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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joro Paveto (ranked 1445 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 82 p4p, 81 weight class). Paveto's entrance music is Imperial March. A fine choice. Tico has chosen Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joro Paveto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paveto throwing a counter right hand but Tico manages to avoid it.
Tico lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paveto takes a step back to recover.
Tico lands a jab to Paveto's midsection.
We've been told by Paveto's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tico throws a sloppy body shot
and Paveto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tico lands with a shot to the body.
Tico has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paveto finds it's way round the side to connect with Tico's head.
Paveto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tico lands a nice hook to Paveto's body. Paveto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paveto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tico scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paveto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tico thumps Paveto with a low kick.
Paveto misses the shot to the body.
Paveto misses the jab.
Tico replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Paveto blocks it well.
Tico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paveto.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paveto manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paveto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paveto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paveto.
Tico misses with a body shot.
Paveto lands a nice hook to Tico's body. Tico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tico thuds a left hand into Paveto's body.
Paveto just misses with a punch to the body.
Tico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paveto doesn't seem bothered though.
Paveto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tico can pounce on him.
Paveto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tico moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paveto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tico Tico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tico. Paveto does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paveto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tico.
Tico takes a swing at Paveto's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paveto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tico. Tico obviously looking to wear him down.
Paveto takes a swing at Tico's ribcage but misses.
Tico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paveto was well out of range. Poor timing from Tico.
Paveto fails to land with a series of punches.
Paveto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Paveto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paveto manages to avoid it.
Paveto is looking to counter punch.
Paveto avoids the body shot from Tico.
Tico scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paveto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tico misses with a wild body shot.
Paveto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paveto. Tico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tico let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tico. Paveto does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paveto moves in looking to clinch but Tico pushes him off.
Tico cracks a nice hook into Paveto's ribs.
Tico throws a shot to the body.
Paveto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tico lands a leg kick that knocks Paveto off balance momentarily.
Tico lands a jab to Paveto's midsection.
Tico punishes Paveto's body with a nice straight punch.
Tico with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tico fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paveto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tico staying out of range there.
Tico throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tico lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tico connects with a body shot.
Paveto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paveto moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paveto throws a nice looking combination but Tico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tico looks to land a body kick but Paveto moved away.
Paveto misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Tico releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tico scores with a hook to the body. Paveto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tico. Paveto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paveto lands with a nice body punch.
Paveto scores with a sloppy right hand. Tico should have avoided that one.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paveto doesn't seem bothered though.
Paveto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paveto throws a jab when Tico was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tico throws a leg kick but Paveto checks it.
Paveto blocks a head kick by Tico.
Paveto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tico jabs at Paveto's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico dominated that round.
That's time! Paveto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tico digs a good body shot into Paveto's ribs.
Tico connects with a body shot that sends Paveto's belly button to the back.
Tico scores with a hook to the body. Paveto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tico Tico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tico connects with a body shot.
Tico scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paveto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tico throws a series of punches but Paveto avoids them all with ease.
Paveto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tico.
Tico misses with a jab to the body
and Paveto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tico swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paveto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tico connects with a body shot.
A big right from Paveto misses.
Tico jabs at Paveto's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paveto was well out of range. Poor timing from Tico.
Paveto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tico lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tico lands with a good body shot.
Tico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paveto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico scores with a jab to the body.
Paveto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paveto throws an overhand right that lands on Tico's shoulder, as Tico tries to avoid the shot.
Paveto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paveto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paveto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paveto throwing a counter right hand but Tico manages to avoid it.
Tico scores with a leg kick.
Tico throws a leg kick but Paveto checks it.
Nice body punch from Tico.
Tico stuns Paveto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paveto manages to avoid it.
Paveto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tico moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paveto misses the jab.
Tico fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tico misses with a hook to the body
and Paveto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tico chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tico misses with a wild body shot.
Tico scoring well with a low kick there.
Paveto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Paveto throws a lazy right hand but Tico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tico comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tico lands with a good body shot.
Tico scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tico connects with a body shot that sends Paveto's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Tico.
Tico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tico takes a swing at Paveto's ribcage but misses.
As Tico looks to move away, Paveto throws a big counter combo but Tico just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico misses with a body shot.
Tico fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paveto.
Paveto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tico scores with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Paveto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Tico.
Paveto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tico scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paveto.
A countering left hand to the body from Tico misses.
Paveto misses with a looping right.
Tico moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paveto misses with a hook
and Tico counters with a nice body shot.
Tico fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paveto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tico scores with a body shot.
Tico thuds a left hand into Paveto's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico wants to land a leg kick but Paveto is out of range.
Tico lands a nice hook to Paveto's body. Paveto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tico misses with a jab to the body
and Paveto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paveto moves away.
Paveto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tico was well out of range. Poor timing from Paveto.
Tico throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tico lands a body shot.
Tico with a jab.
Paveto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paveto looks to score with a jab to the body but Tico is just out of range.
Tico throws a front kick that sends Paveto stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tico throws a body shot but no joy.
Paveto takes a swing at Tico's ribcage but misses.
Paveto avoids a kick to the body.
Tico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paveto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico 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! This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tico.
Paveto avoids the body shot from Tico.
Paveto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tico throws a head kick that misses
and Paveto counters with a straight right hand.
Paveto swings for the body but Tico moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Tico.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paveto moves away.
Tico lands a nice shot to the body.
Tico works Paveto's body with a nice hook.
Paveto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tico throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tico scores with a leg kick.
Tico connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tico lands with a nice body punch.
Tico slips under a jab from Paveto.
Paveto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tico cracks a nice hook into Paveto's ribs.
Paveto misses with an uppercut.
Paveto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tico with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paveto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tico was well out of range. Poor timing from Paveto.
Tico is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Paveto rather than just go for the knockout.
Paveto wants to clinch up but Tico keeps it at a distance.
Tico looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tico fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tico lands a jab to Paveto's midsection.
Tico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paveto.
Joro Paveto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paveto looks to land a combination but Tico avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Paveto.
Paveto stuns Tico with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paveto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tico.
Tico lands a head kick. Paveto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tico thuds a left hand into Paveto's body.
Paveto misses with a wild body shot.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico connects with a body shot.
Tico fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paveto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tico changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paveto manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico slips under a jab from Paveto.
