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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army Jr (ranked 2294 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Odchigin Khadan (ranked 306 p4p, 206 weight class). Khadan has chosen Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing) as his entrance music. Odchigin Khadan 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Army Jr keeping moving, preventing Khadan from controlling successfully.
Khadan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khadan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khadan is looking to take a break and control but Army Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khadan taking a break here but Army Jr is having none of it and regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadan seems to be working for a kimura but Army Jr defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Army Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khadan.
Khadan wants to pass to mount but Army Jr is defending the position.
Army Jr is staying active underneath Khadan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khadan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Army Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khadan.
Khadan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khadan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khadan wants to work for an arm triangle but Army Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khadan is looking for a kimura but Army Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khadan to get the leverage.
Khadan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Army Jr defends it well.
Khadan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Army Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khadan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khadan wants to control but Army Jr is keeping him busy.
Army Jr tries to kick Khadan off but Khadan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Khadan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Army Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Khadan sits in half guard.
Khadan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khadan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khadan wants to work for an arm triangle but Army Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khadan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Army Jr keeps working.
Army Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khadan on the ground.
Khadan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khadan is keen to just control but Army Jr is a slippery customer.
Khadan is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khadan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Army Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khadan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Army Jr sprawls well initially but Khadan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Army Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Khadan sits in half guard.
Khadan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Army Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Khadan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Khadan is trying to control. Army Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadan is working for a kimura but Army Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khadan is trying to work for a kimura but Army Jr is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Army Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Army Jr tries to roll over but Khadan keeps him under control.
Odchigin Khadan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khadan in particular looking to stall.
Khadan seems to be working for a kimura but Army Jr defends the submission attempt.
Khadan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Army Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Army Jr is trying to maintain the position but Khadan is very close to passing his 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.
Khadan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khadan is working for a submission of some sort.
Khadan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khadan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Army Jr wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Khadan.
Khadan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Army Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
My spies in Next Level MMA inform me that Khadan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Khadan is looking for a kimura here.
Khadan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khadan is pressing down on Army Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Army Jr is holding on for now.
Army Jr pushes Khadan off looking to stand but Khadan dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khadan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khadan is taking a breather. Army Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Khadan seems to be working for a kimura but Army Jr defends the submission attempt.
Khadan is just content to waste time from the top position. Army Jr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Army Jr keeping moving, preventing Khadan from controlling successfully.
Khadan tries to free his leg and advance position but Army Jr is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Army Jr leaves Khadan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khadan shoots in and drives through. Army Jr sprawls well.
Army Jr tries to clinch up.
Army Jr drives through and clinches with Khadan against the cage.
Khadan fails to pull guard.
Dick Army Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odchigin Khadan.
Army Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Khadan fails to pull guard.
Khadan tries to pull guard but Army Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Khadan drops back down to his feet.
Khadan jumps guard but Army Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Army Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khadan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Army Jr has Khadan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khadan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Army Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khadan is keeping the position for now.
Khadan looking for subs off his back but Army Jr has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr stands up from half guard.
Army Jr moves to clinch but Khadan breaks away
and Khadan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Army Jr but Army Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Army Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Khadan postures up.
Khadan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Army Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Khadan, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khadan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Army Jr uses it to pass to side control.
Khadan is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Khadan's face as Army Jr controls the position.
Khadan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr controls the position from side control.
Army Jr wants to stand but Khadan is controlling his arm.
Army Jr is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Khadan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Khadan regains half guard.
Khadan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khadan actively working from the bottom here.
Khadan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khadan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Army Jr prevents Khadan from improving his position.
Dick Army Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Army Jr stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Khadan to get to his feet.
Army Jr cracks Khadan with an open hand slap.
Army Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khadan jumps guard and drags Army Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khadan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khadan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Army Jr defends it easily.
Odchigin Khadan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Army Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Army Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khadan 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odchigin Khadan!
Odchigin Khadan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Dick Army Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry dad, please dont beat me!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 1709 p4p, 2591 weight class) and Aleksander Kawulski (ranked 243 p4p, 336 weight class). Kawulski has chosen DMX - Slippin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksander Kawulski!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley takes the fight into the clinch.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Kawulski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dudley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dudley throws an elbow that misses.
Kawulski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dudley lands an elbow inside that Kawulski shrugs off.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Kawulski 's eye.
Kawulski dodges an elbow strike from Dudley.
A right hand to the body from Kawulski.
