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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Rogue (ranked 5593 p4p, 23272 weight class) and Ragnar Lothbrock (ranked 573 p4p, 647 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Rogue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ragnar Lothbrock!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrock shoots in and drives through. Rogue sprawls well.
Rogue scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Ragnar Lothbrock has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rogue blocks a body shot from Lothbrock.
Rogue prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lothbrock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rogue is defending well.
Michael Rogue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Lothbrock.
Rogue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogue is looking to break free of the clinch but Lothbrock has double underhooks.
Lothbrock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lothbrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrock shoots for a double leg takedown but Rogue sprawls well. He's pushed Lothbrock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rogue!
Lothbrock takes one on the button.
Rogue scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lothbrock wants to clinch up but Rogue keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogue connects with a crisp jab.
Rogue cracks Lothbrock with an open hand slap.
Lothbrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rogue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lothbrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rogue as he jumps to the side.
Lothbrock clinches.
Rogue is trying to break the clinch but Lothbrock is controlling him.
Rogue wants to stall.
Rogue looking to stall.
Rogue working hard to break the clinch.
Lothbrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lothbrock.
Lothbrock wants to take the fight to the mat but Rogue manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock can't get the takedown.
Lothbrock can't find room to land a body shot as Rogue controls the action.
Rogue is trying to force a seperation but Lothbrock has the dominant position.
Rogue wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lothbrock has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Rogue.
Lothbrock wants a takedown but no success here.
Rogue is looking to control Lothbrock's arms but Lothbrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rogue has his back to the cage.
Rogue lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lothbrock looks winded!
Rogue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lothbrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogue's defenses.
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!
Lothbrock tries to pull guard but Rogue won't allow it.
Rogue throws a head punch that misses.
Rogue manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Lothbrock.
Rogue paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rogue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lothbrock drives through and clinches with Rogue against the cage.
Lothbrock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogue avoids the damage to the body.
Lothbrock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lothbrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogue throws a right hand that Lothbrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Lothbrock also avoids with ease.
Lothbrock instigates a clinch.
Lothbrock has Rogue pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rogue manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lothbrock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rogue pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lothbrock looking for a takedown.
Rogue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rogue throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lothbrocks head.
Rogue breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rogue!
Lothbrock misses with a takedown attempt
and Rogue counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lothbrock is defended easily by Rogue.
Rogue throwing a counter right hand but Lothbrock manages to avoid it.
Lothbrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rogue darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lothbrock is aggressively charging in as Rogue backs up avoiding any damage. Rogue tosses out a jab and Lothbrock runs right into it face first! Lothbrock is out cold! Rogue dropped down on all fours and is barking in Lothbrock's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Rogue!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rohl (ranked 23707 p4p, 5761 weight class) and Jello Belly (ranked 637 p4p, 547 weight class). Jello Belly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Curtis Rohl's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Rohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly misses with a few strikes there.
Belly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rohl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rohl.
Rohl fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rohl needs to keep his hands up - Belly had a free shot at his head there.
Belly misses with a head kick.
Rohl has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belly lands a jab to the head.
Belly throws a right hand that Rohl ducks under and follows up with a left that Rohl also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Belly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Belly blocks the body kick.
Belly tries to bum rush Rohl with a series of wild strikes but Rohl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Belly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly lands a nice shot to the body.
Belly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rohl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belly is out of range.
Belly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rohl bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Belly misses with an uppercut. Rohl saw that one coming.
Belly moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rohl misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rohl.
Belly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rohl prevents the takedown attempt.
Curtis Rohl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jello Belly.
Belly goes for a takedown attempt but Rohl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belly cracks Rohl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belly fails to land with a series of punches.
Belly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rohls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohl throws a low kick, looking for Belly's leg but Belly calmly moves out of range.
Rohl lands a body shot.
Rohl tries to work over Belly's front leg with a kick but Belly checks it.
Rohl has Belly up against the cage in a clinch.
Rohl is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rohl is trying to maintain a safe position but Belly gets an underhook and turns Rohl into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rohl throws an elbow but misses.
Rohl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rohl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belly's defenses.
Rohl tries to land knees in the clinch but Belly avoids the damage to the body.
Rohl looking to slow down the pace here.
Belly digs a right hand underneath Rohl's ribcage. Rohl let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belly ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Belly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rohl might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rohl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohl landing some decent shots from guard.
Rohl throws a big right hand that misses.
Rohl is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rohl preventing the sweep.
Belly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rohl manages to get himself to full guard.
Belly won't allow Rohl to sweep him here.
Rohl keeping moving, preventing Belly from controlling successfully.