Tico fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paveto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paveto.
Tico ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paveto throws out the jab.
Paveto misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tico, as that shot connected.
Tico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paveto.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tico throws a head kick that half lands.
Tico digs a good body shot into Paveto's ribs.
Paveto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paveto throws a hook but Tico blocks it.
Tico now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tico cracks a nice hook into Paveto's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tico throws a head kick that half lands.
Tico fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tico scores with a jab to the body.
Tico throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paveto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paveto swings for the body but Tico moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tico.
Paveto avoids the body shot from Tico.
Paveto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tico.
Tico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paveto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paveto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tico. Tico obviously looking to wear him down.
Paveto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tico Tico is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paveto throws a jab but it's blocked by Tico.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Tico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tico has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Tico!
Tico Tico spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 1625 p4p, 1299 weight class) and Slash Shredder (ranked 183 p4p, 144 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Slash Shredder!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shredder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tosen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hammer House of Horror in the buildup to the fight.
Tosen moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Shredder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tosen.
Shredder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shredder lands a nice looking body shot.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shredder.
Tosen misses the jab.
Tosen missing with a left hand there. Shredder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shredder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shredder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tosen.
Shredder checks a leg kick nicely.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Tosen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tosen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tosen.
 It looks like Slash Shredder has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Tosen's shoulder, as Tosen tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Tosen.
Tosen looks to land a left hand but Shredder moved out of range nicely.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Tosen defending well as Shredder loads up on a big left hand.
Tosen feints and then cracks Shredder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shredder down.
Tosen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen walks into a left hand.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosen manages to avoid it.
Shredder throws a lazy right hand but Tosen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shredder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tosen can pounce on him.
Tosen is looking to land body kicks.
Shredder throws a lazy uppercut
and Tosen counters with a nice body kick.
Shredder throws a poor cross that misses
and Tosen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shredder scores with a nice right hand.
Tosen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shredder staying out of range there.
Tosen throws a head kick that misses.
Shredder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tosen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shredder moves out of range of the strikes.
Shredder throws a lazy uppercut
and Tosen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Tosen slips the punch.
Tosen throws a lazy right hand but Shredder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shredder cracks Tosen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shredder 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.
Good work by Shredder as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Shredder finds it's target.
Tosen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Tosen moves forwards but Shredder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shredder takes a swing at Tosen's ribcage but misses.
Shredder throws a jab when Tosen was well out of range.
Tosen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tosen with a nice calf kick.
Tosen feints and then cracks Shredder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shredder down.
Shredder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shredder misses with a lunging right hand
and Tosen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shredder's knee momentarily.
Tosen throws an overhand right that lands on Shredder's shoulder, as Shredder tries to avoid the shot.
Tosen swings for the body but Shredder moves out of range.
Tosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shredder is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tosen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tosen works Shredder's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Tosen.
Tosen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shredder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen scores with a nice strike.
Shredder throws a body punch but Tosen moves out of range.
Tosen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shredder.
Shredder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tosen.
A shot to the liver by Shredder. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Tosen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tosen.
Shredder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tosen motions for Shredder to come forward. Tosen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shredder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shredder scores with a nice right hand.
Shredder lands a jab to the nose.
Tosen takes one to the side of the head.
Shredder cracks Tosen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Shredder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shredder takes a swing at Tosen's ribcage but misses.
Shredder swings for the body but Tosen moves out of range.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Tosen is just out of range.
Tosen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen lands a slapping body shot.
Tosen throws out a loose jab but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shredder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shredder scores with a jab to the head.
Tosen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tosen throws a series of punches but Shredder moves out of range.
Shredder cracks Tosen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shredder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tosen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shredder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shredder swings for the body but Tosen moves out of range.
Shredder blocks a low kick nicely.
Shredder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tosen with a body shot.
Tosen staying out of range there.
Shredder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tosen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shredder.
Shredder lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Tosen ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tosen. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tosen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shredder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tosen.
Shredder connects with a right hand. Tosen shakes it off.
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 Mama Tosen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slash Shredder's cut.
That's time! Tosen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Tosen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Tosen.
Tosen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Shredder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tosen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shredder works Tosen's body with a nice hook.
Shredder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tosen throws a good cross that connects.
A clash of legs there as Shredder blocks the low kick.
Tosen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shredder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shredder misses with a body punch
and Tosen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tosen moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Shredder goes down! Can Tosen finish him!?
 Shredder is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tosen trying to control the position from guard on top but Shredder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shredder is still in real trouble! Can Tosen finish him?
Tosen pushing down on Shredder's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shredder seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen is trying to control the action in half guard but Shredder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tosen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shredder is defending against the submission attempts here by Tosen.
Tosen trying to control from half guard but Shredder is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tosen stalling.
Tosen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shredder can do to turn this around?
Tosen trying to control from half guard but Shredder is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shredder.
Tosen misses with a hook.
Tosen looks to throw the jab but Shredder is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tosen.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shredder connects with a nice looking jab.
Shredder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Slash Shredder's cut even more.
Shredder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tosen drops his hands momentarily and Shredder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tosen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shredder cracks Tosen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shredder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tosen.
The fighters circling - Shredder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shredder throws a hook but Tosen blocks it.
Tosen tries to work over Shredder's front leg with a kick but Shredder checks it.
Shredder misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shredder misses with an uppercut.
As Shredder backs away, Tosen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shredder.
Tosen misses with an uppercut. Shredder saw that one coming.
It seemed like Shredder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Tosen misses the target.
Tosen wants to slow Shredder down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Shredder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good leg kick by Tosen.
Shredder lands a nice shot that snaps Tosen's head back.
Jab, jab by Tosen - just one landing.
Tosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Tosen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shredder misses with an uppercut. Tosen saw that one coming.
Shredder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tosen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shredder is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Tosen.
Tosen bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Shredder! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The cut above Slash Shredder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shredder keeping moving, preventing Tosen from controlling successfully.
Tosen advances position into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mama Tosen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slash Shredder's cut.
That's time! Tosen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shredder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Tosen.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Tosen moved out of range.
Mama Tosen is winning the standup battle so far.
Shredder takes a swing at Tosen's ribcage but misses.
Tosen throwing a counter right hand but Shredder manages to avoid it.
