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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 3136 p4p, 3401 weight class) and Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 418 p4p, 450 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudhon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Proudhon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proudhon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carter's corner calls for a 1-2. Carter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Proudhon's head back.
Proudhon moves away from the strike by Carter.
A countering left hand to the body from Proudhon misses.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
Carter cracks Proudhon with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Proudhon misses with a shot to the body
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Proudhon looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Proudhon misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carter avoids the body shot from Proudhon.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Proudhon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Proudhon manages to avoid it.
Proudhon looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Proudhon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carter wants to land a leg kick but Proudhon is out of range.
Proudhon throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Proudhon throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Proudhon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proudhon scores with a nice head shot.
Proudhon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Proudhon slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Proudhon.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter works over Proudhon's head and body with a nice combination.
Proudhon swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Proudhon throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Proudhon misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Proudhon lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Proudhon misses with a body punch
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Proudhon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.
Michael Carter's cut is getting worse.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
Carter moves out of range as Proudhon strikes.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
Proudhon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Proudhon misses the jab.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Proudhon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Proudhon moves forwards but Carter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Proudhon ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Proudhon ducks right into an uppercut from Carter.
 Proudhon is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Proudhon misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Proudhon was not able to check.
Proudhon is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Proudhon looks winded!
Proudhon glances at the clock... BAM! Carter nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Proudhon crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Proudhon is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Carter!
An out of breath Michael Carter 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 3004 p4p, 1997 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 336 p4p, 253 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kasamsun is defended easily by Mercenary.
Kasamsun lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown. Mercenary tries to sprawl out of it but Kasamsun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mercenary manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercenary thows a body kick. Kasamsun tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun throws a hook to the side of Mercenary's head but Mercenary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the body kick.
Kasamsun avoids the body shot from Mercenary.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun takes a swing at Mercenary's ribcage but misses.
Kasamsun throws out a loose jab but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Irong Kasamsun has been cut.
Kasamsun misses the shot to the body.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasamsun moves out of range as Mercenary strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercenary as he connects with a hook.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasamsun.
Mercenary just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercenary dodges the punch combination from Kasamsun.
Mercenary misses with a body shot.
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Mercenary coming out on top.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Mercenary.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Mercenary misses
and Kasamsun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasamsun throws a strike but Mercenary rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mercenary must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kasamsun is pulling down on Mercenary's head to control his posture.
Kasamsun continues to stall.
Mercenary throwing strikes from guard but Kasamsun blocks nicely.
Mercenary working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mercenary preventing the sweep.
Mercenary content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mercenary is one step ahead there.
Kasamsun controlling Mercenary's posture.
Mercenary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kasamsun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mercenary content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mercenary throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercenary throws a big elbow that misses.
Mercenary landing some decent shots from guard.
Mercenary missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mercenary throws a strike but Kasamsun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kasamsun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun cracks Mercenary with a solid left hand.
Kasamsun content to stall in guard here.
Mercenary told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mercenary has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kasamsun off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mercenary throws a hook but Kasamsun avoids it easily.
Kasamsun cracks Mercenary with a good jab.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercenary.
Kasamsun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mercenary sprawls and moves away.
Kasamsun misses with a left hand
and Mercenary counters with a straight right hand.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasamsun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Kasamsun misses.
Mercenary misses with a kick to the body
and Kasamsun counters with a shoot takedown. Mercenary fights it but they end up in guard.
Mercenary manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
That's time! Kasamsun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kasamsun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercenary.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercenary misses with a double jab
and Kasamsun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mercenary!
Mercenary pushes Kasamsun away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kasamsun gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The strikes coming from Kasamsun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kasamsun creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kasamsun landing strikes.
Kasamsun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Check out the look on Kasamsun's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasamsun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kasamsun in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kasamsun is chipping away with strikes.
Mercenary is rocked!
Irong Kasamsun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercenary wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kasamsun scoring with punches and elbows.
Mercenary is still in real trouble! Can Kasamsun finish him?
Kasamsun in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mercenary dodges the ground and pound from Kasamsun.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Kasamsun is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mercenary regains half guard, as Kasamsun was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun stops Mercenary from getting back to his feet.
Kasamsun wants to pass to mount but Mercenary is defending the position.
Mercenary on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mercenary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercenary defending well though.
Mercenary regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kasamsun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasamsun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
Kasamsun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kasamsun lands a couple of digs.
Kasamsun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kasamsun landing with the ground and pound.
Mercenary wants to stand up but Kasamsun is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasamsun throws a big elbow that misses.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasamsun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun'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!
Mercenary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercenary throws a body kick that misses.
We've been told by Kasamsun's head coaches at Dillo's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasamsun manages to avoid it.
Kasamsun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kasamsun scores with a jab to the head.
Mercenary misses with a body kick.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasamsun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mercenary throws a lazy head kick
and Kasamsun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mercenary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mercenary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mercenary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasamsun throws an elbow that misses. Mercenary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kasamsun's guard. Nice move by Mercenary!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kasamsun is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasamsun landing some decent shots from guard.
Kasamsun postures up in Mercenary's guard and throws a big left but Mercenary blocks it.
Mercenary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasamsun throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mercenary has momentary wrist control but Kasamsun slips an elbow through the middle.
Kasamsun 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.
Kasamsun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercenary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kasamsun works over Mercenary with some ground and pound from guard.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Mercenary manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mercenary lands with a light punch inside.
Kasamsun has hold of one of Mercenary's legs. Mercenary is fighting the takedown attempt but Kasamsun gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Mercenary blocks nicely.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mercenary is looking to stand up but Kasamsun isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercenary has wrist control.
Mercenary utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mercenary wriggles free and stands up.