Belly is pushing down on Rohl's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rohl is fighting to maintain full guard but Belly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rohl has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belly is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohl is staying active underneath Belly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belly frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rohl keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Belly is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rohl to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rohl shrugs it off.
Belly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rohl tries to lock up and control but Belly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belly with shots to the head and body - Rohl looks very uncomfortable down there.
Belly jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rohl is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rohl and Belly has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Belly stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jello Belly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rohl avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Rohl.
Belly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Belly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jello Belly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rohl.
Belly shoots in and bounces Rohl off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rohl is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Belly is trying to break the clinch but Rohl is controlling him.
Rohl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Belly decides to pull guard.
Belly pulls Rohl in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohl lands a couple of elbows.
Belly manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Rohl missing with knees to the body.
Belly lands with a left to the head.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belly avoids it.
Belly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rohl prevents it.
Belly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Curtis Rohl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jello Belly.
Rohl lands a damaging elbow.
Belly jumps guard and drags Rohl to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rohl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rohl postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohl trying to control but Belly is working from the bottom.
Rohl landing with the ground and pound.
Rohl throwing strikes but missing.
Belly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rohl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belly trying to control the position.
Rohl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jello Belly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rohl wants to pass the guard but Belly is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rohl engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rohl wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot by Belly.
Belly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Belly wants a takedown but no success here.
Belly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rohl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belly manages to pull guard.
Rohl throws an elbow that misses. Belly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rohl's guard. Nice move by Belly!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly looking to pass the guard.
Belly stopping the sweep attempt from Rohl.
Belly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rohl is pressing down on Belly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rohl trying to control the position here.
Belly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rohl looking for a sweep. Not yet Rohl, not yet.
Belly wants to control from the top but Rohl keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jello Belly 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A lazy left from Belly finds it's target.
Jello Belly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rohl takes one to the side of the head.
 Rohl is rocked!
Belly tries to bum rush Rohl with a series of wild strikes but Rohl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Rohl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Belly - that will leave a mark!
Rohl seems to have got his legs back now.
Belly shoots in looking for a takedown but Rohl manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rohl tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Belly manages to circle out of the way.
Rohl defending well as Belly loads up on a big left hand.
Rohl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Belly.
Belly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rohl connects with a body shot.
Belly tries to clinch but Rohl moves out of range.
Belly lands with a nice body kick.
Rohl with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belly dives in for a single leg takedown but Rohl sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Belly misses.
Belly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rohl tries to counter by clinching up but Belly breaks away and moves out of range.
A jab from Belly misses.
Belly scores with a punch to the head.
Belly moves into the clinch.
Belly ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Belly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rohl postures up in Belly's guard and throws a big left but Belly blocks it.
Rohl has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belly looking for a sweep. Not yet Belly, not yet.
Rohl throws a big right hand that misses.
Rohl trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rohl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rohl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Belly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohl throwing strikes from guard but Belly blocks nicely.
Belly seems keen to control Rohl's posture.
Belly is trying to control the position but Rohl postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rohl's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rohl is in close to Belly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belly wants to sweep here but Rohl controlling him for the moment.
Rohl tries to free his leg and advance position but Belly is retaining full guard.
Rohl working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohl works over Belly with some ground and pound from guard.
Belly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rohl stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Belly throws up his legs and catches Rohl in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Rohl tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Belly! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jello Belly!
Jello Belly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gee Gutsu (ranked 2920 p4p, 3078 weight class) and Jay Porter (ranked 376 p4p, 391 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gee Gutsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gutsu takes a shot to the head.
 It looks like Gee Gutsu has been cut.
Porter looking for a takedown.
Gutsu jumps guard but Porter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Porter fails to land.
Gutsu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Porter uses from the top position.
Porter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gutsu is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutsu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter gets to his feet. Gutsu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A telegraphed right hand from Gutsu misses the target.
Gutsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Porter.
Gutsu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gutsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gutsu backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter jumps guard.
Gutsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Porter is retaining full guard.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Gutsu from controlling successfully.
Porter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gutsu stops Porter from standing up.
Gutsu wants to pass the guard but Porter is keeping the position.
Porter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Porter told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gutsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Porter is retaining full guard.
Gutsu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gutsu.
Gutsu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Porter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gutsu.
Gutsu wants to pass the guard but Porter is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Porter throws a series of punches but Gutsu avoids them all with ease.
Gutsu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Porter under the eye.
Gutsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porter throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Porter finds it's target.
Porter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gutsu manages to avoid it.
Gutsu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Porter to the mat! Porter manages to get full guard.
Gutsu throws a big right hand that misses.
Gutsu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gutsu is looking to advance position but Porter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Porter wants to control but instead Gutsu manages to regain half guard.
Gutsu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Porter prevents Gutsu from improving his position.
Porter wants to stand but Gutsu has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter stands up out of the half guard.