Dudley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dudley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kawulski has Dudley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dudley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Dudley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kawulski.
Kawulski wants to take the fight to the mat but Dudley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kawulski blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Nice elbow from Dudley.
Dudley being controlled against the cage.
Kawulski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dudley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dudley prevents a takedown attempt there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley lands an elbow just above Kawulski 's eye.
 It looks like Aleksander Kawulski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawulski blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawulski blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Kawulski 's eye.
Kawulski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dudley works on Kawulski's body with a couple of short punches.
Dudley lands an elbow inside.
Dudley lands a damaging elbow.
Kawulski misses with the head strike.
Dudley lands an elbow inside.
Kawulski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kawulski takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 Kawulski is rocked!
Kawulski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kawulski looks winded!
Dudley stops a takedown attempt from Kawulski.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawulski is still on wobbly legs! Can Dudley finish him?
That has opened up Aleksander Kawulski's cut even more.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawulski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dudley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dudley stops a takedown attempt from Kawulski.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley lands with a short shot to the head.
Dudley has Kawulski pressed against the cage. He pushes Kawulski back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Dudley throws a beautiful elbow that sends Kawulski crashing to the floor! Dudley piles on the pressure with more strikes! Kawulski is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Dudley!
Damian Dudley took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vegan Gains for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1330 p4p, 1407 weight class) and Seiryu Machida (ranked 200 p4p, 210 weight class). Seiryu Machida is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machida. That's going to slow Brownie down.
Brownie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brownie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Machida misses with a low kick.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Machida connects with the punch.
Machida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Brownie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida lands a leg kick that knocks Brownie off balance momentarily.
Brownie throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brownie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Machida misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownie throws out the jab.
Machida thumps Brownie with a low kick.
Brownie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownie moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brownie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brownie shoots in but Machida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brownie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brownie on the side of the head.
Machida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Machida misses with a hook.
Machida avoids the body shot from Brownie.
Brownie jabs Machida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Machida misses with a looping right.
Machida takes a swing at Brownie's ribcage but misses.
Brownie misses the shot to the body.
Brownie throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida cracks Brownie with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Brownie.
Brownie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machida avoids it really well and circles away.
Brownie is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Machida connects with a nice looking jab.
Brownie looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Brownie misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Machida works Brownie's body with a nice hook.
Brownie wants to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Machida.
Brownie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Machida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Brownie.
Brownie misses with a body shot.
Brownie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Machida to the mat! Machida manages to get full guard.
Machida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brownie defends it easily.
Brownie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brownie passes Machida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Machida works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brownie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brownie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brownie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Machida managing to control the position.
Brownie trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Brownie wants to pass the guard but Machida is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Machida takes one to the chin there.
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brownie was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
Brownie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Brownie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Brownie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brownie misses with a jab to the body
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brownie.
Machida misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Brownie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brownie throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brownie. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Machida! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brownie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brownie misses with a double jab
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida misses with a low kick.
Brownie throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Brownie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brownie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Machida.
Brownie misses with a looping left.
Machida lands a nice shot that snaps Brownie's head back.
A leg kick checked by Brownie.
Brownie is looking for a counter combo.
Machida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brownie scores with a jab. Machida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brownie scores with a jab to the head.
Brownie throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Machida misses with a hook. Brownie ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida connects with a solid leg kick.
Brownie thuds a left hand into Machida's body.
Brownie misses the body punch
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Brownie.
Machida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machida with a nice calf kick.
Machida tries a low kick but Brownie avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brownie. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brownie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Brownie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida lunges at Brownie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brownie's hand.
Machida scores with a leg kick.
Brownie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Machida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brownie throws a body shot but no joy.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brownie.
Machida is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brownie misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brownie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Brownie missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Machida defending well as Brownie loads up on a big left hand.
Brownie cracks Machida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brownie stalks Machida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Machida's face. Machida staggers backwards, shaken.
Brownie slips a jab from Machida.
Brownie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Brownie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brownie checks a low kick from Machida.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheers as Machida lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brownie doesn't seem phased though.
Machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brownie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Machida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brownie is out of range and Machida settles back down.
Brownie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brownie throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Brownie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brownie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Brownie checks the leg kick.
Brownie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Machida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brownie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brownie thinking.