Kasamsun takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Mercenary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kasamsun with the ground and pound but Mercenary uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet but Kasamsun is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun is in close to Mercenary's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary can't keep his opponent in guard - Kasamsun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kasamsun trying to control the action but Mercenary is working from the bottom.
Kasamsun thows a huge punch but Mercenary dodges it nicely.
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 Irong Kasamsun.
I think Kasamsun 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Irong Kasamsun!
Our winner, Irong Kasamsun, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 1762 p4p, 1858 weight class) and Anthony Falcone (ranked 244 p4p, 251 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror. Falcone has chosen Goodfellas - long take restaurant scene as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Anthony Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Anthony Falcone has been cut.
Falcone throws a sloppy head kick and Cruzeiro moves out of range easily.
Cruzeiro lands a head shot.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruzeiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Falcone.
Falcone moves out of range of the body kick.
Falcone is looking to clinch.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
And Cruzeiro counters with a quick kick to the body but Falcone blocks it.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Falcone blocks it.
Anthony Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Falcone.
Cruzeiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Falcone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Julio Cruzeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Falcone.
Cruzeiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Falcone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cruzeiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been told by Cruzeiro's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruzeiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Falcone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Falcone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruzeiro defends it nicely.
Cruzeiro swinging wildly here.
Falcone pushes Cruzeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruzeiro avoiding damage.
Cruzeiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cruzeiro gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro stalling the fight.
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Falcone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruzeiro misses with some punches.
Cruzeiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falcone's efforts to push away.
Cruzeiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falcones head.
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone lands with a kick to the temple. Cruzeiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cruzeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Falcone is looking to clinch but Cruzeiro is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone tries to score with a low kick but Cruzeiro moves his leg out of the way.
Falcone wants to clinch up but Cruzeiro keeps it at a distance.
Cruzeiro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falcone throws a sloppy head kick and Cruzeiro moves out of range easily.
Cruzeiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Falcone. Falcone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Cruzeiro is looking to counter with a body kick.
Falcone tries to bum rush Cruzeiro with a series of wild strikes but Cruzeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruzeiro throwing a counter right hand but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone avoids the head kick by Cruzeiro.
Falcone misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Falcone.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Falcone throws a body kick.
Falcone has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Cruzeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Cruzeiro finds it's way through Falcone's defenses.
Julio Cruzeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruzeiro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Falcone is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruzeiro drops Falcone with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cruzeiro follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Cruzeiro!
A less than humble Julio Cruzeiro misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 1684 p4p, 2786 weight class) and Mattias Lundgren (ranked 222 p4p, 349 weight class). Strauss comes to the cage accompanied by Root Of All Evil. Mattias Lundgren will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mattias Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss throws a hook but Lundgren blocks it.
Lundgren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Strauss defends it well.
Lundgren looks for a takedown but Strauss sprawls well.
Lundgren is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Strauss.
Strauss takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strauss throws a looping overhand right but Lundgren ducks down to avoid it.
Strauss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strauss digs a good hook to Lundgren's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundgren shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lundgren showed some decent athleticism there.
Lundgren wants to pass to mount but Strauss is defending the position.
Strauss is looking for a sweep. Lundgren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren wants to free his trapped foot but Strauss is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lundgren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strauss doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lundgren.
Strauss might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lundgren is keen to just control but Strauss is a slippery customer.
Lundgren drops an elbow to the side of Strauss's head.
Lundgren is pressing down on Strauss's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strauss is holding on for now.
Lundgren is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Strauss has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Lundgren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Strauss controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lundgren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strauss keeps working.
Strauss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lundgren on the ground.
Strauss wants to get back to full guard.
Lundgren passes to side control.
Lundgren tries to score with some ground and pound. Strauss controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss is looking to reverse the position.
Lundgren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strauss tries to improve position but can't.
Strauss is working hard here to advance position.
Lundgren wants to control but Strauss is keeping him busy.
Strauss dodges the ground and pound from Lundgren.
Lundgren is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strauss has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lundgren working the ground and pound but Strauss is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lundgren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strauss keeps working.
Lundgren tries to move into full mount but can't pass Strauss's legs.
Strauss gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lundgren is trying to work for a kimura but Strauss is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mattias Lundgren will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Strauss misses with a wild body shot.
Lundgren moves out of range of the body kick.
Lundgren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Strauss defends it well.
Lundgren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strauss.
Despite the aggression on Lundgren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lundgren looks for a takedown but Strauss sprawls well.
Lundgren fails with the takedown.
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundgren moves away.
Lundgren fails to land the takedown.
Wilhelm Strauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundgren looking to score a takedown here. Strauss is defending well but Lundgren drives through and ends up in Strauss's guard.
Lundgren wants to pass the guard but Strauss is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss is pulling down on Lundgren's head to control his posture.
Lundgren passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mattias Lundgren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lundgren taking a break here but Strauss is having none of it and regains half guard.
Lundgren is trying to control. Strauss wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lundgren trying to mount his opponent but Strauss defends it.
Strauss tries to get to full guard but Lundgren has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Strauss keeping hold of Lundgren's head, controlling as best he can.
Lundgren wants to pass to mount but Strauss is defending the position.
Lundgren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lundgren is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Strauss defends it well.
Strauss is staying active underneath Lundgren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Strauss tries to get to full guard but Lundgren has control of the leg.
Lundgren tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strauss knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren is still trying to improve position.
Strauss looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Strauss has a hand on Lundgren's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lundgren takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lundgren with the ground and pound from mount.
Lundgren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lundgren swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Strauss is now in Lundgren's guard. A big mistake from Lundgren there, giving up the dominant position!
Strauss controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lundgren wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Strauss is now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mattias Lundgren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Strauss throws a jab when Lundgren was well out of range.
Strauss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lundgren avoids the body shot from Strauss.