Gutsu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Porter misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutsu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Porter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gutsus head.
Gutsu wants a takedown.
Gutsu wants to stall.
Porter wants the takedown. Gutsu is fighting it off but Porter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gutsu's guard against the cage.
Gutsu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Porter defends well.
Gutsu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Porter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gee Gutsu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Porter lands a left and a right that sends Gutsu crashing to the canvas! Porter dives into mount looking to finish!
Gutsu is rocked!
Porter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutsu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gutsu tries to lock up and control but Porter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gutsu is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gutsu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gutsu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutsu wants to get back to full guard.
Gutsu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Porter has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Porter controlling the position easily from mount.
Gutsu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gutsu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gutsu wants to improve his position but Porter is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter trying to control from half guard but Gutsu is working away.
Porter controlling the action here.
Porter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gutsu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Porter wants to stand but Gutsu has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gutsu is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Punch Out Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gutsu looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gutsu is trying to get back to full guard.
Gutsu is working hard here to advance position.
Porter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jay Porter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Porter escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Porter misses with a wild body shot.
Gutsu clinches with his opponent.
Porter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gee Gutsu's cut is getting worse.
Gutsu has Porter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Porter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Porter slows down the pace here.
Porter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Porter slowing the pace effectively.
Porter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gutsu prevents a body shot from Porter.
Porter lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gutsu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Porter.
Porter looking to throw knees to the head but Gutsu is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Porter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gee Gutsu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Porter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gutsu dodges the punch combination from Porter.
Gutsu has managed to clinch.
Porter stops a takedown attempt from Gutsu.
Gutsu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Porter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Porter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gutsu walks away with a smile on his face. Porter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Porter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Porter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Porter.
Porter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gutsu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gutsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Porter tries to avoid it but Gutsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Porter to the ground. Porter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gee Gutsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Gutsu throws a one two combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Porter.
Gee Gutsu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gutsu has a takedown stuffed.
Porter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gutsu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Porter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gutsu is trying to pull guard but Porter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Porter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Porter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeez, Gee Gutsu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Porter tries for a takedown but Gutsu manages to get underhooks.
Gutsu has clasped his hands together around Porter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Porter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gutsu in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Porter is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gee Gutsu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 3670 p4p, 3662 weight class) and Anabolic Asteroid (ranked 400 p4p, 399 weight class). Asteroid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Anabolic Asteroid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anabolic Asteroid!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asteroid.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asteroid tries to counter with a clinch but Drake shakes him off and moves away.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asteroid.
Asteroid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asteroid tries to counter with a clinch but Drake shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake slips a straight right by Asteroid.
Drake misses with the combination.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Asteroid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Asteroid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.
Asteroid tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Asteroid tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Asteroid controls the action.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Asteroid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Asteroid lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Asteroid.
Asteroid has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asteroid.
Drake tries a body shot but Asteroid blocks it.
Asteroid tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Asteroid is controlling him.
Drake working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Asteroid.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake blocks a body shot from Asteroid.
Drake working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Asteroid as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asteroid.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Asteroid lands a right hand.
Asteroid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Asteroid cracks Drake with a nice body shot.
Drake tries a body shot but Asteroid blocks it.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Asteroid controls the action.
Asteroid misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asteroid.
Asteroid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asteroid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike.
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake throws a good cross that connects.
Asteroid tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Asteroid connects with a jab.
Drake swings for the body but Asteroid moves out of range.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asteroid.
Asteroid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asteroid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Anabolic Asteroid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asteroid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake works Asteroid's body with a nice hook.
Drake with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Asteroid connects with an inside leg kick.
Asteroid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Asteroid misses.
Asteroid tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Asteroid misses the target.
Asteroid throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Asteroid throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Asteroid moves into the clinch successfully.
Asteroid is working Drake over against the cage.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Asteroid.
Asteroid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
A short right from Asteroid.
Drake lands a body punch.
Asteroid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anabolic Asteroid will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Asteroid wants to clinch
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Asteroid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asteroid avoids the body shot from Drake.
Asteroid misses with a straight right.
Asteroid lands a really nice looking cross but Drake seems unphased.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asteroid, as that shot connected.
Asteroid misses with a low kick.
Jab from Drake.
Asteroid throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Drake.
Asteroid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drake moves out of range as Asteroid strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake jabs at Asteroid's body.
Asteroid closes the distance and clinches.
Asteroid misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake is looking to control Asteroid's arms but Asteroid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drake has his back to the cage.
Drake misses with some punches.
Asteroid swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asteroid lands with a short shot to the head.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asteroid blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake tries to break the clinch but Asteroid is controlling the position.
Asteroid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Asteroid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake lands a nice shot that snaps Asteroid's head back.
