gizmo takes a swing at Mayer's ribcage but misses.
Gizmo lands with a cross.
Mayer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gizmo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gizmo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gizmo swinging wildly here.
Gizmo works the jab nicely.
Gizmo misses with a wild combination.
Mayer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gizmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gizmo just manages to avoid it.
Gizmo throws a lazy right hand but Mayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo misses with a straight left.
Mayer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gizmo .
Mayer jabs Gizmo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gizmo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gizmo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mayer sprawls well initially but Gizmo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayer is controlling Gizmo 's trapped leg to prevent Gizmo from advancing to side control.
Ground and pound from Gizmo .
Gizmo with the ground and pound but Mayer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gizmo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gizmo is looking to advance position but Mayer has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mayer controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo is trying to escape the mount.
Mayer controlling the pace for now.
Mayer avoids the attempt from Gizmo to control.
Gizmo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mayer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
Mayer looking to control but Gizmo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mayer wants to control but instead Gizmo manages to regain half guard.
Mayer trying to control the pace.
Mayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gizmo defending well though.
Mayer trying to mount his opponent but Gizmo defends it.
Well, if Mayer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Gizmo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frank Gizmo 's cut.
That's time! Mayer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Gizmo misses with a wild body shot.
Gizmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayer.
Mayer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gizmo takes a swing at Mayer's ribcage but misses.
Gizmo moves out of range of the body kick.
Gizmo scores with a body shot.
Mayer scores with a jab.
Mayer ducks under a wild hook from Gizmo .
Gizmo connects with a body shot that sends Mayer's belly button to the back.
Gizmo scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gizmo tries to bum rush Mayer with a series of wild strikes but Mayer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gizmo looks to throw the jab but Mayer is out of range.
Gizmo throws a lazy uppercut
and Gizmo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Gizmo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gizmo moves to clinch but Mayer breaks away
and Mayer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gizmo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mayer counters with a low kick, right behind Gizmo 's knee.
Gizmo misses with a body shot.
Gizmo misses the jab.
Gizmo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mayer's half guard.
Mayer is pressing down on Gizmo 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mayer is on top in guard.
Gizmo working a defensive guard here.
Gizmo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Frank Gizmo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo trying to control the position.
Ethan Mayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gizmo pulls Mayer in close to his closed guard and prevents Mayer from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gizmo being controlled here, momentarily.
Gizmo controls Mayer momentarily but Mayer frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mayer being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Mayer walks into a left hand.
Gizmo misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Mayer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mayer is looking to land body kicks.
Gizmo gets the takedown into side control.
Mayer can't do much from the bottom here.
Mayer is trying to buck Gizmo off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayer is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Gizmo .
I've got Gizmo 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ethan Mayer!
Ethan Mayer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 1964 p4p, 2384 weight class) and Ichioka Kaori (ranked 269 p4p, 315 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kaori's choice of entrance music: GOZEN. Third Wife could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ichioka Kaori's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichioka Kaori!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wife throws an overhand right that lands on Kaori's shoulder, as Kaori tries to avoid the shot.
Wife throws an off balance right hand
and Kaori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Third Wife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wife looks to land a right hand but Kaori moved out of range.
Wife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wife lands a big right hand that sends Kaori crashing to the mat! Wife stays standing though and waves Kaori back to his feet!
Kaori is rocked!
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!
Kaori misses with a straight right.
Kaori is still on wobbly legs! Can Wife finish him?
Wife throws a hook to the side of Kaori's head but Kaori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wife just misses with a punch to the body.
Wife has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wife there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wife lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Kaori up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Wife from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Kaori's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Wife!
Third Wife 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.
The defeated Ichioka Kaori had this to say: '6.6'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Kiwi (ranked 644 p4p, 637 weight class) and Vinicius Kicklighter (ranked 101 p4p, 99 weight class). Kiwi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Reaper. Bruce Kiwi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vinicius Kicklighter's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Kiwi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinicius Kicklighter!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicklighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kicklighter. That's going to slow Kiwi down.
Kiwi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kicklighter cracks Kiwi with a good jab.
Kiwi scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Vinicius Kicklighter has been cut.
A head kick misses from Kiwi.
Kiwi clinches with his opponent.
Kicklighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
The referee calls for Kiwi to work.
Kiwi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kicklighter's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kicklighter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kicklighter.
Kicklighter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kicklighter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiwi takes one on the button.
Kicklighter 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.
Kicklighter misses with a straight right.
A big left from Kicklighter misses.
Kiwi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kicklighter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kiwi scrambles back to his feet.
Kicklighter lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiwi. That did some damage!
Kiwi 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.
Kicklighter takes one to the side of the head.
Kiwi throws a body punch but Kicklighter moves out of range.
Kiwi misses with an uppercut. Kicklighter saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Kicklighter.
Vinicius Kicklighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicklighter lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiwi off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Kicklighter misses its intended target.
Kicklighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Kicklighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kicklighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiwi moves away.
Kiwi throws an overhand right that lands on Kicklighter's shoulder, as Kicklighter tries to avoid the shot.
Kicklighter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kiwi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kicklighter scrambles back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kicklighter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kiwi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiwi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Kiwi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiwi lunges at Kicklighter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kicklighter's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicklighter scores with a punch to the head.
A clash of legs there as Kicklighter blocks the low kick.
A cross from Kicklighter lands.
Kicklighter cracks Kiwi with an open hand slap.