Strauss cracks Lundgren with a good jab.
Lundgren shoots in looking for a takedown but Strauss manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lundgren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strauss throws the left hand but Lundgren avoids the punch easily.
Lundgren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strauss defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss fails to land with a series of punches.
Lundgren fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilhelm Strauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren with a poor takedown
and Strauss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mattias Lundgren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundgren looks for a takedown but Strauss sprawls well.
Lundgren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strauss scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Strauss.
Lundgren slips a jab from Strauss.
Strauss takes a swing at Lundgren's ribcage but misses.
Strauss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lundgren can do to turn this around?
Lundgren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lundgren dodges the punch combination from Strauss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren shoots in and drives through. Strauss sprawls well.
Strauss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strauss misses with a straight left.
Lundgren drives through with a takedown into Strauss's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lundgren pushing down on Strauss's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lundgren is working for a submission of some sort.
Lundgren is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wilhelm Strauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strauss gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strauss looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lundgren trying to control but Strauss is working from the bottom.
Lundgren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strauss is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strauss pulls Lundgren in close to prevent any damage.
Lundgren is pushing down on Strauss's leg trying to pass to half guard. Strauss is fighting to maintain full guard but Lundgren has managed to sneak the leg through.
Strauss controlling the position well.
Lundgren is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strauss is not content to let Lundgren control the position.
Mattias Lundgren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lundgren is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilhelm Strauss showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lundgren 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattias Lundgren!
Mattias Lundgren tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Shutes (ranked 1196 p4p, 1308 weight class) and A. Mere Con (ranked 166 p4p, 184 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, A. Mere Con!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Con.
Shutes moves in looking to clinch but Con pushes him off.
Con misses with a wild body shot.
Con tests Shutes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Con throws a lazy right hand but Shutes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shutes is looking to clinch but Con is avoiding it.
Shutes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shutes scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Con finds it's target.
Shutes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shutes throws a shot to the body.
Shutes slips under a jab from Con.
Con stuffs the takedown attempt from Shutes. Shutes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Shutes misses.
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Con manages to avoid it.
Shutes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shutes connects with a body shot that sends Con's belly button to the back.
Con blocks the body kick.
Con 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.
Con looks to score with a jab to the body but Shutes is just out of range.
A slow jab from Shutes misses its intended target.
Shutes misses with a double jab
and Con counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shutes.
Shutes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Con fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Shutes misses the target.
Shutes lands a jab.
Shutes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Con - just one landing.
A slow jab from Con misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con blocks a head kick by Shutes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Con - just one landing.
Con looks to score with a jab to the body but Shutes is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Shutes.
Con lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Con waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.
Con misses with a straight right.
Shutes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shutes.
Con lands a lovely overhand right.
Shutes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Con looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Con connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shutes momentarily.
Con blocks a head kick by Shutes.
Con jabs at Shutes's body.
Shutes throws a head kick but Con moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Con misses the jab.
Con throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Con. Beautiful body shot.
Shutes misses with a wild body shot.
Shutes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Con was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutes.
No joy there for Shutes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shutes blocks a jab.
Shutes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Con.
Shutes feints and then cracks Con's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Con down.
Con swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Con stuns Shutes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shutes. Con shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con swings widly with a right hand
and Shutes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Con thinking.
Shutes misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Shutes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Shutes.
Con uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shutes has time to react.
Shutes lands with a straight right. Con didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Con there.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shutes.
Con is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shutes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Shutes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Con counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shutes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shutes throws an overhand right that lands on Con's shoulder, as Con tries to avoid the shot.
Shutes misses with a kick to the body.
Shutes defending well as Con loads up on a big left hand.
Con digs a good body shot into Shutes's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but A. Mere Con will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shutes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Con closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab lands there for Con.
Con blocks a head kick by Shutes.
Con swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Con ducks under a wild hook from Shutes.
Shutes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Con swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shutes.
Shutes is looking to wear down Con with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shutes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Con looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Shutes finds it's way through Con's defenses.
Shutes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutes scores with a nice head shot.
Con on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shutes. Shutes obviously looking to wear him down.
Shutes slips under a jab from Con.
Shutes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Con drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shutes scores with a leg kick.
Con pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shutes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shutes moves in looking to clinch but Con pushes him off.
Shutes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Con.
Shutes throws a hook to the side of Con's head but Con sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shutes misses with an uppercut. Con saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Con.
Shutes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shutes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shutes moves away.
Shutes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Con bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shutes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Con.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shutes.
It seemed like Con was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shutes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Con moves out of range of the body kick.
Shutes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Con counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Con throws an overhand right that lands on Shutes's shoulder, as Shutes tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Con. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Con.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Shutes throws an overhand right that lands on Con's shoulder, as Con tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Shutes.
A little jabbing left from Con on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Con blocks a low kick nicely.
Shutes blocks a jab.
Con thuds a left hand into Shutes's body.
Con throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shutes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shutes slips a straight right by Con.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shutes. Con does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Con checks a leg kick.
Con misses with an uppercut.
Shutes misses with a hook to the body
and Con cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Con takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
Con checks a low kick from Shutes.
Shutes misses with a wild body shot.
Shutes throws a body kick that misses.
Con cracks a nice hook into Shutes's ribs.
Con throws out a loose jab but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shutes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Shutes.
Con scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con blocking some punches.
Shutes lands with a light punch inside.
Con stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Con misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Con takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shutes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Con.
Con working aggressively here.
Shutes blocks a body shot from Con.
A body shot lands from Con.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Con effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Con.
Con's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shutes throws a punch but it's blocked by Con.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but A. Mere Con will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Shutes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A. Mere Con seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shutes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Con.
An attempted straight right counter from Shutes misses the target.
