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BB 52 - Wright vs Yrkje PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hatake Kakashi (ranked 2463 p4p, 6279 weight class) and Norris Chow (ranked 258 p4p, 478 weight class). Hatake Kakashi 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hatake Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Chow!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chow is just out of range.
Chow throws a leg kick which misses Kakashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kakashi tries to avoid it.
Chow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kakashi.
 It looks like Hatake Kakashi has been cut.
Kakashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chow on the side of the head.
Kakashi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chow under the eye.
Chow is looking to slow Kakashi down with leg kicks.
Kakashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kakashi scores with a decent looking hook.
Kakashi throws a shot from downtown. Chow moves away and avoids it.
Chow tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hatake Kakashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chow fails with the takedown.
Kakashi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kakashi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Kakashi misses.
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!
Chow fails to land with a series of punches.
Chow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kakashi misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kakashi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chow lands a leg kick that knocks Kakashi off balance momentarily.
Kakashi lands a jab to Chow's midsection.
Chow is looking to slow Kakashi down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakashi. Chow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chow fails with a takedown attempt.
Chow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chow is looking to clinch but Kakashi is avoiding it.
Chow misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Kakashi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Kakashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kakashi tries to avoid it but Chow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kakashi to the ground. Kakashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hatake Kakashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norris Chow.
Chow tries for a takedown but Kakashi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi missing with a left hand there. Chow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chow defending well as Kakashi loads up on a big left hand.
Chow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chow has Kakashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kakashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kakashi is stalling here.
Kakashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Kakashi.
Chow avoiding damage.
Kakashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chow tries a knee to the head but Kakashi blocks it.
Chow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kakashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi works on Chow's body with a couple of short punches.
Kakashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Chow controls his hands.
Chow pulls guard successfully.
Chow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kakashi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kakashi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chow keeping moving, preventing Kakashi from controlling successfully.
Chow lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Kakashi stopping the sweep attempt from Chow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi advances position into side control!
Kakashi wants to control but Chow is keeping him busy.
Chow tries to improve position but can't.
Chow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kakashi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kakashi trying to control from half guard but Chow is working away.
Chow wants to get back to full guard.
Chow trying to control from the bottom.
Kakashi blocks the strikes from Chow.
Kakashi seems to be working for a kimura but Chow defends the submission attempt.
Chow moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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 Hatake Kakashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hatake Kakashi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kakashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kakashi.
Kakashi looks to land a right hand but Chow moved out of range.
Kakashi avoids the head kick by Chow.
Kakashi lands with a good body shot.
Chow lands a two punch combo.
Kakashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chow circles away quickly and effectively.
Kakashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kakashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kakashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Chow counters with a low kick, right behind Kakashi 's knee.
Chow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chow.
Hatake Kakashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kakashi lands a jab to the head.
Kakashi takes a swing at Chow's ribcage but misses.
Chow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kakashi sprawls well initially but Chow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Chow there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kakashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chow controlling the action here.
Chow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kakashi sees it coming and defends easily.
Kakashi is trying to maintain the position but Chow is very close to passing his half guard.
Kakashi is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chow is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kakashi defends it well.
Chow is looking to take a break and control but Kakashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chow controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Chow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kakashi defending well though.
Kakashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kakashi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kakashi wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Chow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kakashi wants to improve his position but Chow is controlling well.
Chow thows a huge punch but Kakashi dodges it nicely.
Chow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kakashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kakashi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chow.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Norris Chow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hatake Kakashi'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. This is the final round!
Kakashi throws a looping overhand right but Chow ducks down to avoid it.
Chow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kakashi.
Kakashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chow misses with a head kick.
Chow scores with a hook to the body. Kakashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kakashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chow.
Chow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kakashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chow throws a nice head kick!
Chow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kakashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakashi avoids the head kick by Chow.
Chow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kakashi.
Kakashi checks a low kick from Chow.
Kakashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kakashi misses the shot to the body.
Chow is looking for the big counter here.
Chow tries to bum rush Kakashi with a series of wild strikes but Kakashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chow ducks under a wild hook from Kakashi.
Kakashi throws a body punch but Chow moves out of range.
Chow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chow was well out of range. Poor timing from Kakashi.
Kakashi throws a hook to the side of Chow's head but Chow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kakashi throws out the jab.
Chow is looking for the big counter here.
Kakashi throws out a loose jab but Chow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakashi misses with a hook.
Kakashi throws an overhand right that lands on Chow's shoulder, as Chow tries to avoid the shot.
Kakashi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChow.
Kakashi misses with an uppercut. Chow saw that one coming.