Shredder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tosen thuds his right hand into Shredder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tosen throws a looping overhand right but Shredder ducks down to avoid it.
Tosen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tosen.
Nice body punch from Shredder.
Good work by Shredder as he checks the leg kick.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Shredder as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Shredder misses its intended target.
Shredder checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Tosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen slips a jab from Shredder.
Tosen looks to land a combination but Shredder avoids it well.
Shredder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tosen lands a nice looking body shot.
Tosen misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tosen.
Shredder throws a hook but Tosen blocks it.
Shredder connects with a nice looking jab.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Tosen's shoulder, as Tosen tries to avoid the shot.
Tosen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shredder throws a jab when Tosen was well out of range.
Tosen looks to throw the jab but Shredder is out of range.
Shredder jabs at Tosen's body.
Tosen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tosen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shredder checks it well.
The fighters circling - Tosen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tosen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shredder throws a body punch but Tosen moves out of range.
Slash Shredder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Tosen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shredder is out of range and Tosen settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Shredder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shredder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tosen's head backwards.
Tosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosen manages to avoid it.
Shredder missing with a left hand there. Tosen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shredder.
Jab by Shredder.
Shredder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tosen throws a lazy right hand but Shredder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Tosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosen manages to avoid it.
Shredder slips a straight right by Tosen.
Shredder scores with a nice strike.
Shredder misses with a hook. Tosen ducked under it nicely.
Shredder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen scores with a nice body kick.
Shredder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tosen throws out a powerful jab.
Tosen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Tosen throws a leg kick which misses Shredder's front leg but catches the back leg as Shredder tries to avoid it.
Shredder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shredder throws a right hand that misses
and Tosen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shredder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tosen.
Tosen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shredder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tosen lands a big shot that drops Shredder! Can he finish him?
Slash Shredder's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tosen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tosen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen wants to control from the top but Shredder keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Mama Tosen.
Well Tosen 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mama Tosen!
A victorious Mama Tosen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1446 p4p, 1400 weight class) and Jock Strap (ranked 204 p4p, 197 weight class). Jock Strap has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jock Strap!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bader wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bader looks to land a right hand but Strap moved out of range.
Strap scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bader in his tracks.
Nice body punch from Strap.
Strap shoots in and bounces Bader off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bader manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strap counters with a solid body kick.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strap walks into a stiff left hand from Bader.
We've been hearing reports that Bader has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bader shoots for a takedown but Strap saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strap looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strap. Bader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strap connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bader momentarily.
Bader with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bader misses with a body shot
and Strap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bader misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Strap tries to land a front kick but Bader steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bader crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strap - the referee stops the clock and Bader gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strap. Bader manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bader swings widly with a right hand
and Strap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bader lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bader lands with an overhand left.
Strap throws a front kick aimed at Bader's knee but Bader avoids it well.
Strap plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bader misses with a lunging right hand
and Strap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Strap misses.
Strap on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strap thuds his shin into the meat of Bader's side.
Bader looks to land a right hand but Strap moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strap.
Bader has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bader there as he acknowledges the shot.
Strap gets tackled into the cage by Bader. Bader maintains the clinch.
Strap cracks Bader with a nice body shot.
Strap working aggressively here.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bader lunges at Strap with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strap's hand.
Strap throws out a leg kick but Bader moves out of range and Strap only half commits.
Strap closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bader looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bader is refusing to be controlled, as Strap sits in half guard.
Bader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Strap connects with a nice short shot to Bader's temple.
Bader is refusing to be controlled, as Strap sits in half guard.
Bader is trying to stand.
Strap is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strap missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Strap missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Strap trying to control from half guard but Bader is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bader looking for submissions off his back.
Bader blocking the ground and pound attempt from Strap.
Bader tries to get to full guard but Strap has control of the leg.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Strap has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Strap is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jock Strap dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Strap misses the target.
Strap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bader.
Bader scores with a shot to the body.
Bader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strap scores with a head kick. Bader tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bader misses with a low kick as Strap jumps back.
Bader changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bader is looking to clinch but Strap is avoiding it.
A left lands for Bader.
Bader throws a one two combo.
Bader misses the body punch
and Strap counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader tries to bum rush Strap with a series of wild strikes but Strap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strap misses with an uppercut. Bader saw that one coming.
Bader was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bader throws a leg kick which misses Strap's front leg but catches the back leg as Strap tries to avoid it.
Bader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strap manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strap tries a head kick but it misses.
Bader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader wants to clinch but Strap slips to the side
and Strap counters with a shoot takedown. Bader fights it but they end up in guard.
Strap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bader is keeping the position for now.
Strap throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bader looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Strap passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader is trying to stand up here but Strap is controlling him well.
Strap is just content to waste time from the top position. Bader takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Strap advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strap working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bader is trying to improve his position.
Strap tries for a kimura but Bader is defending well.
Strap is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bader's shoulder. That is not cool.
Strap working the ground and pound but Bader is defending the strikes.
Strap postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Strap goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bader has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Strap but great work by Bader.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader is trying to get an arm triangle but Strap is defending well.
Strap is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bader goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Strap rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bader's guard! Nice work there by Strap!
Strap throws a strike but Bader rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Strap has a closed guard, preventing Bader from standing up.
Strap has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bader stands and steps away. Strap gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strap moves out of range of the strikes.
Strap throws a jab but it's blocked by Bader.
Strap bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bader's head.
Strap checks a low kick from Bader.
Strap is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bader with a body shot.
Bader misses with a low kick.
Strap steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Strap blocks a jab.
Bader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strap.
Bader throws a body shot but no joy.
Strap tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big left from Strap misses.
As Strap backs away, Bader returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bader throws out a loose jab but Strap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strap scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jock Strap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strap misses with a body shot.
Strap changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bader looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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 Timo Bader will probably get the nod.
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!
Bader works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bader throws out a loose jab but Strap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Strap.
Bader moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bader just misses with a punch to the body.
Bader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bader throws a lazy right hand but Strap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strap.
Bader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Strap.
Strap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bader.
Strap fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bader ducks under a wild hook from Strap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader throws out a leg kick but Strap moves out of range and Bader only half commits.
Strap looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, jab by Strap - just one landing.
Bader finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Strap lands a glancing blow to the side of Bader's head.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Strap fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bader.