Shutes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Con.
Shutes throws a sloppy head kick and Con moves out of range easily.
Con keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Shutes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Con throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shutes misses the jab.
Con misses with an uppercut. Shutes saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Con misses the shot to the body.
Con digs a good hook to Shutes's body.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shutes moves away.
Con lands with a hook. Shutes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes lands a jab to Con's midsection.
Con swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shutes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Con has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shutes.
Shutes throws the left hand but Con avoids the punch easily.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Shutes lands a jab to Con's midsection.
Shutes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Con.
It looked like Shutes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Con getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Con throws a lazy right hand but Shutes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shutes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Con counters with a nice uppercut.
Con misses with an uppercut. Shutes saw that one coming.
Con is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shutes.
Shutes tries to land a front kick but Con steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shutes staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con moves away from the strike by Shutes.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Shutes moves away and avoids it.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Shutes is looking to counter the offense by Con and move into the clinch.
Shutes wants to slow Con down by chopping away at his legs.
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!
Con lands with a shot to the body.
Con connects with a looping right hand.
Shutes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shutes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Con.
Shutes throws a front kick aimed at Con's knee but Con avoids it well.
Wesley Shutes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shutes digs a good hook to Con's body.
Con misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shutes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Con takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Con.
Shutes just misses with a punch to the body.
Con's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Con lands with a nice body punch.
Con swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shutes counters with a one-two to the body.
Shutes connects with a solid leg kick.
Shutes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Con throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Con misses with a straight left.
Con tries to move into range but Shutes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Shutes misses
and Con counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shutes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Con manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shutes throws a body kick that misses.
Shutes swings widly with a right hand
and Con counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shutes throws a sloppy head kick and Con moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shutes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A cross from Con lands.
Con misses with a looping left.
Shutes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Con blocks a low kick nicely.
Con avoids the body shot from Shutes.
Con lands with a straight right. Shutes didn't see that one coming.
Shutes closes the distance but Con moves to the side
and Con cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Con slips a jab and a cross from Shutes.
Con throws a right hand that misses
and Shutes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Con scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
A. Mere Con comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Con winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A. Mere Con!
A very excited looking A. Mere Con made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchrius Rossi (ranked 662 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 97 p4p, 157 weight class). Rossi comes into the arena with Metal Slug Theme blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Theorist misses its intended target.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Theorist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Rossi cracks Theorist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rossi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Theorist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossi misses with a looping right.
Theorist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rossi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Theorist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Theorist checks the leg kick nicely there.
Theorist throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Theorist throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Rossi's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theorist throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Rossi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Theorist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Theorist doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theorist throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Theorist - just one landing.
Theorist connects with the punch.
Rossi drops his hands momentarily and Theorist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Theorist throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Theorist.
Theorist might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Theorist lands a nice shot that snaps Rossi's head back.
Rossi blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Rossi misses
and Theorist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theorist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
Theorist throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Theorist cracks Rossi with a good jab.
Theorist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Theorist lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist misses with an uppercut
and Rossi counters with a straight right hand.
Theorist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Theorist misses the shot to the body.
Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Theorist takes a jab right on the kisser.
Theorist lands a nice hook to Rossi's body. Rossi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rossi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Theorist.
Theorist cracks a nice hook into Rossi's ribs.
Theorist works Rossi's body with a nice hook.
Theorist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Theorist looks to land a right hand but Rossi moved out of range.
Theorist moves out of range of the strikes.
Theorist missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Theorist lands with an uppercut that bounces Rossi off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist throws a shot from downtown. Rossi moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Theorist looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Theorist lands a nice shot to the body.
Theorist throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Theorist misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a nice body shot.
Theorist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Theorist throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Rossi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Theorist throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Rossi misses the target.
Rossi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Theorist.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rossi.
Theorist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rossi on the side of the head.
Theorist lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Theorist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Theorist misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
Theorist 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.
Theorist takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
Rossi throwing a counter right hand but Theorist manages to avoid it.
Theorist throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi slips under a jab.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Theorist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rossi's hands.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi misses with a body kick.
Theorist has taken the fight to the clinch.
Theorist tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi tries to circle away but Theorist has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Theorist finds it's way through Rossi's defenses.
Jab from Theorist.
Theorist paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Theorist looks to land a left hand but Rossi moved out of range nicely.
Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Theorist throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rossi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rossi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Theorist connects with a looping right hand.
Theorist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rossi throws a jab when Theorist was well out of range.
Rossi throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi wants to clinch up but Theorist keeps it at a distance.
Theorist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Theorist misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Theorist misses the target.
Theorist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rossi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist connects with a crisp jab.
Theorist looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Theorist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Theorist! But no joy.
Theorist lunges at Rossi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rossi's hand.
Rossi misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Theorist! But no joy.
Theorist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Theorist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Theorist lands a body shot.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Theorist ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Theorist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Theorist throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rossi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Theorist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Theorist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Theorist throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theorist lands with a straight right. Rossi didn't see that one coming.
Theorist throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Theorist works the jab nicely.
Theorist blocks a jab.
Theorist throws a looping overhand right but Rossi ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Theorist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Theorist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Theorist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
letting Theorist counter with a right hand.
Rossi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Theorist throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.
It looked like Rossi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Theorist.
Theorist slips under a jab from Rossi.
Theorist throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Theorist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a jab to Theorist's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Rossi misses with a hook. Theorist ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Theorist.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Theorist circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Theorist misses its intended target.
Theorist throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Theorist.
Theorist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Theorist lands an overhand right.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theorist.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Theorist's head but Theorist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Theorist on the side of the head.