Brownie avoids the body shot from Machida.
Machida lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Brownie.
Brownie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seiryu Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brownie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brownie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Machida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brownie avoids the body shot from Machida.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Machida sizes up Brownie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brownie misses with a hook to the body
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Brownie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brownie looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Machida scores with a punch to the head.
Seiryu Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machida.
Machida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brownie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machida can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from Machida.
Machida throws a leg kick which misses Brownie's front leg but catches the back leg as Brownie tries to avoid it.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Brownie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brownie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Brownie misses the target.
Brownie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
A slow jab from Brownie misses its intended target.
Brownie throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brownie thinking.
Brownie throws a good cross that connects.
Brownie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Machida, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida misses with a kick to the body.
Machida staying out of range there.
Brownie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Machida.
Machida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brownie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Machida scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Brownie.
Seiryu Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brownie thuds his right hand into Machida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brownie tries for a takedown but Machida circles away easily
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brownie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Brownie is just out of range.
Brownie works over Machida's head and body with a nice combination.
Machida dips to his left and cracks Brownie with an uppercut!
Brownie throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brownie ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Brownie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Machida throws a body punch but Brownie moves out of range.
Brownie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brownie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brownie throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida throws a solid leg kick but Brownie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machida.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machida.
Brownie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machida with a nice calf kick.
Machida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brownie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brownie.
Machida sizes up Brownie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machida throws a low kick, looking for Brownie's leg but Brownie calmly moves out of range.
Brownie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brownie takes one to the chin there.
Seiryu Machida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left lands for Machida.
Brownie looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Brownie.
Machida scores with a leg kick.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Brownie moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Brownie does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brownie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brownie looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Machida lands a jab to Brownie's midsection.
Brownie misses with a double jab.
Machida throws out a counter right but Brownie avoids it with no problem.
Brownie tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brownie backing away here, and Machida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaun Brownie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
A combination from Brownie does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brownie is out of range and Machida settles back down.
Brownie misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brownie misses with a two punch combination.
Machida jabs Brownie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brownie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seiryu Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Machida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seiryu Machida!
After the fight, Seiryu Machida was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 1830 p4p, 1568 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 237 p4p, 205 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Drax Bautista was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenichi Misahawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misahawa misses with an uppercut. Bautista saw that one coming.
Misahawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Misahawa checks a leg kick.
Bautista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bautista scores with a push kick.
Bautista moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bautista dips to his left and cracks Misahawa with an uppercut!
Misahawa dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Bautista pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Misahawa throws a body kick that misses
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautista looks to land a right hand but Misahawa moved out of range.
Misahawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautista.
Bautista counters with a body kick.
Misahawa throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
Bautista looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bautista 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Misahawa moves out of range of the strikes.
Misahawa walks into a stiff left hand from Bautista.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Misahawa.
Bautista blocks a head kick by Misahawa.
Misahawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Misahawa misses the shot to the body.
Bautista only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Misahawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista throws a body shot but no joy.
Bautista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
Bautista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Misahawa.
Misahawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Misahawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Misahawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bautista throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Misahawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bautista.
Bautista catches Misahawa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bautista throws a lazy body kick
and Misahawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista connects with a jab.
Misahawa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bautista.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bautista.
Misahawa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Misahawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
A combination from Bautista does no damage.
A quick step to the side and Misahawa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Misahawa swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bautista to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Kenichi Misahawa has been cut.
Misahawa slips under a jab.
Bautista misses with a kick to the body.
Misahawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Misahawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bautista uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Misahawa.
Bautista bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Misahawa's head.
Misahawa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
Bautista throws the kick towards the body but Misahawa avoids it.
Misahawa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bautista. That one must have hurt.
Misahawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bautista.
Misahawa misses with a body shot.
Misahawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bautista.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but Misahawa slips the punch.
Bautista gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Misahawa counters with a straight right hand.
Misahawa throws a chopping leg kick but Bautista manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bautista lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Misahawa throws a sloppy head kick and Bautista moves out of range easily.
Misahawa throws a head kick that misses.
Misahawa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bautista is able to avoid easily.
Misahawa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Misahawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Misahawa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bautista.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands with an overhand left.
Misahawa ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Bautista connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bautista throws a leg kick
and Misahawa counters with a nice body kick.
Misahawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
Misahawa is looking to wear down Bautista with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bautista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Misahawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Bautista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Misahawa is rocked!
Misahawa blocks the body kick.
Oh Misahawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Misahawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Misahawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Bautista catches Misahawa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Misahawa takes one to the side of the head.
Misahawa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Bautista.
Misahawa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bautista fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Misahawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Misahawa throws a nice looking combination but Bautista bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Misahawa swings for the body but Bautista moves out of range.
Misahawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bautista.
Bautista explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Misahawa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bautista moves out of range of the body kick from Misahawa.
Bautista fakes the leg kick and cracks Misahawa in the body.
Misahawa gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bautista gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Misahawa is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drax Bautista!
A very excited looking Drax Bautista rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 385 p4p, 835 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 49 p4p, 114 weight class). Hector Morales will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Petrov misses with a wild combination.
Petrov throws a jab when Morales was well out of range.
Morales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales has managed to clinch.
Petrov is trying to stall.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Morales is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Morales on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morales throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morales moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Morales scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrov lands with a straight right. Morales didn't see that one coming.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Morales's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
Morales tries to clinch up
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Petrov catches Morales with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morales is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Morales clinches up against the cage.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales blocking some punches.
Petrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Petrov.
Morales looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov stalling the fight.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales displaying some good clinch control by pressing Petrov up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Morales.
Morales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrov or not.
Petrov trying to stall but Morales improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Petrov.
Morales scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morales lands a right hand.
Petrov tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Petrov is struggling to control the position.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Morales tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov throws a jab when Morales was well out of range.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Morales tries to clinch up.
Petrov scores with a jab. Morales acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morales tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales tries to clinch up.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrov.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morales tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Morales lands with a left to the head.
Petrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch 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!
Morales wants to stall.
Morales slowing the pace effectively.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales is looking to control Petrov's arms but Petrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morales has his back to the cage.
Morales throws an elbow but it misses.
Morales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Petrov blocks a body shot from Morales.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morales moves into range and clinches up with Petrov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as Morales tries to tie him up.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morales can do to turn this around?
Petrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morales is keeping busy.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Morales misses with an elbow strike.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Morales wants to stall.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Still in the clinch, Morales scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morales chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Morales doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Morales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morales tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Morales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morales with a nice cross.
Morales on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morales tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a good low kick that Morales was not able to check.
Morales tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales rushes Petrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Morales.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales throws an elbow that misses.
Morales effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
A short right from Morales.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
A right hand to the body from Morales.
Hector Morales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
A right handed body shot lands from Morales.
Nice body punch from Morales.
Petrov is looking to control Morales's arms but Morales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrov has his back to the cage.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morales slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov delivers a nice body kick.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales tries to clinch up.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Morales there.
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Hector Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Morales misses with the combination.
Petrov throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Petrov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morales backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov lands a two punch combo.
Morales wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morales closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morales checks a leg kick.
Morales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morales closes the distance and clinches.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morales wants to clinch.
Morales takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morales tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
Morales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morales takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morales avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morales tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Morales just manages to avoid it.
Morales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Morales was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Morales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov cracks Morales with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morales tries to clinch up.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
Morales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov punishes Morales's body with a nice straight punch.
Morales gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Morales throws an elbow that misses.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
Petrov misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Morales has Petrov pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Petrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Morales.
Morales scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Morales manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Petrov manages to break the clinch.
Morales stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Morales throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov lands with an overhand left.
Petrov gets tackled into the cage by Morales. Morales maintains the clinch.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Petrov misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morales! But no joy.
Petrov lands a jab.
Morales moves out of range of the body kick from Petrov.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morales forces Petrov back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Morales has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Hector Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov manages to break the clinch.
Morales is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Morales closes the distance and pushes Petrov back into the cage.
Morales's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov gets through Morales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrov cracks Morales with a nice body shot.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Petrov lands a jab to Morales's midsection.
Morales takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morales chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Morales takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Morales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Morales fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Morales misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigoriy Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrov, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
Our winner, Grigoriy Petrov, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 491 p4p, 783 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 31 p4p, 52 weight class). Biden comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. River comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biden slips under a jab.