Norris Chow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kakashi connects with the punch.
Kakashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chow changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kakashi lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow shoots in for a takedown but Kakashi shows good takedown defense.
Kakashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakashi throws a hook to the side of Chow's head but Chow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kakashi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kakashi.
Kakashi tries a low kick but Chow avoids it.
Kakashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chow. Chow obviously looking to wear him down.
Kakashi looks to land a left hand but Chow moved out of range nicely.
Kakashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kakashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chow defending well as Kakashi loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Chow with that takedown attempt.
Hatake Kakashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norris Chow.
Chow moves into range and clinches up with Kakashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries to pull guard but Kakashi won't allow it.
Kakashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Chow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kakashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kakashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Chow tries a knee to the head but Kakashi blocks it.
Chow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kakashi to keep the fight standing.
Kakashi is trying to drag Chow to the mat but Chow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chow scores with a hook to the body.
Chow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kakashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kakashi tries to work over Chow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chow jumps guard and drags Kakashi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow wants to sweep but no luck.
Kakashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kakashi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kakashi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kakashi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kakashi advances to half guard.
Chow controlling the position for now.
Kakashi wants to control but Chow is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hatake Kakashi.
I think Kakashi 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Hatake Kakashi!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lassiter (ranked 2868 p4p, 3923 weight class) and Freddy Barnes (ranked 364 p4p, 478 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lassiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lassiter.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Lassiter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lassiter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Lassiter swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
We've been told by Lassiter's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lassiter throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lassiter. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Lassiter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Lassiter knows he should have avoided that one.
Barnes 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lassiter throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Lassiter throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lassiter misses the target.
Barnes wants to counter with a clinch but Lassiter pushes him away.
Barnes defending well as Lassiter loads up on a big left hand.
Lassiter looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Lassiter moves out of range as Barnes throws a body kick.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Lassiter moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Lassiter.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lassiter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Lassiter throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lassiter closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lassiter fails to land.
Lassiter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Lassiter prevents the takedown attempt.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes moves out of range as Lassiter strikes.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Lassiter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lassiter throws out the jab.
Kevin Lassiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lassiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Lassiter.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Lassiter.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Lassiter's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lassiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Lassiter loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Lassiter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes!
Kevin Lassiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lassiter darts in and clinches Barnes up against the cage.
Barnes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lassiter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lassiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a hook but Lassiter blocks it.
Lassiter misses with a looping right.
Lassiter with a hook.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lassiter manages to avoid it.
Lassiter throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Lassiter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lassiter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lassiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Lassiter gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lassiter is wriggling around but Barnes manages to pass to half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lassiter defending well though.
Lassiter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lassiter defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Lassiter is defending well.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Lassiter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lassiter is trying to control but can't.
Barnes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lassiter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnes.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freddy Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lassiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Lassiter.
Barnes gets a takedown into half guard.
Lassiter is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Lassiter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Lassiter's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes works his way into full mount!
Lassiter is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes breaks from Lassiter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes working Lassiter over with strikes here.
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Lassiter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lassiter tries to get out of the position.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Lassiter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barnes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Barnes tries to control but Lassiter wriggling away.
Barnes landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes cracks Lassiter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lassiter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barnes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Lassiter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lassiter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barnes postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Lassiter in real trouble here! The ref calls for Lassiter to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Barnes!
Freddy Barnes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Somelainen (ranked 1340 p4p, 2609 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 174 p4p, 301 weight class). Hatfield has chosen Cruel World- Willie Nelson as his entrance music. Riley Hatfield acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sauli Somelainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield misses the shot to the body.
Somelainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hatfield under the eye.
Somelainen throws a hook to the side of Hatfield's head but Hatfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Somelainen backing away here, and Hatfield unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hatfield walks into a straight right hand from Somelainen.
Somelainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Somelainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hatfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Somelainen scrambles back to his feet.
Somelainen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hatfield quickly recovers to half guard.
Hatfield wants to get back to his feet.
Hatfield kicks off Somelainen and gets to his feet.
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!
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Somelainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Somelainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Somelainen.
Somelainen tries to score with a low kick but Hatfield moves his leg out of the way.
Somelainen blocks a jab.
Somelainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Somelainen.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Somelainen moved out of range.
Somelainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hatfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Somelainen is looking to chop away at Hatfield's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somelainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Somelainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hatfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatfield works the jab nicely.
Somelainen works Hatfield's body with a nice hook.
Somelainen throws a sloppy head kick and Hatfield moves out of range easily.
Somelainen tried to score with a low kick but Hatfield checks it.
Hatfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Somelainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hatfield as he avoids it easily.
Hatfield cracks Somelainen with an open hand slap.
Hatfield moves into range and connects with a jab.
Somelainen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hatfield connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Somelainen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Somelainen.
Somelainen misses with a head kick.
Somelainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Somelainen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hatfield sprawls and moves away.
Somelainen scores with a nice head shot.
Hatfield misses the jab.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Somelainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Somelainen swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
Hatfield sizes up Somelainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hatfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Hatfield throws a right hand that Somelainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Somelainen also avoids with ease.
Somelainen tries to counter with a takedown but Hatfield is quick to defend against it.
Somelainen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Somelainen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hatfield's guard.
Somelainen is nestled in close to Hatfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Somelainen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Somelainen is working for a kimura but Hatfield is defending it quite comfortably.
Somelainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hatfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Somelainen lands strikes from half guard.
Hatfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
Somelainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Somelainen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hatfield reverses the position - he's now on top in Somelainen's guard.
Somelainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hatfield wanted to stand there but Somelainen had control of the position.
Somelainen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hatfield has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen is looking for a sweep.
Somelainen trying to control but Hatfield flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hatfield is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hatfield not allowing Somelainen to control his hands.
Hatfield slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hatfield has the hooks in. Somelainen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Somelainen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
Somelainen walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield cracks a nice hook into Somelainen's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riley Hatfield will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Somelainen.
Hatfield pushes Somelainen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Somelainen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Somelainen working the ground and pound.
Hatfield is trying to buck Somelainen off.
Somelainen is working Hatfield over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hatfield wants to get back to his feet.
Somelainen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hatfield down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatfield wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield tries to buck Somelainen off but Somelainen is having none of it.
Hatfield takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Somelainen prevents Hatfield from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somelainen is trying to get an arm triangle but Hatfield is defending well.
Somelainen scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Somelainen working the head and body with strikes.
Somelainen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hatfield some visible discomfort.
Hatfield is trying to buck Somelainen off.
Somelainen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Somelainen prevents Hatfield from escaping the position.
Somelainen landing strikes.
Somelainen scoring with punches from side control.
Hatfield tries to escape but Somelainen is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen cracks Hatfield with a big elbow.
Hatfield on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hatfield on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hatfield pushes Somelainen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Somelainen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Somelainen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield wants to get back to his feet.
Somelainen working the head and body with strikes.
Hatfield taking a bit of punishment here - Somelainen scoring with strikes.
Somelainen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hatfield some visible discomfort.
Somelainen tries for a kimura but Hatfield is defending well.
Hatfield wants to get back to his feet but Somelainen drags him back down.
Somelainen scoring with punches and elbows.
Hatfield is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen scoring with punches and elbows.
Somelainen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Somelainen scores with punches from side control.
Hatfield is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Somelainen working the head and body with strikes.
Somelainen lands some shots froms side control.
Somelainen prevents Hatfield from escaping the position.
Somelainen working the head with strikes.
Hatfield on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Somelainen 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.
Hatfield takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Somelainen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hatfield pushes Somelainen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Somelainen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Somelainen scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somelainen working the body and head with strikes.
Somelainen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hatfield is trying to buck Somelainen off.
Somelainen lands some shots froms side control.
Somelainen grinds an elbow into Hatfield's temple.
Hatfield is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Somelainen is controlling him well.
Somelainen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hatfield wants to get back to his feet.
Hatfield takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hatfield is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Somelainen cracks Hatfield with a big right hand but Hatfield just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
 Hatfield is rocked!
We've been hearing that Somelainen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Somelainen cracks Hatfield with a big right hand but Hatfield just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hatfield is still in real trouble! Can Somelainen finish him?
Somelainen in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hatfield looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Somelainen turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sauli Somelainen!
Sauli Somelainen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hull (ranked 1873 p4p, 2911 weight class) and Spencer Williams (ranked 115 p4p, 296 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Hull manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hull working a defensive guard but Williams passes into half guard.
Hull keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Williams wants to pass to mount but Hull is defending the position.
Hull is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hull wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Hull defending well.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams controlling the pace.
Hull is trying to control but can't.
Hull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hull manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Hull is trying to keep Williams in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williams working away.
Hull tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Hull is working hard here to advance position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams trying to control the position but Hull is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
Hull is not content to let Williams control the position.
Hull tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams staying calm.
Hull is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee asks Williams politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Williams prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hull is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Williams's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hull wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hull tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Hull has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hull fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hull clinches up against the cage.