Asteroid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drake under the eye.
Asteroid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asteroid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake checks a low kick from Asteroid.
Dezmond Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Asteroid darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asteroid struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Asteroid.
Asteroid blocking some punches.
Drake lands a hook that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asteroid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake misses with a double jab
letting Asteroid counter with a right hand.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Asteroid takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Asteroid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Asteroid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asteroid throws a nice head kick!
Asteroid throws the kick towards the body but Drake avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drake, as that shot connected.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asteroid throws out the jab.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
Asteroid throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Asteroid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Drake.
Asteroid throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Asteroid throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Asteroid tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Asteroid is just out of range.
Asteroid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asteroid tries a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Drake moves away from the strike by Asteroid.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake lands a jab-cross combination.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake slips a straight right by Asteroid.
Drake misses with a hook. Asteroid ducked under it nicely.
Asteroid throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
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 Dezmond Drake 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!
Drake scores with a nice right hand.
Asteroid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Asteroid dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
Asteroid slips under a jab.
Asteroid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drake throws a jab when Asteroid was well out of range.
A left lands for Drake.
Drake throws a hook but Asteroid blocks it.
Asteroid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asteroid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asteroid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asteroid wants to counter with a clinch but Drake pushes him away.
A right-left combo lands from Asteroid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid moves into the clinch.
Asteroid misses with the head strike.
Asteroid lands a shoulder strike.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Asteroid's head.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asteroid struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asteroid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asteroid tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asteroid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Asteroid misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asteroid tries to land a front kick but Drake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Asteroid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Drake misses with an uppercut. Asteroid saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asteroid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake avoids the head kick by Asteroid.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Asteroid counter with a right hand.
Drake scores with a three punch combo!
Asteroid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake connects with the punch.
Drake throws a right hand that Asteroid ducks under and follows up with a left that Asteroid also avoids with ease.
Asteroid clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asteroid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Drake misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Asteroid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake throws a series of punches but Asteroid moves out of range.
Asteroid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Drake misses.
A head kick misses from Asteroid.
Asteroid moves away from the strike by Drake.
Drake tests Asteroid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Asteroid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asteroid misses the shot to the body.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
Asteroid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Asteroid takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Drake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asteroid missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Asteroid trying to land knees to the body.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Asteroid's head.
Asteroid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asteroid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asteroid throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Asteroid has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Asteroid throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dezmond Drake.
I think Drake 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dezmond Drake!
Our winner, Dezmond Drake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sisko (ranked 1728 p4p, 3458 weight class) and Roberto Jimenez (ranked 240 p4p, 431 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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Sisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jimenez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sisko scores with a shot to the body.
Sisko swings widly with a right hand
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimenez moves forwards but Sisko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sisko. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sisko defends it well.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sisko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Jimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez misses with the combination.
Sisko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sisko misses with a hook.
Sisko misses with a shot to the body
and Jimenez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sisko connects with a right hand. Jimenez shakes it off.
Jimenez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jimenez swinging wildly here.
Sisko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jimenez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jimenez lands with a hook. Sisko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands a two punch combo.
Jimenez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sisko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sisko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jab from Sisko.
Sisko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Jimenez tries to counter it with a takedown but Sisko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sisko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Sisko throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
Sisko swings widly with a right hand
and Jimenez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sisko jabs at Jimenez's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sisko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sisko.
Benjamin Sisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sisko cracks Jimenez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
and Sisko counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sisko. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez is looking for the big counter here.
Sisko misses with the combination.
Jimenez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sisko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jimenez scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and Sisko counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimenez cracks Sisko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sisko misses with a looping right.
Jimenez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimenez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sisko finds it's way round the side to connect with Jimenez's head.
Sisko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Jimenez feints the counter takedown.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
Jimenez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Jimenez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sisko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sisko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jimenez on the side of the head.
Sisko drops his hands momentarily and Jimenez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sisko throws a combination that misses
and Jimenez counters with a right hand to the body.
Jimenez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sisko is staying active underneath Jimenez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jimenez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jimenez is looking to take a break and control but Sisko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sisko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jimenez prevents Sisko from improving his position.
Sisko controlling the position for now.
Jimenez is trying to control. Sisko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sisko is looking to control Jimenez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sisko avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sisko throws a leg kick but Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sisko misses with a hook to the body
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from Sisko.
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sisko.
Nice sprawl there from Sisko as Jimenez shoots in.
Jimenez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sisko looks to land a right hand but Jimenez moved out of range.
Jimenez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jimenez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sisko defends well and Jimenez ends up having to push Sisko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jimenez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jimenez fails with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin Sisko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Jimenez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Sisko misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Sisko. Beautiful body shot.