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for River. That snapped Biden's head back.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and River releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Biden digs a good body shot into River's ribs.
Biden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Biden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biden scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
Biden needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Biden counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for River.
Charlie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands with a cross.
River looks to land a body kick but Biden moved away.
Biden feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from River does it's job there.
Biden throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for River.
Biden misses with a jab to the body
and River counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Biden throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
Biden drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for River.
Biden throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
As Biden backs off River throws a huge counter combo but Biden manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from River.
River tries to land a front kick but Biden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Biden. That did some damage!
Biden moves out of range as River strikes.
Biden is looking to counter punch.
Biden connects with a body shot that sends River's belly button to the back.
River scores with a push kick.
Biden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River tries a quick counter leg kick but Biden is wise to it.
Biden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
River dips to his left and cracks Biden with an uppercut!
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Biden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
River misses with a looping right.
Biden is looking to wear down River with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Biden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
Biden wants to clinch.
River raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River defending well as Biden loads up on a big left hand.
River throws a big shot that misses.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biden moves away.
River is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Biden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Biden moves in looking to clinch but River pushes him off.
River throws a low kick but Biden avoids it.
River slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from River on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
River misses with a left hand
and Biden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Biden doesn't manage to clinch there - River circles away.
Biden slips under a jab from River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a low kick as Biden jumps back.
River throws a shot to the body.
River throws the left hand but Biden avoids the punch easily.
River lands a nice hook to Biden's body. Biden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
River misses with a low kick.
River scores with a leg kick.
Biden lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Biden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Biden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River throws a combination that misses
letting Biden counter with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Biden checks a leg kick.
River misses with a straight left.
Biden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Biden scores with a nice head shot.
River looks to land a combination but Biden avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Biden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Biden walks into a jab.
River throws a right and a left that both miss.
Biden tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charlie River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Biden counters with a nice uppercut.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River with the inside leg kick.
Biden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Biden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by River.
River misses with a body shot.
Biden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a jab when Biden was well out of range.
Biden moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
Biden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River gets tackled into the cage by Biden. Biden maintains the clinch.
River blocks a body shot from Biden.
River blocks a body shot from Biden.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River misses with a straight right.
Biden scores with a punch to the head.
Biden tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biden throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
Biden doesn't manage to clinch there - River circles away.
Biden takes a kick to the side of the head.
River swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River lands with an overhand left.
River gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Biden.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
Biden throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River misses with a low kick.
Biden throws a quick counter kick to the body but River avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for River.
River swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Biden.
Biden stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Biden drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Biden.
Biden tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
River wants to land a leg kick but Biden is out of range.
Biden misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
Biden lands an overhand right.
Biden throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
River was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
River works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Biden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Biden on the side of the head.
River scores with a nice head shot.
River keeps the fight on the outside.
River misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
River throws a leg kick but Biden moved away.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Biden moves away from the strike by River.
Biden fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
River ducks under a wild hook from Biden.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Biden. That did some damage!
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River scores with a body shot.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Biden is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Biden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
River's jab looks to have found its range, popping Biden under the eye.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Biden's shoulder, as Biden tries to avoid the shot.
Biden throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Biden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Biden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
River throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Biden.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
River misses with a straight right.
Biden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
River throws a head kick but Biden moves out of range.
River drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Biden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River is looking to slow Biden down with leg kicks.
Biden moves in looking to clinch but River pushes him off.
River throws a hook but Biden blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biden ducks under a wild hook from River.
River slips under a jab.
River cracks Biden with an open hand slap.
River fails to land with a series of punches.
River ducks under a wild hook from Biden.
Biden moves out of range of the leg kick from River.
Biden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy left from Biden finds it's target.
That has opened up Charlie River's cut even more.
Biden checks a low kick from River.
Biden wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Biden.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by River.
Joe Biden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
River misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from River.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands a body shot.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from River misses.
Biden tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
Biden backing away here, and River unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Biden misses with a body shot
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River with the inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by River.
River throws out a counter right but Biden avoids it with no problem.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses Biden's sensitive parts.
Biden throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River throws out a counter right but Biden avoids it with no problem.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biden misses with a low kick.
Biden loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
Biden misses with an uppercut.
River is looking for the big counter here.
A good leg kick by River.
Biden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River jabs Biden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from River. Biden shrugs it off though.
River takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
River with the inside leg kick.
That kick from River tenderised Biden's leg. Biden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Biden throws a body shot but no joy.
River misses with a body kick.
Biden jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River connects with the punch.
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!
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biden was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
Biden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River looks to land a combination but Biden avoids it well.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from River.
Nice cross by Biden.
The cut above Charlie River's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Biden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Biden.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Biden should have avoided that one.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
River takes a swing at Biden's ribcage but misses.
Biden throws a jab when River was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got River winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie River!
Charlie River seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Borgia (ranked 310 p4p, 346 weight class) and Samuel Nti (ranked 51 p4p, 60 weight class). Borgia comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. 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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Nti!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia throws a body punch but Nti moves out of range.
Borgia ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Nti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borgia.
Nice defenses there by Borgia.
Borgia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Borgia showed some decent athleticism there.
Borgia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nti keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Borgia trying to control the action but Nti is working 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.
Ground and pound from Borgia.
Borgia stalling.
Borgia 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.
Borgia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Borgia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Borgia throws a strike but Nti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Borgia trying to control but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti has momentary wrist control but Borgia slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
Nti pulls Borgia in close to his closed guard and prevents Borgia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Borgia postures up in Nti's guard and throws a big left but Nti blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Borgia misses with a hook.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown but Nti shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Borgia.
Borgia moves forwards but Nti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Borgia thuds a left hand into Nti's body.
Borgia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borgia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nti avoids it really well and circles away.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Borgia connects with a nice looking jab.
Borgia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nti.
A shot to the liver by Nti. Beautiful body shot.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borgia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borgia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borgia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nti misses its intended target.
Borgia cracks Nti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Borgia takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borgia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Borgia.
Borgia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
Nti throws out a loose jab but Borgia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti slips under a jab.
Borgia slips a straight right by Nti.
It looked like Borgia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cesare Borgia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Borgia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Borgia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borgia trying to control but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia lands a couple of digs.
Borgia throws a strike but Nti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nti slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia tries to get to full guard but Nti has control of the leg.
Borgia trying to control but Nti postures up.
Borgia is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Borgia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Borgia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nti trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borgia wants to sweep but no luck.
Borgia pulls Nti in close to his closed guard and prevents Nti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Borgia is looking for a triangle but Nti pushes his legs off easily.
Nti won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borgia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nti throws out a counter right but Borgia avoids it with no problem.
Borgia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
Nti throws a low kick but Borgia moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nti counter with a right hand.
Samuel Nti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borgia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nti.
Borgia shoots in but no luck this time.
Nti slips a straight right by Borgia.
Nti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borgia.
Nti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borgia slips under a jab.
Borgia swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Borgia throws a hook to the side of Nti's head but Nti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nti gets caught flat footed, as Borgia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Borgia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borgia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borgia landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is in close to Nti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Borgia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borgia postures up in Nti's guard and throws a big left but Nti blocks it.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nti is keeping the position for now.
Nti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borgia.
Borgia stays in close to Nti's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Borgia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Borgia misses with a body shot.
Nti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
Nti slips a jab from Borgia.
Borgia backing away here, and Nti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Borgia.
A telegraphed right hand from Borgia misses the target.
Nti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Borgia throws a hook to the side of Nti's head but Nti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nti lands with a shot to the body.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borgia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti swings for the body but Borgia moves out of range.
Borgia throwing a counter right hand but Nti manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Nti.
Borgia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borgia misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti staying out of range there.
Nti jabs Borgia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borgia. Nti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Borgia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Borgia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Borgia slips a jab from Nti.
Borgia misses with a looping left.
Borgia shoots for a takedown but Nti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nti avoids the body shot from Borgia.
Nti moves forwards but Borgia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Samuel Nti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Nti.
Borgia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Borgia lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Borgia misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Nti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.
Borgia looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
Nti misses with a series of wild punches.
Nti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Nti both land. Nice combination.
Borgia swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Nti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Borgia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Borgia as he connects with a hook.
Nti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borgia on the side of the head.
Nti digs a good hook to Borgia's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Nti. Beautiful body shot.
Borgia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Borgia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nti some visible discomfort.
Borgia working the ground and pound but Nti is defending the strikes.
Cesare Borgia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borgia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nti keeps working.