Strap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bader lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Strap needs to keep his hands up - Bader had a free shot at his head there.
Bader lands a jab to Strap's midsection.
Strap misses with an uppercut. Bader saw that one coming.
Strap jabs Bader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bader's jab looks to have found its range, popping Strap under the eye.
Bader throws a low kick but Strap avoids it.
Strap lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Bader defending well as Strap loads up on a big left hand.
Strap loads up on a big right hand but Bader slips the punch.
Strap looks to score with a jab to the body but Bader is just out of range.
A combination from Bader does no damage.
Bader feints and then cracks Strap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strap down.
Strap throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bader uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strap has time to react.
Bader cracks Strap with a good jab.
Bader misses with a straight right.
Bader misses with a hook
and Strap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bader misses the jab.
Bader throws a hook to the side of Strap's head but Strap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strap thinks about the counter body kick.
Bader throws a poor cross that misses
and Strap makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bader really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bader takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bader is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bader moves out of range as Strap throws a body kick.
Bader drops down looking for a counter takedown but Strap sprawls and moves away.
Strap lands with a hook. Bader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bader connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strap.
Bader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bader takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bader throws a leg kick
and Strap counters with a nice uppercut.
Bader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strap takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bader misses with an uppercut.
Bader stuns Strap with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bader moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strap blocks it with crossed arms.
Bader tries to break the clinch but Strap is controlling the position.
Bader is trying to force a seperation but Strap has the dominant position.
Strap lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bader wants to get back to his feet.
Strap wants to work for an arm triangle but Bader is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Strap is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Strap postures up in Bader's guard and throws a big left but Bader blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader keeping moving, preventing Strap from controlling successfully.
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 Timo Bader.
I think Bader 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 1319 p4p, 869 weight class) and Damian Tonon (ranked 185 p4p, 123 weight class). Krawlee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sail. Damian Tonon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Tonon!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon throws a good cross that connects.
Tonon looks to land a left hand but Krawlee moved out of range nicely.
Tonon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tonon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Krawlee controlling Tonon's posture.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Krawlee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tonon won't allow Krawlee to sweep him here.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Krawlee is keeping the position.
Krawlee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Krawlee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krawlee keeping full guard, as Tonon tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonon is looking to pass into half guard but Krawlee pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Krawlee is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krawlee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tonon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tonon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krawlee is working away from the top position though.
Krawlee is looking to advance position but Tonon won't allow it.
Krawlee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tonon!
Krawlee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tonon is surviving well by controlling Krawlee's body position as best he can.
Krawlee goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tonon turns into him and now he's in Krawlee's guard.
Krawlee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon forces his way into half guard.
Krawlee is in trouble now - Tonon has advanced to mount!
Tonon goes for an armbar but Krawlee turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Krawlee.
Tonon working a defensive guard here.
Krawlee slips nicely into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tonon tries to roll over but Krawlee keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee trying to advance position but Tonon counters by regaining guard.
Krawlee advances to half guard.
Krawlee is looking to pass Tonon's guard but actually Tonon recovers to full guard.
Our spies down at at Gym inform us that Tonon has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Krawlee pushing down on Tonon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Krawlee working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tonon's thigh. Tonon counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Krawlee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tonon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krawlee won't allow Tonon to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee is looking to advance position but Tonon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Krawlee is squirming around, avoiding Tonon's attempts to control the action.
Krawlee wants to control but Tonon is having none of it.
Tonon trying to control but Krawlee is having none of it.
Krawlee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krawlee wants to hold on but Tonon pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Tonon dominated that round.
That's time! Krawlee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tonon shoots in and drives through. Krawlee sprawls well.
Tonon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tonon lands in his opponent's guard.
Tonon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krawlee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee has Tonon pulled in close to control his posture.
Tonon trying to control but Krawlee is working from the bottom.
Tonon pushes down on Krawlee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon stalling.
Tonon prevents Krawlee from standing back up.
Tonon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tonon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tonon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krawlee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tonon is looking to pass Krawlee's guard but actually Krawlee recovers to full guard.
Krawlee pulls Tonon in close to his closed guard and prevents Tonon from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Krawlee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krawlee keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
Tonon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Krawlee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tonon has Krawlee in his guard.
Krawlee slips nicely into half guard.
Krawlee trying to mount his opponent but Tonon defends it.
Krawlee wants to advance to full mount but Tonon doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Damian Tonon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krawlee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tonon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee forces his way into half guard.
Krawlee is pressing down on Tonon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tonon is holding on for now.
Krawlee is looking to pass Tonon's guard but actually Tonon recovers to full guard.
Krawlee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tonon's guard.
Tonon trying to hold on to Krawlee's head to control him but Krawlee postures up.
Krawlee 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee tries to pass to full mount but Tonon defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krawlee is looking to pass Tonon's guard but actually Tonon recovers to full guard.
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 Kree P Krawlee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Krawlee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Krawlee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonon.
Krawlee throws the left hand but Tonon avoids the punch easily.
Krawlee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonon misses with a body shot.
Tonon misses with a body shot.
Krawlee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tonon rushes Krawlee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tonon stops a takedown attempt from Krawlee.
Krawlee blocks a body shot from Tonon.
Tonon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tonon can't find room to land a body shot as Krawlee controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krawlee.
Krawlee is trying to drag Tonon to the mat but Tonon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krawlee looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee is trying to trip Tonon. He has hold of a leg but Tonon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Krawlee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Krawlee wants to pass the guard but Tonon is keeping the position.
Tonon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Krawlee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tonon is keeping the position for now.
Krawlee passes into half guard.
Tonon gets full guard.
Krawlee is looking to advance position but Tonon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tonon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Krawlee is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tonon tries to control but Krawlee wriggling away.
Tonon looking to ground and pound but Krawlee is blocking nicely.
Krawlee wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tonon seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Krawlee is holding on tight.
Krawlee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krawlee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tonon misses with a head shot.
Tonon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tonon wants to take his opponent's back but Krawlee doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon tries to control but Krawlee wriggling away.
Tonon is looking to work his way around to Krawlee's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Tonon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krawlee is looking to escape.
Krawlee wants to control but Tonon is having none of it.
Tonon can't control as he wanted to and Krawlee manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Tonon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krawlee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee is trying to maintain the position but Tonon is very close to passing his half guard.