Sisko lands a jab to the head.
Sisko throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
Jimenez throws a counter combo.
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sisko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sisko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jimenez at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Sisko. Beautiful body shot.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sisko.
Sisko loads up on a big right hand but Jimenez slips the punch.
Jimenez throws out a counter right but Sisko avoids it with no problem.
Benjamin Sisko is winning the standup battle so far.
Sisko with a nice cross.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sisko lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Sisko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sisko feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Sisko dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Sisko.
Sisko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.
Jimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sisko misses with a jab to the body
and Jimenez counters with a left to the body.
A left lands for Sisko.
Sisko throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sisko connects with a jab.
Jimenez throws a right hand that misses
and Sisko counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sisko blocks a jab.
Sisko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sisko stuns Jimenez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sisko misses with a body shot.
Sisko catches Jimenez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jimenez blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez moves away from the strike by Sisko.
Jimenez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sisko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sisko.
Sisko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sisko misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sisko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jimenez can do to turn this around?
Sisko throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Sisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sisko, as that shot connected.
Sisko throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Benjamin Sisko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Jimenez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sisko throws a right hand that misses
and Jimenez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sisko!
Jimenez working away.
Jimenez taking a breather here.
Jimenez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sisko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sisko is squirming around, avoiding Jimenez's attempts to control the action.
Jimenez content just to control the position here.
Sisko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jimenez wants to take Sisko's back but he can't do it this time.
Sisko is desperately trying to improve his position but Jimenez has a good base and remains in mount.
Jimenez wants to control the pace but Sisko is squirming around nicely.
Roberto Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimenez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benjamin Sisko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sisko, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Sisko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Kirzner (ranked 1752 p4p, 2434 weight class) and Rapido Nadadora (ranked 209 p4p, 282 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Israel Kirzner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kirzner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nadadora. That did some damage!
Kirzner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirzner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nadadora.
Kirzner lands a slapping body shot.
Israel Kirzner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirzner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirzner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kirzner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nadadora looks to land a right hand but Kirzner moved out of range.
Kirzner thumps Nadadora with a low kick.
Nadadora cracks Kirzner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nadadora takes one to the chin there.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Kirzner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nadadora drops Kirzner with a beautiful combination! Kirzner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nadadora is looking for the KO!
Kirzner is rocked!
It looks like Israel Kirzner has been cut.
Nadadora ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Kirzner out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rapido Nadadora!
A very excited looking Rapido Nadadora made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 678 p4p, 639 weight class) and Ray Luciano (ranked 103 p4p, 94 weight class). Mukunzi comes into the arena with Champion (ft. D Smoke) - Fireboy DML blaring out of the sound system. Luciano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SHORT PEOPLE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Luciano!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luciano lands an overhand right.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mukunzi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luciano.
Mukunzi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luciano counters with an outside leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Mukunzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano counters with a right hand to the body.
Mukunzi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mukunzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mukunzi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luciano wants to land a leg kick but Mukunzi is out of range.
Mukunzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Mukunzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luciano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mukunzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mukunzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luciano.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mukunzi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Luciano's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Luciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mukunzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salomon Mukunzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mukunzi throws a body kick that misses.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luciano throws a leg kick which misses Mukunzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mukunzi tries to avoid it.
Luciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano lunges at Mukunzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mukunzi's hand.
Mukunzi missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mukunzi defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
Mukunzi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a low kick, looking for Luciano's leg but Luciano calmly moves out of range.
Luciano lands a nice shot that snaps Mukunzi's head back.
Mukunzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi is looking to chop away at Luciano's legs.
Luciano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mukunzi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mukunzi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mukunzi misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luciano throws a front kick aimed at Mukunzi's knee but Mukunzi avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Luciano misses.
Mukunzi misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.
Luciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mukunzi at a distance.
Luciano connects with a body shot.
Mukunzi misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano connects with a body shot.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mukunzi throws out the jab.
Luciano tests Mukunzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi throws an off balance right hand
and Luciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Mukunzi scores with a nice strike.
Mukunzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mukunzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Mukunzi misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mukunzi tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano clinches with his opponent.
Mukunzi pushes Luciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mukunzi tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
Luciano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mukunzi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Mukunzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Mukunzi is just out of range.
Mukunzi dips to his left and cracks Luciano with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi lands a head shot.
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!
Mukunzi misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mukunzi misses with a straight right.
Luciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mukunzi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luciano tests Mukunzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mukunzi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mukunzi slips under a jab from Luciano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Mukunzi - just one landing.
Mukunzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Salomon Mukunzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Mukunzi moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Luciano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
An inside leg kick from Luciano misses.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mukunzi throws out the jab.