Borgia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Borgia wants to take a breather but Nti manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Borgia.
Borgia sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
Cesare Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borgia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samuel Nti.
I think Borgia 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesare Borgia!
After winning the bout, Cesare Borgia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 441 p4p, 183 weight class) and Mustafa Owens (ranked 67 p4p, 27 weight class). Garcia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Owens!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Owens there.
Nice shot by Owens.
Garcia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Owens moved out of range.
Owens connects with a solid leg kick.
Owens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Owens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
Owens slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Owens!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Owens misses with a low kick.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Owens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Owens tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Garcia.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Owens circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Owens counter with a right hand.
Owens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Owens appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Owens in a clinch.
Owens avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Owens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia is working Owens over against the cage.
Owens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Owens can pounce on 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!
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Owens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia stuns Owens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Mickey Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owens needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Owens loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Owens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Owens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Owens was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Owens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens misses with a looping right.
Owens throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Owens circles away.
Owens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
Garcia slips a jab from Owens.
A swing and a miss from Owens.
Owens throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcia's head.
It looks like Mickey Garcia has been cut.
Garcia digs a good hook to Owens's body.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Owens's ribs.
Owens tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Owens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owens scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Owens.
Owens scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Owens.
Owens looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Owens circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Owens.
Owens misses with a looping right.
Owens tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Owens manages to avoid it.
Garcia lands a jab to Owens's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Owens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Owens throws a lazy body kick
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mustafa Owens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Owens tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Owens scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Owens throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Owens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Owens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Owens.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Owens.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Owens doesn't seem phased though.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owens lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owens was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Jab from Garcia.
Owens throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Owens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Owens takes one to the chin there.
Owens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Owens.
Owens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Owens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Owens's corner calls for a 1-2. Owens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Owens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Owens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Owens is out of range.
Owens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
Owens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Owens looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Owens swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Mustafa Owens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia defending well as Owens loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Owens was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Owens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Owens misses.
Garcia sizes up Owens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Owens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia moves out of range as Owens throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Owens avoids them all with ease.
Garcia backing away here, and Owens unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Owens lands with a nice body kick.
Owens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A thudding body kick lands there by Owens!
Garcia moves to clinch but Owens breaks away
and Owens counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
Owens misses with a straight left.
Owens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Owens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia slips a jab from Owens.
Owens thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Owens seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Owens does it's job there.
Owens ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
Owens takes one on the button.
Owens is rocked!
Owens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Owens slips a jab from Garcia.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Owens! But no joy.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Owens takes one to the chin there.
Owens is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
The fighters circling - Owens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Owens seems to have recovered his senses.
Owens looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Owens throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Owens misses with an uppercut.
Owens slips a straight right by Garcia.
Owens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mustafa Owens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mickey Garcia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Owens throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia takes a swing at Owens's ribcage but misses.
Owens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Owens pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garcia is out of range and Owens settles back down.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia with a hook.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Owens misses with a wild body shot.
Owens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Owens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens misses with a body kick.
Owens throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia scores with a one two! Owens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Owens misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Owens misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia throws a hook but Owens blocks it.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Owens.
Owens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Owens missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Owens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Owens avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia has managed to clinch.
Owens throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia tries a body shot but Owens blocks it.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Owens throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Owens misses.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owens looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Owens moves out of range.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Owens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Owens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Owens's defenses.
Owens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Garcia.
Owens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Our sources have told us that Garcia has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Owens has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
A short left from Garcia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Owens avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Owens.
Owens has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garcia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Owens can turn it around.
Garcia lands a left hand.
Garcia lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Garcia.
Owens lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia presses Owens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Owens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Owens blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Owens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owens throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Owens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia misses with a left hand
letting Owens counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Owens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Owens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia clinches.
Owens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia tries a body shot but Owens blocks it.
Owens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia takes a swing at Owens's ribcage but misses.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Owens.
Owens staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Garcia clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owens was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Owens throws a body shot but no joy.
Owens avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garcia tries to clinch
and Owens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Owens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
Owens moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
Owens working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Mustafa Owens has been cut.
Owens lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Owens working hard to break the clinch.
Owens breaks from the clinch.
Owens looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia tries to clinch but Owens moves out of range.