Krawlee is not content to let Tonon control the position.
Tonon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krawlee defending well though.
Krawlee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tonon jumps into side control!
Krawlee is trying to control Tonon's posture but Tonon avoids it.
Tonon works to advance to full mount. Krawlee defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krawlee holds on to Tonon around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Krawlee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Tonon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tonon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Tonon!
Damian Tonon made sure to mention his sponsor, FUClothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Menshikov (ranked 1698 p4p, 719 weight class) and Frank Kurschmann (ranked 75 p4p, 33 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frank Kurschmann was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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41
275
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25
275
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxim Menshikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Kurschmann!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov thuds his right hand into Kurschmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Frank Kurschmann has been cut.
Menshikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurschmann momentarily.
Menshikov misses with a looping left.
Menshikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurschmann tries to clinch but Menshikov moves out of range.
Menshikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kurschmann takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Frank Kurschmann's cut even more.
Menshikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurschmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurschmann avoids the body shot from Menshikov.
Kurschmann moves into the clinch.
Kurschmann taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Menshikov trying to land knees to the body.
Menshikov lands with a left to the head.
Menshikov scores with a shot to the side of Kurschmann's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menshikov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menshikov trying to stall but Kurschmann improves his position.
Menshikov misses with some punches.
Menshikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurschmann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Menshikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurschmann has Menshikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Menshikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Menshikov misses with a looping right.
Menshikov misses the jab.
Menshikov throws an overhand right that lands on Kurschmann's shoulder, as Kurschmann tries to avoid the shot.
Menshikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Menshikov swings for the body but Kurschmann moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurschmann moves into the clinch.
Menshikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Menshikov lands a left hand.
Kurschmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurschmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menshikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Menshikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Menshikov working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menshikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Menshikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
The cut above Frank Kurschmann's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Menshikov misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Menshikov is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menshikov.
Menshikov is trying to break the clinch but Kurschmann is controlling him.
Menshikov prevents a body shot from Kurschmann.
Menshikov misses with the head strike.
Kurschmann presses Menshikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Menshikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Kurschmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kurschmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Menshikov throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kurschmann takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Menshikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Menshikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurschmann is just out of range.
Menshikov tries to bum rush Kurschmann with a series of wild strikes but Kurschmann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kurschmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Menshikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Menshikov misses with a hook
and Kurschmann counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Menshikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurschmann avoids the elbow strike from Menshikov, against the cage.
Kurschmann dodges an elbow strike from Menshikov.
Menshikov looking to slow down the pace here.
Menshikov tries to land a knee to the head but Kurschmann blocks with his arms.
Kurschmann takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menshikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurschmann.
Menshikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Menshikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurschmann is struggling to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Menshikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Kurschmann's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kurschmann forces Menshikov back against the cage and clinches.
Menshikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Menshikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Menshikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurschmann keeps control of Menshikov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Menshikov misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Menshikov throws an elbow but misses.
Menshikov throws a head punch that misses.
Menshikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurschmann is defending well for now.
Kurschmann prevents Menshikov from breaking the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kurschmann in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurschmann.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kurschmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menshikov misses with some punches.
Menshikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Menshikov fails to land.
Menshikov just leaning against Kurschmann, taking a breather.
Kurschmann landing knees to the body.
Menshikov stalling in the clinch but Kurschmann improves position.
Kurschmann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Menshikov up against the cage.
Menshikov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Menshikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kurschmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Menshikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kurschmann lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menshikov.
Kurschmann dodges an elbow strike from Menshikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Kurschmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kurschmann blocks the elbow strike.
Menshikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kurschmann slowing the pace effectively.
Menshikov lands a shoulder strike.
Frank Kurschmann's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Menshikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kurschmann's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Kurschmann's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maxim Menshikov!
A victorious Maxim Menshikov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Christ (ranked 1033 p4p, 814 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 148 p4p, 117 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Television - Marquee Moon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bryant Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johan Christ's chin.
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159
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christ's head.
 It looks like Johan Christ has been cut.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Christ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christ.
Christ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christ walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith cracks Christ with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Christ checks it well.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
Smith looks to throw a body kick
and Christ counters with a nice right hand that sends Smith toppling to the canvas! Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Christ finish him?!
Smith is rocked!
Smith is holding his hands too far apart here. Christ throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Smith is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Christ!
Johan Christ 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 Edison Atunes (ranked 265 p4p, 322 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 40 p4p, 47 weight class). Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costeau manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Atunes's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Costeau.
Atunes throws a front kick aimed at Costeau's knee but Costeau avoids it well.
Costeau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau misses with a straight left.
Costeau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Costeau thows a body kick. Atunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a body punch but Costeau moves out of range.
Costeau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atunes with a body shot.
Costeau throws a shot to the body.
Atunes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Costeau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes rushes Costeau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costeau.
Atunes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Atunes.
Costeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costeau.
Atunes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Atunes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costeau tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
Costeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Atunes.
Costeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes jabs Costeau right on the nose. Costeau blinks but takes it well.
Costeau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Costeau misses with a double jab.
Costeau scores with a head kick. Atunes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch but Costeau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costeau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atunes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Costeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Costeau misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Costeau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there.
Costeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Costeau closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Atunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costeau was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Costeau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Atunes misses its target.
Atunes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Atunes has closed the distance and engaged Costeau in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Costeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Costeau.
Nice body punch from Costeau - that landed with a thud.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Costeau.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
Costeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Costeau tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Costeau feints a counter leg kick.
Atunes closes the distance and clinches.
Atunes lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Costeau.
Costeau working aggressively here.
Costeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atunes tries a body shot but Costeau blocks it.
Atunes connects with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Costeau as the two fighters clinch.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Costeau's head.
Atunes gets through Costeau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Costeau's head.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Costeau.
Atunes scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Costeau avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the cage.
Atunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Costeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Costeau.
Costeau misses with a straight left.
Costeau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Atunes. Beautiful body shot.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costeau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atunes 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 Costeau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Costeau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice side step and Costeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good leg kick by Costeau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Atunes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Atunes throws a body punch but Costeau moves out of range.
Atunes tries to land a body kick
and Costeau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Costeau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Costeau throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Costeau misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
Costeau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes lands a jab.