Hull pulls Williams into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spencer Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hull shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hull showed some decent athleticism there.
Hull is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Hull.
Williams felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Williams preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Hull is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hull seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Hull looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hull performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams won't allow Hull to pass to mount.
Hull is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hull.
Hull is looking to pass Williams's guard but actually Williams recovers to full guard.
Williams pulls Hull in close to his closed guard and prevents Hull from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hull trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hull tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hull showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hull manages to get himself to full guard.
Hull working a defensive guard but Williams manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams in the domination position with Hull hanging on.
Williams working away.
Hull is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Williams's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Williams is looking to advance position but Hull won't allow it.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hull keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hull tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Hull dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hull pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Hull is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
Hull controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hull is trying to improve his position.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Hull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working away.
Hull is looking for a sweep.
Williams scoring with punches and elbows.
Hull tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Williams easily slips into full mount!
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hull prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull is trying desperately to improve position.
Hull is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hull is looking to get to half guard.
Hull wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
Hull is wriggling around trying to escape.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hull is looking to escape.
Spencer Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spencer Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hull tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williams prevents Hull from getting the reversal.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
Hull wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hull is looking to escape.
Hull is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Spencer Williams!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Spencer Williams!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Spencer Williams!
Spencer Williams wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Spencer Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Okafor (ranked 1328 p4p, 2901 weight class) and Peoples Champion (ranked 209 p4p, 365 weight class). Champion has chosen Aegukka as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
243
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peoples Champion!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Champion cracks Okafor with a big right hand and Okafor goes down!
It looks like John Okafor has been cut.
Champion wants to stand but Okafor is controlling his posture from full guard.
Champion trying to control but Okafor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okafor is controlling Champion's posture.
Okafor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Okafor keeping moving, preventing Champion from controlling successfully.
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!
Champion content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Okafor has locked up a guillotine! Okafor's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Champion is holding on here and Okafor must be using up a lot of energy. Champion has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Okafor gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Okafor!
A relieved looking John Okafor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Magomedov (ranked 1582 p4p, 2350 weight class) and Greg Fitzgerald (ranked 226 p4p, 300 weight class). Fitzgerald has chosen It's Bedtime by Ninja Sex Party as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Magomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzgerald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magomedov throws a hook but Fitzgerald avoids it easily.
Fitzgerald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov connects with a looping right hand.
Fitzgerald is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Magomedov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick that misses
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzgerald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magomedov is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magomedov. That's going to slow Fitzgerald down.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitzgerald.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magomedov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magomedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magomedov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Magomedov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Torcida MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Fitzgerald throws a nice looking combination but Magomedov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fitzgerald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Magomedov.
Fitzgerald feints a jab promting Magomedov to slip. Fitzgerald then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Magomedov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Fitzgerald lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fitzgerald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Fitzgerald.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzgerald throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov dodges the punch combination from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Magomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fitzgerald blocks a jab.
Fitzgerald now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov cracks a nice hook into Fitzgerald's ribs.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitzgerald slips a straight right by Magomedov.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
Magomedov throws a hook but Fitzgerald blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomedov has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgerald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Fitzgerald is rocked!
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
Fitzgerald is still on wobbly legs! Can Magomedov finish him?
Magomedov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fitzgerald to his knees! Magomedov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zabit Magomedov!
A relieved looking Zabit Magomedov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Greg Fitzgerald was interviewed post fight and said 'I love getting in here and trying to take someone's head off every time, but I'm getting old. Guess I'm just a stepping stone now. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 1074 p4p, 1106 weight class) and Quintus Dias (ranked 164 p4p, 168 weight class). Kobe Bryant 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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quintus Dias!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant throws a series of punches but Dias avoids them all with ease.
Bryant throws a body punch but Dias moves out of range.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Bryant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dias manages to avoid it.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Kobe Bryant has been cut.
Dias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Dias moves out of range.
Dias throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dias has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bryant throws a body shot but no joy.
As Bryant backs off Dias throws a huge counter combo but Bryant manages to avoid it all.
Dias swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bryant counters with a series of strikes. Dias will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bryant lands a left and a right that send Dias crashing to the mat, dazed. Bryant thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dias is rocked!
Dias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dias is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryant finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias throws a low kick but Bryant avoids it.
Whack! Dias lands a heavy head kick that drops Bryant. The ref tackles Dias to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bryant was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Quintus Dias!