Luciano tries a low kick but Mukunzi avoids it.
Mukunzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
A jab from Mukunzi misses.
Luciano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mukunzi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luciano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luciano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Luciano.
Luciano slips a straight right by Mukunzi.
Luciano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano scores with a body shot.
Luciano jabs at Mukunzi's body.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Luciano tries to work over Mukunzi's front leg with a kick but Mukunzi checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses the jab.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luciano walks into a left hand.
Mukunzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mukunzi.
Luciano misses with a hook. Mukunzi ducked under it nicely.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
As Mukunzi backs off Luciano throws a huge counter combo but Mukunzi manages to avoid it all.
Mukunzi misses with a looping right.
Mukunzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano scores with a jab. Mukunzi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Mukunzi.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Mukunzi moves away and avoids it.
Mukunzi misses the shot to the body.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mukunzi.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luciano tries for a takedown but Mukunzi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Salomon Mukunzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Mukunzi lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mukunzi.
Luciano swinging wildly here.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Mukunzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mukunzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Luciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mukunzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luciano tries a quick counter leg kick but Mukunzi is wise to it.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Mukunzi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mukunzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
Mukunzi delivers a nice body kick.
Luciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luciano misses with an uppercut.
Mukunzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a wild combination.
Luciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mukunzi dodges the punch combination from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Mukunzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luciano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luciano takes one on the button.
Luciano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Mukunzi throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mukunzis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luciano misses with a low kick as Mukunzi jumps back.
Mukunzi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Luciano slips a straight right by Mukunzi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Luciano connects with a looping right hand.
Mukunzi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi is looking to slow Luciano down with leg kicks.
Mukunzi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Some wild striking there from Mukunzi.
Good work by Mukunzi as he checks the leg kick.
Luciano lands a body shot.
Mukunzi lands with a cross.
Mukunzi misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Mukunzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mukunzi works the jab nicely.
Mukunzi tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mukunzi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luciano. That one must have hurt.
Mukunzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left and a right from Mukunzi both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salomon Mukunzi dominated that second round.
That's time! Mukunzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Luciano.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mukunzi throws out the jab.
Luciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mukunzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mukunzi slips under a jab from Luciano.
It looked like Mukunzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Luciano.
Mukunzi throws an off balance right hand
and Luciano counters with a leg kick.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mukunzi swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luciano swinging wildly here.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a straight left.
Mukunzi moves out of range as Luciano throws a body kick.
Mukunzi swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mukunzi misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano throws a low kick but Mukunzi avoids it.
Luciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mukunzi's hands.
Mukunzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luciano's head.
Mukunzi tries to land a leg kick but Luciano saw it coming and moves away.
Mukunzi throws a body kick that misses.
Mukunzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Mukunzi misses.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Mukunzi misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Mukunzi.
Luciano scores with a kick to the body.
Luciano misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mukunzi misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mukunzi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luciano dives in and grabs Mukunzi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mukunzi pushes down on Luciano's head and hops out.
Mukunzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Mukunzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mukunzi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luciano.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi scores with a body shot.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano throws a body kick that misses.
Mukunzi walks into a left hand.
Luciano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mukunzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mukunzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mukunzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
A combination from Luciano does no damage.
It looked like Mukunzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Luciano.
Mukunzi throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Mukunzi.
Luciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Mukunzi circles away.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mukunzi scores with a decent looking hook.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Mukunzi is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Luciano. That snapped Mukunzi's head back.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mukunzi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luciano closes the distance and clinches up with Mukunzi, looking for a takedown. Luciano pushes Mukunzi against the cage but Mukunzi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mukunzi 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mukunzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Luciano misses.
Luciano blocks a jab.
Mukunzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mukunzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luciano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Mukunzi misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mukunzi takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Luciano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Mukunzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Luciano.
I think Luciano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ray Luciano!
A victorious Ray Luciano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kersikov (ranked 298 p4p, 541 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 45 p4p, 90 weight class). Kersikov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Head of the Table. Andrei Kersikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Never Hurry's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurry closes the distance and pushes Kersikov back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurry.
Kersikov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kersikov breaks the clinch.
Hurry doesn't manage to clinch there - Kersikov circles away.
Hurry throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Hurry checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Hurry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Hurry avoids it.
Hurry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Kersikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurry moves into range and clinches up with Kersikov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hurry.
Kersikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Never Hurry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
And Kersikov counters with a quick kick to the body but Hurry blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurry scores with a nice head shot.
Hurry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry misses with a hook.
Hurry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Nice uppercut there from Hurry.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hurry cracks Kersikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hurry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Hurry 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.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurry.
Kersikov cracks Hurry with a good jab.
Hurry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kersikov in his tracks.