Rossi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Theorist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Theorist slips a jab from Rossi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theorist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Rossi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Theorist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Theorist's shoulder, as Theorist tries to avoid the shot.
Theorist gets tackled into the cage by Rossi. Rossi maintains the clinch.
A short right from Rossi on the inside.
Rossi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rossi is trying to break the clinch but Theorist has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Theorist is keeping busy.
Rossi blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Theorist fails to land.
Rossi wants to stall.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rossi moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rossi scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Theorist.
Theorist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi works Theorist's body with a nice hook.
Rossi throws a head kick but Theorist moves out of range.
Theorist just misses with a punch to the body.
Theorist just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Theorist.
Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
Theorist throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
Theorist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rossi misses with a lunging right hand
and Theorist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rossi thinking.
Rossi staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Theorist moved out of range.
Theorist misses with a straight left.
Theorist misses with a hook. Rossi ducked under it nicely.
Theorist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick from Rossi lands but Theorist takes it in his stride.
It looks like Conspiracy Theorist has been cut.
Theorist tries to clinch but Rossi moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rossi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Theorist throws a lazy uppercut
and Theorist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Theorist lands a slapping body shot.
Theorist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossi under the eye.
Theorist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
A jab from Theorist does it's job there.
Theorist lands a nice shot to the body.
Marchrius Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi throws a right hand that misses
and Theorist counters with a stiff right hand.
Theorist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy left from Theorist finds it's target.
Theorist throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rossi misses its target.
Theorist misses with a body punch
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rossi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Theorist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Theorist misses with an uppercut
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
Theorist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Theorist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Theorist.
Theorist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Theorist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rossi slips under a jab from Theorist.
Nice jab there from Theorist.
Theorist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Theorist misses the target.
It looked like Rossi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Theorist.
Nice body punch from Theorist.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Rossi scores with a hook to the body. Theorist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Theorist looks to land a left hand but Rossi moved out of range nicely.
Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rossi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Theorist, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
Theorist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Theorist tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theorist cracks Rossi with a nice body shot.
Theorist tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Theorist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Theorist takes a shot to the head.
Theorist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theorist.
Rossi stalling in the clinch but Theorist improves position.
Theorist lands with a left to the head.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Theorist.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conspiracy Theorist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Theorist winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conspiracy Theorist!
In his post fight interview, Conspiracy Theorist started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Marchrius Rossi spoke after the fight, saying 'Stand Up If You Hate Tottenham'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wally Kruschev (ranked 720 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Ivan Andrianov (ranked 101 p4p, 146 weight class). Kruschev comes to the cage accompanied by Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition). Wally Kruschev had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrianov.
Kruschev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
Kruschev misses with a head kick.
Andrianov checks a low kick from Kruschev.
Andrianov blocks a leg kick.
Kruschev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kruschev slips under a jab from Andrianov.
Andrianov looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
Kruschev 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.
Kruschev throws out a leg kick but Andrianov moves out of range and Kruschev only half commits.
Andrianov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrianov moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a straight left.
Kruschev misses with a hook.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruschev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kruschev misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruschev.
Andrianov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Andrianov throws a shot from downtown. Kruschev moves away and avoids it.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrianov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kruschev jabs Andrianov right on the nose. Andrianov blinks but takes it well.
Kruschev with a nice calf kick.
Kruschev misses the jab.
Andrianov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andrianov connects with a body shot.
Kruschev staying out of range there.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschev is just out of range.
Kruschev scores with a decent looking hook.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruschev loads up on a big right hand but Andrianov slips the punch.
Kruschev missing with a left hand there. Andrianov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andrianov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrianov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruschev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruschev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Kruschev staying out of range there.
Andrianov has managed to clinch.
Andrianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruschev controls his hands.
Kruschev lands with a left to the head.
Kruschev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Andrianov.
Kruschev has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
Kruschev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrianov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruschev.
Andrianov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruschev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andrianov with a hook.
Kruschev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andrianov lands with a hook. Kruschev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruschev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a hook
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrianov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andrianov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrianov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruschev.
Andrianov throws out a powerful jab.
Kruschev throws the left hand but Andrianov avoids the punch easily.
Andrianov wants to clinch but Kruschev slips to the side
and Kruschev counters with a good low kick that Andrianov was not able to check.
Kruschev with a nice calf kick.
Kruschev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruschev sizes up Andrianov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrianov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrianov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kruschev's corner calls for a 1-2. Kruschev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andrianov dips to his left and cracks Kruschev with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov misses with a wild combination.
Andrianov sizes up Kruschev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kruschev scores with a sloppy right hand. Andrianov should have avoided that one.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
Kruschev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruschev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andrianov throws a right hand that misses
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrianov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruschev moves out of range as Andrianov strikes.
Andrianov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
Kruschev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianov with a jab.
Kruschev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andrianov misses with the combination.
Kruschev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Wally Kruschev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kruschev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andrianov misses with a left hand
enabling Kruschev to counter with a crisp jab.
Kruschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andrianov throws a looping overhand right but Kruschev ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrianov throws a body punch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruschev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruschev. Andrianov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrianov wants to counter with a clinch but Kruschev pushes him away.
Kruschev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andrianov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrianov misses with a straight left.
Andrianov loads up on a big right hand but Kruschev slips the punch.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Kruschev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andrianov just manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
Andrianov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andrianov pushes Kruschev up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrianov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kruschev backwards.
Kruschev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andrianov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruschev tests Andrianov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kruschev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
Andrianov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrianov just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Kruschev misses its intended target.
Andrianov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kruschev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Kruschev jumps guard but Andrianov stands there with Kruschev around his waist. Kruschev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kruschev misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov tries to work over Kruschev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with some punches.
Kruschev lands a nice uppercut.
Andrianov looking to stall.