Post fight, an emotional Quintus Dias said 'I’d like to have a special shout out for my wife, thank you, baby, if you didn’t rim my ass before the fight I don’t think I would have been able to pull the W tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 532 p4p, 664 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 65 p4p, 82 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 Lindsay Apollo 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad throws out a loose jab but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ferkingstad misses with a low kick.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferkingstad misses the shot to the body.
Ferkingstad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ferkingstad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferkingstad misses the target.
Apollo misses with a straight right.
Apollo throws a shot from downtown. Ferkingstad moves away and avoids it.
Ferkingstad tries to score with a low kick but Apollo moves his leg out of the way.
Apollo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That kick from Apollo tenderised Ferkingstad's leg. Ferkingstad is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Apollo throws a jab when Ferkingstad was well out of range.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot.
Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick from Apollo, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Ferkingstad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been informed that Apollo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ferkingstad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Apollo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferkingstad is just out of range.
Apollo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferkingstad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Ferkingstad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo moves into the clinch.
Apollo cracks Ferkingstad with a nice body shot.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferkingstad's elbow.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad prevents a body shot from Apollo.
Ferkingstad stalls.
Apollo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ferkingstad trying to control the position but instead, Apollo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferkingstad into the cage.
Ferkingstad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apollo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Apollo defending well as Ferkingstad loads up on a big left hand.
Apollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apollo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Apollo checks it.
Ferkingstad throws a looping overhand right but Apollo ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferkingstad takes one to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Apollo.
Apollo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Apollo lands a leg kick that knocks Ferkingstad off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Ferkingstad blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Ferkingstad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferkingstad keeps Apollo at a distance using the push kick.
Ferkingstad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apollo moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad defending well as Apollo loads up on a big left hand.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apollo checks a low kick from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferkingstad tries to clinch but Apollo moves away
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferkingstad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apollo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apollo thumps Ferkingstad with a low kick.
Apollo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Apollo closes the distance and pushes Ferkingstad back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apollo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad trying to control the position but instead, Apollo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferkingstad into the cage.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferkingstad stalling the fight.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Apollo working aggressively here.
Apollo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Apollo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apollo.
Come on Ferkingstad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Apollo manages to break the clinch.
Ferkingstad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut. Apollo saw that one coming.
Apollo checks a low kick from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot
and Apollo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Apollo slips a jab from Ferkingstad.
A head kick from Apollo lands but Ferkingstad takes it in his stride.
Ferkingstad misses with a looping left.
Ferkingstad misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Apollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo walks into a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ferkingstad wants to clinch.
Apollo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Apollo misses the jab.
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut. Apollo saw that one coming.
Apollo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferkingstad is looking to score with low kicks.
Apollo misses the jab.
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferkingstad.
Apollo scores with a jab to the body.
Ferkingstad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferkingstad scores with a shot to the body.
Apollo rushes Ferkingstad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Ferkingstad keeps control of Apollo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ferkingstad decides to pull guard.
Apollo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ferkingstad wants to control but Apollo postures up.
Ferkingstad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Apollo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ferkingstad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Apollo works to advance to full mount. Ferkingstad defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad is looking to get to half guard.
Apollo looking to control but Ferkingstad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferkingstad slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ferkingstad is refusing to be controlled, as Apollo sits in half guard.
Ferkingstad is looking to improve his position.
Apollo wants to control but Ferkingstad is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad trying to get back to full guard but Apollo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ferkingstad tries to improve his position but instead Apollo has taken his back!
Ferkingstad is in bad spot here.
Ferkingstad is working hard here to advance position.
Apollo is trying to stick to Ferkingstad's back but Ferkingstad is turning into Apollo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Apollo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ferkingstad.
Apollo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Apollo controlling Ferkingstad's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Apollo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Apollo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferkingstad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ferkingstad tries to move to mount but Apollo blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferkingstad goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Apollo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ferkingstad but great work by Apollo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Ferkingstad scores with a leg kick.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ferkingstad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apollo momentarily.
A slow jab from Ferkingstad misses its intended target.
Apollo throws a shot to the body.
Apollo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Ferkingstad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Apollo throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ferkingstad.
Apollo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ferkingstad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferkingstad tries to bum rush Apollo with a series of wild strikes but Apollo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Apollo as he checks the leg kick.
Apollo is looking to clinch.
Apollo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferkingstad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Apollo blocks the low kick.
Ferkingstad tries to land a leg kick but Apollo saw it coming and moves away.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo scores with a hook to the body. Ferkingstad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad loads up on a big right hand but Apollo slips the punch.
Apollo tests Ferkingstad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad lands a high kick!