Kicklighter 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.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiwi misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Kiwi misses.
It seemed like Kicklighter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiwi with a hook.
That has opened up Vinicius Kicklighter's cut even more.
Kiwi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi misses with a punch to the body.
Kiwi has Kicklighter pressed against the cage, preventing Kicklighter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kiwi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kicklighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kicklighter controls his hands.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
Kicklighter tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kicklighter misses with a punch to the body.
Kicklighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kicklighter breaks the clinch.
Kicklighter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kiwi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kiwi missing with a left hand there. Kicklighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiwi scores with a hook.
Kiwi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kiwi throws a looping overhand right but Kicklighter ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiwi. Kicklighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kicklighter tries to keep at a distance but Kiwi has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kicklighter.
Kicklighter tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Kicklighter misses with the head strike.
Kicklighter misses with the head strike.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
Kicklighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kicklighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kicklighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kicklighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kicklighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiwi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kicklighter.
Kicklighter throws an overhand right that lands on Kiwi's shoulder, as Kiwi tries to avoid the shot.
Kiwi drives through and clinches with Kicklighter against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kicklighter tries to break the clinch but Kiwi is controlling the position.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kicklighter blocking some punches.
Kiwi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Kicklighter blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kiwi on the inside.
Kiwi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kicklighter lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiwi.
Kicklighter breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiwi. Kicklighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kicklighter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A low kick lands for Kicklighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiwi scores with a shot to the body.
Kicklighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kiwi tries to clinch but Kicklighter is having none of it.
Kicklighter scores with a leg kick.
Kicklighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiwi.
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 Bruce Kiwi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kicklighter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kiwi scores with a hook to the body. Kicklighter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiwi scores with a punch to the head.
Kicklighter misses with a body shot.
Kicklighter connects with a right hand. Kiwi shakes it off.
Kicklighter with a hook.
Kicklighter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kiwi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Kiwi misses.
Kiwi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kicklighter thinks about the counter body kick.
Kicklighter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiwi. That did some damage!
Kicklighter scores with a nice right hand.
Kiwi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kicklighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiwi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kicklighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiwi.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kiwi throws a jab when Kicklighter was well out of range.
Kiwi misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Kicklighter.
Jab, jab by Kicklighter - just one landing.
Kicklighter misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kicklighter.
Kiwi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kicklighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiwi.
Kicklighter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kiwi.
Kiwi is looking to clinch but Kicklighter is avoiding it.
Kicklighter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiwi tries to move into range but Kicklighter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kiwi ducks under a wild hook from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter staying out of range there.
Kicklighter moves forwards but Kiwi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiwi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kicklighter circles away.
Kiwi throws a right hand that misses
and Kicklighter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kicklighter throws a leg kick
letting Kiwi counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kiwi.
Good shot there by Kicklighter.
A jab from Kiwi finds it's way through Kicklighter's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiwi wants to clinch up but Kicklighter keeps it at a distance.
Kicklighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiwi.
Kicklighter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter misses with a body kick.
Kiwi clobbers Kicklighter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiwi lands a big head kick that sends Kicklighter tumbling to the mat! Kiwi takes a step backwards and waves Kicklighter back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kicklighter is rocked!
The cut above Vinicius Kicklighter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kiwi knocks out Kicklighter with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kiwi before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kiwi picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Kiwi!
After winning the bout, Bruce Kiwi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianenko (ranked 573 p4p, 1366 weight class) and Antun Simunic (ranked 84 p4p, 204 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mala Dama - Kabat. Simunic has chosen Monster as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antun Simunic!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko swings for the body but Simunic moves out of range.
Simunic replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Emelianenko blocks it well.
Simunic slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Simunic tries a quick counter leg kick but Emelianenko is wise to it.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
Simunic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Simunic scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Simunic moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Simunic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
And Simunic responds with a good body kick, but Emelianenko manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simunic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Simunic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Emelianenko misses
and Simunic counters with a good, hard body kick but Emelianenko shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Simunic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roman Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Simunic.
An inside leg kick lands from Simunic.
A slow jab from Simunic misses its intended target.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Emelianenko's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simunic! But no joy.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Simunic moves out of range.
Simunic throws out a counter right but Emelianenko avoids it with no problem.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Simunic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Simunic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simunic motions for Emelianenko to come forward. Simunic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko connects with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Simunic's shoulder, as Simunic tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Simunic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emelianenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Simunic off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Simunic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Simunic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simunic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simunic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Simunic connects with a solid leg kick.
Simunic scores with a leg kick.
Emelianenko scores with a hook.
Simunic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to work over Simunic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simunic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Simunic is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Simunic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Simunic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Simunic's body.
Simunic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Roman Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Emelianenko's cut.
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.
Simunic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simunic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simunic counters with a nice body kick.
Emelianenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Simunic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Emelianenko if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Simunic misses its intended target.
Simunic misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Emelianenko's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Simunic takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simunic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simunic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelianenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Simunic counters with a nice uppercut.
Roman Emelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Simunic avoids it easily.
Simunic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko is looking to counter punch.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses
and Simunic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Simunic.
Simunic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Simunic's body.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simunic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Simunic ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Simunic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Simunic is just out of range.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Simunic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Simunic.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko works the jab nicely.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
and Simunic counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Emelianenko! He's just covering up as Simunic starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antun Simunic!
A relieved looking Antun Simunic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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