Costeau lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws a body punch but Costeau moves out of range.
Atunes slips a jab and a cross from Costeau.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Costeau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Costeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Atunes.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Costeau swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costeau.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Costeau is out of range.
Atunes is looking to clinch but Costeau is avoiding it.
Costeau scores with a shot to the body.
Costeau's corner calls for a 1-2. Costeau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Costeau connects with the punch.
Costeau throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costeau throws out the jab.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Costeau manages to avoid it.
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 Edison Atunes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Costeau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Costeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Atunes.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Costeau.
Costeau misses with a series of wild punches.
Costeau dips to his left and cracks Atunes with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes lands with a right hand.
Costeau avoids the body shot from Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Atunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Costeau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes is looking to clinch but Costeau is avoiding it.
Costeau looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Atunes throws a leg kick
and Costeau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Costeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Costeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costeau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Costeau scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atunes in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Costeau throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Costeau circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costeau tried to score with a low kick but Atunes checks it.
Costeau throws a series of punches but Atunes moves out of range.
Costeau lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau digs a good body shot into Atunes's ribs.
Costeau tries a low kick but Atunes avoids it.
Costeau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Atunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Costeau misses with some punches.
Costeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Costeau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Costeau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costeau backwards.
Costeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costeau breaks the clinch.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Costeau throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Atunes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costeau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Costeau works Atunes's body with a nice hook.
Costeau fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes swings for the body but Costeau moves out of range.
Atunes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Costeau counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costeau 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
An out of breath Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Edison Atunes was interviewed post fight and said 'Who the fuck let Karter into my camp again? '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Castellana (ranked 395 p4p, 286 weight class) and Rasmus Reedtz (ranked 67 p4p, 45 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Castellana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good night. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasmus Reedtz!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castellana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Castellana doesn't manage to clinch there - Reedtz circles away.
Castellana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castellana there as he acknowledges the shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reedtz 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.
Reedtz avoids the head kick by Castellana.
Reedtz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reedtz throws a sloppy body shot
and Castellana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castellana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reedtz. That did some damage!
Reedtz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reedtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castellana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reedtz.
Castellana misses with an uppercut.
Reedtz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reedtz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reedtz lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reedtz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Castellana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz throwing strikes but missing.
Reedtz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Castellana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castellana wants to stand up but Reedtz is controlling him.
Reedtz wants to control from the top but Castellana keeps moving.
Castellana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reedtz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Reedtz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reedtz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Castellana takes a swing at Reedtz's ribcage but misses.
Castellana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reedtz.
Castellana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reedtz tries to move into range but Castellana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castellana doesn't manage to clinch there - Reedtz circles away.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown but Castellana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castellana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castellana as he jumps to the side.
Gianni Castellana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasmus Reedtz.
Castellana just misses with a punch to the body.
Reedtz throws a low kick but Castellana avoids it.
A jab from Castellana finds it's way through Reedtz's defenses.
Reedtz shoots in and gets a takedown into Castellana's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Castellana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reedtz connects with a couple of short punches.
Castellana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reedtz is working Castellana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reedtz stops Castellana from standing up.
Castellana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reedtz's guard.
Castellana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reedtz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castellana stopping the sweep attempt from Reedtz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana looking to sit in guard and control but Reedtz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reedtz throws a big elbow that misses.
Castellana wants to stand but Reedtz is controlling the position.
Reedtz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reedtz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reedtz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castellana keeps working.
Reedtz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Castellana haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rasmus Reedtz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reedtz misses with a right hand
and Castellana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reedtz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castellana.
Reedtz tries to move into range but Castellana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reedtz shoots in looking for a takedown but Castellana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reedtz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reedtz swings widly with a right hand
and Castellana counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Reedtz misses
and Castellana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reedtz avoids the body shot from Castellana.
Reedtz throws a low kick, looking for Castellana's leg but Castellana calmly moves out of range.
Reedtz throws an off balance right hand
and Castellana counters with a nice uppercut.
Reedtz misses with a right hand
enabling Castellana to counter with a crisp jab.
Castellana misses with a body kick.
Reedtz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reedtz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Castellana to the ground. Reedtz is now in Castellana's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reedtz passes Castellana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reedtz drops an elbow to the side of Castellana's head.
Castellana tries to kick Reedtz off but Reedtz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz lands strikes from half guard.
Reedtz is trying to control. Castellana wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reedtz stops Castellana from getting back to his feet.
Reedtz drops an elbow to the side of Castellana's head.
Reedtz throws a strike but Castellana avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Reedtz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reedtz is fighting to break Castellana's control of his arms but Castellana is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castellana is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reedtz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Castellana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reedtz blocks a jab.
It looks like Castellana has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Reedtz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castellana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castellana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castellana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Castellana. Beautiful body shot.
Reedtz throws a shot from downtown. Castellana moves away and avoids it.
Castellana loads up on a big right hand but Reedtz slips the punch.
Nice shot by Reedtz.
A jab from Reedtz misses.
Reedtz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reedtz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castellana.
Reedtz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Castellana tried to counter with a leg kick but Reedtz avoided it.
Castellana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reedtz checks it well.
Reedtz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Castellana's guard.
Reedtz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Castellana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Castellana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reedtz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Castellana looking to control.
Reedtz won't allow Castellana to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Reedtz throws a leg kick but Castellana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reedtz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Castellana did well to prevent Reedtz getting side control.
Reedtz drops an elbow to the side of Castellana's head.
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 Gianni Castellana will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Castellana - just one landing.
Castellana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reedtz.
Castellana blocks a jab.
Gianni Castellana is winning the standup battle so far.
Reedtz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castellana.
Castellana drops his hands momentarily and Reedtz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castellana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castellana's corner calls for a 1-2. Castellana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reedtz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Castellana on his heels. He'll look to pass Castellana's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Castellana manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reedtz takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Castellana on the inside.
Castellana prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reedtz tries to score a body lock takedown but Castellana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castellana.
Reedtz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Castellana regains guard.
Castellana pushes Reedtz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Reedtz throws a hook to the side of Castellana's head but Castellana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reedtz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Reedtz.
Castellana misses the jab.
Reedtz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gianni Castellana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasmus Reedtz.
Reedtz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castellana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reedtz misses with a looping right.
Reedtz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castellana.