Apollo throws a lazy right hand but Ferkingstad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Apollo misses with a hook. Ferkingstad ducked under it nicely.
Apollo slips a jab from Ferkingstad.
Apollo blocks a low kick nicely.
Ferkingstad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferkingstad throws a poor cross that misses
and Apollo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Apollo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferkingstad cracks Apollo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Apollo is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Ferkingstad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apollo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferkingstad looks for the body kick but Apollo saw that one coming.
Apollo scores with a hook.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferkingstad moves away.
And Ferkingstad counters with a quick kick to the body but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo throws a right hand that misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a low kick, right behind Apollo 's knee.
Ferkingstad misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Apollo avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Apollo blocks it.
A big right from Ferkingstad misses.
Apollo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferkingstad, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferkingstad taking a breather.
Ferkingstad manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lindsay Apollo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Apollo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferkingstad is keeping the position for now.
Apollo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Apollo postures up.
Ferkingstad is looking for a triangle but Apollo pushes his legs off easily.
Apollo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad tries to bench press Apollo off him but Apollo keeps the position.
Apollo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Apollo trying to control the action but Ferkingstad is working from the bottom.
Ferkingstad tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Apollo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ferkingstad can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Apollo wants to take Ferkingstad's back here but Ferkingstad is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Ferkingstad sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Well, if Apollo 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.
Apollo is continuing to stall.
Apollo wants to free his trapped foot but Ferkingstad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Apollo 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Lindsay Apollo!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo wins by majority decision!
An out of breath Lindsay Apollo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 479 p4p, 372 weight class) and Edd Norton (ranked 72 p4p, 55 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Norton's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edd Norton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws a body punch but Bartz moves out of range.
Bartz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bartz.
Norton checks a leg kick.
Norton misses the jab.
Bartz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Norton just manages to avoid it.
Bartz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bartz slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bartz, as that shot connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Bartz thumps Norton with a low kick.
Norton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Norton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bartz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bartz motions for Norton to come forward. Bartz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton throws a hook but Bartz avoids it easily.
Norton lands a jab to the head.
Bartz lands the left hand.
Bartz tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Bartz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norton's hands.
A nice leg kick from Norton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norton misses with a looping left.
Norton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bartz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bartz defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Norton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bartz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norton checks it well.
Bartz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norton counters with a left to the body.
Norton throws a body punch but Bartz moves out of range.
Norton missing with a left hand there. Bartz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norton throws a body punch but Bartz moves out of range.
Bartz connects with a solid leg kick.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Bartz is out of range.
A big right from Bartz misses.
Bartz cracks Norton with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartz closes the distance and clinches.
Norton blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartz controls his hands.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norton is looking to break free of the clinch but Bartz has double underhooks.
Bartz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartz working aggressively here.
Bartz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartz.
Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norton misses with a hook
and Bartz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Bartz.
Bartz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut there from Bartz.
Bartz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bartz blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Bartz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bartz works Norton's body with a nice hook.
Bartz throws the left hand but Norton avoids the punch easily.
Norton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Norton throws a hook but Bartz blocks it.
Bartz connects with an inside leg kick.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Bartz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norton.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartz misses with a low kick.
Bartz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartz ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
That kick from Bartz tenderised Norton's leg. Norton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Norton as he checks the leg kick.
Norton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartz.
Norton checks a low kick from Bartz.
Bartz misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Bartz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Norton is out of range.
Bartz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norton. Norton obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Bartz.
Bartz slips under a jab from Norton.
A clash of legs there as Norton blocks the low kick.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edd Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartz works Norton's body with a nice hook.
Norton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Norton is looking to score with low kicks.
Norton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Bartz throws the left hand but Norton avoids the punch easily.
Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton throws a hook but Bartz blocks it.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartz lands with a hook. Norton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartz.
Nice body punch from Norton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz dominated that round.
That's time! Bartz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bartz connects with a looping right hand.
Chad Bartz is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartz looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Norton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bartz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Norton takes a swing at Bartz's ribcage but misses.
Bartz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bartz misses with a hook.
Bartz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norton under the eye.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Norton thuds a left hand into Bartz's body.
Bartz slips a straight right by Norton.
Bartz checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bartz throws a push kick but Norton slaps the foot to one side.
Norton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Norton manages to circle out of the way.
Norton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norton takes a swing at Bartz's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton scores with a nice head shot.
Bartz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Bartz's head but Bartz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bartz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bartz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartz manages to avoid it.
Bartz throws a solid leg kick but Norton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bartz.