Hurry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hurry works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hurry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Hurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a front kick that sends Hurry stumbling back into the cage.
Hurry looks winded!
Hurry moves out of range of the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Hurry.
Kersikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Hurry misses.
Kersikov swings for the body but Hurry moves out of range.
Hurry throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurry scores with a body shot.
Hurry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hurry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hurry lands a jab to Kersikov's midsection.
Hurry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kersikov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hurry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kersikov's head.
Hurry tries to clinch up.
Hurry misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov drops Hurry with a huge uppercut! Hurry drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kersikov is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Kersikov!
Andrei Kersikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Ilmarinen (ranked 326 p4p, 1238 weight class) and Yar Bol (ranked 48 p4p, 174 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yar Bol!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bol throws a body punch but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Bol misses with a low kick.
Bol throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ilmarinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ilmarinen working the head and body with strikes.
Bol trying to control here.
Ilmarinen wants to pass the guard but Bol is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bol has hold of Ilmarinen's hands but Ilmarinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Bol is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bol has hold of Ilmarinen's hands but Ilmarinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ilmarinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bol keeps working.
Bol wants to get back to full guard.
Ilmarinen working the head and body with strikes.
We've been hearing that Ilmarinen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ilmarinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bol is staying active underneath Ilmarinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ilmarinen wants to free his trapped foot but Bol is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bol wants to control but Ilmarinen is keeping busy.
Ilmarinen is keen to just control but Bol is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen working Bol over with strikes.
Bol keeping hold of Ilmarinen's head, controlling as best he can.
Ilmarinen throwing shots but Bol is blocking nicely.
Ilmarinen is looking to advance position but Bol won't allow it.
Ilmarinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ilmarinen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ilmarinen with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ilmarinen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ilmarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ilmarinen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bol has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ilmarinen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ilmarinen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ilmarinen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ilmarinen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bol has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bol tries to hold on but Ilmarinen pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to finish this one by submission but Bol is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ilmarinen wants to finish this one by submission but Bol is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ilmarinen.
Bol felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Bol is having none of it.
Ilmarinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bol hang on?
Ilmarinen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bol to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bol shrugs it off.
Ilmarinen wants to control the pace but Bol is squirming around nicely.
Ilmarinen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bol can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Ilmarinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bol tries to land a leg kick but Ilmarinen saw it coming and moves away.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bol can do to turn this around?
Bol tries to clinch up but Ilmarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Ilmarinen tries to counter with a takedown but Bol is quick to defend against it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bol.
Ilmarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bol sprawls and moves away.
Bol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ilmarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bol sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bol misses with a body kick.
Ilmarinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bol throws a leg kick which misses Ilmarinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Ilmarinen tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bol, as that shot connected.
Ilmarinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bol.
Ilmarinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Bol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Bol avoids it well and moves away.
A low kick lands for Bol.
Bol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol throws a push kick but Ilmarinen slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Bol misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Bol
and Ilmarinen counters with a shoot takedown. Bol fights it but they end up in guard.
Ilmarinen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bol is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ilmarinen, into his guard.
Seppo Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilmarinen controls Bol momentarily but Bol frees himself.
Bol stopping the sweep attempt from Ilmarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is working hard here to advance position.
Ilmarinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ilmarinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bol got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ilmarinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bol has managed to get both his arms back between Ilmarinen's legs - danger averted.
Bol is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ilmarinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bol's guard.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Bol is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen connects with a couple of short punches.
Ilmarinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bol is retaining full guard.
Ilmarinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Bol is working from the bottom.
Bol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Bol is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bol working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yar Bol will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ilmarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bol throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ilmarinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bol gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bol lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ilmarinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Ilmarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ilmarinen is looking for a takedown.
Bol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ilmarinen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bol is pressed up against the cage. Ilmarinen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bol down to the mat. Bol avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bol throws a right hand that misses
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bol tries to roll over but Ilmarinen keeps him under control.
Ilmarinen trying to mount his opponent but Bol defends it.
Ilmarinen is just content to waste time from the top position. Bol takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ilmarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ilmarinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bol's head.
Bol can't keep his opponent in guard - Ilmarinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ilmarinen works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bol is controlling an arm, preventing Ilmarinen from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ilmarinen thowing shots but they're missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ilmarinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bol is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen landing punches.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Bol is having none of it.
Bol keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ilmarinen dominating with strikes here.
Bol tries to hold on but Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen working for a guillotine from mount but Bol is in no mood to give up.
Ilmarinen controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bol is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ilmarinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bol is looking to improve his position but Ilmarinen isn't that keen on the idea.
Ilmarinen scoring with strikes but Bol is staying in there.
Ilmarinen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bol is now in Ilmarinen's guard. A big mistake from Ilmarinen there, giving up the dominant position!