Castellana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reedtz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Castellana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reedtz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castellana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana throws a sloppy head kick and Reedtz moves out of range easily.
Reedtz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reedtz showed some decent athleticism there.
Castellana wants to control but Reedtz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reedtz is looking for a kimura here.
Reedtz trying to control from half guard but Castellana is working away.
Castellana looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castellana keeps working.
Castellana pushes Reedtz off looking to stand but Reedtz dives back in and keeps control.
Reedtz is looking for a kimura here.
Castellana regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reedtz wants to control from the top but Castellana keeps moving.
Castellana is looking to stand back up but Reedtz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Castellana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reedtz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reedtz lands strikes from half guard.
Reedtz lands strikes from half guard.
Castellana pushes Reedtz off but Reedtz dives into side control.
Castellana is looking to regain half guard here but Reedtz keeps moving and retains side control.
Reedtz tries to score with some ground and pound. Castellana controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Castellana is not content to let Reedtz control the position.
Reedtz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castellana is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gianni Castellana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castellana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gianni Castellana!
Gianni Castellana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Dankovich (ranked 409 p4p, 720 weight class) and Wilhelm Van Hoodonk (ranked 12 p4p, 103 weight class). Wilhelm Van Hoodonk told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilhelm Van Hoodonk!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich misses with a low kick as Van Hoodonk jumps back.
Dankovich misses with an uppercut
and Van Hoodonk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Dankovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dankovich misses the shot to the body.
Van Hoodonk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dankovich with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hoodonk avoids the body shot from Dankovich.
Dankovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Dankovich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dankovich scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dankovich 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 Van Hoodonk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Hoodonk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Hoodonk thinks about the counter body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dankovich.
Van Hoodonk throws a lazy body kick
letting Dankovich counter with a right hand.
It looks like Wilhelm Van Hoodonk has been cut.
Dankovich feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Van Hoodonk sprawling to the canvas! Van Hoodonk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dankovich finish him?!
Dankovich missing with a left hand there. Van Hoodonk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Hoodonk throws out a counter right but Dankovich avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hoodonk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hoodonk throws a shot to the body.
Dankovich swings for the body but Van Hoodonk moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hoodonk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Hoodonk throws a big shot that misses.
Dankovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A low kick from Dankovich misses
and Van Hoodonk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Van Hoodonk misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Dankovich misses the target.
Dankovich tries to land a leg kick but Van Hoodonk saw it coming and moves away.
Dankovich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Hoodonk on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dankovich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dankovich.
Dankovich misses with a series of wild punches.
And Van Hoodonk responds with a good body kick, but Dankovich manages to step out the way in time.
Van Hoodonk misses with a left hand
and Dankovich counters with a straight right hand.
Dankovich tries to clinch
and Van Hoodonk counters with a nice uppercut.
Dankovich avoids the body shot from Van Hoodonk.
An attempted straight right counter from Dankovich misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hoodonk.
A nice side step and Van Hoodonk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Hoodonk throws a sloppy head kick and Dankovich moves out of range easily.
Dankovich is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Hoodonk looks for the body kick but Dankovich saw that one coming.
Dankovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Dankovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dankovich feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Van Hoodonk sprawling to the canvas! Van Hoodonk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dankovich finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankovich lands with a nice body kick.
Dankovich scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anzor Dankovich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dankovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hoodonk was well out of range. Poor timing from Dankovich.
It seemed like Van Hoodonk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dankovich misses with a wild body shot.
Dankovich throws a body punch but Van Hoodonk moves out of range.
Van Hoodonk thinks about the counter body kick.
Van Hoodonk throws a shot to the body.
Dankovich throws a leg kick but Van Hoodonk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anzor Dankovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Hoodonk blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hoodonk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Hoodonk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Dankovich moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Hoodonk.
Van Hoodonk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Hoodonk throws a big counter head kick but Dankovich avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dankovich. That's going to slow Van Hoodonk down.
Dankovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dankovich lands with a hook. Van Hoodonk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dankovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Hoodonk.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Hoodonk misses.
Dankovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Hoodonk counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dankovich! Van Hoodonk lets Dankovich back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Anzor Dankovich's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Dankovich, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hoodonk throws a shot from downtown. Dankovich moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Van Hoodonk.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Hoodonk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Hoodonk misses with a right hand
and Dankovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Hoodonk thinking.
Dankovich scores with a nice right hand.
Dankovich misses with a head kick.
Dankovich wants to land a leg kick but Van Hoodonk is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Van Hoodonk misses its intended target.
Dankovich with a nice calf kick.
Van Hoodonk digs a good body shot into Dankovich's ribs.
Van Hoodonk throws the left hand but Dankovich avoids the punch easily.
Van Hoodonk just misses with a punch to the body.
Dankovich throws an off balance right hand
and Van Hoodonk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Van Hoodonk catches Dankovich right on the button with a cross.
Anzor Dankovich's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hoodonk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Hoodonk lands with a nice body kick.
Dankovich connects with the punch.
Dankovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dankovich misses with a leg kick.
Van Hoodonk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Hoodonk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Van Hoodonk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dankovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hoodonk manages to avoid it.
Dankovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Hoodonk is looking for the big counter here.
Dankovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Hoodonk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Hoodonk, as that shot connected.
Dankovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Hoodonk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dankovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Hoodonk counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dankovich! Van Hoodonk lets Dankovich back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Dankovich is rocked!
Jeez, Anzor Dankovich's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dankovich misses with a body kick.
Van Hoodonk looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hoodonk ducks under a wild hook from Dankovich.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Hoodonk! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich connects with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dankovich.
Anzor Dankovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Dankovich connects with a body shot that sends Van Hoodonk's belly button to the back.
Dankovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Hoodonk is able to avoid easily.
Dankovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Dankovich misses
and Van Hoodonk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dankovich blocks a head kick by Van Hoodonk.
Dankovich feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hoodonk misses the body punch
and Dankovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dankovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Dankovich.
Van Hoodonk throws a lazy head kick
and Dankovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Hoodonk misses with a body shot
and Dankovich counters with a leg kick.
Van Hoodonk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Hoodonk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Hoodonk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Hoodonk misses with a jab to the body
and Dankovich counters with a good low kick that Van Hoodonk was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Dankovich, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dankovich missing with a left hand there. Van Hoodonk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Hoodonk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Hoodonk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dankovich.
Dankovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hoodonk can do to turn this around?
Van Hoodonk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dankovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Hoodonk misses with a right hand
and Dankovich counters with a nice leg kick.
Dankovich scores with a body shot.
Dankovich connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hoodonk throws a sloppy body shot
and Dankovich counters with a left to the body.
Dankovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dankovich sends Van Hoodonk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dankovich is motioning to the referee to let Van Hoodonk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Van Hoodonk is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dankovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Hoodonk is still on wobbly legs! Can Dankovich finish him?
Dankovich connects with a body shot.
Van Hoodonk seems to have recovered his senses.
Dankovich cracks Van Hoodonk on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Van Hoodonk falls backwards against the cage. Dankovich follows up with more strikes that drop Van Hoodonk to his knees. Dankovich keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Van Hoodonk! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 363 p4p, 350 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 20 p4p, 19 weight class). Cuntmara's entrance music is $$ Hoes mad $$. A fine choice. River has chosen Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
River throws a hook but Cuntmara blocks it.
Cuntmara is looking to counter punch.
Cuntmara connects with the punch.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
River takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cuntmara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cuntmara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab lands there for Cuntmara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Cuntmara.
Cuntmara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River wants to counter the offense by Cuntmara and move into the clinch position.
Cuntmara cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
River misses the shot to the body.
Cuntmara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
River bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cuntmara's head.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cuntmara. Cuntmara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
River 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.
River moves out of range of the body kick.
Cuntmara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River closes the distance and pushes Cuntmara back into the cage.
River leaning his opponent against the cage.
River keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuntmara's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuntmara manages to break the clinch.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
River tries to counter with a clinch but Cuntmara shakes him off and moves away.
River drops his hands momentarily and Cuntmara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River closes the distance and pushes Cuntmara back into the cage.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuntmara breaks the clinch.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
River lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ibrahim Cuntmara has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
River misses with a straight left.
River misses with a looping left.
River takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
Jab by River.
Charlie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by River as he checks the leg kick.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cuntmara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Cuntmara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
River jabs at Cuntmara's body.
A big right from Cuntmara misses.
River closes the distance and clinches.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuntmara blocking some punches.
Cuntmara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuntmara throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuntmara. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by River.
Good work by Cuntmara as he checks the leg kick.
Cuntmara throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
A cross from Cuntmara lands.
A left lands for River.
River works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
River misses with a body shot
and Cuntmara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cuntmara misses with a head kick.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuntmara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cuntmara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cuntmara lands a nice shot to the body.
River gets a clinch.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cuntmara is looking to break free of the clinch but River has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River tries to work over Cuntmara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River tries to throw a body punch but Cuntmara avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River lands a shoulder strike.
Cuntmara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River misses with a body punch.
Cuntmara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cuntmara blocks a body shot from River.
River misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River tries to work over Cuntmara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River lands an uppercut.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Cuntmara controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuntmara was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River gets in close and instigates a clinch.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuntmara controls his hands.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cuntmara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuntmara has had enough of the clinch but River keeps him there for the moment.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River pushes Cuntmara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River pushes Cuntmara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
River tries to work over Cuntmara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River misses with some punches.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River just leaning against Cuntmara, taking a breather.
Cuntmara wants to break free but River has control.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River tries to throw a body punch but Cuntmara avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Cuntmara breaks the clinch.
River throws out a powerful jab.
River has closed the distance and engaged Cuntmara in a clinch.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River misses with a body punch.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cuntmara is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
River working aggressively here.
Cuntmara breaks from the clinch.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuntmara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws a solid leg kick but Cuntmara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at River.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cuntmara is out of range and River settles back down.
Cuntmara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cuntmara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
River throws out a counter right but Cuntmara avoids it with no problem.
Cuntmara misses with a two punch combination.
River throws a head kick that misses.
Cuntmara scores with a jab. River acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
River scores with the left hand. Cuntmara knows he should have avoided that one.
Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Cuntmara scores with a hook.
Cuntmara misses with a straight left.
River lands a leg kick that knocks Cuntmara off balance momentarily.
River is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cuntmara tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from River.
River tries a body shot but Cuntmara blocks it.
Charlie River seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Cuntmara backwards.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuntmara wants to break the clinch but can't.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River scores with a shot to the side of Cuntmara's head.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Cuntmara.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
River keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuntmara's efforts to push away.
Cuntmara wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cuntmara jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cuntmara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cuntmara slips under a jab from River.
Cuntmara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
Cuntmara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
River lands with a nice body kick.
River tests Cuntmara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cuntmara connects with a body shot.
River works over Cuntmara's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River misses with a body shot.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River checks the leg kick.
Cuntmara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cuntmara misses with a leg kick.
River misses with a looping left.
River missing with a left hand there. Cuntmara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cuntmara misses with a hook.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuntmara.
Cuntmara checks a low kick from River.
River keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuntmara on the side of the head.
Cuntmara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cuntmara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuntmara.
River flicks out a counter leg kick but Cuntmara steps away.
Cuntmara thuds his shin into the meat of River's side.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cuntmara scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuntmara avoids the body shot from River.
Charlie River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuntmara misses with a looping left.
River throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cuntmara takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.
River lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cuntmara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuntmara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River's head backwards.
Cuntmara lands with a cross.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuntmara is just out of range.
A slow jab from Cuntmara misses its intended target.
River is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Cuntmara.
A jab from River finds it's way through Cuntmara's defenses.
A big left from Cuntmara misses.
Cuntmara misses the jab.
Cuntmara backing away here, and River unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Ibrahim Cuntmara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River slips under a jab.
River with a nice calf kick.
Cuntmara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cuntmara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
Cuntmara misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cuntmara blocks a head kick by River.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River digs a good body shot into Cuntmara's ribs.
Cuntmara thuds a left hand into River's body.
River cracks Cuntmara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cuntmara misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Cuntmara misses its intended target.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuntmara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
River forces Cuntmara back against the cage and clinches.
River misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuntmara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuntmara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River thinks about the counter body kick.
Cuntmara takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cuntmara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuntmara lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cuntmara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuntmara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
River moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
Cuntmara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well River has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie River!
Charlie River thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ibrahim Cuntmara was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame The Stepdads for this defeat ,especially Alex K.'.
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