Bartz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bartz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartz looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Bartz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norton finds it's way round the side to connect with Bartz's head.
Norton lands with a right hand.
Bartz misses with a leg kick.
Norton throws a leg kick
and Bartz counters with a good low kick that Norton was not able to check.
Norton misses with a straight left.
Norton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bartz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartz moves out of range of the leg kick from Norton.
Norton avoids the head kick by Bartz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norton.
Bartz defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Bartz tried to counter with a leg kick but Norton avoided it.
Norton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bartz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norton feints and then cracks Bartz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bartz down.
Bartz 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.
Bartz misses with a low kick.
Bartz throws a chopping leg kick but Norton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bartz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton slips a straight right by Bartz.
Bartz wants to slow Norton down by chopping away at his legs.
Bartz works the jab nicely.
Bartz is looking to land body kicks.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bartz doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Norton. Those never looked like landing.
Bartz misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartz manages to avoid it.
Good work by Bartz as he checks the leg kick.
Norton throws a body punch but Bartz moves out of range.
Norton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bartz dodges the punch combination from Norton.
Norton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Norton manages to circle out of the way.
Bartz misses with an uppercut
and Norton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bartz throws a front kick aimed at Norton's knee but Norton avoids it well.
Norton throws the left hand but Bartz avoids the punch easily.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton throws a series of punches but Bartz avoids them all with ease.
Norton throws a leg kick
and Bartz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bartz.
Bartz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartz misses with the head strike.
Bartz scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartz scores with a shot to the side of Norton's head.
Bartz misses with an elbow strike.
Norton lands an uppercut.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norton staying out of range there.
Norton misses with a lunging right hand
and Bartz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bartz tries to land a leg kick but Norton saw it coming and moves away.
Bartz scores with a body shot.
Bartz connects with a nice looking jab.
Bartz is looking to slow Norton down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton connects with a solid leg kick.
Bartz connects with a body shot.
Bartz wants to land a leg kick but Norton is out of range.
Bartz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chad Bartz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bartz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bartz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bartz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bartz missing with a left hand there. Norton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bartz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Bartz.
Bartz takes a swing at Norton's ribcage but misses.
Bartz slips a straight right by Norton.
Bartz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton lands a jab to Bartz's midsection.
Bartz tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz lunges at Norton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norton's hand.
Bartz misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.
Norton takes a swing at Bartz's ribcage but misses.
Norton with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Bartz coming out on top.
Bartz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton lands an overhand right.
Norton loads up on a big right hand but Bartz slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bartz.
That kick from Norton tenderised Bartz's leg. Bartz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bartz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norton with the inside leg kick.
Bartz tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Bartz loads up on a big right hand but Norton slips the punch.
Bartz lands with a good body shot.
Bartz lands with a shot to the body.
Bartz cracks Norton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a body punch
and Bartz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks a low kick nicely.
Norton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some bone on bone action there as Norton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bartz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Bartz saw that one coming.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Norton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bartz lands a slapping body shot.
Bartz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bartz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?
Bartz ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Bartz checks a leg kick.
Bartz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norton at a distance.
Norton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norton throws out a powerful jab.
A lazy left from Bartz finds it's target.
Norton feints and then cracks Bartz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bartz down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Norton misses.
Bartz misses with an uppercut. Norton saw that one coming.
Bartz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
As Norton tries to get set, Bartz tries to push him back and clinch up but Norton manages to avoid the attempt.
Norton tries to bum rush Bartz with a series of wild strikes but Bartz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bartz throws out a leg kick but Norton moves out of range and Bartz only half commits.
Norton with a nice calf kick.
Bartz checks a leg kick.
Bartz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bartz.
Bartz swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Bartz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Norton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bartz scores with a nice body kick.
Bartz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norton momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz keeps Norton at a distance using the push kick.
Bartz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bartz cracks Norton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norton throws a hook but Bartz avoids it easily.
A combination from Norton does no damage.
Bartz misses with a body shot.
Norton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bartz misses.
Bartz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bartz scores with a sloppy right hand. Norton should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bartz does it's job there.
Bartz lands a nice looking body shot.
Bartz tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Bartz moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Bartz.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Bartz throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.
Norton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Bartz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Chad Bartz wins by unanimous decision!
Chad Bartz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 181 p4p, 509 weight class) and Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 33 p4p, 75 weight class). Yrkje has chosen As Good As I Once Was as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yrkje uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
A countering left hand to the body from Yrkje misses.
Yrkje feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Yrkje misses with a kick to the body.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Yrkje throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yrkje darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yrkje is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Yrkje counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yrkje lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Yrkje slips under a jab.