Owens throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Owens circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Owens misses its intended target.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Owens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Owens moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Owens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Owens moves into range and connects with a jab.
Owens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Owens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Owens circles away.
Owens throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Owens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
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!
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Owens throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Owens.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Owens.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Owens.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Owens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia moves out of range as Owens strikes.
Garcia takes a swing at Owens's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Owens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Garcia cracks Owens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Owens, as that shot connected.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Owens to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Owens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Owens. Garcia falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Owens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mustafa Owens!
Mustafa Owens is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mustafa Owens thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Mickey Garcia spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't believe the commission let me fight with Hep C...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 301 p4p, 211 weight class) and James Cole (ranked 41 p4p, 29 weight class). James Cole has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Better Dead'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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead misses with a double jab
and Cole counters with a nice leg kick.
Dead fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dead rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Dead throws a right and a left that Cole avoids nicely.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cole with the inside leg kick.
Dead misses with a hook to the body
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Dead misses with an uppercut
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Cole lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead throws a right hand that misses
and Cole counters with an inside leg kick.
Dead throws a series of punches but Cole moves out of range.
No joy there for Dead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dead misses with a right hand
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cole there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead misses with a body shot.
Cole blocks a jab.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dead.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dead.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cole! But no joy.
Cole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dead throws a poor cross that misses
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Dead lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cole doesn't seem phased though.
Dead swings widly with a right hand
and Cole counters with a right hand to the body.
Dead misses with a body shot
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dead misses with a double jab
and Cole counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Dead badly! He tries to strike back but Cole puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Dead out cold! Oh man, Dead will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Cole!
James Cole spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 48 p4p, 118 weight class) and Rob Roy (ranked 5 p4p, 16 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy throws a lazy head kick
and Perkele counters with a low kick, right behind Roy 's knee.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Roy misses.
Perkele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roy doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Roy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele misses with a body punch
and Roy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Roy counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Roy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
Roy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Perkele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Roy.
Roy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkele throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy! But no joy.
Perkele throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Perkele cracks a nice hook into Roy's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Perkele lands a jab to the head.
Roy defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roy scores with a jab.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roy doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roy throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Perkele.
Perkele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roy on the side of the head.
Perkele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Roy off balance momentarily.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Roy.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roy's head backwards.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele scores with a sloppy right hand. Roy should have avoided that one.
Roy walks into a straight right hand from Perkele.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roy.
Perkele throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Roy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick lands for Perkele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perkele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Perkele moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRoy.
Perkele throws the left hand but Roy avoids the punch easily.
Perkele lands a head kick. Roy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perkele.
Perkele needs to keep his hands up - Roy had a free shot at his head there.
Perkele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roy is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Perkele finds it's way through Roy's defenses.
Roy is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkele finish him?
Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy seems to have recovered his senses.
Roy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Roy flicks out a counter leg kick but Perkele steps away.
Roy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perkele misses the jab.
It seemed like Roy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roy moves out of range of the body kick.
Roy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perkele with a body shot.
Perkele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That kick from Perkele tenderised Roy's leg. Roy is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy misses with a looping right.
And Perkele counters with a quick kick to the body but Roy blocks it.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
Perkele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Roy's front leg but catches the back leg as Roy tries to avoid it.
Perkele cracks Roy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ispa Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Roy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy! But no joy.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRoy.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Roy's shoulder, as Roy tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Roy blocks a low kick nicely.
Roy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ispa Perkele's cut is getting worse.
Perkele connects with a body shot.
Perkele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
Roy throws out a counter right but Perkele avoids it with no problem.
Perkele lands a glancing blow to the side of Roy's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Perkele.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Roy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Perkele has got the better of the exchanges.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Perkele.
Roy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perkele lands a jab.
Roy 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.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Roy moves away and avoids it.
Roy moves forwards but Perkele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Roy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perkele misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele connects with a body shot.
Roy throws a leg kick but Perkele moved away.
Perkele lands a jab to the head.
Roy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkele.
Roy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perkele lands the left hand.
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!
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roy throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roy looks to land a body kick but Perkele moved away.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkele lands with a kick to the temple. Roy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Perkele cracks Roy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Roy falls to his knees and Perkele doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Perkele!
Ispa Perkele retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Ispa Perkele thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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