Bol won't allow Ilmarinen to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilmarinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bol defends well.
Ilmarinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Ilmarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ilmarinen 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Ilmarinen!
Our winner, Seppo Ilmarinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Tucker (ranked 409 p4p, 537 weight class) and Constantin Niculescu (ranked 64 p4p, 80 weight class). Tucker comes into the arena with Faith of The Heart blaring out of the sound system. 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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Constantin Niculescu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Niculescu lands.
Niculescu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Tucker's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tucker walks into a stiff left hand from Niculescu.
Niculescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niculescu jabs Tucker right on the nose. Tucker blinks but takes it well.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niculescu manages to avoid it.
Tucker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Niculescu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tucker!
Niculescu trying to control the position but Tucker is working away.
Tucker is looking for a sweep.
Tucker dodges the ground and pound from Niculescu.
Niculescu tries to score with some ground and pound. Tucker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is not content to let Niculescu control the position.
Niculescu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Niculescu throws an elbow but Tucker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Niculescu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Niculescu working the strikes but Tucker uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Niculescu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niculescu stalling.
Niculescu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Niculescu is trying to control. Tucker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Niculescu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Niculescu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tucker is doing well to control the position and prevent Niculescu from advancing to side control.
Niculescu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tucker is controlling Niculescu's trapped leg to prevent Niculescu from advancing to side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Tucker scores with a nice strike.
Tucker moves out of range of the strikes.
Niculescu avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Niculescu swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Tucker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Niculescu doesn't seem phased though.
Niculescu throws a shot to the body.
Niculescu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tucker looks to land a left hand but Niculescu moved out of range nicely.
Charles Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker doesn't manage to clinch there - Niculescu circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Niculescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Tucker misses.
Niculescu throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.
Tucker is looking to counter punch.
Niculescu throws a looping overhand right but Tucker ducks down to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Niculescu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niculescu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tucker is looking for a sweep.
Tucker parries the strikes from Niculescu easily there. Niculescu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tucker to escape.
Tucker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Niculescu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Constantin Niculescu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Niculescu misses with a hook.
Niculescu swings widly with a right hand
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niculescu blocks a jab.
Niculescu ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Niculescu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Niculescu misses with a right hand
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Niculescu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Niculescu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tucker.
Niculescu throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker counters with a straight right hand.
Charles Tucker is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niculescu thuds his right hand into Tucker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Niculescu throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tucker walks into a stiff left hand from Niculescu.
Tucker misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Niculescu misses its intended target.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker scores with a jab to the body.
Niculescu misses with a straight left.
Tucker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but Niculescu is out of range.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niculescu.
Niculescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu misses with a hook. Tucker ducked under it nicely.
Niculescu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Niculescu.
Tucker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tucker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And Niculescu tries to counter it with a takedown but Tucker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Niculescu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tucker doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niculescu cracks Tucker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Tucker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niculescu has time to react.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niculescu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niculescu.
Niculescu lands a jab to the nose.
Niculescu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Niculescu is looking to stall here but Tucker recovers full guard.
Tucker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Niculescu.
Tucker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tucker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Niculescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niculescu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Niculescu from controlling successfully.
Tucker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tucker wants to sweep here but Niculescu controlling him for the moment.
Niculescu throwing strikes from guard but Tucker blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Constantin Niculescu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Niculescu misses with a body shot.
Niculescu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niculescu. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niculescu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tucker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niculescu.
Niculescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Niculescu throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niculescu lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Niculescu - just one landing.
Niculescu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tucker misses with a two punch combination.
Niculescu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch combination from Tucker misses.
Tucker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tucker jabs at Niculescu's body.
Niculescu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Niculescu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tucker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Niculescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Niculescu.
Nice takedown defense from Tucker. No joy for Niculescu on that attempt.
Charles Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Niculescu.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
A jab from Niculescu misses.
Tucker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Niculescu tests Tucker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Niculescu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tucker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niculescu shoots and misses
and Tucker counters by moving into the clinch.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Niculescu controls his hands.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niculescu can't get the takedown.
Charles Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Constantin Niculescu.
Tucker lands a hook that snaps the head of Niculescu backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to work over Niculescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niculescu can't get the takedown.
Niculescu blocks an uppercut.
Niculescu has Tucker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Niculescu blocks an uppercut.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tucker lands a left hand.
Niculescu tries to score a body lock takedown but Tucker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Niculescu has hold of one of Tucker's legs. Tucker is fighting the takedown attempt but Niculescu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Constantin Niculescu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Niculescu wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu stays in close to Tucker's body and controls the position.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Niculescu from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Tucker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Niculescu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Constantin Niculescu!
Constantin Niculescu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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