Yrkje looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yrkje thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Yrkje counters with a two punch combo.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yrkje sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright throws a jab when Yrkje was well out of range.
Yrkje now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wright moves away from the strike by Yrkje.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Yrkje counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright checks a low kick from Yrkje.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Yrkje saw that one coming.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Yrkje moves into the clinch.
Yrkje tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yrkje with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright motions for Yrkje to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yrkje misses with a wild body shot.
Yrkje throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yrkje sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Yrkje as he connects with a hook.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Yrkje counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Yrkje cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Yrkje with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yrkje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Yrkje saw it coming and moves away.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Yrkje counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yrkje tries to clinch up.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje thumps Wright with a low kick.
Carter Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yrkje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yrkje's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Yrkje.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yrkje moves into the clinch successfully.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yrkje has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Yrkje tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yrkje takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Keith Yrkje dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yrkje.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright takes a swing at Yrkje's ribcage but misses.
Yrkje throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yrkje is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Yrkje is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yrkje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yrkje has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Yrkje stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yrkje lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Yrkje pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yrkje lands a left hand.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Yrkje keeps him there for the moment.
Yrkje lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Yrkje pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yrkje takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yrkje clinches up against the cage.
Wright is looking to break free of the clinch but Yrkje has double underhooks.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yrkje manages to avoid it.
Yrkje with the inside leg kick.
Jab by Yrkje.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Yrkje tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Yrkje checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yrkje swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a right and a left that Yrkje avoids nicely.
Wright scores with the left hand. Yrkje knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yrkje scores with a three punch combo!
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yrkje moves away from the strike by Wright.
Yrkje stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yrkje ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Nice defenses there by Yrkje.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yrkje's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje connects with the punch.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright scores with a jab.
Yrkje scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright throws a right hand that Yrkje ducks under and follows up with a left that Yrkje also avoids with ease.
Yrkje wants to counter with a clinch but Wright pushes him away.
Jab from Yrkje.
Nice cross by Wright.
Yrkje lands a nice shot to the body.
Yrkje has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yrkje lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yrkje checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yrkje scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Yrkje fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body.
Yrkje keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Yrkje makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yrkje fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Yrkje misses with a low kick.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Yrkje moves away and avoids it.
Wright misses with a low kick as Yrkje jumps back.
Yrkje misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Keith Yrkje showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Yrkje counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright is looking to chop away at Yrkje's legs.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yrkje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yrkje counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yrkje counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yrkje thumps Wright with a low kick.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Yrkje moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright checks a low kick from Yrkje.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Yrkje saw it coming and moves away.
Yrkje steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wright.
Yrkje moves out of range as Wright throws a body kick.
Yrkje is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Toby Keith Yrkje's cut even more.
Wright throws the left hand but Yrkje avoids the punch easily.
Yrkje is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wright misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yrkje ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Yrkje lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yrkje moves away from the strike by Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yrkje 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.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Yrkje moves his leg out of the way.
Yrkje listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yrkje connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
A big left from Wright misses.
Yrkje throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Wright throws the left hand but Yrkje avoids the punch easily.
Yrkje throws out a powerful jab.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Yrkje counters with a low kick, right behind Wright 's knee.
Wright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good work by Yrkje as he checks the leg kick.
Yrkje attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Yrkje backs away, Wright returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yrkje moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright throws a low kick but Yrkje moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Yrkje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yrkje throws out a powerful jab.
Yrkje takes the fight into the clinch.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Yrkje has him pressed against the cage.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Wright lands but Yrkje takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yrkje ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
A low kick lands for Yrkje.
Yrkje lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yrkje lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Carter Wright did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Yrkje moves away and avoids it.
Yrkje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yrkje looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yrkje throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Wright with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright backing away here, and Yrkje unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Yrkje.
It seemed like Yrkje was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yrkje moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright tests Yrkje's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yrkje keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yrkje swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yrkje.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yrkje.
Wright throws a lazy body kick
and Yrkje holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yrkje lands with a short shot to the head.
Yrkje stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Yrkje throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yrkje with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Wright catches Yrkje right on the button with a cross.
Wright lands a big head kick that sends Yrkje tumbling to the mat! Wright takes a step backwards and waves Yrkje back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yrkje is rocked!
The cut above Toby Keith Yrkje's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yrkje is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Yrkje is out on his feet! Wright sets himself and nearly takes Yrkje's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carter Wright!
After winning the bout, Carter Wright 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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