Kruschev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruschev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrianov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruschev backwards.
Andrianov misses with some punches.
Kruschev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianov.
Andrianov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruschev.
Andrianov moves out of range of the body kick.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrianov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
Kruschev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev swinging wildly here.
Andrianov lands with a nice body punch.
Andrianov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andrianov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrianov throws a shot from downtown. Kruschev moves away and avoids it.
Kruschev lands with a cross.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrianov moves away.
Kruschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruschev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrianov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrianov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kruschev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andrianov's knee momentarily.
Kruschev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov misses with the combination.
It looked like Kruschev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andrianov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kruschev to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Andrianov defending well as Kruschev loads up on a big left hand.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
Andrianov throws a looping overhand right but Kruschev ducks down to avoid it.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianov. Kruschev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a body shot.
Kruschev throws a low kick but Andrianov avoids it.
Kruschev throws a lazy right hand but Andrianov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andrianov swinging wildly here.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschev is just out of range.
Wally Kruschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruschev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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 Wally Kruschev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kruschev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruschev.
Andrianov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andrianov 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.
Andrianov's corner calls for a 1-2. Andrianov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kruschev staying out of range there.
Kruschev connects with a right hand. Andrianov shakes it off.
A big right from Kruschev misses.
A little jabbing left from Andrianov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andrianov misses with a hook.
Andrianov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andrianov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrianov doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruschev circles away.
Andrianov throws out a loose jab but Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruschev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Andrianov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov moves out of range of the leg kick from Kruschev.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
Kruschev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrianov moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
Kruschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andrianov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kruschev with a body shot.
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Kruschev's head but Kruschev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruschev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andrianov at a distance.
Andrianov takes a swing at Kruschev's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruschev counters with a right hand to the body.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut. Kruschev saw that one coming.
Kruschev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Andrianov throws a sloppy body shot
and Kruschev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruschev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kruschev.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruschev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Kruschev misses with a straight left.
Andrianov throws an off balance right hand
and Kruschev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruschev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick from Kruschev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev thumps Andrianov with a low kick.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
Andrianov dips to his left and cracks Kruschev with an uppercut!
Kruschev drops his hands momentarily and Andrianov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kruschev motions for Andrianov to come forward. Kruschev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andrianov throws a right and a left that Kruschev avoids nicely.
Andrianov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kruschev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruschev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev scores with a hook.
Kruschev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev misses with a hook. Andrianov ducked under it nicely.
Andrianov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruschev.
Andrianov looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
Andrianov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wally Kruschev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschev is just out of range.
Kruschev throws a leg kick which misses Andrianov's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrianov tries to avoid it.
Kruschev throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrianov.
It seemed like Andrianov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruschev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Kruschev.
Kruschev digs a good hook to Andrianov's body.
Andrianov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andrianov connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Andrianov ducks down to avoid it.
Andrianov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruschev.
Kruschev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruschev lands with a hook. Andrianov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrianov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Andrianov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andrianov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivan Andrianov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruschev staying out of range there.
Kruschev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andrianov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruschev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrianov in his tracks.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrianov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kruschev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianov misses with a hook
and Kruschev counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wally Kruschev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kruschev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!
Wally Kruschev 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 Mareth Line (ranked 543 p4p, 483 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 81 p4p, 71 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mareth Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line blocks a low kick nicely.
Mareth Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Line looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Swanson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson throws a big counter head kick but Line avoids it with no problem.
Swanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Line backing away here, and Swanson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Line thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Line misses with a body shot.
Swanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Swanson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Swanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line misses with a straight right.
Line backing away here, and Swanson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Swanson 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.
Line throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swanson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Line throws an off balance right hand
and Swanson counters with a leg kick.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Line lands with a cross.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Line lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
Line throws a big shot that misses.
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Line misses its target.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Line lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Swanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Line.
Decent striking displayed by Swanson there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson checks the leg kick.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick from Line.
Line blocks a jab.
Line seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Line takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Swanson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Line on the side of the head.
Line takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Line missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Line throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Line scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line moves into range and connects with a jab.
Line takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Line checks a leg kick.
Line misses with a body shot.
Swanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
Line throws a nice outside leg kick.
Line swinging wildly here.
Swanson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Line misses with a body shot.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson throws a chopping leg kick but Line manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line scores with a hook to the body. Swanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Line moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Line checks the leg kick nicely there.
Line is looking to score with low kicks.
Line avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Line walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swanson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mareth Line dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Swanson throws a head kick but Line moves out of range.
Line was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Line looks to land a right hand but Swanson moved out of range.
Swanson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Line takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Swanson.
Line lands a nice hook to Swanson's body. Swanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Line throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Swanson connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Swanson on the side of the head.
Line checks a low kick from Swanson.
Line avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Line keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mareth Line is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Line has time to react.
Swanson connects with a solid leg kick.
Line throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Line avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Swanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Line lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Swanson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swanson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Line moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Line.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Line lands a nice shot that snaps Swanson's head back.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Line throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swanson! But no joy.
Line thuds his right hand into Swanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
Line goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Line connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line misses with a body kick.
Line lands with a hook. Swanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Line misses the shot to the body.
Swanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Swanson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Line has got the better of the exchanges.
Swanson misses the jab.
Swanson lands an overhand right.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Line misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Line fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Line misses with a few strikes there.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Swanson thows a body kick. Line tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
Line is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line lands a body shot.
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Line off balance momentarily.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Line blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Line misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line walks into a jab.
Line takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Line throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swanson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Line misses its target.
Swanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Line.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Line connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swanson momentarily.
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 Mareth Line will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Swanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Swanson.
Line throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
Line misses with a looping left.
Line throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Swanson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Line momentarily.
Swanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Swanson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Line 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Line does no damage.
Line slips under a jab.
Line throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Swanson lands a nice looking body shot.
Line throws the kick towards the body but Swanson avoids it.
Swanson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Swanson.
Nice shot lands for Line.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Line sees it coming and moves out of range.
Line on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick from Line.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line lands with a shot to the body.
Line scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Line.
Swanson connects with a body shot that sends Line's belly button to the back.
Line thows a body kick. Swanson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line misses with an uppercut.
Line checks a low kick from Swanson.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Line paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick from Line.
Line lands a glancing blow to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson scores with a jab.
Line looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.
Swanson misses with a right hand
and Line counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Swanson finds it's target.
Line throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
A clash of legs there as Line blocks the low kick.
Donk. Line catches Swanson right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses the body punch
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson blocks the body kick.
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Line moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Line misses
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Line wants to land a leg kick but Swanson is out of range.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Line misses with a hook.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Line throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Line.
Line looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mareth Line is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mareth Line showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Line 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mareth Line!
Mareth Line 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Techno Viking (ranked 593 p4p, 1215 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 92 p4p, 179 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Techno Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar shoots in for a double leg but Viking sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Viking sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viking looks to land a left hand but Haggar moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Haggar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Viking has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shark Tank Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Haggar takes a swing at Viking's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Viking misses the target.
Haggar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Haggar misses with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haggar 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.
Viking throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar catches Viking with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haggar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viking circles away.
Viking takes one on the button.
Haggar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Viking throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Viking throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haggar looks to land a combination. Viking sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viking leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Techno Viking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Haggar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Haggar is controlling him well.
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat.
Haggar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Haggar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haggar throws an elbow but Viking slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar scoring with punches and elbows.
Viking avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haggar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viking wants to get back to his feet.
Haggar landing a few strikes.
Viking takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking wants to control but Haggar postures up.
Haggar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Viking is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat.
Viking tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haggar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat.
Haggar scoring with punches and elbows.
Haggar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Viking is avoiding damage well.
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!
Haggar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Viking is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Haggar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Haggar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Viking knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haggar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Viking down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Haggar prevents Viking from escaping the position.
Viking is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haggar off and has taken his back!
Viking tries to keep control of the position but Haggar is staying busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Viking controlling well, preventing Haggar from escaping the position.
Viking wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Viking is hanging on to Haggar's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking controlling the position well here. Haggar rolled but Viking kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Haggar tries to escape but Viking has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Viking just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Viking keeps control of the position as Haggar tries to break free.
Haggar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Viking keeps control of the position easily here as Haggar tries to buck him off.
Haggar tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Viking.
Viking slips under a jab from Haggar.
Viking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viking slips a jab from Haggar.
Viking throws a hook but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haggar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Viking can pounce on him.
Haggar misses with a right hand
and Viking counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haggar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haggar with a jab.
Viking throws a solid leg kick but Haggar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Viking.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Viking slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vikings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haggar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Viking under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viking tries to clinch up.
Haggar scores with a jab. Viking acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Viking connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Viking lands a jab to the head.
Haggar lands a lovely overhand right.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haggar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viking was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggar.
An attempted straight right counter from Viking misses the target.
Viking throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
Haggar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Viking sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haggar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Viking in his tracks.
Viking ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar swings for the body but Viking moves out of range.
Viking throws a big counter combination but Haggar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Haggar slips a straight right by Viking.
Viking throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Viking.
Techno Viking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viking lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Viking counters with a crisp right hand that drops Haggar! Viking lets Haggar back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Haggar takes a swing at Viking's ribcage but misses.
Viking tries to clinch there but Haggar circles away.
Viking misses with a low kick as Haggar jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Haggar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Techno Viking is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viking circles away.
Techno Viking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Viking takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Viking takes one on the button.
Viking dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haggar. That did some damage!
Viking throws a sloppy head kick and Haggar moves out of range easily.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Viking, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haggar misses with a lunging right hand
and Viking counters with a nice uppercut.
Viking swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haggar cracks Viking with an open hand slap.
Viking walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Viking napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Haggar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. Viking controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Haggar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Viking down.
An elbow from Haggar crashes against the mat.
Viking avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haggar.
Viking is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Haggar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Haggar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Haggar throwing strikes but Viking manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Viking staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar tries to improve position but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viking controlling from side mount.
Haggar is looking to regain half guard here but Viking keeps moving and retains side control.
Viking decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Viking leaves Haggar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viking throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haggar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viking takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 Techno Viking will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Viking throws a body shot but no joy.
Viking moves out of range of the strikes.
Viking fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haggar just manages to avoid it.
Viking throws a sloppy head kick
so Haggar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haggar distracts Viking with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Viking utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viking wants to stand up but Haggar is controlling him.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haggar is working Viking over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Viking has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Haggar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viking is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar tries to free his leg and advance position but Viking is retaining full guard.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Viking.
Haggar being controlled here momentarily.
Haggar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Viking's guard.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viking defending well though.
Haggar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viking defending well though.
Viking tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Viking regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Haggar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar cracks Viking with a solid left hand.
Haggar trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Viking is trying to keep Haggar in close.
Haggar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haggar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Viking keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Viking is on top in guard.
Haggar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Viking's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Viking.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Viking is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Viking trying to control the position here.
Haggar stands up over Viking, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Viking working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haggar cracks Viking with a solid left hand.
Haggar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mike Haggar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haggar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Haggar is chipping away with strikes.
 Viking is rocked!
Viking explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Viking works the jab nicely.
Haggar misses with a hook to the body
and Viking connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Viking manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viking trying to control the position.
Viking has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Haggar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No luck for Haggar with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haggar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haggar 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 237 p4p, 134 weight class) and Diogo Jimenez (ranked 31 p4p, 20 weight class). Farrokhzad comes to the cage accompanied by Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez thumps Farrokhzad with a low kick.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Jimenez circles away.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Jimenez throws out a counter right but Farrokhzad avoids it with no problem.
Farrokhzad connects with a nice looking jab.
Jimenez scores with a jab. Farrokhzad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jimenez lands a two punch combo.
Farrokhzad gets caught flat footed, as Jimenez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Farrokhzad pulls Jimenez in close to his closed guard and prevents Jimenez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Farrokhzad is trying to keep Jimenez in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jimenez wants to pass the guard but Farrokhzad is keeping the position.
Farrokhzad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Farrokhzad pulls Jimenez in close to his closed guard and prevents Jimenez from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Jimenez.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jimenez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jimenez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Jimenez. That snapped Farrokhzad's head back.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimenez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Jimenez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Farrokhzad.
Jimenez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jimenez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jimenez lands with a shot to the body.
Jimenez slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Jimenez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardia Farrokhzad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Jimenez prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jimenez backwards.
Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Jimenez blocking some punches.
Jimenez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad gets back to full guard.
Farrokhzad wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farrokhzad wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jimenez is now in half guard.
Farrokhzad tries to roll over but Jimenez keeps him under control.
Jimenez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Farrokhzad is trying is best to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jimenez throws the left hand but Farrokhzad avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Jimenez.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jimenez is pressing down on Farrokhzad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farrokhzad is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Farrokhzad 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.
Farrokhzad is looking to get back to full guard here but Jimenez has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Farrokhzad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jimenez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jimenez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Farrokhzad's legs.
Farrokhzad tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Farrokhzad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jimenez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jimenez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Farrokhzad is trying to control Jimenez's posture but Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farrokhzad keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tries to bum rush Jimenez with a series of wild strikes but Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimenez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farrokhzad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jimenez.
Farrokhzad cracks Jimenez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jimenez lands with an overhand left.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jimenez walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farrokhzad digs a good body shot into Jimenez's ribs.
Farrokhzad feints a jab promting Jimenez to slip. Farrokhzad then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jimenez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Farrokhzad moves to clinch but Jimenez breaks away
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Jimenez moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farrokhzad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Farrokhzad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farrokhzad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Jimenez avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Farrokhzad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jimenez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Farrokhzad is trying to maintain the position but Jimenez is very close to passing his half guard.
Farrokhzad is trying to get back to full guard.
Jimenez 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad keeping hold of Jimenez's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is working for a submission of some sort.
Jimenez is controlling the pace.
Diogo Jimenez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farrokhzad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jimenez is working away from the top position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Farrokhzad is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Farrokhzad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and Farrokhzad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jimenez takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Farrokhzad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Farrokhzad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Jimenez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jimenez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimenez working away.
Farrokhzad is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jimenez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jimenez wants to take Farrokhzad's back but he can't do it this time.
Farrokhzad wants to control but Jimenez is having none of it.
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.
Farrokhzad is looking to improve his position but Jimenez isn't that keen on the idea.
Farrokhzad wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jimenez is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Farrokhzad is defending well though. Jimenez let's go of the attempt for now.
Jimenez keeps control of the position as Farrokhzad tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Jimenez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farrokhzad backs up against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a few strikes there.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimenez moves away.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez lands with a straight right. Farrokhzad didn't see that one coming.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Farrokhzad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez looks for the body kick but Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Jimenez scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad swinging wildly here.
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!
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Jimenez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farrokhzad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez connects with a nice looking jab.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch successfully.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jimenez scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jimenez is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Jimenez.
A head punch on the inside from Jimenez fails to land.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Jimenez is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jimenez's elbow.
Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Jimenez's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jimenez avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jimenez.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Farrokhzad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farrokhzad slips a jab from Jimenez.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farrokhzad closes the distance but Jimenez moves to the side
and Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Jimenez slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
Jimenez walks into a stiff left hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild combination.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Farrokhzad closes the distance and pushes Jimenez back into the cage.
Jimenez prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jimenez stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jimenez.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jimenez lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad had his way with Diogo Jimenez in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Jimenez circles away.
Jimenez clinches up with Farrokhzad and pushes him back against the cage.
Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Jimenez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farrokhzad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jimenez throws a series of punches but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Farrokhzad lands with a hook. Jimenez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Farrokhzad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jimenez backs up against the cage.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a jab.
Jimenez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez wants to counter the offense by Farrokhzad and move into the clinch position.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Jimenez keeps it at a distance.
Farrokhzad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jimenez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Farrokhzad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Jimenez pulls guard.
Jimenez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Farrokhzad is aware though and is defending well.
Farrokhzad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of elbows.
Jimenez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farrokhzad throws a big elbow that misses.
Farrokhzad throws a strike but Jimenez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrokhzad, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farrokhzad is on top in guard.
Farrokhzad postures up in Jimenez's guard and throws a big left but Jimenez blocks it.
Farrokhzad works over Jimenez with some ground and pound from guard.
Farrokhzad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Farrokhzad postures up in Jimenez's guard and throws a big left but Jimenez blocks it.
Farrokhzad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Farrokhzad throws an elbow that misses. Jimenez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Farrokhzad's guard. Nice move by Jimenez!
Farrokhzad trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Farrokhzad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jimenez is one step ahead there.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farrokhzad is trying to hold Jimenez in close to prevent damage but Jimenez has managed to pass into half guard.
Farrokhzad is trying to maintain the position but Jimenez is very close to passing his half guard.
Jimenez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Farrokhzad wants to control position but Jimenez is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for Farrokhzad here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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